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Sprint Training Haiku

The long-awaited day drives me to wax in rhapsodic haiku:

The five sweetest words
Pitchers and catchers report
Ringing in my ears

Every season is filled with promise and "Wait 'til next year" begins today. New faces in new places, rookies and NRIs look to make splashes, and, with gratitude to Jake Taylor,  vets get the chance to have that "one last season in the sun".

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Ode to Spring Training
Field of fresh-cut grass,
Long toss; a game renewed.
Dammit, my labrum!

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Feb 13, 2008 12:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Day Early?
Isn't this tomorrow?

by Yakker on Feb 13, 2008 1:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

who cares if it is early
Hope springs eternal
If even for just a day
Tampa is in first

by UCFKnights on Feb 13, 2008 1:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

+1
So way better than mine.  Rock on Knighty Knights!

by JayhawkTom on Feb 13, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Haiku time
throwing and catching
the sun beating on the mound
baseball in the air

by asyouwish33 on Feb 13, 2008 2:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

5-7-5
Such beautiful words
"Pitchers and catchers report"
Hope springs eternal

by Flynn Blake on Feb 13, 2008 2:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Jeez
Sorry for apparently cribbing so many lines from people. I just saw the headline and jumped in -- no idea we all shared so many of the same thoughts.

by Flynn Blake on Feb 13, 2008 5:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

My take
Prior winds and throws
He grimaces yet again
Off to Doc Andrews...
"The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns." -mckeeno

by PujolsJunkie on Feb 13, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yay
I just want to say
I like to smell my own farts.
Hooray for baseball

by Galt on Feb 13, 2008 4:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

LMAO
That one is an instant classic!

by killa on Feb 13, 2008 4:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

more
Jackson on the bump
Sixty pitches thrown already
Only in the first

by UCFKnights on Feb 13, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

We talking Edwin here?

by demondeaconbaseball on Feb 13, 2008 6:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yup...
Good ole 1.68 WHIP Edwin

by UCFKnights on Feb 13, 2008 9:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

mine
Two dollar Guiness
So Many Beautiful Girls
Ah, Arizona!

by Yakker on Feb 13, 2008 7:45 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
swelter Miami
there'll be no dome for you
Fish rebuild again

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 4:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
Phillies foibles loom
Wins without pitching are rare
The Bank is open

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Fantasy League Haiku
outfielders plenty
although no backup shortstop
so lets make a deal

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 4:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
new dawn and new days
studly arms wait their chances
real ones in tampa

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
Johann in the east
Chase and Ryan are lefties
Trouble for the Phils

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 5:02 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
flame, fire and brimstone
watching strikeouts by the Bay
but who's gonna hit

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 5:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
small markets big dreams
where art thou revenue streams?
byebye love byebye

by smittybanton on Feb 14, 2008 5:15 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

haiku
It's Time For baseball
Just Manny Being Manny
Reporting on Time!!!

by Buchholzz on Feb 14, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Indians
The Tigers load up
Sabathia won't talk now
Over for the Tribe?

by Flynn Blake on Feb 14, 2008 10:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Brian Sabean
Old guy past his prime
Hoping for one last contract
Where is my damn pen?

by UCFKnights on Feb 15, 2008 8:35 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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