Bud Selig has Bieber Fever
According to MLB.com:
“Never Say Never,” is, of course, a Justin Bieber song (and album title). So, clearly, Selig is a Belieber.
NotGraphs has obtained an exclusive copy of the new lyrics Bud Selig has written for “Never Say Never: DH edition”
Never say never
Never ever, never, never ever, never everSee I never thought that I could walk through fire
Since my on base percentage is quite low
I never had the skills to take it higher
Perhaps ’cause I’m a pitcher, I don’t knowBut then the DH rule was here
And I had nothing to fear
I did not have to own a bat
Unless my team traded meI will never say never
I will bat
But I’ll strike out ’til forever
I cannot hitOh, please, oh, National League
Let my bat stay on the ground
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, up, up
And never say never
Okay, so it’s still a bit of a work in progress.
Jeremy Blachman is the author of Anonymous Lawyer, a satirical novel that should make people who didn't go to law school feel good about their life choices. Read more at McSweeney's or elsewhere. He likes e-mail.
If you’re picking Bieber song titles out of Bud Selig press releases, I’m not sure you’ve identified the correct party as the ‘Belieber.’