Athletics Nation: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Around SBN: Read our new Phoenix Coyotes blog! Bar-right-arrows



2008 Poetic Interlude #7: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Jack Cust Striking Out Looking



[Original lyrics here.]

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Jack Cust Striking Out Looking

As he walks to
The base that's first
Waitin' for strikes off the blackness of unhittability.

I ask myself
Is this game lost?
Is there only bases on balls, and LOB?

And each time a pitcher strikes out our side,
There's one thing I wanna know:
What's so funny 'bout Jack Cust striking out looking? Ohhhh-two!
What's so funny 'bout Jack Cust striking out looking?

And as he walked on
Through inning nine
My gamethread gets so foul-mouth-ed sometimes
So where are the runs?
And who's not disgusted?
And where is the RBI?
Sweet RBIs.

'Cause each game I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout Jack Cust striking out looking? Ohhhh-two!
What's so funny 'bout Jack Cust striking out looking?

So where are the runs?
And who's not disgusted?
And where is the RBI?
Sweet RBIs.

'Cause each AB he's not swingin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout stats I'm not understanding? D'ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout stats I'm not understanding? D'ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout stats I'm not understanding?

1 recs | Comment 9 comments

Read Related

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."

by SwampyD on Jun 15, 2008 7:31 PM PDT   0 recs

That's one of my favorite Nick Lowe (And Outside) songs!

Next road game—Green Shirt!

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

by Nick on Jun 15, 2008 7:34 PM PDT   0 recs

Nick Lowe rules

He is truly the Jack Cust of Cool.

If we can’t fix the stupid, can we at least beat them senseless? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 15, 2008 7:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Elvis Costello kicks ass

by Reg on Jun 16, 2008 6:49 AM PDT   0 recs

I used to be disgusted

Now I try to be amused.

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Jun 16, 2008 7:04 AM PDT   0 recs

Three outcomes will happen

We never hit and run

If we can’t fix the stupid, can we at least beat them senseless? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 16, 2008 7:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Petition to get joe saunders a start or spot in the all star game

Rodger Lodge and Dave Smith are the two best radio talk show hosts in the country. Period.

by hunter48 on Jun 16, 2008 7:32 AM PDT   0 recs

please respond yes if you agree

Rodger Lodge and Dave Smith are the two best radio talk show hosts in the country. Period.

by hunter48 on Jun 16, 2008 7:32 AM PDT   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to the SB Nation blog about Oakland Athletics.

Community Guidelines ANcillary Terms

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Logo_small
12/1/08: First DLD of the last month of the year
Depaul_small
AN Community Prospect List - #12
Depaul_small
AN Community Prospect List - #11
Depaul_small
Community Organizational Prospect List - #10
Th_img_0035_small
Furcal looking for homes in the Bay Area, and Nick Johnson to relocate too?

Recent FanPosts

Thumb_id_wormburner_small
A's Sign some ML Free Agents
Prime_small
HOF debate begins...
Small
Rangers vs A's community rankings
Depaul_small
Community Organizational Prospect List - #9
Depaul_small
Community Organizational Prospect List - #8
Small
a little A's history

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini


Managers

Banana_album_041907_small monkeyball

Baseball_small baseballgirl

Oakland_small Blez

Goat_small Nico

As_kings_cal_small louismg

Editors

Countdown_small Taj Adib

Recent_family_ones_july__07_091_small notsellingjeans

Authors

P1010266b_small devo

Super_grover_small grover

The_baby_small salb918

ad

Site Meter