Go Out and Play Already

by Hilary Barta

A field and a bat and a ball
A love of the game, and that’s all
No need for a crowd
(Aren’t even allowed)
To cheer or to boo ev’ry call.

 

MLB All Happy Hour Team

by Jim Siergey

1B   Johnny   Hopp
2B   “Gin” Rickie Weeks
SS   Bobby Wine
3B   Bill Stein

LF   Hank “Whiskey” Sauer
CF   Jigger Statz
RF   Gene Rye

C    Darrell Porter

PH   Nick Martini

P   Clarence Beers
P   Eric Stout
P   Tim Belcher
P   George Burpo

MGR  Burt Shotton

 

AL East 2020 Projection Haiku

A Bardball exclusive, originally created by Stuart Shea

ORIOLES
Reduce reuse rebuild
If prospects were wishes
They’d have a parade

RED SOX
Get us a ring, Chaim
Also below the tax cap
Beat the Yanks too, ‘kay?

YANKEES
Last year’s injured list
Now a memory–Ooops!
Judge sidelined again.

RAYS
D’Arnaud, Garcia
Are off to greener pastures
They still grow talent.

BLUE JAYS
Twenty-one hurlers
Keep switching battery out
Of blue muscle car.

 

World Series #2

by Millie Bovich

With two losses, the Nats appeared dead.
At least that’s what everyone said.
They revived in a twink
Baseball’s god gave a wink
The Nats soundly put Houston to bed.

Box Sore

by Hilary Barta

The President stood in his box,
Was booed like a virulent pox.
He thought, “This is weird…
I ought to be cheered.
The game’s being broadcast on Fox!”