"Fearless"

by andeux on May 18, 2007 10:19 PM PDT

In honor of Barry's return. Original lyrics here.
I'm no monkeyball, but then again Waters and Gilmour ain't exactly Dylan. And I wouldn't want to be too fine.

"Fearless"

You say the zone's too small to find
Find it.
You say you'd like to see me try
Finding.

You miss the plate and I'll take my time
And I'll find
That zone you think so small.
Just wait a while for your "fastball."
And as I walk on down the base lines to the bag
I look round, hearing the sound of the "FITZ" muttered today.

Fearlessly the pitcher faced the plate
Smiling.
Merciless the umpire calls ball eight
Frowning.

And who's the fool who wears the cap?
From the Gap
to the Safeway
And every fifth day is your day
And as you write about the fear-lines on his brim
You look grim, hearing the din at the place you used to win.

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nice.

love the ending except did you mean it to say 'used to win'?

by miguel on May 18, 2007 11:34 PM PDT reply actions

Yep

Thanks, fixed it.

I don't know, I've never snelled.

by andeux on May 19, 2007 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Great song

and the part where the crowd (Manchester United or some other football club fans) chant "You'll Never Walk Alone" -- very haunting, and, for Zito, maybe a little ironic.

by Ray of Lite on May 18, 2007 11:41 PM PDT reply actions

Liverpool, not ManU

When the lights...go down...in the city...

by senork on May 20, 2007 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Careful with that axe, Lamar.

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

by The Dogfather on May 19, 2007 11:05 AM PDT reply actions

Very nice and apropos, but

Can't Chris Drury be the fool who wears the Cup? Just this once?

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 19, 2007 1:11 PM PDT reply actions

Damn

Apparently he's the fool who wears the puck.

I don't know, I've never snelled.

by andeux on May 19, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Huge Pink Floyd Fan...

Very nicely done.

"I have nothing against the bunt - in it's place. But most of the time that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet." - Earl Weaver

by PosterNutbag44 on May 19, 2007 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

I love a challenge

A's Bats Tonight Dominate

{Original here.)

Gold and limpin' green, a crazy scene
A fight against the Zito we once knew.
Not fierce on mound, the bats resound
Around the lineup batters pitches pound.
Nick Swisher and Jack Cust, Dan Johnson, Mark Ellis
And Scutaro, Stewart, Chavez.
Walks can score men.

Giants' sign flops,
Single, double, homer blam. Pow, pow.
Saturday fair Dan Haren is there
Gold and limpin' green
The bats rebound the lineup batters pitches pound
Gold and limpin' green
The bats rebound the lineup batters pitches pound.

(Well done, BTW!)

You swing harder, you strike out; you try to throw harder, you hit the mascot. ~ theblackpearl @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 19, 2007 3:06 PM PDT reply actions