Stories tagged with "poetic interlude"

2008 Poetic Interlude #7: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Jack Cust Striking Out Looking

by monkeyball on Jun 15, 2008 7:11 PM PDT

[Original lyrics here.] (What's So Funny 'Bout) Jack Cust Striking Out Looking As he walks to The base that's first Waitin' for strikes off the blackness of unhittability. I ask myself Is this game...

2008 Poetic Interlude #5: Driver-in 8

by monkeyball on May 8, 2008 11:50 AM PDT

OK, OK, OK. Emil deserves some recognition.  G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG ...

2008 Poetic Interlude #4: Richard Harden’s a Goner, Y’All

by monkeyball on Apr 9, 2008 11:34 AM PDT

[Original lyrics here.] Oh, what have you strained, my white-cleated son? Oh, what gave you pain, my hurling young one? I’ve cheated the fans of fifty missed A’s mound starts, I’ve w...

2008 Poetic Interlude #3: Duke (Looks Like a "Maybe")

by monkeyball on Feb 18, 2008 4:09 PM PST

Duke (Looks Like a "Maybe") [Original lyrics here.] Fifty-eight! Duke looks like a "maybe" Fifty-eight! Duke looks like a "maybe" Fifty-eight! Duke looks like a "maybe" Fifty-eight! Duke looks li...

2008 Poetic Interlude #1: From a Buck 6

by monkeyball on Jan 21, 2008 12:33 PM PST

(Original lyrics here.) From a Buck 6 I got this ballyard boy-man, you know he’s just a kid In my outfield this summer, you know he’ll go deep, get hits He was an AZ Sun Devil and he still don�...

2007 Poetic Interlude #19: We Whiff, As a Team, With Men On

by monkeyball on Nov 3, 2007 4:45 PM PDT

We Whiff, As a Team, With Men On (Original lyrics by Gang of Four here) Everybody hits into too many DPs No-runs-scored defines our boxscores To break the spell we hit some homers Some say we should m...

2007 Poetic Interlude #17: Vertigo

by monkeyball on Aug 25, 2007 12:25 PM PDT

Brand new! And now! With a bonus introductory-size Cinematic Interlude (Poetic Interlude after the jump -- pun intended): EXT. COLISEUM ROOFTOP - TWILIGHT C/U of the top of a LADDER at the top of t...

2007 Poetic Interlude #16: Cust in the Win

by monkeyball on Aug 11, 2007 10:14 AM PDT

With apologies to Kerry Livgren (and to baseballgirl for a Poetic Interlude that basically rehashes her game wrap from last night), here's Poetic Interlude #16: "Cust in the Win." Cust in the Win (Ori...

2007 Poetic Interlude #14: ShakespeareAN Sonnet #8

by monkeyball on Aug 4, 2007 9:50 AM PDT

In honor of the man whose "mad" dash played a crucial role in the A's victory last night, another ShakespeareAN Sonnet. Previous ShakespeareAN Sonnets: #6 #3 [Original can be found here.] ShakespeareA...

2007 Poetic Interlude #11: ShakespeareAN Sonnet #6

by monkeyball on Jul 28, 2007 10:57 AM PDT

[Original here.] Then don thee Swisher's rugged thumb defence, On thee thy summer, ere thou be DL'ed: Make short thy hairstyle; venture thou to some base With batting's power ere by Larry Davis thee b...