Archive for April 2013

Gay Haiku: Jason Collins Comes Out - Do Young Fans Care?

Gay Haiku: Jason Collins Comes Out - Do Young Fans Care?
Collins Says, “I’m Gay” It’s going to be big news I wish it wasn’t   The upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated has a story that most will consider big news … I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 29, 2013 at 12:32 pm • 

Cubs In Haiku: Streak!

Cubs In Haiku: Streak!
  The offense still sucks But Cubs get second straight win First streak of the year Old habits die hard. So even though the Cubs managed their first winning streak of the season (if you consider 2 in a row to be a streak) there’s still something negative to focus on. The Cubs managed 10... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 27, 2013 at 8:03 am • 

The Cubs In Haiku: Desperately Seeking Third Base

The Cubs In Haiku: Desperately Seeking Third Base
  Luis Valbuena Hits the game winning home run But then, bottom ninth …  In a reversal of fortunes, it wasn’t the Cubs who blew a 2-run lead to lose on Thursday night . They fell behind 3-1 after 2 innings, but  scored on 2 doubles in the fourth. a Nate Schierholtz home run off the... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 26, 2013 at 11:54 am • 
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Cubs In Haiku: Samardzija Gives Cincinnati The Finger

Cubs In Haiku: Samardzija Gives Cincinnati The Finger
Good starting pitchers Need a bullpen and offense To win baseball games   Jeff Samardzija made just one mistake on Wednesday. He  pitched for one of the worst offenses in baseball  gave up a solo home run to Todd Frazier with 2 outs in the sixth inning. Despite cutting his finger trying to grab a... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 25, 2013 at 10:10 am • 

Even The Cubs Can't Blow Four 2-Run Leads In Two Days

Even The Cubs Can't Blow Four 2-Run Leads In Two Days
  Villaneuva Deserved a win on Tuesday At least the team won   Carlos Villaneuva certainly pitched well enough to earn a win on Tuesday night. He allowed just 3 hits in 8 and 1/3 innings, but was pulled in the ninth after throwing his 99th pitch. It would be great if the offense could... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 24, 2013 at 10:06 am • 

Cubs In Haiku: Lucky Number Thirteen?

Cubs In Haiku: Lucky Number Thirteen?
A two run lead – TWICE But the Cubs just can’t hold on Loss number thirteen   The game began with a David DeJesus lead-off home run, and the Cubs added another in the third to take a 2-0 lead into the seventh inning. But that’s when the Reds tied the game, and it ultimately... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 23, 2013 at 11:04 am • 
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Haiku Mania: Catching Up With The Cubs

Haiku Mania: Catching Up With The Cubs
  Just a single haiku, highlighting one terrible fact, for each of the games the Cubs have played since they were rained out on April 10th. They played great baseball on April 18th for a victory to end their first home stand, but the Chicago weather was the story that day. Click on the score... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 22, 2013 at 8:55 pm • 

Alchemy In Haiku: Turning Bronze Into Gold And Goat's Head Soup

Alchemy In Haiku: Turning Bronze Into Gold And Goat's Head Soup
  Thanks to bad weather Wednesday night’s bronze priced Cubs game Has turned to pure gold In the middle of the day  the Cubs announced: Wednesday evening’s game between the Cubs and visiting Brewers at Wrigley Field was postponed about four hours before the scheduled first pitch because of inclement weather heading into the Chicago... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 11, 2013 at 9:11 am • 

Unpredictable Haiku: Marmol Gets The Win

Unpredictable Haiku: Marmol Gets The Win
Quite unexpected Marmol pitches good inning Ends up with the win   He lost his job as closer after just five games. Then Dale Sveum said he’d be used ” in games where we are behind“. But on a cold Tuesday night, Carlos Marmol was brought in to pitch the eighth inning after the Cubs... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 10, 2013 at 8:44 am • 
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Haiku Answer: Blowing In, The Wind

Haiku Answer: Blowing In, The Wind
  Thanks to shifting winds Castro’s game winning grand slam Was just a long out   Of course, it’s just a cheap excuse to blame the wind. All afternoon on a relatively balmy Monday afternoon, the wind was blowing out – hard. It had all the makings of a high scoring affair with lots of... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 9, 2013 at 10:10 pm •