Baseball Haiku: Dear John

Welcome, John Lackey.
Two pitches (!) then ejection.
Less than expected.

--Grandpa D Pitching Coach

Greinke for President

Six starts. 6-0 with 54Ks and only 8 walks in 45 innings, 2 earned runs, no homers and a microscopic ERA and WHIP. Wow.

--Grandpa D Media Relations

[Not bad for the 12th round, 119th pick in the WATBL draft.]

Dear Jacoby Ellsbury:

Your steal of home with the bases loaded against the Damn Yankees was one for the ages (even if your head first slide was initiated by a somewhat awkward stumble, belly-flop body bounce).

You are our hero.

--Grandpa D Coaching Staff.

Video link:
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4316579&c_id=bos

Baseball Haiku: Weekend Match-up Pitching

Burnett v. Peavy:
Even aces can falter.
But why this ugly?

Dear Blizzard hitters,

That is more like it. Thank you.

A Tip of the Cap to Albert

A Fan's Dilemma

Is Washburn for real?
The waiver wire beckons me.
The question lingers.