Every serious baseball fan, especially San Francisco Giants fans, should own these two books. Hermanos' poetry is sharp, and will make fans of a lot of people who have been turned off by the boring fluff that constitutes most of American poetry. Hermanos' poems are a fresh, exciting way to enjoy baseball.
Poems include:
Zito's Loot Bags
These Shrunken Men
One Night At Buster's
Captain Thong
Panda Express
Invitation To Panda
The Machine: 8/31/10
Will Brooks Conrad Attend Bobby Cox's Hall Of Fame Induction?
October Odds
Fearsome Facial Hair
Fox "Baseball"
World Series, Game 2: The Omen
World Series, Game 2: Holland, Lowe, and Kirkman: Chernobyl, Texas
Barry Bonds
Josh Hamilton Smells Something
World Series, Game 3: Bush Appears
Huff Conjures The Ghosts
Gigantic Pants: Madison Bumgarner (Haiku)
Be Careful What You Wish For
World Series, Game 5: The Sea Monster
World Series, Game 5: Our Boys
World Series, Game 5: Renteria, Renteria
The Giants Win! The Giants Win!
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Orange Waves of Giants!
The Destruction: May 25, 2011
All-Time Foulest Americans
The Skipper (Haiku)
Matt Cain Addresses The Giants' Hitters (Haiku)
Sergio Romo (Haiku)
The Beard's Season Ends: Brian Wilson's Alopecia (Haiku)
June 13, 2012: Mrs. L. Argues Perfection
June 26, 2012 Vs. Dodgers (Vin)
Kenny The Melkman's Lament
Melky Armstrong
San Franposey
Ballpark Tour: Cooperstown
Ballpark Tour: Yankee "There Used To Be A Ballpark Right Here" Stadium
Ballpark Tour: The Polo Grounds
Ballpark Tour: Detroit
Vs. Cincinnati, Game 4: The Oracle
Vs. St. Louis, Game 2: The Cheap Slide
October 16, 1912: One Hundred Years Ago Today
Vs. St. Louis, Game 5: Before, During, and After Barry Zito
Game 7: The Deluge
We're Waiting With Chains
A Lot of Ifs
Comes a Taunting
Panda, Panda, Panda
Particles
Who is Jim Leyland's Talking To?
Fielder's Wheels
World Series, Game 3: Declawed Pussycats
Leyland Retreats To The Closet
Champions
Orange Waves Of Giants