Ode to Billy Beane...as sung by Michael Jackson
by OptimistPrime on Jul 26, 2008 11:26 AM PDT
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Performed by Michael Jackson, lyrics by every General Manager in Major League Baseball. (For those of you who are under 30, the black guy with a nose in the video is really Michael Jackson)
Feel free to sing along...
I was more like a GM from a losing team
I said "Don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one,
who got fleeced when the Beane came to town?"
They said I am the one who got fleeced when the Beane came to town.
He told me his name was Billy Beane and I peed my jeans
Then every head turned when I trade nine guys for one
I got hosed when the Beane came to town
People always told me be careful of who you deal
And don't go round dealin' young boys arms
Steinbrener always told me "Watch out for MoneyBall"
And be careful of what you do, Billy Beane will come for you
Billy Beane is at my door
he's just a guy who claims that he's not a bum
"That Cupcakes' got a gun."
He says "I Am The One", but he'd probably trade his son
For forty days and forty nights
He was on my side
But who can stand when Beane is "Da Man"
His schemes and plans
You'll get screwed when the Beane comes to town
So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice
(Do Think Twice)
He told me "Baby, trust me
check his OBP"
Then showed a photo, Jocketty crying
His eyes looked like mine
I got hosed when the Beane came to town, Baby
People always told me be careful of what you do
And don't go around dealin' young boys' arms
Beane came and stood right by me
The press they filled the room
This happened Much too soon
Gammons called me a buffoon
Billy Beane Is at my door
he's just a guy who claims that he's not a bum
But the guy would trade his son
Billy Beane Is at my door
he's just a guy who claims that he's not a bum
But that guy would trade his son
He says trade nine for one, I swear the guys not done.
he says I am the one, come on trade me twelve for one
Billy Beane Is at my door
he's just a guy who claims that he's not a bum
But The guy would trade his Son
he Says trade nine for one, Sabermetrics is such fun
he Says I Am The One, I would trade my son
he Says I Am The One
Billy Beane Is at my door
Billy Beane Is at my door
Billy Beane Is at my door
Billy Beane Is at my door
Billy Beane Is at my door
Billy Beane Is at my door
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Show of hands -- how many remember seeing it the first time?
Nice interlube!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
I’m also remembering the video – that’s the one where the tiles lit up as he danced along them, right?
I also used to hurry home after school to see the 3:30 showing of Thriller on MTV.
Good times.
There was a nest of that spider to that, but it is that.
Yup.
Hard to fathom from this vantage, but that performance, vid and album were absolutely electric. I remember watching the show as a Motown-fan-in-general/Smokey in particular, and recalling Michael Jackson mostly from his Rockin’ Robin days. What he did that night was change everything and, well, usher in a new era. ‘Course there were no intertubes and no YouTubes at the time, so people actually talked … and about nearly nothing else that next day.
/insert obligatory lawn trespass rant.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 28, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
It is sad to me that his freakishness has obscured the fact
that he was/is one of the very most talented singers and dancers of his generation. He should have stuck to only grabbing his own crotch. :-(
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What's funny
is that at this time he was already considered pretty freakish – the glove, the hair, the crotch, etc. Very eccentric, and he already looked pretty dang different than he had before. Who knew then how far freakish could go!
There was a nest of that spider to that, but it is that.
funny how it seems
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 28, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I know the man's turened into a freakshow
in both looks and actions, but GOD DAMN that man could sing.
NIce work OP~
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
Favorite lines:
He says “The guy’s not a bum.”
“That Cupcakes’ got a gun.”
&
Gammons called me a buffoon
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
Isn't it sad
to think that an entire generation has grown up with MJ the freak without remembering the Thriller MJ that came before?
I still want to see him vs. Timberlake vs. Usher in a video dance-off.
what about
versus our ex-President?
If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?--WaddellCanseco
A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn.--Nico
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 26, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching Micheal Jackson makes me feel like a young man
I wish Michael didn’t feel the same way.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
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