Since it’s baseball (and soon in DC, softball) season, it seems like the perfect time to post these gems by Terry Cashman. Enjoy!

“Talkin’ Baseball (Wille, Mickey an’ The Duke)”

The Whiz Kids had won it,
Bobby Thomson had done it,
And Yogi read the comics all the while.
Rock ‘n’ roll was bein’ born,
Marijuana we would scorn,
So down on the corner the National Pastime went on trial.

We’re talkin’ baseball (Kluzewski, Campanella),
Talkin’ baseball (The Man and Bobby Feller),
The Scooter, The Barber and The Newk,
They knew ’em all from Boston to Dubuque,
Especially Willie, Mickey and The Duke.

Well Casey was winnin’,
Hank Aaron was beginnin’,
One Robby goin’ out, one comin’ in.
Kiner an’ midget Gaedel,
The Thumper an’ Mel Parnell,
An’ Ike was the only one winnin’ down in Washington.

We’re talkin’ baseball (Kluzewski, Campanella),
Talkin’ baseball (The Man and Bobby Feller),
The Scooter, The Barber and The Newk,
They knew ’em all from Boston to Dubuque,
Especially Willie, Mickey and The Duke.

Now my old friend The Bachelor,
Well he swore he was The Oklahoma Kid,
An’ Cookie played hookey to go an’ see The Duke,
An’ me I always love Willie Mays,
Those were the days.

Well now it’s the eighties,
An’ Brett is the greatest,
An’ Bobby Bonds can play for everyone.
Rose is at the Vet,
Rusty again is a Met,
An’ the great Alexander is pitchin’ again in Washington.

I’m talkin’ baseball (like Reggie, Quisenberry),
Talkin’ baseball (Carew an’ Gaylord Perry),
Seaver, Garvey, Schmidt an’ Vida Blue,
If Cooperstown is callin’ it’s no fluke,
They’ll be with Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke.

Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke,..
(Say Hey! Say Hey! Say Hey!)
It was Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke,..
(Say Hey! Say Hey! Say Hey!)
I’m talkin’ Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke,..
(Say Hey! Say Hey! Say Hey!)
Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke,..
(Say Hey! Say Hey! Say Hey!)
Say Willie, Mickey an’ The Duke,..
(Say Hey! Say Hey! Say Hey!)

…. and from The Simpsons….

“Talkin’ Softball (Homer, Ozzie an’ The Straw)”

Well, Mr. Burns had done it.
The power plant had won it.
With Roger Clemens clucking all the while.
Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness made us smile.
While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the barroom tile.

We’re talkin’ softball (from Maine to San Diego),
Talkin’ softball (Mattingly and Canseco),
Ken Griffey’s grotesquely swollen jaw,
Steve Sax and his run-in with the law,
We’re talkin’ Homer, Ozzie, and the Straw.

We’re talkin’ softball (from Maine to San Diego),
Talkin’ softball (Mattingly and Canseco),
Ken Griffey’s grotesquely swollen jaw,
Steve Sax and his run-in with the law,
We’re talkin’ Homer, Ozzie, and the Straw.