Baseball Poetry

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by Tacosaregood/metsguy234

John Maine is so cool,
but he went on the DL,
and now he is back

Okay I have an AWESOME poem

John Maine is cool,
he is finished with school,
he is not a fool,
he would not eat gruel,
he does not drool,
he could sit on a stool,
he would win in a dool,
he'd never ride a mule,
he is not a tool,
he is really super-cool

I don't know if you
Met him, but it looks as if
He is your main man?

[108stitches]

Boston is red
The Cubbies are blue
The Tampa Bay Rays
Won't see round two.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by 108stitches

Boston is red
The Cubbies are blue
The Tampa Bay Rays
Won't see round two.

Won't Tampa play
AL Central champion?
They don't seem that great.

[RuthMayBond]

That time of year again ...

On the twelve days of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Ted Williams humming
A Young-un' na-amed Cy-clone
Ten Georges Hermans
Nine (racist) Ansons
Eight Mays like Willie
Seven Mikes a Schmidt-ing
Six "geese" like Gossage
Five Lou Gehrigs
Ho-onus Wagner
Three Bench Johns
Two-oo Lefty Groves
And a Rogers who's na-amed Hornsby.
(this song includes at least one player in each position)

[Tenorman]

A haiku tribute to Roy Halladay...


Doc is on the mound
One by one the batters fall
Nine more in the books

[RuthMayBond]

Thirteen stinkin' days,
Pitchers and catchers report,
There's hope after all?

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

From 1918 to 2004, we always said
That the Sox would win it next year. Who was to blame?
Slaughter dashed madly, in '86 Buckner was a goon
Dent hit a whopper, so did Aaron F@#%ing Boone
But finally, with the help of some Idiots, next year finally came.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by Tyrus4189Cobb

From 1918 to 2004, we always said
That the Sox would win it next year. Who was to blame?
Slaughter dashed madly, in '86 Buckner was a goon
Dent hit a whopper, so did Aaron F@#%ing Boone
But finally, with the help of some Idiots, next year finally came.

Annie will have to confirm if this is both limeric AND iambic pentameter

From '18 to '04, we always claimed
The Sox would win next year. Who was to blame?
First, Slaughter dashed, then Buckner was a goon.
Dent hit one out, then Aaron F@#%ing Boone
But with our Idiots, next year had came.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

What happened I don't recall
Or why Beltran helped me at all
I was perfectly fine all alone
Dashing for the wild catch on the ball
Instead there was a brawl

We tossed and we tumbled
And we turned and we fumbled
The fans yelled in fright
But Beltran came out alright
As long as he's ok, who the f@&# cares how I am?

[RuthMayBond]

Saw boys playing catch
In lot surrounded by snow;
Gen X worries left.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

In 1919, life in Chicago was swell
The Sox had the best record
They had all done well.
Every fan roared,
"The Sox win the pennant!"
The city had soared
From 25 guys who knew what it meant
To play ball.

But one day, however, to the utmost unfortunicity,
Eight guys did something
That would plague the city
And Blacken their socks.

Cicotte saw lotte,
Felsch wanted wealth,
Gandil lead the scandal,
McMullin was sullen,
Greed swayed Swede,
Weaver was a cheater,
Lefty lost thrice,
Now that isn't nice.

But Chicago's most beloved player of all
Was corrupt and lead to downfall.
Shoeless Joe may be great,
But he was part of the eight
That forever scarred baseball.
Maybe Shoeless was innocent
From such a nasty predicament,
If you wish to learn this,
Then go ask Bill Burgess.

But now it is done.
Landis made sure
That each and every one
Was banished for life as part of the cure.
Sorry Chicago, that's how it's been,
Maybe some football will be best
To lessen the burden
Put your weary fan-hearts to rest.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by Tyrus4189Cobb

In 1919, life in Chicago was swell
The Sox had the best record
They had all done well.
Every fan roared,
"The Sox win the pennant!"
The city had soared
From 25 guys who knew what it meant
To play ball.

But one day, however, to the utmost unfortunicity,
Eight guys did something
That would plague the city
And Blacken their socks.

Cicotte saw lotte,
Felsch wanted wealth,
Gandil lead the scandal,
McMullin was sullen,
Greed swayed Swede,
Weaver was a cheater,
Lefty lost thrice,
Now that isn't nice.

But Chicago's most beloved player of all
Was corrupt and lead to downfall.
Shoeless Joe may be great,
But he was part of the eight
That forever scarred baseball.
Maybe Shoeless was innocent
From such a nasty predicament,
If you wish to learn this,
Then go ask Bill Burgess.

But now it is done.
Landis made sure
That each and every one
Was banished for life as part of the cure.
Sorry Chicago, that's how it's been,
Maybe some football will be best
To lessen the burden
Put your weary fan-hearts to rest.

Dang, yer blowin' us away

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Originally Posted by RuthMayBond

Dang, yer blowin' us away

Thanks man. When I wrote it I liked it a lot and figured others would too. My favorite line is "Cicotte saw lotte." The "see" and the "saw" in the sentence worked out into a nice little pun-like thingamajig.

[Bill Burgess]

Originally Posted by Tyrus4189Cobb

If you wish to learn this,
Then go ask Bill Burgess.

I am honored.

[DownUnderDodger]

Manny wants to sign,
But interest is benign
Four years is his aim,
To stay in the game.
Two was an offer,
Big money in his coffers.
No thanks, too short,
Said Boras, his cohort.
There was a counter of one,
But no deal has been done.
"It is not about the money",
Which sounds a little funny,
Coming from a player
Who seeks the highest payer.
For whom will he play,
For his next pay day?
But soon we will know,
Where Manny will go.

[RuthMayBond]

Might not go batty.
Equipment trucks heading south.
Hope to have a ball.

[RuthMayBond]

Season starts so soon.
Close seats will be weird for me.
I'll make sacrifice

[soxfan34]

this is not mine but i founf it at ryanparkersongs.com
A-Rod wants more money but does this come as a surprise?
He's got pockets deep as oceans and big dollar signs for eyes,
He claims a measly salary of 25 mil,
Can't protect him from inflation and a weaker dollar bill,

So Scott Boras wants the Yankees to begin a bidding war,
Cause it's not enough to make only 70 times more,
Than the next president be it Hillary or Rudy,
He's going to break the bank because that's an agent's duty,

A-Rod wants more money than a wealthy Kennedy,
Enough to feed Latrell Sprewell's family,
He wants more dollars than the richest Rockefeller,
And checks to cash that will shock the bank teller,
He wants a house bigger than a Vanderbilt,
But I don't understand how he doesn't feel some guilt,
Cause his playoff chokes have been ever so revealing,
When he signs another contract I say he's Been Caught Stealing,

The 50,000 dollars A-Rod gets for one at bat,
Could buy 30 suits of armor for our soldiers in Iraq,
And the half a million bucks that he gets for each home run,
Could pay 10 teachers salaries in full and then some,

Just so the next 50 A-Rod generations aren't hurting,
He wants to outearn the CEO of Halliburton,
It seems a little greedy once you acquire the knowledge,
That his yearly salary could put 600 kids through college,

A-Rod wants more money than a wealthy Kennedy,
Enough to feed Latrell Sprewell's family,
He wants more dollars than the richest Rockefeller,
And checks to cash that will shock the bank teller,
He wants a house bigger than a Vanderbilt,
But I don't understand how he doesn't feel some guilt,
Cause his playoff chokes have been ever so revealing,
When he signs another contract I say,
They must have been watching him play,
Only in April and May,
He's Been Caught Stealing ...

[VTSoxFan]

Long winter's over
cannot wait to hear the ump
shout the words "Play Ball!"

[RuthMayBond]

We hit, but can't pitch.
Pitch but can't hit. Called vacuum
For *diff'rent* reason

[Rockhound]

Baseball season back again,
turning boys into men.
Fresh cut grass and mustard stains,
eager fans don't mind the rains.
Autographed pictures, scorecards too,
baseball cards and gum to chew.
Sandlot games on the 4th of July,
from Denver, Colorado to Brooklyn, NY.
America's pasttime is alive and well,
if there's no baseball in heaven, send me to hell.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by Rockhound

if there's no baseball in heaven, send me to hell.

Baseball in heaven? I would guess.
You can always play, don't need to rest.
To the other place you might not wanna jump,
I've heard that *they* have all the umps.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

When baseball was king,
Players sprinted to first,
Being safe was everything,
Satisfied like thirst.

Once every few days
Pitchers were back on the mound,
For completion he stays,
What is a pitch count?

They played for the joy
Of being kids on a diamond,
Not for money or fame,
It was a different timing.

Now its an era that pays
For the asterisk swing,
Oh, how I miss the days
When baseball was king.

[RuthMayBond]

No surprises here -
Yank buy the best free agents,
My team sucks AGAIN!