Dear Sports Gods; Definitely Not Gloating!

 

I am being very careful as regards my Sox

Because I am superstitious, which my husband mocks.

He does not believe in sports gods; said they're just a joke.

I bet that his Yankees wish he'd thought before he spoke.

Red Sox are so far in front of other baseball teams

They've exceeded even Fenway Faithful's wildest dreams...

But, I'm trying not to gloat before the play-offs start

Knowing that it risks the sports gods breaking Boston's heart.

Go ahead and laugh it up! Feel free to talk some trash...

Don't believe me! Then, when all your sports dreams turn to ash,

I won't say I told you so (that makes the sports gods mad)

But I will be thinking it...  And gloating, just a tad.

The New England Patriots are #NotDone

 

I'm aware I won't convince the fans of other teams

That they shouldn't mind it when New England's crushed their dreams.

If I'm being honest, I suppose I'd feel the same...

But, you must admit, the Pats deliver quite a game.

With Tom Brady on the field the outcome's not in doubt.

Even when the team is down, you never count them out.

You all get exciting football.  We just get the win.

Oh, no! Did I just commit the sports gods' cardinal sin?

I don't want to taunt nor gloat lest they they exact a toll;

Have to mind my Ps and Qs before the Super Bowl.

We're not done...  The Eagles wait and then, I guess, we'll see.

But you'll get outstanding football...  That, I guarantee.

Lesson Learned

Yesterday, to my dismay, New England lost their game

And, if we are being honest, I'm the one to blame.

'though I knew I, foolishly, continued on undaunted

Violating two sports gods commandments 'cause I taunted.

I confess to gloating, too.  My sins led to our loss.

Patriots were doomed right from the starting coin toss.

Football games take more than skill. You need a lot of luck.

Now I know how Jets fans feel all year... That's gotta suck.

Sorry! Please forgive me sports gods.  I was out of line.

Let the penalty for taunting Jets fans be just mine.

I won't even gloat now that Tom Brady has returned...

I've no wish to risk your wrath.  My lesson has been learned.

Not Taunting... Gloating

(Courtesy of Only In Boston)

P-A-T-S... Pats, Pats, Pats just won against the Jets;

Game was very close (New England didn't cover bets.)

But, despite a fifth of all his passes being dropped,

Brady's proved he's on a mission and will not be stopped.

I won't use the "U" word that's been bandied here-abouts,

I know - in regards to sports gods - people have their doubts

But I, still, remain convinced the sports gods DO exist

And that cockiness is on their Thou Shalt Not Do list.

I'll just count my blessings, with Tom Brady being first.

Thank them for Bill Belichick and pray I haven't cursed

Us before the Dolphins game we're playing Thursday night...

Careful not to boast or make predictions as I write.

Go ahead and call me superstitious if you want

But prior experience has taught me not to taunt.

Still, the sports gods can't begrudge Pats' fans the right to gloat;

Even they must recognize Tom Brady is the GOAT.

The Patriots - "Say It Ain't So, Joe"

 

What's an old New England fan like me supposed to do

Learning accusations made against the Pats are true?

We used footballs that were not the legal PSI.

Hoped it was an accident but now I wanna cry.

Didn't change the outcome of the game; the best team won

But, 'though other quarterbacks admit it's often done,

This makes us look dirty...  And for what? A needless ploy.

It has made this Super Bowl much harder to enjoy.

Scandals haunt Bill Belichick; they're calling him a cheat.

(No one but a Pats fan loves a coach who won't be beat.)

Even if we crush Seattle, Belichick can't win.

He will only be remembered for another sin.

I don't think Head Coaches check the balls; it's not their job

But, because he's arrogant and rude (and he's a slob)

There are calls to fire Belichick...  That's really dumb.

Bill has won so many rings he wears them on his thumb.

I believe the Patriots will win with any ball;

It's our year and, although pride goeth before the fall,

Knowing that our reputation's underneath this cloud

Means I needn't worry that I'm gonna feel too proud.

Thou Shalt Not Gloat

(Credit/Cartoonstock.com)

As one more Division leader loses to the Pats

All our former critics rush to offer their "Congrats!"

"They just beat the Lions without fielding Jonas Gray."
 "Best team in the NFL," most analysts now say.

Sunday, with a final score of 34 to 9,

(Thanks to the improvement in the Pats' Offensive line

And a brilliant Defense that turned Golden into lead)

I'm afraid New England might let praise go to its head.

Let's not tempt the sports gods now by gloating at our win;

Gloating, just like taunting, is a major sports gods' sin.

We've still got tough games to play before we reach our goal;

One more chance for us to go and win the Super Bowl

A Pink-Hat Farewell to Derek Jeter

(Photo/news.yahoo.com)

It is not my fault (this year) the Red Sox haven't won;

Wasn't due to any rhymes or taunting that I've done.

I'm not sure exactly what did happen to my team,

Making our World Series win seem like a distant dream.

We will end our season here at home against New York

And, though I'm about to sound like some pink-hatted dork,

I believe it's fitting Derek Jeter's coming here;

That it will be Fenway where he's ending his career.

He will not play shortstop but he says he'll swing the bat

And I do not blame him for it; I can tell you that.

No way he could top the note he finished on last night;

Knocking in the winning run - a single out to right.

Twenty years in pinstripes - where he's done the Yankees proud -

His name being chanted by a happy, hometown crowd.

If it were a movie script it would be past believing...

Coming here to Fenway will remind him why he's leaving.

Good Job ISIL

ISIL has accomplished what the U.S. never could;

They've united all the countries in their neighborhood.

What's the single issue on which everyone agrees?

ISIL's brutal fighters must be driven to their knees.

Nations in the region who have always been at odds -

Fighting ever since the mind of man conceived of gods -

Put aside their arguments to face a common foe;

All of them determined, now, that ISIL has to go.

Maybe these alliances between them all won't last

Once this existential threat to Islam's in the past...

But, it's also possible a corner has been turned

And extremist ideologies might yet be spurned.

Now a man who'd only say "America" to cuss,

Iran's Ayatollah's, making overtures to us.

It's an opportunity the U.S. shouldn't waste.

Good job ISIL...  Thanks alot.  We'll see you guys post-haste.

Why Argentina Lost the World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Messi doesn't look thrilled with his consolation prize.

As you, no doubt, know by now the Germans won the Cup.

Does the team deserve the honors they're receiving? Yup.

German fans are celebrating; dancing in the streets...

Social media's been flooded with ecstatic tweets.

Germany was dominant throughout the tournament

But was careful not to get Brazilian's noses bent.

Tensions there were high enough that such an ugly loss

Could be like a match lit to a Molotov you'd toss.

But the Germans didn't taunt or gloat about their win

Knowing that the sports gods think that taunting is a sin.

I guess no one told the Argentinians that rule;

Things they said about Brazil (their host) were pretty cruel.

After that they never scored a single goal, at all...

And, though Messi was awarded FIFA's Golden Ball

It seemed like a consolation prize he didn't want.

Next World Cup remember that it isn't nice to taunt.

The Boston Red Sox Swept the New York Yankees

Hail to the coach. (Photo/wikipedia.com)

Red Sox teams do better with their players acting weird.

Once they used to "Cowboy Up"; today they wear a beard.

Played together as a team and "Poof!" they're number one.

They don't need a high-priced star when they're all having fun.

Yankees didn't have much fun this weekend, I'm afraid;

Swept by Boston's Red Sox in the series they just played.

Wish that I could thank the Sox and show how much I care...

Sadly, I'm a woman who can not grow facial hair.

Want to show appreciation for the year they've had.

Do not think I'm taunting.  (That will make the sports gods mad.)

I am just so happy, now that Farrell's in command,

I can't seem to help it.  Hope the sports gods understand.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Trump

Ted Cruz gets a rousing introduction from another Tea Party darling...  I wonder if Mrs. Palin can see Canada from her house, too. (Photo/LegalInsurrection.com)

Hoisted on their own petard by Senator Ted Cruz

Who has got some options on which passport he can use.

Where is all the outrage from the Birther movement now?

Why is it that Tea Party supporters wonder how

They can get around what is the inconvenient fact;

All their moral outrage about Kenyans was an act?

President Obama is a U.S. citizen

And yet, Trump was cautious about Cruz's problem when

He was asked if he'd support Ted Cruz for President.

Said he'd have to wait and see exactly how things went.

Cruz has been the darling of the Right Wing loony fringe.

Learning he's Canadian has got to make them cringe.

Born across the border to his mom and Cuban dad,

Cruz cannot be President.  Don't like it?  That's too bad.

U.S. Constitution says he's not allowed to run.

When it comes to passports, Presidents get only one.