Wednesday, August 13, 2008
BECAUSE WE HATE YOU.
Scott McCaughey, rock dude, super sideman and leader of The Baseball Project did a Q&A on ESPN today. Most of it sucks, frankly, because the majority of people asking questions were European R.E.M. fans who had no idea what this chat was about - just that it was happening - and asked a bunch of idiotic questions that had nothing to do with baseball. (In that way I guess it wasn’t much different than your average ESPN chat, just more international.)
The reason I post about this at all this here is because of THIS:
Steve R. (Brooklyn, NY): So who’s your favorite all time player, and your favorite current player? And could you see writing a song about either one?
SportsNation Scott McCaughey: (6:17 PM ET ) Willie Mays is my all-time fave probably, and he got a song on Volume One. Current player, I don’t know, I’m still probing and examining them. Aaron Heilmann maybe?
Go ahead. What would you call a song you wrote about Aaron Heilman? (The title of this post is the title of a Young Fresh Fellows album, so it’s already taken.)
::blows, um, on pitchpipe::
I’m the designated closer, I don’t know why,
Ever since Billy Wagner had his MRI,
I lulled allayas into false security
But it wasn’t long before I turned back into me
B-L-O-W, S-A-V
That translates into “blown save,” baybee,
Tried to be a closer but I couldn’t see
How to finish off a save opportuity
Even Pirates mess with me on my 3-2 pitch
And the next guy up hits my first like I’m his bitch
B-L-O-W, S-A-V
Means “Another Aaron Heilman blown save,” baybee!
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