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Carpe Tomorrow ?

by Barbara Gregorich

Now pales
beside Next.
Call waiting
beats call existing
.          every time.

Blue-star
free agents
glow brighter
than earthbound
team members
.          every time.

Never had
call waiting,
but if I did
I’d ignore it
.          every time.

I cheer
the team
that takes
the field —
and not the one
some baron’s
scheming.

.               Every time.

 

Barbara’s new book, Jack and Larry, chronicles the love affair between Cleveland slugger Jack Graney and Larry, the team’s American bull terrier mascot (the only live mascot ever used by a major league team) in verse form.  Read more about it and order a copy here.

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What Can Reggie Say After He Says He’s Sorry

by David Bellel

What can I say, Al dear, after I say I’m sorry,
Though we all know you’re no better than Tony Lazzeri

I should have known the response of that Nazi-like crew
But you know stirring the drink is what I do

I was all wrong, (not really) but right or wrong I don’t blame you
Why should I take a juicer like you and shame you

I know it really should apply
More to Big Papi, dear
What can I say, Al dear, after I say I’m sorry

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Next Year, A Chin Music Contest?

by James Finn Garner

As we take a pause for the All-Star Break
And the promoters fall over themselves,
There’s a confession I feel obliged to make:
I haven’t given a shit since age 12.

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A Pair of Odes to Chris Davis

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Taking Higher Ground

by Michael X. Ferraro

Chris Davis’s 0-fer-8 night ended in bliss.
Five times did the DH swing-swing-swing and miss.
So, post-platinum sombrero, why the big grin?
‘Cause he tossed two scoreless and picked up the win.

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The Ballad of Chris Davis

by Stu Shea

How does a player go 0-for-8
And still win himself the game ball?
Move from DH to the pitching mound
And make major-league hitters look small.