As amends for missing last week's rsotw and in anticipation of randomness' favorite time of year we're proud to present two baseball themed songs.
"Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian from the album Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
I'm quite certain that the lads have never seen a baseball game in their lives. This song, however, never fails to make me laugh. Certainly the only the pop song that name checks both Mike Piazza and "Walk Away Renee."
"Sleep of the Just" by Mendoza Line from the album Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello (2003)
Not a song about baseball but rather a great cover of one of my favorite Costello songs. The band, though, takes their name from the woeful offensive output of '80s infielder Mario Mendoza.
Posted by mikewolf at September 26, 2004 07:51 PMBest baseball song ever is Da Boss' "Glory Days". Yeah, it's overplayed and it something of a cliche, but it's still a fantastic song about getting old and making compromises. And baseball.
Posted by: Frankenstein on September 27, 2004 05:50 PMNo, no, no. "Glory Days" is only marginally about baseball. A better hardball song (but perhaps even more trite) and without a doubt the best song on said subject is Fogerty's "Centerfield."
Posted by: mrw on September 27, 2004 11:32 PMWhat about "Bill Lee" by Warren Zevon? Of course, "Boom Boom Mancini" is the best song about sports in general.
The Tigers beat up on my Sox once again tonight. I went to their last home game yesterday w/ my daughter. We had tix for the second half of the season, which soon became a death march after the injuries to Ordonez and Thomas. They stunk so bad, though, Barry Bonds couldn't have kept them in contention. Detroit, on the other hand, has some phenomenal young, um, phenoms. OK, maybe you were right: We got the wrong Guillen. ;^)
Posted by: Vernam on September 27, 2004 11:55 PMGot to place another vote against "Glory Days."
And I quote:
"He could throw that speedball by you,
Make you look like a fool."
Speedball??? SPEEDBALL????
Come on, Bruce.
Posted by: K.Britt on September 28, 2004 12:01 AMBob Dylan once wrote a song about Catfish Hunter; that's gotta count for something.
"Reggie Jackson at the plate
Seein' nothin' but the curve,
Swing too early or too late
Got to eat what Catfish serve."
http://bobdylan.com/songs/catfish.html
As for B&S never having seen a game:
"Belle & Sebastian's sudden chattiness, including a press junket in Shea Stadium held between innings of a Mets game, is a symbolic shift."
Of course, this was after the album came out. Before, much less likely.
Posted by: Ken Goldstein on September 28, 2004 02:06 AM