Base(ball) Oddity

Sorry Dave, you inspired me this morning:

Yankees ghosts to Captain Jete
Yankees ghosts to Captain Jete
Take your bat in hand
and put your helmet on

Yankees ghosts to Captain Jete
Commencing countdown,
reign is through
Check statistics
and may the voters’ love be with you

[spoken]
Bottom ... nine, two outs, man on third ... popped to right ... Yankees lose ... again

This is Yankees ghosts
to Captain Jete
You are a New York great
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
But it’s time to leave the spotlight
if you care

This is Captain Jete to Yankees ghosts
I’m hitting .350 with RISP
But I’ve watched
my teammates float way
And this team looks very different today

For here
Am I sitting in the cap’s chair
headed toward the Hall
Empty seats are blue
And there’s nothing I can do

Though I’m past
2,000 hits, got 4 rings
I’m feeling very ill
And I think my team has just one way to go
Tell A-Rod I hate him very much
he knows

Yankees ghosts to Captain Jete
Your legacy’s not dead,
but money can’t buy heart
Can you hear me, Captain Jete?
Can you hear me, Captain Jete?
We’re not coming ’cross the street
You know ....

Here am I sitting
in the cap’s chair
Far from Paul and Boom
Empty seats are blue
I just hope we’re not through