Misc.: This page is an offshoot of the "Haiku Thursday" feature on marseliworld.com, with singular focus on the New York Yankees (for the most part). It would be too easy to host another blog where everyone could rant about the ups & downs of the Bronx Bombers; however, limiting each rant to 17 syllables is both enlightening and entertaining. For a blog with some hilarious pics and good all-around content check out nomaas.org. For other baseball related stuff on the GT site, check the "Spring Training: Rants, Raves & Reviews" section of the BCC page for a review of the spring training/minor league ballparks in the Tampa area (five Gulf Coast parks reviewed 2007, one added and one updated in 2009).
If you've found your "Haiku Chi" and can compress your thoughts into a 3-line, 5-7-5 syllable format, as demonstrated in this clip featuring the gang from South Park, send them to goattracker@yahoo.com and they'll be posted, possibly inspiring other fans or haters. For haiku on a broad array of topics, check haiku.com.
During the 2009 season, we are going to delve into the roots of baseball haiku and "explore the rich tapestry." Part of that includes finding the first American baseball haiku written by Jack Kerouac. Part of that includes achieving a better "sense of enlightenment." Part of it includes not being presumptuous and holding a "haiku conference" that yields this kind of crap. We're taking Yankees Haiku to a new level this year. All are welcome to come along for the ride.
The Yankees Haiku Archives
Heading into the 2009 season, there have been roughly 250 Haiku posted on this page. We've archived the "vintage Haiku" (circa 2006 - 2007) by subject and date to make the page more manageable, highlighting some of the more "inspirational" events. Enjoy.
| Inspirational Haiku Events |
Favorite Haiku Targets |
Other Favorite Haiku Topics |
Chronological Yankees Haiku (regular season) |
In Memoriam |
| Star Wars Night - KC 9/06 | Carl "groundhog" Pavano | Playoff Haiku - 2006, 2007 |
2006 - post all-star break | The Scooter - 8/07 |
| Girls' Night Out - KC 7/07 | A-Rod, (occasionally E-Rod) 2006-2007 | Hot Stove Haiku - '06 - '07 | 2007 pre all-star break | Bobby Murcer - 7/08 |
| Foul Pole Squirrel 8/07 | Play-by-Play Genius |
Spring Training Haiku - 2007 | 2007 - post all-star break | |
| Torre Post-partem Haiku | ||||
| Performance Enhanced Haiku (Clemens/Pettitte version 2008) | ||||
| Giambi's Slumpbuster Thong - 5/08 |
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| Torre "Yankee Years" Haiku (below, not archived) |
Thanks to all who have contributed to Yankees Haiku, including those who found their way here through the NY Times Torre Haiku blog.
 Single White Female? |
 Gold Member and Gold Thong Slumpbuster |
 A Noble Groundhog and "Yankees Haiku Hall of Famer carl "groundhog" pavano (see groundhog haiku if you need perspective) |
 Dice Clay and Dice K, OHHHH! |
 Ian Kennedy and Tweek ("it's way too much pressure, man!") |
 Nemesis of Foghorn Leghorn, the Chicken Hawk, and nemesis of fundamental baserunning skills, the Swish Hawk |
Onto the Haiku......Deep Thoughts and Random Musings from aficionados of the GT site & Yankees Haiku...(we'd like to think that pop culture icon Godzilla Chick [pictured below in costume at Legends Field, March, 2003] would approve)...
adding to fans' angst
groundhog wins over red sox
qute the reach around
so sorely lacking
"we play today, win today"
Duncan's dictum held
like starfish not stars
invertebrate pitching staff
where is the backbone
misguided fawning
booth and fans lose perspective
Joba fist pumps why
recent Yanks' efforts
four hundred grade sandpaper
not showing much grit
catcher in the swamp
alligator arms Jose
foul pops out of reach
anxious for shutdowns
so far CC is so so
aside from paycheck
two walks one inning
alas what used to take months
is this the new Melk?
Cano-fer no more
will the raking continue
Spring loaded display
Random thoughts on the beginning of the 2009 season
post-op not so good
a fluid situation
Matsui-san knee
NASA moves to Bronx
billion dollar launching pad
Sterling will get hoarse
Stadium play list
"New York New York" a staple
add "Come Fly with Me"
DJ Chien-Ming Wang
spinning at thirty-three plus
sure to scratch next start
up up and away
Houston we have a problem
should beer stands serve Coors?
"The Yankee Years"
Bridget not his type
lacks Amazon qualities
Single White Female
Hot Stove Haiku, 2008-2009 version
not much hand Andy
Costanza style contract talks
agent oven mitts?
Cashman role reprise
The Grinch Who Stole Teixeira
Theo-lou-who stunned
Cashman's hunting trip
floating the Swisher decoy
bagging the big game
CC and AJ
alphabet soup rotation
does it spell pennant?
groundhog deja vu?
Pavano cast long shadow
covering Burnett?
Random August/September Musings as the Yanks' season goes down the crapper
whole less than parts' sum
addition by subtraction
retool and regroup
"For whom Cowbell Tolls"
Hemingway anew at Trop
Yaneess hear the chimes
Yanks go Brazilian
getting waxed almost daily
unsmooth off-season
"o solo mio..."
dingers with empty bases
clutch hitting bereft
migration season
boo birds returning to Bronx
flocking to A-Rod
Jet Blue Yankee loss
runners hoping to get home
left stranded by bats
Beatle-esque bright spot
Magical Moose-tery Tour
will he win twenty?
topsy-turvy East
Rays swim ocean floor no more
Yankees headed South
no October cheer
one has to ask the reason
hitting or pitching
billion dollar team
now watching from the sidelines
someone is to blame
6/30 - 7/13: limping towards the All-Star break (Rangers, BoSox, Rays & Jays, plus a make-up game with the Pirates)
Giambi stache day
fake facial hair everywhere
Jason does fans proud
Houdini-esque Sid
fatbody escape artist
stout Ponson effort
bad two strike approach
Joba and the Sunshine Band
play "Shake Your Catcher"
Moose hangs Sox to dry
Veras and Farnsworth spotless
Mo cleans up own mess
tack-on offense lives!
salvage one against Rangers
first two games absent
6/2 - 6/8 after the reacharound...er, wraparound series with the Twins, home for the Jays and Royals, including Joba's first major league start.
Damon's 'stache is gone
monster six for six effort
more hits with shaved head?
which is easier
three-two or twelve-eleven
Yanks opt for latter
no breaks for Rasner
solid starts without the wins
score the man some runs!
Joba overload
all glued for two and one third
some perspective please
broadcast minutiae
please limit pitch count mentions
Kay sounds like Rain Man
5/20 -5-25: The O's and the M's at home, possibly the last chance for some early season "feel good wins"
sweeping deja vu
woe the hapless Mariners
thanks for giftwrapping
Ichiro lunch break
serving up Yankees comeback
out of character
kickin' it old school
Joe channels Billy Martin
scrappy walk off win
where did this come from?
gutty Ian and walk off
fans have cause to cheer
"Offensive malaise"
quoth insightful Michael Kay
so it continues
less than triumphant
A-Rod's return not enough
clunker let it go
"Andy needs to get through fourth"
more pithy wisdom from Kay
is the earth round too?
5/2 - 5/4 Sweep of the M's and a much-needed roster change
looking in mirror
Yankees see how bad they've been
glimpse at Mariners
new South Park casting
Ian Kennedy as Tweek
"Way too much pressure!!!"
Hello Red Roof Inn
New York press or the New Wife
which pressure is more?
Kennedy sent down
another one-hit wonder
a minor setback
Opening Week Haiku, 2008 version
noble red-tailed hawk
new species of chowdah-head
attacks A-Rod-ette
as Moooooooooooose call subsides
new fan rumbling in da Bronx
Huuuuuuuuuuuughes chants rock rafters
HOF haiku
long before Aflac
there was a Goose in the pen
that spelled insurance
apart from the flock
Goose migrates to Cooperstown
Jim Ed Rice wings clipped?
June
Nationals at Yanks finale
lengthy rain delay
"long day's journey into night"
fans just as disturbed
fitting rain in Bronx
a "Nationals disaster"
offense has no raft
fans learn a lesson
both Nats and gnats pose problems
homophone Joba
Mets at Yanks
Fido after bath
Joba pitching to Jorge
which dog will shake more?
Other early June stuff
Carol and AJ
one amuses one does not
tale of two Burnetts
Summer in the Bronx
Hughes enjoys the Four Seasons
Red Roof not so much
(ongoing) Dingers leaving the new ball park at a record pace
flying off the shelves
cans of corn finding bleachers
outfield fans well fed
May - not so deep thoughts on the downtick in attendance and the lower level ticket pricing fiasco
thanks for your support
affordable fun for all
not on my budget
just like the Whalers
suits and ties in the front row
no one left to cheer
out of touch with fans
if you build it they will come
empty field of dreams
ticket price mishap
time to borrow from Oscar
bring on seat fillers!
shades of the nineties
empty seats in stadium
team just not as good
4/24 - 4/26 the dismal display at Fenway
peanuts and pitching
one gets salted one peppered
both often found shelled
"Where do we go now?"
if Axl were pitching coach
Yanks' staff not so sweet
next on bailout list
subprime pitching faltering
Detroit next oddly
A-Rod and A-Jax
cannot arrive soon enough
offense out of sync
Pettitte's pickoff move
runners kept tethered to first
no leash third to home
lost Fenway weekend
more than a sweep possibly?
did Yanks get swiffered?
2/09 A-Rod linked to a positve steroid test and the outcry/media frenzy following:
curb players' fatigue
disparate steroid effects
fans' fatigue increased
samurai Alex?
fall on sword does not draw blood
blade not image shines
why not Viagra
"performance anxiety"
limp excuse offered
enlightenment path
A-Rod seeks Dalai Lama
far from mountaintop
A-Role model no
hitting the juice and lying
not like a virgin
A-Fraud steps aside
A-Roid moves to center stage
media storm swirls
new Tampa spring rite
Strawberry Fest takes back seat
media circus
Deep September thoughts on the closing of the "old" Yankee Stadium (since there's not much else for some Yankees fans to look forward to as the season slips into uncharted territory for some front-running fans, i.e.playoff-free.
Stadium's last days
nostalgia inspires Yanks' fans
aught eight team has not
first refurbed season
Ah...seventy-six pennant
Chambliss, not A-Rod
The "Old Lumber Yard"
quite the aught eight irony
offense so sawed off
7/31: Trade Deadline Haiku
deadline finale
Manny be Manny out west
Moose breathes easier
Jorge forces hand
no more Farnsnoggle to boo
clear on new catcher
fourteen time all-star
for one head case reliever
the Rodriguez show
always a great gift
Nady trade media rant
Fleece from Yanks to Bucs
7/12: Reflections on the passing of fan favorite player and announcer Bobby Murcer
Bobby leaves again
sadder day than the Bonds trade
again not his choice
center field and booth
heir to the Mick and Scooter
beloved among fans
True Yankees Classic
Murcer's run through monuments
poignant Munson game
embraced the pinstripes
greater in heart than stature
fans embraced him back
6/13 - 6/29: .Interleague Play, including the Wang injury.
golden sombrero
ultimate fashion statement
looking good Carlos!
misguided at-bat
rounding third headed to shelf
if he could just bunt
time for Monty Hall?
fans clamor "Let's Make a Deal"
waiting proves painful
5/26 - 6/1 on the road against the resurgent O's and some former New Britain Rock Cats in Minnesota
Fred Sanford series
salvaging one against O's
"LaTroy you dummy"
great outfield assist
Abreu finds right zip code
dialed in from right
"it is high...far...gone..."
Sterling must be getting hoarse
home run derby night
not quite All-Star Game
homers flying to Eutaw
a classic slug fest
play of Mariners
is sloppiness contagious?
O's reap benefits
5/12 - 5/18 Four against the juggernaut Rays, with Ian Kennedy inserted back into the rotation, then home for Johan in a Mets uniform and Giambi making an unexpected uniform change.
scoring position?
more like stranding position
a clutchless offense
Goldmember at first
adjusting in batter's box
a bit high and tight
Sisqo Giambi
slumpbusting takes bizarre turn
"thong thong thong" so wrong
What would Sterling say?
"it is high it is.far...gone!"
Giambi wedgie!
Steve Irwin offense
searching for rare run support
Rays sting Yankee bats
welcome back Ian
fine tuned and mentally tough?
please back up the talk
different Rays team?
pen does not grab ankles late
woe Yankees offense
Jason and Robbie
trying to leave "Interstate"
put the hammer down!
The Annual April Saga Continues
twenty-seven outs
"Bizarro World" rotation
more outs from bullpen
Bullpen Tea Party?
starters' representation?
much pen taxation
