Thursday, November 30, 2006

Blame who?

This article from Sportsline.com has been getting passed around the internet a lot lately as it's the rare national article that repeats all of the "FIRE LITTLEFIELD" sentiment that gets heard around these parts so much. Littlefield is terrible at his job, but when he gets axed I get the feeling that he's just going to be the fall guy for an entire organization that is rife with problems. This headline at the new Pirates blog Buccowire made me imagine what's going to happen this spring when the Pirates start 4-20... (note- I've tweaked this slightly since I posted it, mostly to make it rhyme better and help the flow)

Robert Nutting: Times have changed
The fans are getting pissed.
They don't obey the spin.
And they scream and yell and hiss.
Jim Tracy: Should we blame McClatchy?
Kevin McClatchy: Or blame that Jim Tracy?
Ogden Nutting: Or should we blame those guys on the TV?
Robert Nutting: No, blame Littlefield!
Blame Littlefield!
With his beady little eyes
And flapping head so full of lies.
Blame Littlefield!
Blame Littlefield!
We can lock him in a vault!
Everyone: It's Littlefield's fault.
Jim Colborn: Don't blame me
For that guy Wells
He met the damn GM
And his veins began to swell.
Jeff Manto: And J. Castillo
Has a donut on his shelf,
And now when he swings I want to kill myself!
Robert Nutting: Well, blame Littlefield!
Blame Littlefield!
It seems that everything's gone wrong since Littlefield came along
Blame Littlefield!
Blame Littlefield!
Everyone: He's a terrible GM anyways!
McClatchy: Wilson could've played in right or on first it's true.
Instead we got Chacon and that guy pitches like poo.
Everyone: SHOULD WE BLAME THE MARKET?
SHOULD WE BLAME THE K'S?
OR THE COACHES WHO HELPED PUT HIM IN A HAZE?
Robert Nutting: HECK NO!
Everyone:
Blame Littlefield!
Blame Littlefield!
Robert Nutting: With all his Boston hullaballo.
McClatchy: And that bitch Ed Creech, too!
Everyone: Blame Littlefield!
Shame on Littlefield
for...
The sucking won't stop
The games we lost
The trades that were dumb
Must all be undone
We must blame him
And cause a fuss
Before somebody thinks of blaming uuuuuuuuuus!

And of course, the inspiration (not completely safe for work):