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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?

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"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 reply actions   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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

Elvis Costello kicks ass

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

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