The All Star game was a treat with the Nat’l League team tough to beat By the end of first inning we were easily winning a World Series advantage home seat. ? The Giants were well represented An American League…
The All Star game was a treat with the Nat’l League team tough to beat By the end of first inning we were easily winning a World Series advantage home seat. ? The Giants were well represented An American League…
GIANTS CAN RISE ANEW — My Giants are not in first place In the National League West pennant race But this time last year They were worse off than here So defeat is not yet a closed case. Yes they’ve…
Editor’s note: These limericks, written in September, were supposed to run in October. Happy November! Giants cling to a fragile first place It’s been, I admit, quite a race But SF will prevail and the Padres will fail as we…
The Giants have got a real shot at more than a Wild Card slot In the NL West race it’s the Padres we chase and by the month’s end they’ll be caught. This prediction I make with steel hope ‘Cuz…
Baseball’s an ambiguous sport— Much depends on the umpire’s report If a ball is deemed strikely the ump is unlikely to yield to a player’s retort. You can pitch from the wind-up or stretch yet I just can’t tell which…
Poor Mauri, an ample young lawyer At an Opera, she slipped in the foyer Her screams were so shrill They sued for a mil Claiming she was an opera-destroyer Ignoring all pleas to restrain She countered for 10 mil for…
So we lost our first bout with L.A. But we rebounded strong the next day Giants’ record is best Above ALL the rest So no doubt we’ll keep Dodgers at bay. Giants’ hopes for a Series shine brightly although their…
Now that finally Spring Training is on my Lincecum jersey I’ll don Giants hopeful and proud I’ll join shouting out loud when Sandoval’s ball’s going gone! I know we can win it this year Of the Dodgers we’ve nothing to…
There once was a poor leprechaun, who wanted to go ‘cross the pond. He rode the next rainbow to grab hold of some gold— and found he had just crossed the pond. —The Limerichaun There once was a man named…
Valentine’s day is near, it’s time to tell those who are dear just how much we love them there’s nothing above them as shown by this cheap souvenir The Super Bowl is a great game though sometimes it can be…
[Editor’s note: Kiri Kiri the Limerick Deary absolutely swears that these are her last baseball limericks until at least April (or maybe March...)] Baseball season has reached its sad end, and I’d vowed no more limericks to send— But the…
Editor’s note: The Limerick Wars of 2009 continue to wind down, along with the baseball season. Kiri Kiri the Limerick Deary submits the following in response to last month’s submissions, saying, “OK, I must submit one last baseball-related limerick to…
Editor’s note: As the Limerick Wars of 2009 draw to a close, mainly because the Giants appear to be out of the pennant race, this month’s limerick offerings feature a dialogue of sorts between Gene, Gene, The Limerick Machine and…
Editor’s Note: The limerick wars between Foolish Times fan Kiri and Gene, Gene, the Limerick Machine continue. Last month we printed Kiri’s response to Gene’s anti-Barry Zito limerick; this month Gene responds. For those who don’t know, Barry Zito is…
Editor’s Note: Apparently a Foolish Times reader named Kiri took exception to a limerick by Gene, Gene, the Limerick Machine, printed in last month’s issue. We printed it as one of our “best of” limericks (it’s from a few years…
Inauguration We’ve voted ourselves a new Prez and mostly we like what he sez but what can he do with a human zoo of people who think in low-res? The zoo is, of course, our Congress unlikely to lose its…