Cubs Haiku Friday
by Al Yellon on Dec 11, 2009 8:33 AM CST
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After Indy, there's
A need for peace and quiet
So I'm suggesting
A BCB day,
Today, where everyone will
Post baseball thoughts in
Haiku only. Use
The traditional format
For it, that is, write
Five syllables, then
Seven in the second line,
then five 'gain. See how
Easy it is? So try
It yourself, think of baseball
Thoughts you can express
In traditional
Japanese haiku format.
I will be the first:
Hendry tried. Really,
He did. But no teams wanted
Milton, so he stays.
(With a hat tip to
Chicago Sports In Haiku,
The best site for this.)
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I am so tired
Of all these Milton rumors.
My head will asplode.
Harry Caray: Marshall is going back to LA to get cocaine for his injured foot.
Steve Stone: Harry, that’s Novocaine.
by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Dec 11, 2009 8:39 AM CST reply actions
Jim Hendry lost in
the trade of Milton Bradley
on the gullible.
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
Milton is still here
Despite Jim Hendry’s efforts
I think I need beer
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Dec 11, 2009 11:31 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Good haiku
Wrong use of the word “you’re”
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Pesky homonyms
They can all be quite tricky
Don’t be defensive
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 13, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions
Hendry’s spendthrift ways
Now are coming home to roost
Let’s hope Cubs don’t suck
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 8:48 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I will not join in
i have better things to do
than write in haiku
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
you will not write one
in a box nor will you write
one for Jake Q. Fox?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:09 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Even if I could
I can’t imagine I would
write in such a way
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
Would it be too lame
If it promoted Dawson
for the Hall of Fame?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:16 AM CST up reply actions
The cubs are not doomed
chance will play a larger role
than one guy in right
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
by El Borto on Dec 11, 2009 8:57 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Hendry met GMs
Results were not to be found
Depression sets in
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
by LAcarl519 on Dec 11, 2009 9:00 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I had such high hopes
We’d finally see the day
Milton was traded
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
http://lostinthevines.blogspot.com/
You may yet see that
Do not think this is over
Hendry still works hard
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
that's funny :)
A woman's guess is more accurate than a man's certainty.--Rudyard Kipling
by cooliogirl47 on Dec 11, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Winter Meetings over
To Al, Jessica and all
Happy Hanukkah
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:14 AM CST reply actions
Dang it. Too many syllables
over = done
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions
You could have written
Dang it, too many
Syllables causes error
in haiku. Over = done.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Your point is taken
You have too many at end
Thanks for the effort
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
the equal sign was
not intended to be part
of the word count. There.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
“In haiku over”
Is already five good sir
Done makes six, a pity
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
Sheesh. Now, I see it.
Embarrassing is the word
For what I did there.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Reason is quite clear
He works at Channel Seven
Will not count to Five
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
However, notice
That Badger’s reply to my
Mistake is wrong too
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Five is the number
Your enemy is naughty
He shall thus snuff it
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
You are quite correct
I did not want to promote
Your rival station
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
The error is in
The post made at the time of
Ten Oh One Ay Em
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
More caution needed
When posting a haiku here
Preview is my friend
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
See how easy it
Is to have an entire talk
Using just this format
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Indeed it can be
I hope you got the humor
Seven versus Five
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
No Harden for Cubs
Bradley still hangin’ around
How can Cubs improve?
Miles is sent away
Patton not filling a spot
is the sun shining?
This is not funny
Are you Tiger Woods honey?
If yes, make money
Back to our Cub mess
I still hold out for progress
115 days—yes!
"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson
Snowy white the fields
Echos cheers faded away
Anticipation
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Dec 11, 2009 9:15 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Can I do a limerick instead?
There once was a ballplayer named Bradley
Who alienated his team very badly
They tried to trade him away
The other teams said “no way”
Are we stuck with him? the fans feared sadly
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
A good suggestion
Perhaps we should revisit
On St. Patrick’s Day
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe I was subconsciously jumping ahead to when it's closer to spring.
Here’s something a little more seasonal.
The Four Main Food Groups
For elves: candy, candy canes,
Candy corns, syrup
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Dec 11, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
awesome!
There once was a man from….
Oops, can’t post that one here!!!!
by cubssouvenirman on Dec 11, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
There was a right fielder from Nantucket...
who couldn’t catch balls with a bucket.
They’d bounce in the stands.
He’d shrug, hips with hands
and snarl: “What else you got?” Nothin’? Then #&%@##!*^#!
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
Snow and Milton
Make this off season tragic
Move on to eleven?
(Eleven refers to 2011)
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Winter meetings have passed Bradley is still here
Jim Hendry is working on it so never fear
us Cubsfan will take care of it we will just pay $8 a beer
by Cubsfan Waveland on Dec 11, 2009 9:42 AM CST reply actions
BLou is a tool
Bleed Cubbie Blue is better
When he doesn’t post
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Does Blue Mike’s new name
count one or two syllables
Haiku conundrum
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I always thought of it as B Lou but I guess it could be Blew
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
Dammit Haiku Fail
B Lou or Blew you decide
Just Haiku reply
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
I admit I guess
I must be bored working “hard”
To post a ton of these
Yet here I remain
Typing away still about
Milton’s stupid face
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Al, the fourth stanza
forgot to count syllables
last line, it has six
please, if you suggest
odd activities like this
at least do it right
Sheets? Young? Halladay? Milwood?
No Soup for you!
Byrd and Burrell instead.
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Dec 11, 2009 9:54 AM CST reply actions
Not just seventeen,
5-7-5 in order!
Inexcusible!
"Bite my shiny metal ass!" -- Bender Bending Rodriguez
"Life is just one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead."
by The Jade Scorpion on Dec 11, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Fukudome fits
Perfectly in right field so
Don’t mess with that please
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
The Cubs have already
Guys who can hit lefties and
Aren’t complete assholes
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions
Two words for you sir
Are all I need to prove you
are wrong: Reed Johnson
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
ignorance is bliss
johnson is a free agent
he is not a cub
by circuitclout on Dec 11, 2009 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
But! Reed Johnson can
Easily return to the
North side. I hope so.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
is it wrong that i
would like rocco baldelli
to platoon with fuld?
by circuitclout on Dec 11, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Had hope for oh nine
Struggled through: Now things look worse
My heart aches still. Sigh
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Milton is still here
Opening day drawing near
Jim, get on the phone!!!!!!!
by cubssouvenirman on Dec 11, 2009 10:03 AM CST reply actions
The troughs are staying
Thus I must ask the question
Why can’t Milton go?
by i like demp on Dec 11, 2009 10:04 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Left over from yesterday...
i miss billy buck
and kong’s home runs (screw mike schmidt)
barry foote was fat
Let us try something
Writing about Cubs in haiku
Soto needs to slim
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
They could if they just
Put Fukudome leadoff
As they should have done
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Look, what do you want
Me to do here? These guys need
To play good baseball.
by DMCub on Dec 11, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
All they need to do
Is hit run catch and throw well
World series could happen
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Derrek Lee is good
He should not get booed at home
And Theriot sucks
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 10:23 AM CST reply actions
-1
who would you prefer
tejada, cabrera, greene
explain don’t complain
by circuitclout on Dec 11, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Double clutching throws
Bonehead baserunning mistakes
Indeed, Theriot sucks
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
Thank you Shanghai Badge
There’s nothing left to explain
Truth: Theriot sucks.
Cubs Supreme in Baseball World.
I’m glad everyone
Has decided to join me
Go Andres Blanco!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 11, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Theriot is meh
But things could be so much worse
Neifi Perez, son
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Theriot led us
In hits and stolen bases
Riot does not suck
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar-tissue." -George F. Will
by In Piniella We Trustiella on Dec 12, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
unfortunately
20 steals on the cubs
is like being tall ewok
This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.
by jesus christos on Dec 12, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Most of us would not
Mind him so much if he was
Playing second base
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 12, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
Juan Pierre did same
Three years before; argument
Is weak at best. Sorry.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 13, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
Next year Cubs please hit
Ball very hard, like it is
Gatorade machine
by Fonzie2178 on Dec 11, 2009 10:37 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
oh whoops
This was my favorite, until I saw that it was 5-6-5.
Hmmmm…“as if it is Gatorade machine”?
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." -- Yogi Berra
whoops again
I don’t say very with two syllables. Must be my failed education.
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." -- Yogi Berra
Bad signings 2008
Bradley gate 2009
Bradley laughing at the bank
by Grockcubs on Dec 11, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
The bromance between
Santoswoodenlegs and Dan
is hysterical
by Pat19 on Dec 11, 2009 11:00 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Haiku in English
I didn’t know haiku in English is such popular over there.
I like it in Japanese and also free-haiku which is not restricted in 17 letters (such as traditional Jazz vs free Jazz), lead by Santoka Taneda. It’s fun.
by dragonsfanatic on Dec 11, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions
i really love cheese
Gouda, Munster, Swiss and Block
cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
The big newfound love
For cheese on this site is odd
Yet entertaining
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
The love of cheese is
Mine and mine alone i fear
Hope to start a trend!
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Dec 11, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
"Throw him the cheese"
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." -- Yogi Berra
This drives me crazy
They had to include ‘Year 3’
Now we’re stuck with him
Wait a minute... who am I here?
Year three is almost
Almost as bad as “Year One”
Man that movie stinks
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Dec 11, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
All this Haikuing
Was really Dan’s idea
We have a soup club
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 11, 2009 11:23 AM CST reply actions
10 mil a year to
bitch and moan and suck and rant
I’ll do that for half
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
When the season starts
If Milton is still a Cub
You’ll do it for free
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 11, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
Did this yesterday
Andrew J Stone is awesome
I really love soup club
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Did this yesterday
Andrew J Stone is awesome
I really love soup club
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Soup really really really sucks
Chili is the way to be
Warm and tasty too
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Dec 11, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
Milton Bradley sucks
“Get the hell out!” we are screaming
Can’t come to soup club
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
No soup for you sir
or should I say money waste?
Trade, release, or stay?
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
Many others, though
Seemed to enjoy this game
You could play along
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Your humor is good
No worries; today’s haikus
Have provided fun
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Quite original
Now you need two more verses
Seven then five each
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 11, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Lilly tried to write
Haiku once, but writing hand
Smashed table, floor too.
by Fonzie2178 on Dec 11, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Finals next week, boo
Thank god for BCB, Al
Cubs over grades
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
+10
School and work do suck
Combining both means no fun
Wish I could be Al
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
I wish the Cubs would
Go spend some of their money
And bring a great team
Back to the North Side.
Otherwise White Sox Fans will
Keep annoying us.
Maybe someday Jim
Lou, Crane and all the others
Will do what we say!
abuse
pay more for tickets, though nothing will be changing, lining toms pockets
by neifi on Dec 11, 2009 2:08 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Soto smoked that green
And everyone said “that’s whack”
Glad it wasn’t crack
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
Meth is bad, m’kay?
As an Iowan, i’d know.
We all do it lots.
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Dec 11, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
But there is good news!
Because of this Brown mistake
Cubs win wild card game
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Yikes - syllable count fail
don’t forget Neifi
hit a homer for rockies
wild card to the cubs
Reed to the rescue!
Johnson a free agent, but
Could return to Cubs
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Murton to Japan
This seems to be master plan
Though I liked him
Now he’ll eat sushi
Instead of hot dogs before
Games vs Contreras
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
I saw the Putz story
He’ll fail in that launching pad
The Sox can have him
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
This Parisi guy
Another David Patton?
We all hope he’s not.
We won’t ever find out
If Lou only lets him pitch
Every 10th game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 11, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Jimbo
Big Jim’s on the road
Back from Indy nothing sold
Milt is still a Cub
You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time. ~Jim Bouton, Ball Four, 1970
Cubs Week In Review
At least we receive
A guy that the Nats sold us
Chisox let him go
seven ’leven news
locked in lease for thirteen years
big gulps for us all
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
League Minimum Salaries to the Rescue
Hope for the future:
Castro, Vitters and Cashner
Jackson(s), Hak-Ju Lee
Or for the holidays
On Starlin, on Josh
On DJ, on Logan and
his buddy Hak-Ju
On Brett and Jay with
Our Chris Carpenter, and win
For Ryno today
That is kinda weak
But after the time I spent
I had to post it.
Just for the record
I liked your poem but
It’s Cris with no H
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
You are correct, Sir
My memory is failing
Too long since a game
Old school
Oh for the days of
Mike Proly, Scot Thomson, and
Miguel Dilone.
More old school
Back, Back, Back, Hey Hey
Kessinger’s boarding-house reach
Watch it!! Oh, brother!
New Bruce Miles blog says
Cubs will offer arb to all
Except Neal Cotts
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Except FOR Neal Cotts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Dec 11, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
I guess that depends
on whether cotts’ first name is
multi-syllabic
Ignorance
Who is this Bradley?
I visit this site often
Never heard of him.
How dare you say that
Sphincters clench BCB wide
Oh no you didn’t!
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Dec 11, 2009 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
We need to haiku
About our next potential
shortstop Hak- Ju
Lee’s from Korea
Plays loose now on defense
We hope that improves
He hits the ball well
Does well on the basepaths I’m
not sure that’s allowed
I’m getting sleepy
But figure someone might be
Done with Bradley stuff
dont agree with this
i’ll say one final thing though
he’s a bag of chips
This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.
by jesus christos on Dec 11, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
but castro looks like mj
the young and black mj i mean
minus the afro
This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.
by jesus christos on Dec 11, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
That's three fellas, let's get the bats going.
One baseball game, he came to the plate and heard a woman in the crowd shout to the pitcher, "I'll make you a chocolate cake if you strike out that 'so-and-so'!" Says Strong: "I hit that ball out of the park. Then I looked at her like, 'Do I get a cake now?' "
SUPER OT: Bulls Tickets
I’ve got a pair right behind the Bulls bench for tonight (as in… the game in one hour and 38 minutes) that i can’t use…
Section 102
Row 7
Seat 4
Free if you can pick up in the Gold Coast… just want them to get used.
Sorry to thread-jack, just wanted to get the word out.
The Bulls suck this year
But these seats are really good
Any takers here?
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
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Vinny Del Negro
Has ruined the Bulls for me.
I just can’t watch it.
"I have the time and hatred but not the knowledge." ~Madison Cub Fan (Aug. 25, 2009)
Crappy they are, yes
But last night, an OT win!
The Bulls, fun once more
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
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by AndrewJStone on Dec 12, 2009 7:41 AM CST up reply actions
Almost got it....
This is really good
To see how clever we are
Hey-Hey, Holy Mack
My weekend...
Haiku off topic
10 meter station ready
Hope to win contest
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
by eths on Dec 11, 2009 5:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
We are twice as bored
As a regular user
We’re going to make soup
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by dtpollitt n SWL on Dec 11, 2009 6:22 PM CST reply actions
Imminent danger
Stuck with Bradley one more year
Come on Rays, Please trade!
You can't win in the postseason unless you can manufacture runs. - Hall of Fame 2B Joe Morgan
Cubs Haiku Friday
Cubs Haiku Friday
it came to an end so soon.
Can’t wait for next year’s.
You can't win in the postseason unless you can manufacture runs. - Hall of Fame 2B Joe Morgan
tis a shame its gone
finally understanding
this wierd haiku thing
This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.
by jesus christos on Dec 11, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
Haiku Al
Go “Haiku Al,” go!
I will try to “orient”
Dump that Milton B!
"I showed him the cheese then punched him out with the yakker." -- Eck
The End
And so, in the end
the love you make is equal
to the love you send.
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
Lyric Haikus! Beastie Boys:
You think you can front?
What’cha, what’cha, what’cha want?
You can’t front on that.
I anxiously await the reasonable trading of Milton Bradley.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
It’s wintertime now.
The malls begin to fill up.
Happy holidays!
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 8:35 AM CST reply actions
Lonely Christmas here
My parents will be out there
In Chicago. Sigh.
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 8:37 AM CST reply actions
Five wins in a row!
The Packers will win Sunday.
Here we go, Green Bay!
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 8:39 AM CST reply actions
More seriously,
Thanks, Al, for this nicer post.
I really like it!
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
I hate the Packers
But there is no doubt, really
That they’ll beat the Bears
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I hate the Vikings
More than any other team
Sorry, Chilango
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 9:14 AM CST up reply actions
Question for you, Al.
What team do you hate the most
In the NFL?
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
The Packers, for sure
It may be the colors or
That they are cheeseheads
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
The above is with
Apologies to any
Wisconsinites here
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I used to live there.
In the mid-1990s.
Should explain a lot.
And I tell you now.
This is just friendly banter.
I know you mean well.
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Nevertheless, I
Always hope the Packers lose
Tomorrow, they won’t.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I do like the Bears
This may seem impossible.
But it is the truth.
For a good reason.
My mom is from Chicago.
She lived near Wrigley,
As a very young girl.
She never went to Wrigley
Not until ’04.
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
No offense taken
Jessica also roots for
The Green and the Gold
Cubby Bear Tavern
Home of a Packer Fan Club
Bears across street once
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 12, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
Never say never.
You could be surprised Al that
the Bears might win it!
Now the Lions, sad to
say- does not matter if they
win. Ford still owns them.
Now only 12,859 on the "Cubs Season Tickets Waiting List"...
Pat and Ron’s voices
Soothe me when the Cubs play bad
They make me smile
Winter is real tough
No AM 720
Spring is fantastic
I listen each day
113 more
’til the Cubs return
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar-tissue." -George F. Will
by In Piniella We Trustiella on Dec 12, 2009 4:14 PM CST reply actions
Hey, how do I read
The second line of your poem,
In the last stanza?
Should I be saying
One hundred-and-thirteen or
One hundred thirteen?
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2009 6:48 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks from Chicago Sports In Haiku
A big thanks to Al
For the h/t to our blog
We’re truly honored
I’ll have to find time
To read all these great haiku
Quite a collection
The game has happened
The Bears played with gutsy drive.
But the Packers won.
On to Pittsburgh now.
Where the Steelers have lost six
Here we go, Green Bay!
Bound for New York City: January 6-9! Can't wait!
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 13, 2009 6:32 PM CST reply actions
They may be better
Than I considered last month
Still not convinced yet
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Dec 13, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
on a lighter note...
I’m ending my night
Reading BCB haikus
Dexter ending sucked
A woman's guess is more accurate than a man's certainty.--Rudyard Kipling
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