Toronto, KC libraries trade barbs over Jays-Royals playoffs

Public libraries duke it out in book-spine poetry

Media | Toronto and Kansas City libraries face off over Blue Jays-Royals series

Caption: Baseball series taken to heart with a book-spine battle over Twitter

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A war of words is brewing between two libraries rooting for their hometown baseball teams.
After the Toronto Blue Jays' 7-1 comeback over the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night, the Toronto Public Library cleverly arranged a few books to form a new poem, gloating the victory.
"The Comeback, Blue Jays Blowout The Royals. Come Together."

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But the Kansas City Public Library, which initiated the poetry face-off Tuesday night, is not standing down.

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"The Bad Guys Won! Home Team Advantage, Forever Blue."
After the Jays' rough Game 4 against the Royals, the Kansas City Public Library tweeted a little poem at its Toronto counterpart. And we aren't talking "Roses are red."
"Canada, Sorry You Lost, What Bluebirds Do."

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Not to be outdone, the Toronto Public Library tweeted back Wednesday with its own subtle yet stinging book-spine poetry, which quotes the late baseball superstar and sage, Yogi Berra.

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"Warning, Kansas City, It Ain't Over Till It's Over."
That's one for the books, TPL.