Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Finish The Limerick

Shall we ease the pain with a hearty round of "Finish the Limerick"?:

There once was a team in L.A.,

That went 22-8 in May;

     ____________,

     ____________,

_____________________________!

Let's hear it in the comments -

Previous Finish The Limericks here, here, and here.

32 comments:

drewdez said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Their boss was an ass,
Who's lacking in cash.
Frank, sell the team, we all pray!

Fred's Brim said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
But George was still bad
Some say we've been had
Our choice is to neuter or spay

Unknown said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
That went up in smoke,
‘Cause the ‘pen was a joke,
Make this pain in my gut go away!

Nostradamus said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Now the bullpen's deranged,
So our strategy changed.
Six innings, then a weather delay.

Josh S. said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
FUCK,
SHIT,
ASS, BALLS, OLÉ!

(That's all I've got for now. I'll try to be more creative later.)

Greg Finley said...

Haha, @Josh, I also thought of submitting one with "Fuck" for every word.

QuadSevens said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
Now they're killing their fans,
Like a guy with soft hands,
But they still aren't as bad as O.J.!

Eric Karros said...

Here's my entry:

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
    Made the 0.500 June,
    Seem like a big swoon,
As we didn't know what'd come our way.

Greg Finley said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Then each day that passed
They got closer to last.
Hell, let's let Anderson play!

Nostradamus said...

Since Neeebs is here...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Lately, we've found
The pitching's as sound
As the Roman defense of Cannae.

rbnlaw said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May
But the 'pen went to shit
The stars couldn't hit
And the Gnats laugh away.


Really my first thought was each line was going to be, "And now they suck," but Josh kind of beat me to it.

Ryan said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
But the Pitching was thin,
And they couldn't buy a win,
They've gone 20-23 since that day.

MR.F said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Then they couldn't stop losing;
I turned to boozing,
And now the judge sent me to A.A.

Nostradamus said...

@Mr. F

+1

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

There once was a team in LA,
That went 22-8 in May,
soon they needed pitching,
and the fanbase was twitching,
but Frank still heartily said "No way!"

Neeebs (The Original) said...

@MC

Cannae=underachievement
Cannae=overconfidence
Cannae=Loserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

John G said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Then Manny got hurt,
Bullpen started to spurt,
Time to trade the free agents away.

Eric Karros said...

My favorites are Mr F's, FB's, and Mr C's. And drewdez gets style points for rhyming 'ass' with 'cash'.

Nostradamus said...

@neeebs
I think the word you're looking for is "huuubris"

I thought the analogy was apt.

Nostradamus said...

That's a winner, EK.

Eric Karros said...

Second entry:

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
It was fun while it lasted,
But now those damn bastards,
Are playing as bad as I rhyme!

Eric Karros said...

My re-posting makes Mr C look like Nostradamus!

Nostradamus said...

I (fore)saw that.

Matt said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Now dreams of October,
Seem all but over,
Unless pitching is on the way!

drewdez said...

Thanks for the style points, EK! Had to use a little poetic license there.

Josh S. said...

Real entry:

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
Now they've gone lame,
With no one guy to blame,
Still I hope the Earth swallows G.A.!

QuadSevens said...

There once was a team from L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May;
They've taken a swan dive,
Now ranked 4th out of five,
Even the Old Spice Guy is saying "Oi Vey!"

Kyle Baker said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Then they won the championship over Boston in June.

Kyle Baker said...
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Kyle Baker said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
But interleague games,
And pitching to blame
Have made it a funeral, not a soiree

Eric Karros said...

Nice Old Spice Guy reference Quad!

Ok, my last entry:

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May,
But if their next win takes
As much time as Smonkstakes,
We might as well call it a day.

Kyle Baker said...

There once was a team in L.A.,
That went 22-8 in May.
Before that, April stank.
In July, the team sank.
Will August just cause more dismay?