Comments on: Limerick Preview: AL West

By: C. Trent

C. Trent — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:37:10 +0000

i think i used the c word, not the p word

By: Katzowitz

Katzowitz — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:27:14 +0000

Poz,

Two things:

1. The kibbutz line is absolutely killer. I once went swimming at a kibbutz in Israel.

2. I shook Pres. Bush’s hand on Opening Day two years ago in Cincinnati. Went to get a drink of water on the other side of the press box, and he was coming out the radio booth, doing a spot with Marty and, I guess, Steve Stewart. I walked right up to him and shook his hand. The secret service had held up all the scribes trying to get through that hallway on the other end. As I walked by, Archdeacon asked if I had shook Bush’s hand, I nodded and C. Trent said, ‘Yeah, that’s the second p**** Josh’s hand has touched today.”

‘Course, two weeks later, I shook Screech’s hand, so I completed the doofus duo in less than a month.

By: ChrisV82

ChrisV82 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:15:30 +0000

P.S. I knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq all the time. I mean, donâ€™t tell anybody that, but come on. I knew that. I also knew the Giants were going to win the Super Bowl.

Going into Iraq was a bad idea. Betting on the Giants was a good idea.

By: James

James — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:13:39 +0000

For future previews, think double dactyl. It's a form made for occasions like this.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:49:42 +0000

Royals Home Opener Haikus:

Parking lot is mud.
There’s a crane in “old G.A.”
Welcome to the “K”!

Yankees fans are here,
There’s even more over there,
Must be fair weather!

Butler playing First.
Guillen sitting on the bench.
Will Gordon Strike Out?

New Manager here,
Postgame meeting at home plate?
Konnichiwa, Trey.

Long lines to get beer.
It must be Opening Day.
Should have brought my own!

By: Snowman

Snowman — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:50:51 +0000

It’s taking a couple of days… I think Joe must have decided to preview the entire NL in one massive post based on Eliot’s The Waste Land.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:01:44 +0000

It the wrong division, but when it comes to limericks it can’t be resisted:

There once was a kid from Pawtucket
And everyone knew he could chuck it
When he no-hit the O’s
The Nation all rose
And screamed to the Yanks, “You can suck it!”

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:43:06 +0000

Oddibe,

I’m a conservative and I hate Dubya. Maybe it’s a good thing that he’s brought liberals and conservatives together in mutual hatred. Then again, maybe it’s not.

Regardless, we all love baseball. And that is undoubtedly a good thing.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:42:46 +0000

Dear Joe,

I recently sent these to my friend Carol, who is decidedly not a baseball fan. She is however, a writer of limericks. This is what she wrote back to me:

Thanks, Nate. Those are really cute, even though I don’t entirely understand them. The author should see about getting them published (as I have some of mine) on OEDILF (http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php). They’d undoubtedly need a little editing (those guys are tough!), but I’m sure they’d go for ‘em.

And I love the Pozterisk…

Carol

By: Oddibe Kerfeld

Oddibe Kerfeld — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:45:54 +0000

I was a high school intern on GW Bush’s race for governor in 1994. I know most libs on this board hate him, but he really is a true baseball fan. The first time I met him he was very friendly and took the time to chat with a 17 year old kid about the new Ballpark in Arlington and the Rangers recent signings of Jack Armstrong and Bruce Hurst. Neither one of those pitchers did anything and it was pretty much the end of their careers. Few knew back in April ‘94 that Bush’s political career was just getting started. He was a long shot to beat Ann Richards at the time.