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Too Far from Town

by Davy Andrews

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They renovated my high school And moved all the ball fields to different spots, But when they redid the baseball field Somehow nobody gave it much thought. The plate was next to the on-ramp for 66 headed into DC, And if you fouled off a pitch it could end In a pileup and casualties. We never had any home games and we Had to practice in a public park; No batting cages, no lights, every practice Was over when it would get dark. One day we needed a batting tee, Nathan Hamme turned his car back around. He grabbed an orange construction cone From the road, didn’t even slow down. That’s the story of the Mason Mustangs, Always on the road. Nobody ever even saw us play Except moms, dads and scarecrows. All the schools that we played were out west And I missed all my sixth period classes. I did my homework on school buses bound For Strasburg or Clarke or Manassas. I’d sit and watch as the country rolled by With my headphones punk rock CDs. And then we’d stretch and we’d throw and we’d play, And then back on the bus rolling East That’s the story of the Mason Mustangs, No place to call home. Nobody ever even saw us play Except moms, dads and scarecrows.
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This was all Roger’s idea. Songs for the 42 (or 43) minor league teams that Major League Baseball hopes to eliminate.

All songs written by Davy Andrews. Music by Davy Andrews except:
Guitar: Charlie Woo (40)
Violin: Laura Jumper (26)
Vocals: Roger Cormier (50), Tali Gumbiner (45), Sarah Ingber (50), Kat Murphy-Woo (40), Anna Plotke (3, 6), Taylor Plotke (6), Will Plotke (40), Charlie Woo (40).

Track 33 contains a sample from A Submarine Attack, by Premier Quartet, recorded in 1918 and in the public domain.

Cover art by Sarah Ingber.

These songs originally appeared on Baseball Prospectus.
www.baseballprospectus.com/column/too-far-from-town/

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released August 27, 2020

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Davy Andrews is a musician who lives in New York City and loves you very much.

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