The Danny Trade: Billy's musical lament

by Nick on Dec 14, 2007 6:38 PM PST Comment 9 comments

Everyone knows how emotional Billy Beane is, despite his cold-hearted reputation. Reliable sources tell me that a plaintive tenor was heard singing this tune this afternoon at the Coliseum...

Oh Danny Boy, the Diamondbacks are calling,
From Bay to Desert, for 6 prospects fine,
The summer's gone, and all our starters falling,
'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.

But come you back, when Gaudin's on his rehab stint,
Or when our ace is Lenny DiNardo,
For I'll be here, on my treadmill of sorrow,
Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so.

But when ye come, and all the A's are injured,
If we're in last, as sucky we may be,
Ye'll come and find 4th place, where we are lying,
And kneel and say an Ave there for me.

And I shall hear, though chair a'throwin' I shall be,
And though our hopes of Fremont hazy be,
And if you bend, and tell me that you love me,
Then I shall sleep in peace til Cisco Field I see.

[sniff!]

Original lyrics here.

And a performance that speaks for all of us...

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Nice

the original opening line also works well in a Haren context .

I feel stupid and contagious

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Dec 14, 2007 7:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yes, it does

Well played!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Dec 14, 2007 7:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Very nice

by both of you.

ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524

by rfloh on Dec 15, 2007 6:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I liked it too.

and it hits the right Melancholy note. I am going to miss Danny very much and I will miss having hope for a decent team for this comeing season, too.

by IM4Oakgal on Dec 14, 2007 7:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ditto!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Dec 15, 2007 12:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

And by guilty association ...

Daniel is travelling tonight to the sticks
I can see the red tail lights heading for Phoenix
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

They say Oakland is pretty though I've never been
Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen
Oh and he should know, he's been there enough
Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much

Daniel my pitcher you are younger than me
Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal
Your A's have died but you see more than I
Daniel you're an All Star in the face of the sky

Daniel is travelling tonight to the sticks
I can see the red tail lights heading for Phoenix
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes
Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

by green star oakland on Dec 15, 2007 9:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I like these

song parodies. Especially when I know the song. I usually don't know the original song when Monkey does his but this song was popular when I was in the 9th grade. :-)

by IM4Oakgal on Dec 16, 2007 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs