A Yankee Christmas Carol

Sung to the tune of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire"…with apologies to Billy Joel.
Quickly written the day after Christmas while paintballing, returning gifts, getting the oil changed, and placating family and in-laws.

Harry Walker, Game Day, Red Sox, Johnny Ray...
...Sal Maglie, Walter Alston, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Trot Nixon, Studio Television...
...North Carolina, South Carolina, Marilyn Monroe
Hank Greenberg, F bombs, Sugar Bowl, Prancing Deion...
...Bando, Clyde King, Uecker’s Catcher in the Wry
Eisenhower cabin, Jeter's got a new queen...
...Maciano, Vegas lines, Balboni homers bye bye

Steinbrenner’s quick to fire
Yes, his temper’s burning, though turnstiles are turning
Steinbrenner’s quick to fire
Though Joe Torre’s winning, the Boss is not grinning

Joe Girardi, Aaron Boone, John Kruk...Rocky Five, Campanella, crackback block
Roy Clark, Juan Pierre, Oscar Gamble, Rick Cerone...
...Big Unit, Niagara Falls, up against the clock
Ichiro, Dizzy Dean, Brooklyn’s got a winning team...
...Lou Gehrig Iron man, Angels play near Disneyland
Bahnsen, Barfield, Pedro tosses Zimmer down...
...Mark Grace, Peyton’s place, trouble in the bullpen

(Refrain)

Swingin’ Joe Pepitone, Mickey Mantle, Tony Kubec...
...Spud Webb, Hee Seop Choi, Peter Gammons Red Sox fan
Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, California baseball...
...Steinbrenner, Knoblauch, Don Larsen perfect game
Buddy Bell, Ben Sheets, Space Needle, SkyDome...
...shooting hoops, Candy Man, Wells throws a no-no
2U, Jorge P, Fox’s Kevin Kennedy...Chubby Felder, Psycho Lyons doin’ the congo

(Refrain)

Yawkey Way, Whitey Ford, Sunday night on ESPN...
...Nomar, Wade Boggs, Bay of Pigs Invasion
Angels of Anaheim, Dodgers’ Fernandomania...
...Olerud, Jack Clark, Reggie beats Bob Welch
Leo D, Tony C, second baseman Steve Sax...
...RFK game today, what else do I have to say?

(refrain)

Bat control, No-hit Nomo, Billy Martin back again...
...moon shot, Wood’s shot, record gate, Billy Beane
Bernie, Cashman, Thurmon Munson plane crash...
...Riveria’s in the pen, Bucky Dent off the screen
ARod, Oscar G, Roger Maris losing hair...
...foreign vets, bleacher bums, Jackie Robinson stealing home
Hypodermics, steroid creams, Teddy Ballgame’s frozen dreams...
...free agent bidding wars, I can’t take it any more!

Steinbrenner’s quick to fire
Yes, his temper’s burning, though turnstiles are turning
Steinbrenner’s quick to fire
Though Joe Torre’s winning, the Boss is not grinning.