This shortest of phrases makes our hearts soar
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We limped through last year but come back for more
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99 losses taught the boys things
We yearn for the clean slate a new season brings
Like Hornsby we stared out the window for spring
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Four tiny words and hope’s candle’s lit
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Gardy will make sure they get after it
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Smith was relieved and Ryan’s the man
He let Cuddy go but got Josh Willingham
We’ll hope that Capps moon shots don’t ruin his plan
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We love when they hustle and slide in the dirt
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But please Lord don’t let the boys end up hurt
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We’ll watch through our fingers when Frankie throws
Obsess on the nogginof Justin Morneau
And the Bilat’ral legs of our catcher Joe
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Finally you take your turn as poet
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Channel your winter frustration and show it
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The comments below are a great place to bleat
Two tens and three ‘levens provide you the beat
(But add words wherever, if like me you cheat)
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With apologies to Franklin Pierce Adams
Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Now do the one that ends "Mighty Nishi has struck out."
Out of our winter, hope springs anew
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Here comes the sunshine, there go the blues
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The skeptics and doubters don't understand,
I'll still be smiling, the haters be damned,
Four words and pure joy that go hand in hand:
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Twenty three mil' in a cavernous park
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Far, far too much for a clone of Will Clark
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Too many hurlers who cannot miss bats
Creativity lacked in resign of Capps
An on-field product prone to inducing naps
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Butera returns to claim more PAs
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Costing the club more runs than he'll save
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"He is a guy who can do things with the bat"
Gardy, all pros should be capable of that
But too many Twinkies cannot hit for crap
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The Twins' old GM does not excite me
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The Ryan hallmark is adequacy
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His teams of the aughts won weak divisions
His trading deadlines brought no big additions
He's the man who taught Smith to make decisions
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The payroll's tight and bigger than before
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Time to settle in for six months of bore
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The lack of new ideas is a disgrace
The team's spending money pursuing third place
The Twins won't even sniff the wild card race
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-Kyle
Kyle, I thinks hat counts as a sad lexicon. Mabe one about the Astros will pick you up. (ButI doubt it.)
The fair-weather fans are in midseason form
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Worry not, I’ll keep the bandwagon warm
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The Stribbies cry “Every decision is blech”
Take Shecky as gospel e’en when he writes dreck
Their heads must be thicker than Matt Capps’s neck
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The doomsayer cries out “100 more losses!”
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Rubbing their rabbit’s feet, kissing their crosses
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They whine, claiming Joe is too big for his britches
While blaming the players because they need stitches
I’m enjoying the game while the doomsayer bitches
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Believe me, I dislike the losses like you
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I’m just not sure mid-Feb’s the time to feel blue
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If you want crappy infielders, there’s a barrage
The relief corps smells worse than decaying fromage
‘Anonymous’ hangs himself in his garage
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I know ‘91 was a long time ago
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We all want a title; the answer is no
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The Pohlads shrug passively from up above
While the lineup has holes bigger than Nishi’s glove
See, I know these guys suck, but I still feel the love
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Awesome stuff so far gang.
Re: John, I'm pretty bullish on the Astros (so long as the view is of more than the 2012 season). If I had to put it in verse, it might go a little something like this...
Behold spring morning grass as it glistens
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And Brett Myers' girl, who just won't listen
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Lone gone the apathetic Drayton McLain
Taking his place, the AL-friendly Jim Crane
An organization finds direction again
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Wallace ambitiously oiling his glove
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Mejdal arriving to quantify love
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Though Wandy Rodriguez will be dealt in July
And most of us haven't heard of half these guys
Altuve is ready and willing to try
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One final season with Hamilton's voice
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Mills remains the managerial choice
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Snyder thankfully chasing Quintero away
Schafer and Martinez given the chance to play
Will either see 2013's Opening Day?
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Predicting quick improvement might be daft
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Luhnow will call the first name in the draft
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Relevance in the standings is seasons apart
With t'new brass' rebuilding off to a good start
It's enough to warm a long suffering heart
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-Kyle
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