by Hilary Barta and Jim Siergey
The Cubs and the Sox have both signed
The best baseball men they could find
But hold the applause
They both have their flaws
Though what if the teams were combined?
Tinker to Evers to Choi
by James Finn Garner
These Series foes, by me, are just fine
Though few are the best of all time
Whether Dodger or Ray
I don’t judge their play
Just how easy their names are to rhyme.
An Un-Youth Movement
by James Finn Garner
Can anyone turn back the clock?
Should LaRussa skipper the Sox?
Beyond being Jer’s buddy
The rationale’s muddy
Some mistakes are indelible, like Hawk’s.
Drubs Will Bring Us Together
by Hilary Barta
Chicago’s postseason was brief
As fans we’re supposed to feel grief
In a season so weird
Such unease, the worst feared
What I’m feeling is more like relief.
Playoff-ful
by Hilary Barta
Cubs batters did not get it done
They ended up scoring one run
Deny or admit it
They just couldn’t hit it
And the post-postseason’s no fun.