Comments on: The Baseball Project http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JC http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103333 JC Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:49:31 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=944#comment-103333 That's what it looks like to me. I did a Carlin dirty words search on the album's lyrics and that was the only hit. I've listened to the album many times, and I don't recall any other dirty words. I don't know anything about how iTunes operates, but I suspect Tipper Gore is at fault. That’s what it looks like to me. I did a Carlin dirty words search on the album’s lyrics and that was the only hit. I’ve listened to the album many times, and I don’t recall any other dirty words. I don’t know anything about how iTunes operates, but I suspect Tipper Gore is at fault.

]]> By: Doug http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103331 Doug Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:12 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=944#comment-103331 Ah, so maybe the whole album and every song on it gets labeled [EXPLICIT] because of that one song title, which they do asterisk out in the iTunes song list. So it's clean, aside from that? Ah, so maybe the whole album and every song on it gets labeled [EXPLICIT] because of that one song title, which they do asterisk out in the iTunes song list.

So it’s clean, aside from that?

]]> By: JC http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103330 JC Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=944#comment-103330 I believe the only bad word on the CD is confined to song #2, "Ted Fucking Williams". If you just skip it, I think you'll be fine. Here is the origin of the lyrics, and you can read all of the album's lyrics <a href="http://www.yeproc.com/presskits/Baseball%20Project,%20The/BaseballLyrics.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <blockquote> Legend (and Jim Bouton’s classic baseball memoir ‘Ball Four’) has it that Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams would take batting practice and shout “I’m Ted Fucking Williams and I’m the greatest hitter in baseball” before every pitch, sometimes adding “Jesus H Christ himself couldn’t get me out!” But sometimes greatness just isn’t enough and in this song the greatest hitter of all time eschews humility and wonders why the press and the public prefer and offer greater love to lesser players.</blockquote> I believe the only bad word on the CD is confined to song #2, “Ted Fucking Williams”. If you just skip it, I think you’ll be fine.

Here is the origin of the lyrics, and you can read all of the album’s lyrics here.

Legend (and Jim Bouton’s classic baseball memoir ‘Ball Four’) has it that Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams would take batting practice and shout “I’m Ted Fucking Williams and I’m the greatest hitter in baseball” before every pitch, sometimes adding “Jesus H Christ himself couldn’t get me out!” But sometimes greatness just isn’t enough and in this song the greatest hitter of all time eschews humility and wonders why the press and the public prefer and offer greater love to lesser players.

]]> By: Doug http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103329 Doug Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:44 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=944#comment-103329 I'm embarking on a 12-hour road trip tomorrow, so I read this post and thought, "perfect timing. I could use something new and interesting to listen to in the car." Then I headed over to iTunes and noticed that all 13 songs are labeled [EXPLICIT]. Since my eight-year-old son, who as you may recall is highly suggestible, is going to be with me on this road trip, this is a bummer. 1. Just how explicit are these songs? 2. I guess I'm officially a prude old man, because this ticks me off a little. WTH(eck) kind of "Project" can't manage to dig deep and create <i>one</i> song without cussing? I’m embarking on a 12-hour road trip tomorrow, so I read this post and thought, “perfect timing. I could use something new and interesting to listen to in the car.” Then I headed over to iTunes and noticed that all 13 songs are labeled [EXPLICIT].

Since my eight-year-old son, who as you may recall is highly suggestible, is going to be with me on this road trip, this is a bummer.

1. Just how explicit are these songs?

2. I guess I’m officially a prude old man, because this ticks me off a little. WTH(eck) kind of “Project” can’t manage to dig deep and create one song without cussing?

]]> By: Rick http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/07/the-baseball-project/comment-page-1/#comment-103328 Rick Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:55:56 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=944#comment-103328 They sound excellent. Looks like I know what to use my Borders coupon for this weekend. They sound excellent. Looks like I know what to use my Borders coupon for this weekend.

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