Di-Jest readers know that I started watching the Mets in ’62 when I was just a teenager. The music that I fell in love with is almost entirely from the ’60’s and ’70’s. By the time disco arrived I was already, to quote Gary Cohen, “outta here.”
Sometimes Di-Jest articles are song parodies and the songs almost always date back forty or more years. One of my favorite protest tunes back then was recorded by Barry McGuire in 1965. It was called “Eve of Destruction” which you can play below. But before that, here’s my version of it called:
Eve of Contention
(You’ll have to supply your own harmonica breaks)
September’s come again and still the Mets are losin’
The Nats have just come in to give the team a bruisin’
The captain’s on the shelf – he’s got an injured shoulder
He hasn’t hit a lick and now he’s getting older
Attendance really sucks and it sure is getting colder.
But you tell me…
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you do believe
We’re on the eve of contention.
The guys we added on were Bart, Young and Grandy
Supposed to be all good – that’s what we heard from Sandy
Bartolo’s worked out well – he’s really pitched okay
But Chris sucked so much – he got sent the Yankees’ way
While Curtis goes hitless – almost every day.
But you tell me…
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you do believe
We’re on the eve of contention.
The fans are fightin’ mad. All the time they’re bitchin’
The F.O. says but wait, you know we got the pitchin’
Harvey’s coming back and he’s beyond compare
DeGrom is deBoss and how about his hair
And Jenrry gets those saves and then he’s got that flair.
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you do believe
We’re on the eve of contention.
Wilmer’s now at short – but he lacks the range for that.
The other guy is Ruben – who doesn’t have the bat.
Left field’s a black hole – no one can hit and play it
EY and Kirk and Dekker – it really hurts to say it
They need another guy – but you know the Mets won’t pay it.
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you do believe
We’re on the eve of contention.
Jeff has caused a mess. I don’t mean maybe
He fired someone just because she had a baby
We’re hoping it’s a case of where there’s smoke there’s fire
And boorish Jeff himself heads to the waiver wire
And that the Wilpons time is ready to expire.
But you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you do believe
We’re on the eve of contention.
Yeah, yeah
You do believe we’re on the eve of contention.
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