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Baseball Footles

// 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 December 30, 2020 at 12:47 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 December 23, 2020 at 5:17 AM Homerun it's done, Congrats on your win John, Merry Christmas!

Beata Agustin December 22, 2020 at 10:12 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 December 22, 2020 at 12:49 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 December 21, 2020 at 8:46 PM Baseball season can't can't come too soon - right?! Back with congratulations on your win! Soup mail!

Linda Alice Fowler October 21, 2020 at 6:17 AM Beautiful footle John! Congratulations on the win! Linda John Watt October 21, 2020 at 10:05 AM Thank you Linda!

Sam Kauffman October 20, 2020 at 4:12 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 October 21, 2020 at 10:05 AM Haha, I loved your "footle fetish"! Playing footlesies under the table. Your humor amuses and amazes, my friend! Thank you.

William Kelii Kekaula October 20, 2020 at 3:11 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 William Kelii Kekaula October 25, 2020 at 12:44 PM Just read, also am I, Rays tied 2 all, few hours till game time... John Watt October 21, 2020 at 10:04 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 October 4, 2020 at 5:20 AM Wonderful! Feel like I was there with this fun footle. John Watt October 17, 2020 at 11:36 PM Thanks Kim!

Andrea Dietrich October 3, 2020 at 5:03 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 October 3, 2020 at 5:34 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 October 2, 2020 at 11:26 PM Brilliant series of footles. Everyone has his preferable sport. Good luck with yours. ~~ John Watt October 2, 2020 at 11:42 PM Thank you, my friend. The playoffs are going well so far, my team advanced to the next round today.

Michelle Faulkner October 2, 2020 at 6:53 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 October 2, 2020 at 7:07 PM I'm rooting for the Padres, my lifelong team. Thanks for the applause, my friend!

Carolyn Devonshire October 2, 2020 at 11:31 AM Oh, this is awesome, John. Gotta love footles when they're done this well. Congrats on your win. John Watt October 2, 2020 at 1:25 PM So grateful for your kind remarks and congrats, Carolyn! Enjoy your weekend.

Connie Marcum Wong October 2, 2020 at 8:43 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 October 2, 2020 at 12:36 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 October 2, 2020 at 3:24 AM You win Big grin. Congrats John. Tom John Watt October 2, 2020 at 12:21 PM Footling away again, you are such a natural at the art! Thanks for the return visit Tom ~ John

Janice Canerdy October 1, 2020 at 8:03 PM WOW! A big CONGRATS on your win, John. Janice

Janice Canerdy October 1, 2020 at 8:02 PM WOW! A big CONGRATS on your win, John. Janice John Watt October 2, 2020 at 12:20 PM Thank you for the all-caps enthusiasm, my friend! You are a blessing.

Angela Crabtree October 1, 2020 at 4:21 PM I wrote a similar poem about football. How wild is that? Awesome Footles, John! You're definitely a visionary. Peace, Angie John Watt October 2, 2020 at 12:20 PM I saw your fun football write. Thanks for pointing it out to me, and for the kind words. Peace ~ John

Ilene Bauer October 1, 2020 at 1:57 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 October 1, 2020 at 2:41 PM Thank you! I think I know which team you might be rooting for (that just won their first round)??

Harry Horsman October 1, 2020 at 8:05 AM AWesome, Footles John, i see you are a big fan, how about, baseball my call. John Watt October 1, 2020 at 9:41 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 October 1, 2020 at 3:50 AM Brilliant John, I've learnt a bit about baseball. I guarantee you wont stop now. Youre now a footie lol. Tom John Watt October 1, 2020 at 2:40 PM LOL! I think you're right, Tom, it's rather addicting! Tom Cunningham October 1, 2020 at 10:19 AM In case you ever get the honour. JOHN WATT /MASCOT. Tom Cunningham October 1, 2020 at 10:17 AM Not at all John, love to learn new things, it looks an exciting game. Tom John Watt October 1, 2020 at 9:40 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 October 1, 2020 at 3:24 AM Awesome writing :) Love it. God bless you John Watt October 1, 2020 at 9:43 AM Thank you for the lovely comments today, Gina. Always a blessing to hear from you.

Anne-Lise Andresen October 1, 2020 at 2:56 AM - An exciting match, John :) - Very well done :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) John Watt October 1, 2020 at 9:42 AM Thank you for the visit and kind words Sunny. Hugs ~ John

Jan Allison October 1, 2020 at 1:30 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 October 1, 2020 at 9:38 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 October 1, 2020 at 12:31 AM Brilliant footles, John, you described the game perfectly:) John Watt October 1, 2020 at 12:33 AM Thank you Jo! God bless your day ~ John