Edmonton, June 2 - With the debacle of the 2047 BBA amateur draft behind the Edmonton squad, fans turned their eyes to another debacle: a losing streak that lasted more than a week:
This late May swoon resulted in the Jackrabbits falling from six games above .500 on May 2, to only three games above .500 on June 2. What's the reason for reason for the crappy play that led to eight straight losses? "This has truly been a team effort," said Manager Juan Carlos Gonzalez. "Everyone has basically sucked."
Your intrepid columnist can barely summon energy to write this piece, such is our lack of excitement over the team that just two years ago won the Brewster Cup. So rather than try to write a lot of words, we offer just a few. Specifically, a haiku:
EDITO'RS NOTE: We are aware that the above is truly a horrible haiku. We are also aware that you, the valued reader, deserve an actual column rather than a half-assed attempt at poetry. To make up for it, we offer this limerick:"We just lost eight games!"
"Surely we are not that bad."
"Don't call me Shirley!"
There once was a team from the Brewster
Who resembled to fans a large rooster
They were called the Jackrabbits
They had nasty habits
Once winners, they're now just big losers
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: We are aware that the above is truly a horrible limerick, which in no way helps ease the angst of readers who suffered through the earlier horrible haiku. We intend to make it up to you in the best way possible: by ending this lame attempt at a Team News.