Baseball Toaster: Humbug Journal : August 2005

Monthly archives: August 2005

Humbugardy: Literary Baseball for 200

2005-08-30 19:22

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

"The Knave of Hearts
Brought back the tarts,
And vowed he'd" do this

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	TFD	MattPat11
Dan Lucero	300	Joe	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	T J	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
Next...	500	Philip Michaels	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Same School for 400

2005-08-27 11:04

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Though Eckstein and Ellis
Don't hit many taters,
They shared this team's infield...

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	Next...	MattPat11
Dan Lucero	300	Joe	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	T J	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	Philip Michaels	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Same School for 500

2005-08-25 02:10

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Randy Winn, Adam Melhuse
From the current era
Come from here, and Mike Crudale...

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	MattPat11
Dan Lucero	300	Joe	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	Next...	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	Philip Michaels	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Same School for 300

2005-08-23 12:05

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Biggio's not tall.
Vaughn sure wasn't small.
Morris hurled the ball...

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	MattPat11
Dan Lucero	300	Joe	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	400	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Bravery for 300

2005-08-22 08:38

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

When he yielded that homer
To the Twins' Kirby Puckett,
The whole state of Georgia
Cried at once, "Oh, no! Rats!"

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	MattPat11
Dan Lucero	Next...	300	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	400	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Ballpark Franks for 200

2005-08-17 10:31

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Frank Viola once led
St. John's to prevail
Over Ron Darling
From here...

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	MattPat11
Next...	300	300	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	400	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Haiku Trades for 400

2005-08-16 12:14

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Cash, David Pauley,
Ramon Vazquez, Jay Payton...

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	Next...
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Jacob L	400	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Literary Baseball for 400

2005-08-15 21:44

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Her poem "Rouge Gagne" was not about le Dodger Bleu; she died 90 years before Eric was born

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	Ryan Wilkins	300
400	Next...	400	Bob Timmerman	Bob Timmerman	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Literary Baseball for 300

2005-08-11 12:19

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

This poet was referring to men with brooms, not bats, when he innocently sang, "down a green plain leaping, laughing, they run".

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	...	300
400	400	400	Bob Timmerman	400	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Bravery for 200

2005-08-10 14:24

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

A playoff game ending
That seemed like a dream
He hit the single
That drove in Sid Bream.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
Baby Maddux	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	Next...	300
400	400	400	Bob Timmerman	400	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Tools of Ignorance for 500

2005-08-08 14:16

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

He figured out that homers matter,
Wheeled the Babe out as a batter.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	300	300
400	400	400	Bob Timmerman	400	400
500	500	500	Shaun P	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Tools of Ignorance for 400

2005-08-05 18:01

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

In Lew's short career
He mostly just sat,
Likely because of
A hole in his bat.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	300	300
400	400	400	Bob Timmerman	400	400
500	500	500	Next...	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Tools of Ignorance for 300

2005-08-04 20:05

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

No matter which jersey,
He'd usually wield
20-plus homers
And smoothness afield.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	For The Turnstiles	300	300
400	400	400	400	400	400
500	500	500	500	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Orioles Fire Manager

2005-08-04 16:45

by Score Bard

Why put the blame on Mazzilli?
The GM needs pitchers more skilli.
Lee can't have controlled
That Sosa got old,
And Roberts and Mora went chilli.

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Humbugardy: Tools of Ignorance for 200

2005-08-03 11:00

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Before his song-and-dancing days
He was batboy for the A's

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	Cliff Corcoran	200	200
300	300	300	Next...	300	300
400	400	400	400	400	400
500	500	500	500	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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Humbugardy: Same School for 100

2005-08-02 12:26

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Barry Bonds and Reggie:
500 homers: great!
They share this alma mater.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Jen	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	Next...	200	200
300	300	300	300	300	300
400	400	400	400	400	400
500	500	500	500	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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I Don't Know How To Say It Any More Clearly

2005-08-01 17:22

by Score Bard

I (Capital) never (Dot).
Ever (Period). Took (Not
by mistake (Close paren))
Any steroids (Footnote 10)
and cross my (Comma), hope to (Dash)--
Stuck (No) needles in my (Ca$h).

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Humbugardy: Ballpark Franks for 100

2005-08-01 08:43

by Score Bard

This is Humbugardy. I'm your host, Alex Scorebard.

Some may think this nickname
Is the middle name of Stan,
Instead of what it really is:
Frank.

Bravery	Haiku Trades	Same School	"Tools" of Ignorance	Literary Baseball	Ballpark Franks
100	Derek Smart	Next...	Baby Maddux	Humma Kavula	metfaninalaska
200	200	200	200	200	200
300	300	300	300	300	300
400	400	400	400	400	400
500	500	500	500	500	500

Note: Using the web to search is cheating...you gotta know (or guess) off the top of your head.

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