An injury to the oblique
Is often considered a freak.
But with Chad Fox
The news hardly shocks;
He has such a fragile physique.

Today at the Vet, Kevin Millwood
Did something that no recent Phil could.
He earned with his zeroes
A rank among heroes
That even surpasses Curt Schillhood.

Though usually they are phenomenal,
This year their help has been nominal.
Johnson explained,
"My right knee's inflamed,"
While Schilling's excuse is abdominal.

A new way to watch Boston ball
Is atop Fenway's famous green wall.
I hope that high climb
Is not like the rhyme
Where we hear about bad eggs who fall.

These days, I can't blame Bob Brenly
For not being terribly friendly.
Each way you lose
Results in the blues,
But the worst way to lose is againly.

The Pirates' big star, Brian Giles,
Has a case of the out-for-a-whiles.
While he rehabs his knee,
They will play offense-free,
Though Pittsburgh will issue denials.

Someone tell the Hall of Fame
That if you take a stance
Don't find Americans to blame;
That's why we have France.

Or, do a dance:

• The Petroskey Polka (low bandwidth) (try this first, 235K, mp3)
• The Petroskey Polka (high bandwidth) (626K, mp3)