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Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 09:47:49 pm »
first game new season
insane fans chat all winter
survive void again
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2007, 07:09:52 am »
the roof is open
boys of summer take the field
where is hunter pence
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2007, 07:34:47 am »
The ball moves swiftly
No curve, straight and true. Wide eyes.
Morgan takes a seat.
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2007, 08:30:41 am »

Roy O. cruising 'til
Jason Bay dents the façade
Canuck peckerwood.
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2007, 08:45:57 am »
cycling stop light
opening game failed squeeze play
Budweiser reflux
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #7 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2007, 09:27:09 am »
Three on and one out
Brad Ausmus is at the plate
Here comes double play
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2007, 10:03:09 am »
Moberg takes a walk
Berkman doubles to the wall.
Flapjack 3 run bomb.
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2007, 10:03:48 am »
It's not the same since
The Wilson Sisters broke up
I miss the fat one
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #11 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

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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #12 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

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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #13 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #14 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%
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #15 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.)
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2007, 12:00:41 pm »
Baseball, where'd you go
Gone during the coldest months
All's forgiven now.
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2007, 02:25:58 pm »
Opening day blues
900-plus miles away
my best-loved team plays
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2007, 02:47:07 pm »
Downstairs couch empty, cable off
Squinting at my dot TV
Blind at 27, screw you Selig
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2007, 02:47:24 pm »
Stupid clark assholes
Coming out of the woodwork
Make them go away
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #20 on: April 02, 2007, 02:55:18 pm »
Quote from: catAstrofy on April 02, 2007, 02:47:24 pm
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Coming out of the woodwork
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #21 on: April 02, 2007, 03:13:42 pm »
The last hurrah of pigpen
On the path to enshrinement
Only seventy more
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #22 on: April 02, 2007, 03:21:27 pm »
Oswalt takes the mound
Less that two hours later
Post a "W"
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2007, 04:07:48 pm »
Ev'rett in the 2 spot
Holy Shit not this again
Mo will knock him in.
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2007, 04:12:18 pm »
      Burke in center field
      Biggio chasing glory
      Astros pitchers cringe
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #25 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #26 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
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2007, 04:29:49 pm »
7.50 beers
Sherriff Blaylock Cheese Nachos
Need extra TP
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2007, 05:03:22 pm »
First base dugout seats
Roof open to beautiful sky
Ray-Bans 'til 7th
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #29 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

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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #30 on: April 02, 2007, 10:02:43 pm »
Waste time on haiku
Bunch of online baseball nerds
Oh shit, I am one
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #31 on: April 02, 2007, 10:05:55 pm »
Quote from: TheWalrusIsAl on April 02, 2007, 10:02:43 pm
Waste time on haiku
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Re: Haiku for the first off day of the 2007 season
« Reply #32 on: April 03, 2007, 08:40:59 am »
Oswalt getting gassed
make the call to the bullpen
opening day blues
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