Cardinal Haiku

Expatriate St. Louisan, living in LA, tweeting haiku recaps of #STLCards games. For everything other than baseball, follow me @coolia

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I’m quoted in this story about #OpeningDay and now can say I have had a haiku published in The New Yorker!

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At a recent Dodgers game, Emily Witt spoke with fans of Shohei Ohtani about the scandalous news of his interpreter’s involvement in sports-betting—and how Ohtanimania could still pay off for the Los Angeles baseball team. https://t.co/67f00lurgw

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Haiku - 6/3 - Cards 5, Rangers 3

Burly singles and
doubles, drives in 3 as Cards
win, avert a sweep.

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Work team outing to the Mariners game and we got to go on the field before the game!

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Haiku - 6/2 - Rangers 7, Cards 4

Burly, Walker knot
things up; O’Brien lets it
slip away in 9th.

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Haiku - 6/1 - Rangers 2, Cards 1

McGreevy, pen are
solid but Winn’s solo shot’s
their only support.

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Haiku - 5/31 - Cards 5, Cubs 1

Libby looks good. Winn,
Burly each drive in 2. Cards
win game and series!

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Haiku - 5/30 - Cubs 6, Cards 1

Burly singles in
our lone run. The rest is all
Cubbies who plate six.

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Haiku - 5/29 - Cards 6, Cubs 5

Teams trade three-run bombs
to begin. Cards get 2 more
homers, narrow win.

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Haiku - 5/27 - Brewers 2, Cards 1

May no-hits Brewers
for 7 frames but then yields
2 runs, takes the loss.

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Haiku - 5/26 - Brewers 6, Cards 0

McGreevy strikes out
6 but gives up 5 runs. Cards’
offense is quiet.

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Haiku - 5/25 - Brewers 5, Cards 1

Libby gives up 3;
Mautz allows 2. Herrera
bats in our lone run.

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Haiku - 5/23 - Reds 7, Cards 6

Down by 5, Redbirds
battle back but Reds eke out
win in 11th.

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Haiku - 5/23 - Cards 8, Reds 1

After 11
years in minors, Torres goes
yard in bigs debut!

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Haiku - 5/21 - Pirates 6, Cards 2

Herrera goes yard,
but Pirates plunder Cardinals’
pitchers. Series lost.

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Haiku - 5/20 - Pirates 7, Cards 0

Both Swanson TV
dinners and Svanson relief
appearances: meh.

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Haiku - 5/19 - Cards 9, Pirates 6

Seesaw game ends in
10th with Herrera walking
Pirates off the plank!

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Haiku - 5/17 - Royals 2, Cards 0

Tarps Off section fails
to compel Cards’ bats today.
Still, we won series.

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Haiku - 5/16 - Cards 4, Royals 2

Small ball win! Leahy
gives up 1 run o’er 6 frames.
Burly drives in 2.

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Haiku - 5/15 - Cards 5, Royals 4

Cards walk it off with
un Pozo de sopresas.
Shirtless section cheers!

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It’s #LADodgers #starwars night! Love the Grogu bobblehead!

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Haiku - 5/14 - Cards 5, A’s 4

Down to their last strike,
Cards battle and eke out the
game and series win!

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