Thursday, February 02, 2006
Pitchers and Catchers Report
A bit of a history lesson here, as well as some more poetry.
When I started this blog is was to help my friends and family know what's going on with my life. But since I really don't have a life I have been trying to express some of my few talents: Rhyming , Poetry, Lyrics, Comedy, and my love of sports.
but enough about me...to the history lesson. Of all the Cubs in the Hall Of Fame, Some think that Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker don't belong and that the only reason they made it was because of a 1910 poem by Franklin Pierce Adams called "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" (See Link). Being a Cub fan, I disagree, but not because of their stats. Evers, Tinkers, & Chance (and 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt) led the Cubs to three straight World Series in 1906, 07, & 08, and they won two of those. In my oppinion, that whole team belongs in.
But on to another rant that will lead to my final reason for this posting. I have a part time job at a White Hen and late at night, after all my cleaning is done and I'm waiting for the clock to strike midnight, I read the magizines in the store and somthing appeared last night that brought on the biggest chills of happiness thru my body that I've had since Nathan Vashers 108 yard return vs. the 49ers. What brought on that chill you ask? The First Baseball Fantasy Guide of 2006.
With all the excitment about the Super Bowl this week, I almost forgot that Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training on February 15th. The Day after many Hallmark Executive are smiling, I will be smiling too knowing that the White Sox and Cubs have the same record again.
So...to the reason I posted, as I was reading this Magizine I realized that "Pitchers and Catchers Report" has the same rythem as "Evers to Tinker, to Chance" so I looked up the poem (did I mention to see the link) and wanted to mordernize it, becase I have nothing better to do than writte parodies that no one will hear but me and a few friends and relitives ("Ain't it be Ebonics" & "Night Court Reruns") so if you wanted to see the original poem, google it (or see the link) and here's my version:
These are the greatest of possible words:
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
Two weeks to go now for us baseball nerds,
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
Letting us forget 'bout Bears and the Panthers,
figuring out who is our second batter,
The Beaver, as always, will be Jerry Mathers.
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
(It's hard to find somthing to rhyme with Panthers)
When I started this blog is was to help my friends and family know what's going on with my life. But since I really don't have a life I have been trying to express some of my few talents: Rhyming , Poetry, Lyrics, Comedy, and my love of sports.
but enough about me...to the history lesson. Of all the Cubs in the Hall Of Fame, Some think that Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker don't belong and that the only reason they made it was because of a 1910 poem by Franklin Pierce Adams called "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" (See Link). Being a Cub fan, I disagree, but not because of their stats. Evers, Tinkers, & Chance (and 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt) led the Cubs to three straight World Series in 1906, 07, & 08, and they won two of those. In my oppinion, that whole team belongs in.
But on to another rant that will lead to my final reason for this posting. I have a part time job at a White Hen and late at night, after all my cleaning is done and I'm waiting for the clock to strike midnight, I read the magizines in the store and somthing appeared last night that brought on the biggest chills of happiness thru my body that I've had since Nathan Vashers 108 yard return vs. the 49ers. What brought on that chill you ask? The First Baseball Fantasy Guide of 2006.
With all the excitment about the Super Bowl this week, I almost forgot that Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training on February 15th. The Day after many Hallmark Executive are smiling, I will be smiling too knowing that the White Sox and Cubs have the same record again.
So...to the reason I posted, as I was reading this Magizine I realized that "Pitchers and Catchers Report" has the same rythem as "Evers to Tinker, to Chance" so I looked up the poem (did I mention to see the link) and wanted to mordernize it, becase I have nothing better to do than writte parodies that no one will hear but me and a few friends and relitives ("Ain't it be Ebonics" & "Night Court Reruns") so if you wanted to see the original poem, google it (or see the link) and here's my version:
These are the greatest of possible words:
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
Two weeks to go now for us baseball nerds,
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
Letting us forget 'bout Bears and the Panthers,
figuring out who is our second batter,
The Beaver, as always, will be Jerry Mathers.
"Pitchers and Catchers Report"
(It's hard to find somthing to rhyme with Panthers)
# posted by Vince L. @ 8:51 PM 
