A Haiku To Sum Up Each AL Team's Season
Updated: May 31
A Haiku To Sum Up Each AL Team's Season
Written by: Wendell Quan Fun
I try to catch you up on the 2022 MLB season, in the form of haiku poetry. Short and to the point.
Baseball season is long. Even for diehard fans, it can be hard to follow your favorite team for 162 games. For fun, and for fans, I will use poetry to briefly fill you in on how your team is doing, starting with the American League. For those of you who don't know the rules of haiku:
Each poem is three lines long.
The first and third lines must be stated in 5 syllables.
The second line must be stated in 7 syllables.
I hope you like this. Here it goes.
New York Yankees
The Yanks rose with Judge,
But where would they be without
Cortes, Taillon, Holmes?
Toronto Blue Jays
They've hit well enough.
But need more starting pitching.
Won't catch the Yankees.
Boston Red Sox
No Sale? No problem.
With Pivetta and Wacha,
Playoffs are in reach.
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitching is so good
They could still make the playoffs
Without run support.
Baltimore Orioles
Better than we thought.
Outfielders have produced runs.
O's are still in last.
Minnesota Twins
Buxton is healthy.
Nine guys have five home runs each.
Offense is balanced.
Cleveland Guardians
Without Ramirez
Offense doesn't score enough.
Solid pitching staff.
Chicago White Sox
Starters have struggled
Except for Cease and Kopech.
Hope Lance Lynn can help.
Detroit Tigers
Who's the best hitter
On MLB's worst offense?
Miguel Cabrera.
Kansas City Royals
Bobby Witt Jr.
Has power and speed to burn.
He's been fun to watch.
Houston Astros
They've dominated.
But they haven't scored enough
With all those home runs.
Texas Rangers
They have held their own
Despite Semien's slow start.
Cy Young for Perez?
Los Angeles Angels
Halos can't score runs
Without Ohtani and Trout.
Career year from Ward.
Seattle Mariners
France can flat-out hit.
Rodriguez will be a star.
Ray needs to step up.
Oakland A's
Montas and Blackburn
Don't get any run support.
They'll both get traded.
For fun, give it a try! Leave your haiku for your favorite team in the Comments section below. Twitter: @Wendell_QF