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This Week’s Doggerel

August 31, 2026

If God Invented Baseball

by E. Ethelbert Miller

If God invented baseball
There would be no stealing
no balks, no wild pitches or intentional
walks. There would be no pitch-outs,
foul balls or errors. Ther...

3 days ago

This Week’s Doggerel

August 24, 2026

Found Doggerel

Found by Greg Simetz

From The Daily Globe, July 14, 1908

It is a game of inches
and iron wills
this sultry Tuesday afternoon.
Two thousand breathless fans
watched the Nationals scratch and...

10 days ago
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This Week’s Doggerel

August 17, 2026

My Sunday, Your Saturday (Chicago vs Detroit)

by Fred Lovato

3 a.m. my time
excessive caffeine intake
wide-eyed for Sox win

Fred is Bardball’s overseas correspondent, based in Okinawa.

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This Week's Doggerel

August 10, 2026

Juan, Willie and The Boys

by E. Ethelbert Miller

In the park we high-kicked
before throwing the ball.
We wanted to be Marichal
more than Mays — unless
we were running around
the bases. Then we wanted
o...

24 days ago
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This Week's Doggerel

August 3, 2026

It’s All About the Skubals

by James Finn Garner

LA gets a two-month rental
And lets the baseball world go mental
The Tigers get some prospects
Or are they the usual suspects?
Fans league-wide want Skubal...

a month ago
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