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In a nutshell, Dodgers took advantage of a few Yankee errors and scored a few unearned runs. I guess we’re in sync, Tailor, because I missed the end of the game as well. I had to bail in the 6th and go make the donuts. At the time the score was 6-5 Yankees and I convinced myself the Series was going back to L.A. for game 6. Ah well.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to what you come up with. Also I think we all won tonight because El Sancho will not be writing an Ode to the Yankees. Phew! Rest easy. Tragedy narrowly averted.
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Ah, getting ready to watch the CBS Sports recap to see where the game went off the rails in a bit, thanks for the heads up.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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While I’m relieved I won’t have to write an ode to the Yankees — P’tooey! I feel somewhat guilty about Tailor (a Giants fan if I’m remembering correctly) writing one to the Dodgers. I would understand if you can’t find anything laudatory to say about them. It was a fun Series though. Anyway I was on a long airplane ride today, killing time by thinking about the National Pastime, and decided to write an ode to the game in general. Can I just say, I'm no poet. Also I’m not much of a ball player. But I’ve never let lack of ability stop me. Apologies in advance. (I borrowed some stuff)
From The Sports Desk
5 Ws in 9 innings
W #1 who
A game for all
Big and small
Short and tall
Them and y’all
Prisoners and Presidents
Professors and Pipe Fitters
Soldiers and Stock Brokers
Leaguers, Big and Little
Guys named Freddie
Guys named Mookie
Guys named Shohei, Max, and Kiké
Guys named Jazz
Guys named Juan
Guys named Aaron, Alex, and Anthony
W #2 what
A Ball
A Bat
A Diamond
And One facing Nine
How ‘bout a little chatter:
Hey batta-batta-batta, SAW-ing, batter
W #3 when
It’s
Played in the spring
It's
Played in the fall
It's
Played when the morning sky holds the Dog Star
But it’s
Played in winter months not at all
W #4 where
It's played in:
New York — L.A. — Denver, Colorado
Incheon — Tokyo — San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fresno — Omaha — Erie, Pennsylvania
It's played on a bright, bright, sun-shiny day.
In:
The Land of the Rising Sun
The Land of the Setting Sun
The Land of the Midnight Sun
And in:
This favored land where the sun is shining bright and hearts are light
It's played:
In the street
In the dirt
In the Park
On a field of grass
And in a stadium
of cathedral dimension
W #5 why
It’s for fun
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Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
Yankee's fan first and foremost and forever (late 50's on), Giant's fan circa 1962 and on (my Dad used to work with some players in the off season and also played golf with some), A's (hooray!) '70's to 2023, East Sacramento/Vegas Ɐ's - {ptooey}
Yeah, it's going to be tough to laud the Dod...gers... ideas are fleeting: Missing Persons: "Nobody Walks in L.A.", Eiffel 65: "I'm Blue", "Blame Canada"/South Park - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Freeman . Maybe a word challenge... or Acrostic
D
Ohtani
D
G.................FRE
EMAN
R
Sancho
Sancho
U
Canada
K
Blue/Baseball
U
T
T
E
R
M
I
Left Coast
K's
or Acrostic (Dodgers) with Golden Shovel:
• "Now is the winter of our discontent" (Richard III, Act 1, Scene 1)"
• Maltese Falcon "The stuff that dreams are made of"
• Field of Dreams "If you build it, he will come"
• White Heat "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!"
• Forrest Gump "Mama says 'stupid is as stupid does'"
• Star Wars IV, a New Hope "I have a bad feeling about this"
• WarGames "Would you like to play a game?"
• Seinfeld “Boy, these pretzels are making me thirsty.”
• Seinfeld "I'm like a phoenix, rising from Arizona!"
• Sandy Koufax "Pitching is the art of instilling fear."
Example using one quote from above:
Dodger Dogs on ice, foreign Made
Ohtani didn't crush............. it,
Diamonds! It's diamonds..... Ma!
G (something) to the.......... Top
Enter Freeman....................of
Royal Canada .....................the
Sancho is on top of the ........world!
... und so viter. We'll see.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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Haha
This reminds of a multiple-choice test I once took in the Air Force. We had to sit in a converted airplane hanger all day, listening to endless briefings in support of “Safety Week.” To get out we had to pass a test. About half way through the test most of us realized the lettered answers spelled out:
S-A-F-E-T-Y-I-S-M-Y-M-I-D-D-L-E-N-A-M-E
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CongRATs to the DOdGerS, an operetta, of sorts, to The 2024 World Series
- an Acrostic/Golden Shovel
Dodger Dogs for sale, on ice, foreign Made__ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daLjXXJ3huw
Ohtani didn't, but we were in awe of it,_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuIg9r8HZYg
Diamonds! It's played on a diamond Ma!_____ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf1ARbpB0gA
Going to the pinnacle, the apex, the Top______ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQUxNf3G6k
Enter Freeman, a capable journeyman of______ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCLXTOvRBw
Royal Canadian heart, a hero who has the_____ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmmMG-6mwo
Sancho sitting smugly on top of the world!____ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpMe_bF1Sc
11/2/2024 - Epilog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5JF9Gq5tL4
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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There it is. I know that was a hard thing to do, Tailor, but — woo-hoo — good job. I think you missed a couple. I’ll link them below. Also thanks for the shout out. Sancho, if not smugly atop the world, is at least happily astride his donkey. I’ve never been a Dodgers fan, but this year they seemed to be the team to watch. I live in the Northwest (for now), but have been working out of L.A. for a little over a year now. Also I’ve been spending a fair amount of time in Tokyo. I notice I get a lot more smiles there when I’m wearing a Dodgers ball cap rather than my usual Braves cap. My works mates and I take a bet when we get off the plane at Haneda on how long before we see a picture of Shohei Ohtani. Usually it’s about 30 seconds. They’ve got him, in a 20 foot tall advertisement, selling watches before we even make it to customs.
So here’s a few more for your listening pleasure:
I love L.A., Randy Newman
https://youtu.be/KcADqxnQA_4?si=HA4a0BHbwJZAEtXT
L.A. Woman, The Doors
https://youtu.be/pDlx-ZUj9qs?si=iU0syD0z-4QpESw8
L.A. Freeway, covered by Jerry Jeff Walker
https://youtu.be/YLwYKkxo9Dc?si=olOpU8arVRIKKHIb
“If I could just get offa that L.A. Freeway without gettin' killed or caught…”
I had another one banging around my head the last few days, or really just a line from one:
Rocky Mountain Way, Joe Walsh
https://youtu.be/Rt75y38J00s?si=XHtyuNrQf-r2e6co
“Bases are loaded and Casey's (Freddie's) at bat…”
I sort of used a line from Casey At Bat in my “poem.”
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Good picks; Doors and Walsh rock! I remember Newman's song, but not Walker's.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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Ya know, Iron Mike might need a limerick after that spectacle last week.
Hmmm…
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Lol... it was well worth the price Netflix charged viewers who already owned a subscription :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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There once was mighty fighter
Who at times was a frighty biter
Slapped Jake Paul
Gave the bout his all
But the bare bum an almighty sight, sir!
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Lololol !!! Caught the spirit of the event perfectly :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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Haha,
Thanks, T.
It wasn’t exactly The Thrilla in Manila.
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🎶…O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave(s)🎶
Play Ball!
Baseball is back. Woo-Hoo!
Opening day was good this year.
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