2.22.2011

Season Previews: Chicago Cubs


With Spring Training camps already open, it's time for one of our favorite things in all the world: Season Previews. Four years ago, they began as a semi-serious analysis and ended up as half-assed haiku. We're just gonna go with what we know. Kicking off our preview of the National League Central, here are everyone's favorite underdog, the Chicago Cubs.

One-hundred-and-three
Seasons without a title
Good luck there Quade!

Matt Garza is new
And so is Carlos Pena
No more Derrek Lee

Farewell to Sweet Lou
His rants and tirades will be
Missed at Wrigley Field

Soto at the plate
Blake DeWitt up the middle
With Starlin Castro

Alfonso in left
Fukudome in right field
Best jersey ever

We love Marlon Byrd
Aramis Ramirez too
Dempster? Not so much

Big Z and Silva
Eat guys like Wells for breakfast
Not literally

Jeff Samardzija's name
Is only three syllables
Perfect for haiku!

Let's see if Wood can
Make it to the All-Star break
Without the DL

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6 comments:

PureBwa said...

Might wanna get rid of the word 'there' in your opening haiku - Quade is two syllables. Pronounced 'KWAH-dee'. Otherwise, good stuff.

Sooze said...

Thanks buddy! I'm aware of how Quade is pronounced, I just can't count to five that well.

Jacob said...

Brilliant.

PureBwa said...

I wasn't sure which was the safer assumption...

Megs said...

"Thanks buddy! I'm aware of how Quade is pronounced, I just can't count to five that well."

Ha! I love ya Sooze, crappy math skills and all.

Anonymous said...

Rest in peace Santo
You will be sincerely missed
A Cubbie for life!

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