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2008 Poetic Interlude #2: Rain-Delay Starters #12 & 35

(Original lyrics here.)

Rain-Delay Starters #12 & 35

Well, he’ll sign ya when you didn’t play so good,
He’ll sign ya just a-like he said he would.
He’ll sign ya when you're tryin' to go home.
Then he’ll sign ya when you've broken several bones.
But I would not feel bad about your playing time,
Everybody must get signed.

Well, he’ll sign ya when you're walkin' like Ty Cobb.
He’ll sign ya when you're tryin' to keep your job.
He’ll sign ya when you're walkin' to first base.
He’ll sign ya when you're walkin' ‘gainst an ace.
But I would not feel bad about your playing time,
Everybody must get signed.

He’ll sign ya when you're at the bargainin’ table.
He’ll sign ya when you are no longer young or able.
He’ll sign ya without giving up an extra buck.
He’ll sign ya and then he’ll say, "good luck."
Tell ya what, I would not feel bad about your playing time,
Everybody must get signed.

Well, he’ll sign you only if you’re a great bargain.
Then he’ll sign you and you’ll never play again.
He’ll sign you when your last season was below par.
He’ll not re-sign you if you play the damn guitar.
Yes, but I would not feel bad about your playing time,
Everybody must get signed.

Well, he’ll sign you when many saves you’ve blown.
He’ll sign you when you’re walking runners home.
He’ll sign you and then trade you to the Braves.
He’ll extend you when you’ve got one foot in the grave.
But I would not feel bad about your playing time,
Everybody must get signed.

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When I first saw the title

I thought to myself "God, no, can't we let Terrence Long rest in peace?  And Big Hurt's gone, get over it."

One wonders how it would have worked for Billy with the original chorus.  On one hand you have his, um, association with the green and gold dopers of yore.  But then there's the current Carrie Nation postgame clubhouse vibe.  Oh, the conflict!

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jan 24, 2008 12:39 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Terrence Long is traded ...

... but his ghost lives on and on.
Never did get any Golden Glove award, never made it to the second round.
He was an outfielder, that's for sure,
More of an outfielder than you ever were.
Terrence Long is gone but his spirit's livin' on and on.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 24, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he took some called strikes,

maybe some flyball routes he couldn't work out
But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin' about.
Never robbed many bases nor dropped down many bunts instead,
He just took the balls in high places and he swung when the pitch was dead red.
He was certain Jeremy would score, then he didn't wanna live anymore.

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 24, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the other direction I contemplated for the chorus

... was "Every roster must get Zonised"

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 24, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love it mr monkeyman

do you take requests?

Idiot Wind
Walls of Red Wing
Joey
Isis
Boots of Spanish Leather

you should save Desolation Row for mid-season

by jakarta on Jan 24, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

thanks, and, yes!

"Walls of Red Wing" would work nicely with the whole youth movement/Long March theme for '08.

Hm. And maybe I could do an ode to Chavez with "Cleats of Not-Spanish-Enough Leather" ...

I'm also (following my recent theme of working the players' uni numbers in with the titles) almost done with "Seven? Curses!," "A's Shall Believe No. 10," and "Talkin' Gold Glove 3 Blues."

The best that can be said about this is that it's imaginative. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 24, 2008 5:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

thoughts

Good finds with those ones, I can't wait.

I love this stuff. In high school, 20+ years ago, I used to try to fit our schoolhall dramas into Dylan lyrics/songs.  So you doing it for A's themes is like a custom order to my demographic. Of course, that might be a demographic of two people.

I was thinking
Isis=Zito
Joey-obviously Blanton
you nailed my Chavez/Spanish Leather one and the Red Wing one
Idiot Wind=move to Fremont, double meaning with landfill environmental stuff and Rattoesque blather about the A's

by jakarta on Jan 24, 2008 5:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Desolation Row

Been Done.

I also have dibs on "Stuck Inside of Fremont with the Oakland Blues Again."

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jan 24, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

holy guacamole batman

that's incredible--

Can't believe I missed that.

this one's my favorite:

Desdemona, she's Plaza Outfield
Of euphemism is cash made
On the twenty-third of April
Her ticket budget's played
To her Korach's not romantic
Compared to Upper nest
Her avocation's her religion
Her sin, resourcelessness
And though her eyes are fixed upon
Arc of Sweet Zito...

by jakarta on Jan 24, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Idiot Wind

link here.

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

by Nick on Jan 24, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone done 66th Avenue Freeze-out?

We needs us some Bruce, too.  

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

by The Dogfather on Jan 24, 2008 6:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

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

by The Dogfather on Jan 24, 2008 6:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seconded!
"It is almost impossible to exaggerate the complete unimportance of almost everything."

by Poppy on Jan 25, 2008 6:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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