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Baseball's Sad Losing Team: A Poem

(bumped from FanPosts. --eric)

Baseball's Sad Losing Team: A Poem

(with apologies to Franklin P. Adams)

This is the saddest of possible word
Bruntlett to Bruntlett to Bruntlett
Killer of rally in season absurd
Bruntlett to Bruntlett to Bruntlett
Vicious line drive that seemed destined to drop
Giving the Mets chance to come out on top
This year's indignities simply won't stop
Bruntlett to Bruntlett to Bruntlett

Added by Eric: For reference, Howard's poem is an homage to this.

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Excellent.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 23, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rec'd

Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa

by GenJackRipper on Aug 23, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I have been a Mets fan since 1962

I listened their expansion draft on the radio (I am really old ain’t i?)

This years team is really the most embarrassing I have seen with the possible exception of the Vince Coleman era.

I once was excited that the Wilpon’s took over not anymore.

I am sorry they lost all the money they did to Bernie Madoff. I really am.

Maybe they should sell the Mets and SNY to someone to recoup their loss. Please?

"Time wounds all heels" Groucho Marx

by dmitchell624 on Aug 23, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

excellent, excellent, excellent

I sense a new AA series in the making — Mets Poetry.

by anonymous on Aug 23, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd like that

because I didn’t whip out my poem about Johan Santana’s trade to the Mets when I had the chance.

Trying to believe is my full-time occupation.

by Preach19 on Aug 23, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've actually been working on one

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Aug 24, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd contribute

I had a thought about one listening to Wags pitch a perfect 8th on Thursday

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Aug 24, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent.

I’m expecting a lot more of these in the future, and I’m afraid it’s going to be more depressing than an Elliot Smith concert.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 24, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant

Ed Charles would be proud of the poetry here.

by dyhrdmet on Aug 24, 2009 3:08 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Congratulations

Your poem was posted on ESPN.com

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/090826&sportCat=mlb

"Solo homers usually come with no one on base." -Ralph Kiner

by metsguy234 on Aug 29, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Link Fail

Here it is. (Scroll down to “Box Score Line of the Week”)

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 29, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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