by Rick Young | Jun 10, 2014 | Poem
Ken Singleton does Yanks t.v., but broke in with the Mets.
He won a ring with Orioles, lest anyone forgets.
Elias Sosa played twelve years and pitched six hundred games.
Then threw for St. Pete Pelicans, one of the better names.
Floyd Bannister had super stuff, but his career just died.
Gave up too many dingers ‘cuz he wouldn’t pitch inside.
Rick Camp had fifty-six wins in his ten years with the Braves.
Who’d think a guy that homely could have fifty-seven saves?
by Rick Young | Jun 9, 2014 | Poem
Bill Virdon was an outfielder and manager of note.
He hit the ball that bounced up and hit Kubek in the throat.
Roy Smalley was a a shortstop with the Cubs, the Braves and Phils.
He had a shortstop son named Roy. It just gives me the chills.
Dave Parker was a Pirate and a two-time batting champ.
He played in those great days when Pittsburgh was a cocaine camp.
Randy Winn switch hit and ran the bases with some flash.
In college he played hoop. His fellow guard was one Steve Nash.
by Rick Young | Jun 9, 2014 | Poem
Van Lingle Mungo is the all-time baseball name.
To me he’d be an all star if he never played a game.
Dell Ennis was a menace. Yes, the guy could really hit.
His Phillies homer record lasted up until Mike Schmidt.
Mark "The Blade" Belanger won eight gold gloves with the O’s.
As good as he was at shortstop, he had his batting woes.
Kenji Johjima caught for four seasons in Seattle.
Then decided that Japan was where he’s rather battle.
by Rick Young | Jun 7, 2014 | Poem
Herb Score had two great years, then his career seemed to die.
He blamed a changed delivery, not the liner in the eye.
Thurman Munson, catcher, captain, always known as brash,
Climbed the Yankee mountain and then died in a plane crash.
Don Money was just average, though amongst the coolest names.
He had a record at third for the most errorless games.
Heathcliff Slocumb in nine years was always on the go.
Red Sox traded him and got both Varitek and Lowe.
by Rick Young | Jun 6, 2014 | Poem
Bill Dickey caught for nineteen years, an all-time Yankee great.
He taught Yogi how to catch and passed on number eight.
Merv Rettenmund won series rings with both the Reds and O’s.
And later, as A’s hitting coach, he’d add one more to those.
Bud Harrelson played good glove shortstop for Amazing Mets.
His fight with Rose in playoff game is one no fan forgets.
Junichi Tazawa is the Red Sox setup man.
He holds ’em for the closer, who is also from Japan.
