Thursday, October 07, 2004
CHODE FIGGINS
Obviously, I've been beaten to the punch by USS Mariner and Leone For Third. But I echo their sentiments, as does the majority of the Mariner blogosphere.
Instead of basically rehashing what those guys said, I'm going to go in another direction. For all the crap that some Mariner fans gave the Texas Rangers over the past few seasons, check out these stats:
2001: 73-89
2002: 72-90
2003: 71-91
Those are the won-loss records of the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003.
The Mariners won-loss record in 2004, in case you haven't been paying attention?
63-99
Karma is a bitch, isn't it? Seriously, I'd love to hear those same fans heckle the Rangers now. I told anybody who would listen that the Rangers would get better sooner or later. Who knew that the Rangers would finish 26 games ahead of the Mariners though?
Quite frankly, it didn't have to be this way. But the Mariners front office made sure that it was.
I'll just quote a certain Bay Area band. You may know them.
Nice guys finish last
You're running out of gas
Your sympathy will get you left behind
Sometimes you're at your best
When you feel the worst
Do you feel washed up like piss going down the drain
Pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so f**king happy I could cry
Every joke can have it's truth but now the joke's on you
I never knew you're such a funny guy
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Living on command
You're shaking lots of hands
You're kissing up and bleeding all your trust
Taking what you need
Bite the hand that feeds
You lose your memory and you got no shame
Pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so f**king happy I could cry
Every joke can have it's truth but now the joke's on you
I never knew you're such a funny guy
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
mmmmm
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
In a related note, don't forget to visit our new music blog, Rambling On Music, when you get the chance. We'll have some new material up there this weekend. Besides, music is much more fun than having to read Bob Finnigan.
Instead of basically rehashing what those guys said, I'm going to go in another direction. For all the crap that some Mariner fans gave the Texas Rangers over the past few seasons, check out these stats:
2001: 73-89
2002: 72-90
2003: 71-91
Those are the won-loss records of the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003.
The Mariners won-loss record in 2004, in case you haven't been paying attention?
63-99
Karma is a bitch, isn't it? Seriously, I'd love to hear those same fans heckle the Rangers now. I told anybody who would listen that the Rangers would get better sooner or later. Who knew that the Rangers would finish 26 games ahead of the Mariners though?
Quite frankly, it didn't have to be this way. But the Mariners front office made sure that it was.
I'll just quote a certain Bay Area band. You may know them.
Nice guys finish last
You're running out of gas
Your sympathy will get you left behind
Sometimes you're at your best
When you feel the worst
Do you feel washed up like piss going down the drain
Pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so f**king happy I could cry
Every joke can have it's truth but now the joke's on you
I never knew you're such a funny guy
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Living on command
You're shaking lots of hands
You're kissing up and bleeding all your trust
Taking what you need
Bite the hand that feeds
You lose your memory and you got no shame
Pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me I'm insane
I'm so f**king happy I could cry
Every joke can have it's truth but now the joke's on you
I never knew you're such a funny guy
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
mmmmm
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
Oh nice guys finish last
When you are the outcast
Don't pat yourself on the back
You might break your spine
In a related note, don't forget to visit our new music blog, Rambling On Music, when you get the chance. We'll have some new material up there this weekend. Besides, music is much more fun than having to read Bob Finnigan.
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