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// Apologies to all who do not follow the sport of baseball. My team is in the playoffs for the first time since 2006 and I wanted to celebrate the occasion // fans came big game they scream cheer team the boys love noise gloves wield on field defense makes sense line drive great dive! ground ball close call third strike we like! three outs coach pouts down one need run fast guy hits fly drops in legs spin he'll race… third base big slide throw's wide "He's safe!" they chafe sac fly to tie! fans roar at score game tied nerves fried next up: the pup young Matt swings bat big one… home run? don't scoff - walk off! team wins huge grins our score was more our scamps are champs! // big thanks to Panagiota who inspired me to do this, also to Brian Strand who invented this form and Jan and Tom who are fun and brilliant advocates of it // written 1 Oct 2020

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/30/2020 12:47:00 PM

I can't believe I never even visited the footle winners list yet. Shows you how behind I have been getting here even on my vaycay. joe is just vegging in front of tv (NOT eating veggies). I am sure he wants me to join him. Maybe I'll go there soon to the living room and work on the three contests I want to write for. BELATED congrats here.

Joseph May

Date: 12/23/2020 5:17:00 AM

Homerun it's done, Congrats on your win John, Merry Christmas!

Beata Agustin

Date: 12/22/2020 10:12:00 PM

Wow! Congrats! Cheering you amidst blest Christmas spirit, while sharing with you "... the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23 of the King James Bible). God bless you.

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 12/22/2020 12:49:00 PM

Outstanding coverage of the game in footle fashion, John! Congrats for your well-deserved First Place win! Many thanks for your kind comment re my win. Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year to you and your family - Bob H

Sam Kauffman

Date: 12/21/2020 8:46:00 PM

Baseball season can't can't come too soon - right?! Back with congratulations on your win! Soup mail!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/21/2020 6:17:00 AM

Beautiful footle John! Congratulations on the win! Linda

John Watt
Date: 10/21/2020 10:05:00 AM

Thank you Linda!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/20/2020 4:12:00 PM

Is there a "footle" fetish going on here?! Hahaha! Love this story of the Ped's? in the playoffs - opps! Pads in the playoffs. Well hoffin' off to watch the World Series. Congratulations while standing squarely on two feet! Very clever!

John Watt
Date: 10/21/2020 10:05:00 AM

Haha, I loved your "footle fetish"! Playing footlesies under the table. Your humor amuses and amazes, my friend! Thank you.

Hilo Poet

Date: 10/20/2020 3:11:00 PM

So well-versed in the artful words of baseball, John, as we carry our teams true through this shortened-season, my compliments on your honorable placement, Aloha! William

Hilo Poet
Date: 10/25/2020 12:44:00 PM

Just read, also am I, Rays tied 2 all, few hours till game time...

John Watt
Date: 10/21/2020 10:04:00 AM

Thank you for the fun contest, William, and for your delightful placement and interest in my poetry. Rooting for the Rays in the World Series (one of only 6 teams that have never won it!)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/4/2020 5:20:00 AM

Wonderful! Feel like I was there with this fun footle.

John Watt
Date: 10/17/2020 11:36:00 PM

Thanks Kim!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/3/2020 5:03:00 PM

I really enjoyed this, John. The only one I did not understand was sac. Baseball is not hard to watch!! I rather enjoy it and I liked how you came up with so many two syllable rhymes depicting a game!

John Watt
Date: 10/3/2020 5:34:00 PM

Glad you enjoyed this, Andrea. I should go to your page to see if you've submitted footles. This was my first time, and they are challenging! Some people seem to do them so effortlessly.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/2/2020 11:26:00 PM

Brilliant series of footles. Everyone has his preferable sport. Good luck with yours. ~~

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 11:42:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. The playoffs are going well so far, my team advanced to the next round today.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/2/2020 6:53:00 PM

Just to add my applause to the many others here, I think I like 'three outs/coach pouts' the best ~ congratulations to your team! (which one is it, by the way?)

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 7:07:00 PM

I'm rooting for the Padres, my lifelong team. Thanks for the applause, my friend!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 10/2/2020 11:31:00 AM

Oh, this is awesome, John. Gotta love footles when they're done this well. Congrats on your win.

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 1:25:00 PM

So grateful for your kind remarks and congrats, Carolyn! Enjoy your weekend.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 10/2/2020 8:43:00 AM

I loved this delightful footle John. This is not an easy form to write in for me. You hit a home run with this one! I loved it! Congratulations on your team win! xxoo I am Faving it!

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 12:36:00 PM

Thank you for the fave Connie, and all your kind love and support. The Padres won a classic hitter's duel yesterday, let's see if they can do it again today!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/2/2020 3:24:00 AM

You win Big grin. Congrats John. Tom

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 12:21:00 PM

Footling away again, you are such a natural at the art! Thanks for the return visit Tom ~ John

Janice Canerdy

Date: 10/1/2020 8:03:00 PM

WOW! A big CONGRATS on your win, John. Janice

Janice Canerdy

Date: 10/1/2020 8:02:00 PM

WOW! A big CONGRATS on your win, John. Janice

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 12:20:00 PM

Thank you for the all-caps enthusiasm, my friend! You are a blessing.

Angela Crabtree

Date: 10/1/2020 4:21:00 PM

I wrote a similar poem about football. How wild is that? Awesome Footles, John! You're definitely a visionary. Peace, Angie

John Watt
Date: 10/2/2020 12:20:00 PM

I saw your fun football write. Thanks for pointing it out to me, and for the kind words. Peace ~ John

Ilene Bauer

Date: 10/1/2020 1:57:00 PM

wow! it's amazing how you've told the whole story with this form, john! great job and congrats on your team...

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 2:41:00 PM

Thank you! I think I know which team you might be rooting for (that just won their first round)??

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/1/2020 8:05:00 AM

AWesome, Footles John, i see you are a big fan, how about, baseball my call.

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 9:41:00 AM

Lol! Yes I am a big fan, it's about the only sport I care to watch (other than futbol). Thanks for the kind visit ~ John

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/1/2020 3:50:00 AM

Brilliant John, I've learnt a bit about baseball. I guarantee you wont stop now. Youre now a footie lol. Tom

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 2:40:00 PM

LOL! I think you're right, Tom, it's rather addicting!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 10/1/2020 10:19:00 AM

In case you ever get the honour. JOHN WATT /MASCOT.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 10/1/2020 10:17:00 AM

Not at all John, love to learn new things, it looks an exciting game. Tom

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 9:40:00 AM

Thank you Tom, as I mentioned to Jan, it's largely because of you and her I have become a fan of the form. I bet you two are getting weary of the baseball poems, eh?

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 10/1/2020 3:24:00 AM

Awesome writing :) Love it. God bless you

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 9:43:00 AM

Thank you for the lovely comments today, Gina. Always a blessing to hear from you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/1/2020 2:56:00 AM

- An exciting match, John :) - Very well done :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 9:42:00 AM

Thank you for the visit and kind words Sunny. Hugs ~ John

Jan Allison

Date: 10/1/2020 1:30:00 AM

wow I would love to see the game now from reading your poem! fab string of fun footles, once you start you can't stop - you should enter these in one of brian's contests and thanks for the sweet comment at the bottom of the poem, i love the form:-) hugs jan xx

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 9:38:00 AM

Thank you from my heart, dear friend. I really do look forward to reading the footles you and Tom put together, and now Panagiota. If I entered Brian's contest I would have to remove my comment (because of the "no names" rule in contests), ironically, he wouldn't see me thanking him!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 10/1/2020 12:31:00 AM

Brilliant footles, John, you described the game perfectly:)

John Watt
Date: 10/1/2020 12:33:00 AM

Thank you Jo! God bless your day ~ John