‘Twas the night before Cub Christmas, and in 2023
The Cubs got over .500 again, winning eighty-three.
But the team’s future performance? Who the heck knows?
We’re all waiting. C’mon, Jed, put on a show.
With Swanson and Taillon signed new to the club
Some Cubs fans hoped it would be more than hubbub
To say the team could maybe be in first place
And in April games, they were on a good pace.
Lots of runs scored early, and one new young fellow
Dropped a slam on the Mariners, the ballpark did rock
But Nelson Velázquez didn’t get much use
Later exiled to the Royals for Jose Cuas.