by Michael X. Ferraro
When Yu’re slinging goose eggs on the board
With yur slider zipping like Zorro’s sword
.     The last thing Yu need
.     Is for Pierzynski to plead
In a way that the ump deems untoward.
Halfway-Point Haiku
by D. Bruce Brown
Is Haiku foolish?
For the national pastime?
Heavens, I hope not.
NL West
Arizona
Nice guys finish last
Crabby managers do win
They still need pitching
Los Angeles
Is money the key?
It can bring in the big names
No, it’s the scouting
Colorado
Thin air skews his stats.
Is Todd a Hall of Famer?
No, probably not
San Francisco
We won it all twice…
With an absence of offense
Only even years
San Diego
A beautiful park
The only Hall of Famer
Is up in the booth
NL East
Atlanta
Fourteen in a row
Is not so impossible
It might start this year
Washington
First picks starting games
Davey says this is his last
A doormat no more
Philadelphia
A team on the rise
They are not now any more
We all miss Harry
New York
A small pantheon
But will be growing soon now
Matt Harvey’s a star
Miami
Was ever team
More worthy than its owner
To be in the Bigs?
NL Central
St. Louis
The league’s best record
They have birds on their jerseys
We all will miss Stan
Pittsburgh
A great tradition
Lives on in the memory of fans
Maybe the year’s here!
Cincinnati
Phillips is wondrous
The rest are outstanding too
It’s Dusty’s last year
Chicago
The city’s windy
Is anything more constant
Than fans’ apathy?
Milwaukee
Segura is great
John Axford is clean shaven
Nicest fans ever
D. Bruce Brown has posted daily trivia questions for Horsehide Trivia since 1997. He is also the president of the Bob Davids chapter of SABR.
The Bullpen Grass
by James Finn Garner
Chris Perez and his old lady
Were caught last week in something shady.
The closer, FedEx at the door,
Welcomed a surprising score.
To give himself some legal cover,
The genius had it mailed to Rover.
Does he think one must be baked
To pitch in the Mistake by the Lake?
If Chris wants to invest in stalks, he
Might finagle a trade to the Rockies.
Bug in Gut But No Hitch in Cut
by Michael X. Ferraro
The Nats have a slugger named Bryce
whose tummy felt not very nice.
.     Still he stayed in the game
.     and four knocks gained him fame
since he upchucked once more than thrice!
2013 AL East Prediction Haiku
By Stuart Shea
BALTIMORE
The Orioles soared…
Does anyone believe they
Can fly high again?
BOSTON
With no Valentine,
Can the Olde Towne Team win back
Bleeding Boston hearts?
NEW YORK
Old Yankee soldiers
May not die, but do tend to
End up disabled
TAMPA BAY
Rays fans hold out hope
That good pitching can make up
For that weird infield
TORONTO
When blue jays make noise
It signals that something is
Wrong in the forest