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Title: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: pravata on April 01, 2007, 12:33:51 pm: Empty baseball field
— A robin,
Hops along the bench
— Jack Kerouac
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-haiku31mar31,0,5789018.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail

From a new anthology called Baseball Haiku edited by Cor Van den Heuvel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9264826
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: headhunter on April 01, 2007, 09:47:49 pm: first game new season
insane fans chat all winter
survive void again
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: CrawfordBoxes on April 02, 2007, 01:47:40 am: Quote from: headhunter on April 01, 2007, 09:47:49 pm
first game new season
insane fans chat all winter
survive void again

I like it
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: remy on April 02, 2007, 07:09:52 am: the roof is open
boys of summer take the field
where is hunter pence
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Andyzipp on April 02, 2007, 07:34:47 am: The ball moves swiftly
No curve, straight and true. Wide eyes.
Morgan takes a seat.
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: strosrays on April 02, 2007, 08:30:41 am: Roy O. cruising 'til
Jason Bay dents the façade
Canuck peckerwood.
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: geezerdonk on April 02, 2007, 08:45:57 am: cycling stop light
opening game failed squeeze play
Budweiser reflux
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Phil_in_CS on April 02, 2007, 09:24:00 am: Quote from: remy on April 02, 2007, 07:09:52 am
the roof is open
boys of summer take the field
where is hunter pence

He is at Round Rock
Getting at bats and fielding
Be back very soon
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: WTFisTerryPuhl on April 02, 2007, 09:27:09 am: Three on and one out
Brad Ausmus is at the plate
Here comes double play
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: MRaup on April 02, 2007, 10:03:09 am: Moberg takes a walk
Berkman doubles to the wall.
Flapjack 3 run bomb.
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: JackAstro on April 02, 2007, 10:03:48 am: It's not the same since
The Wilson Sisters broke up
I miss the fat one
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Foghorn on April 02, 2007, 10:11:36 am: Quote from: JackAstro on April 02, 2007, 10:03:48 am
It's not the same since
The Wilson Sisters broke up
I miss the fat one

Cam Bonifay sucks
Cam Bonifay sucks big dicks
Cam Bonifay sucks

(works great when ridiculing the old Pirates GM or the poster formerly known as Cam Bonifay, who I know is reading this. Hiya Cam!!! Hope your vaginal warts cleared up you big pussy!!!)
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Phil_in_CS on April 02, 2007, 10:18:15 am: Quote from: WTFisTerryPuhl on April 02, 2007, 09:27:09 am
Three on and one out
Brad Ausmus is at the plate
Here comes double play

Tying run at 3rd
F Bomb slider in the dirt
Bud Girl leaps with joy
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: TangerineDream on April 02, 2007, 11:27:57 am: Quote from: JackAstro on April 02, 2007, 10:03:48 am
It's not the same since
The Wilson Sisters broke up
I miss the fat one

Starr Jones Reynolds
Carnie Wilson
Bitches skinny now
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: homer on April 02, 2007, 11:41:03 am: Quote from: TangerineDream on April 02, 2007, 11:27:57 am

Starr Jones Reynolds
Carnie Wilson
Bitches skinny now

bottom 3%
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Houston on April 02, 2007, 11:53:58 am: Quote from: strosrays on April 02, 2007, 08:30:41 am
Roy O. cruising 'til
Jason Bay dents the façade
Canuck peckerwood.

Sad to say, but this one made me laugh out loud. Maybe it's because I'd never call anybody that, not even Alkie.

(Just kidding, Zach.)
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Houston on April 02, 2007, 12:00:41 pm: Baseball, where'd you go
Gone during the coldest months
All's forgiven now.
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 02, 2007, 02:25:58 pm: Opening day blues
900-plus miles away
my best-loved team plays
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: HurricaneDavid on April 02, 2007, 02:47:07 pm: Downstairs couch empty, cable off
Squinting at my dot TV
Blind at 27, screw you Selig
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: catAstrofy on April 02, 2007, 02:47:24 pm: Stupid clark assholes
Coming out of the woodwork
Make them go away
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Jacksonian on April 02, 2007, 02:55:18 pm: Quote from: catAstrofy on April 02, 2007, 02:47:24 pm
Stupid clark assholes
Coming out of the woodwork
Make them go away

Gayest avatar
Blinding innocent reader
Die horrible death
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: mihoba on April 02, 2007, 03:13:42 pm: The last hurrah of pigpen
On the path to enshrinement
Only seventy more
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Limey on April 02, 2007, 03:21:27 pm: Oswalt takes the mound
Less that two hours later
Post a "W"
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: ValpoCory on April 02, 2007, 04:07:48 pm: Ev'rett in the 2 spot
Holy Shit not this again
Mo will knock him in.
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: JimR on April 02, 2007, 04:12:18 pm: Burke in center field
Biggio chasing glory
Astros pitchers cringe
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: T. J. on April 02, 2007, 04:15:53 pm: Haikus are easy. Give me a double-dactyl any day.

Higgledy piggledy
Craig Alan Biggio
With his careeer has made
The Hall of Fame

Semi-incredibly
Even after all that
Some dumb announcer will
Fuck up his name
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Jacksonian on April 02, 2007, 04:20:33 pm: Quote from: Jim R on April 02, 2007, 04:12:18 pm
Burke in center field
Biggio chasing glory
Astros pitchers cringe

Astros pitchers pray
Third base side of plate is spot
Everett vacuums
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Navin R Johnson on April 02, 2007, 04:29:49 pm: 7.50 beers
Sherriff Blaylock Cheese Nachos
Need extra TP
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: strosrays on April 02, 2007, 05:03:22 pm: First base dugout seats
Roof open to beautiful sky
Ray-Bans 'til 7th
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: MRaup on April 02, 2007, 05:13:50 pm: Quote from: strosrays on April 02, 2007, 05:03:22 pm
First base dugout seats
Roof open to beautiful sky
Ray-Bans 'til 7th

Strosrays, you're on effin fire m'man!
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: Bill McLuggage on April 02, 2007, 10:02:43 pm: Waste time on haiku
Bunch of online baseball nerds
Oh shit, I am one
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: homer on April 02, 2007, 10:05:55 pm: Quote from: TheWalrusIsAl on April 02, 2007, 10:02:43 pm
Waste time on haiku
Bunch of online baseball nerds
Oh shit, I am one

HOF
Title: Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
Post by: gleach on April 03, 2007, 08:40:59 am: Oswalt getting gassed
make the call to the bullpen
opening day blues