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    Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku – / Language of the Games
    Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku – / Language of the Games
    Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku – / Language of the Games
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    Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku – / Language of the Games

    By Andrew Hanson

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    In Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku / Language of the Games, Andrew Hanson reveals a unique celebration of sports in 2012. His collection of haiku poetry highlights, examines, and memorializes the greatest games and the most prominent players and moments from each day of the calendar year. Ranging in length from 1-14 verses, Hansons haiku feature collegiate and professional competitions from all over the world in: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, and many more. Hansons 366 haiku will prompt general sports fans to recall the championship games and most successful athletes of 2012, language enthusiasts to pore over the alliterations, acronyms, and analogies, and avid sports fans to ponder the sophisticated strategies and record-breaking performances that are detailed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 18, 2013
    ISBN9781481714426
    Five Seven Five Sports: / 2012 in Haiku – / Language of the Games
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    Andrew Hanson

    Andrew Hanson played three seasons of professional baseball in the Independent Leagues following four years of success on the diamond for Princeton. He has previously published articles about sports in The Sports Lawyers Journal and The Keene Sentinel. He currently resides in Boston, in between the Garden and Fenway.

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      Five Seven Five Sports - Andrew Hanson

      FIVE

      SEVEN

      FIVE

      Sports:

      2012 in Haiku –

      Language of the Games

      ANDREW HANSON

      AuthorHouse™

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      ©

      2013 Andrew Hanson. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 2/12/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-1441-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-1442-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013902677

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      CONTENTS

      January 2012

      February 2012

      March 2012

      April 2012

      May 2012

      June 2012

      July 2012

      August 2012

      September 2012

      October 2012

      November 2012

      December 2012

      In loving memory of Dad,

      and of Connor, my best teammate

      JANUARY 2012

      JANUARY 1, 2012

      Up twenty-eight points,

      The game’s outcome not in doubt,

      Tight end tally looms;

      Pats’ interception

      Gives new life to Gronk’s chances,

      Down five yards to Graham;

      Belichick shows love;

      Gronkowski gets one more play,

      Grabs yardage record.

      JANUARY 2, 2012

      Exposed Philly ice –

      An outdoor penalty shot

      In game’s last minute;

      Lundqvist stones Briere,

      Saving fifth Winter Classic –

      Rangers tops in East.

      JANUARY 3, 2012

      Wilson’s Rose Bowl spike,

      Lingering for Badgers’ fans –

      Arena timing;

      Evans banks a 3,

      Beating the clock on the wall –

      Double-OT bid;

      Backboard clock trumps make,

      Leaving the Spartans ducky –

      Two-day curse on ties.

      JANUARY 4, 2012

      With Clemson driving

      And about to take the lead,

      The Fumble happens;

      As with Cleveland Browns

      Back in 1988,

      Momentum is gone;

      Off to the races

      Speeds Mountaineer Darwin Cook,

      With pay dirt in sight;

      Ninety-nine quick yards

      To the fourth of ten TDs –

      An Orange Bowl blowout.

      JANUARY 5, 2012

      Bosh, alone on wing,

      Waits without Big 3 brethren –

      Clutch, deep three ties Hawks…

      Three OTs later,

      Bosh, with thirty-three points in,

      Assists Chalmers’ three…

      With Ivan fouled out,

      Hawks’ Big 3 can’t score response –

      Loss with a goose egg.

      JANUARY 6, 2012

      Sideline-to-sideline

      Via Cotton Bowl logo –

      Razorback return;

      Joe Adams does it –

      Fourth for TD this season –

      Winning catalyst.

      JANUARY 7, 2012

      Arian Foster,

      With his left arm extended,

      Drops double stiff-arm;

      The end-zone scamper

      Seals Texans’ first playoff win,

      Sends the Bengals home;

      For stiff-arm victim,

      Bengal safety Chris Crocker,

      ‘Twas a dreadful day;

      With arms extended,

      His hands ere betrayed him on

      Easy, dropped pick-six.

      JANUARY 8, 2012

      Take that NFL!

      He can’t throw it down the field?

      See you next weekend!

      JANUARY 9, 2012

      Jeremy Shelley,

      The ‘Bama-LSU star:

      A field goal kicker!

      JANUARY 10, 2012

      In last three minutes,

      His Illini down two points,

      Brandon Paul the one;

      Fifteen by himself,

      Against just eight for Buckeyes,

      Secures five-point win;

      Big 10 hoops battle

      Ends with 10 starters scoring,

      Two scoreless benches.

      JANUARY 11, 2012

      Deep three-point baskets,

      Perfect from the free-throw line,

      Passes that dazzle;

      Bighorn Blake Ahearn –

      NBA D-League Showcase

      Dunk on Iowa;

      A Steve Nash Junior,

      Efficient on pick-and-roll –

      Call-up potential.

      JANUARY 12, 2012

      Milwaukee free throws –

      Bucks’ and Pistons’ perfection –

      41 go in…

      Hack-a-Howard plan

      On display in Golden State –

      New attempt record;

      Dwight takes 39

      To pass Chamberlain in win;

      21 go in.

      JANUARY 13, 2012

      Twenty-three thousand –

      New scoring plateau for Dirk –

      Twenty-third in club;

      Always a Maverick,

      Always original form,

      Scoring with style points.

      JANUARY 14, 2012

      Vernon Post play call –

      Shades of Young-to-Owens score,

      Back in ‘99;

      Alex Smith throws it,

      And Vernon Davis catches,

      Just past the goal line;

      A 14-yarder

      With only nine seconds left –

      San Fran comeback capped;

      The scorer meets coach

      For embrace on the sidelines –

      Emotions galore.

      JANUARY 15, 2012

      Rescuer Ed Reed

      In overlapping patrol –

      Two-minute cover;

      His eighth playoff pick,

      And batted-down Hail Mary –

      Ravens oust Texans.

      JANUARY 16, 2012

      A fighter for men,

      A voice championing peace,

      Eyes to the future;

      Derek Fisher leads,

      À la MLK, Jr.,

      In labor dispute…

      Fitting winning shot –

      Fisher’s three with three seconds;

      They stood tall for all.

      JANUARY 17, 2012

      Danny Green of Spurs

      Closes out the first quarter –

      3 over LeBron…

      Second-quarter’s end –

      Half-court choice over LeBron –

      3 more points for team.

      JANUARY 18, 2012

      Trinity’s roll squashed –

      Decade-plus two-fifty-two –

      Yale jubilation!

      JANUARY 19, 2012

      Documentation:

      Thirty-one not twenty-eight –

      Fausto Carfakea.

      JANUARY 20, 2012

      Emerging from pack,

      Love floats to top of the arc,

      Buries buzzer three;

      With comeback Stapled,

      Wingspan celebration starts;

      Timberwolves gather.

      JANUARY 21, 2012

      Half-court heave to tie:

      UConn-Tennessee OT?

      Napier misses;

      Breaking tie with flair,

      Snaer prompts Seminole crazies –

      Duke home win streak ends;

      A refreshed picture –

      Brown’s three to tie off the

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