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James Finn GarnerWeekly baseball doggerel, served fresh in season.
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This Week’s Doggerel
October 25, 2026
WS Game 1, Brewers 3, Rays 2
by the Brewer Haiku-er (@brewer_haikuer)
Fall Classic is on!
All eyes are on Milwaukee
Pinch yourself – it’s real.
Crew grab early lead
Then hang on in a wild ninth
Megill g...
This Week’s Doggerel
October 20, 2026
On Pimpage
by Cade Smith
It’s not my style
but I guess
if I don’t like it,
I shouldn’t give up
home runs.
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October 21, 2026
Nothing Succeeds Like Excess
by James Finn Gar...
This Week’s Doggerel
October 12, 2026
White Sox Get Blackjacked
by Dr. Rajesh C. Oza
I’ve never been the
Gambling type. Now, like the Sox,
I loathe 21.
Cleveland pitchers strikeout a record 21 White Sox batters and move on to the ALCS.
Subscri...
There Might Not Be Baseball in 2027
The rumors of a work stoppage in baseball next spring, as owners and the players union hash out a way for the owners to make more money, is floating through the post-season air like the smell of frying onions. After an exciting season this...
This Week’s Doggerel
October 5, 2026
To Everything, There is a Season
by James Finn Garner
After a weekend in the city of beer,
The Pods might be aching, I fear.
Against Mason Miller,
The Crew won a thriller
While locals broke out their camo...
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