Hit Parade

Dying quail, tweener,

Texas leaguer, duck snort, gork.

Synonyms of hits.

Music To My Ears

Blurred ash bats hum

Rawhide whistles past my ear

These sounds bring me peace

Barry Bonds

I don't take steroids.

My head was always this big.

See my baseball card?

Opening Day

Ah, Opening Day

A Spring of Hope Stirs Within

Each Tired Baseball Heart

Pitchers and Catchers

Come spring time I wait,

Just to hear three lovely words.

Pitchers and catchers.

Trade Deadline

Every July,

Young fans do not understand

Why their heroes leave.

Home Run Derby

A soaring baseball

Knows not why people cheer it.

It is deep and gone.

Rainout

Muddy baseball fields

Drown the hopes of all involved.

No ballgame today.

Little League

The parents write checks.

The coach searches for sponsors.

The players just play.

The Wait Is Over

Too long we waited.

Many died before they saw

The Sox as World Champs.

Smacking A-Rod

Since smacking A-Rod,

The Sox have been unconscious.

Thirty-one and ten.

Achilles

Red Sox Nation knows,

Nomar was our Achilles.

And we were Nomar's.

The Yankees

I hate the Yankees.

Like good people all over,

I hate the Yankees.

Interleague Play

Interleague ballgames

Manufactured rivalries

Line owners' pockets.

Quiz

In his flaw he found

A flawless delivery

Dan Quisenberry

Fat Liar

Clemens retired?

Nope, it is just another

Roger Dodger lie.

First Place

Royals win again.

As the victories pile up,

KC fans can smile.

Heatstroke

Steve Bechler is gone.

Ephedra's latest victim.

The next is his child.

Winter Meetings

I wish I was there.

In those cheesy Nashville lights.

Wheeling and dealing.

Angels In The Outfield

The Angels did it.

He may no longer be here,

But Gene Autry sings.