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The Ball Is Gone in a Flash...

Artist Song
The Blackholes  Warren Spahn 
Warren Zevon  Bill Lee 
SF Seals  Dock Ellis 
Lotion  Dock Ellis 
Big Dipper  Lou Gehrig's Disease 
Jonathan Richman  Walter Johnson 
Buddy Johnson  Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? 
Punchdrunk  Lyman Bostock 
B.J. Skaught  The Ballad of Matt Herges 
Joe Henry  Curt Flood 
Public Enemy  Reggie Jax 
Joe Pernice  Moonshot, Manny (Pega Luna, Manny) 
Throneberry  Guerrilla Skies 
The Winks  Nolan Ryan 
Belle and Sebastian  Piazza, New York Catcher 
Hypnolovewheel  Peat Rows 
Summer Hymns  Pete Rose Affinity 
Alligator Gun  Gantner 
The Critics  Dixie Walker 1947 
Billy Bragg and Wilco  Joe DiMaggio Done it Again 
Bob Dylan  Catfish 
Sonny Rollins  Newk's Fadeaway 
Rube Waddell  Ode an der Freunde 
The Pursuit of Happiness  Runs in the Family 

Comment:

For some reason, a month or so back I decided it would be fun to make a mix whose song titles contained the names of baseball players. Why, I don't know - it's not as if I'm the hugest baseball fan in the world. But anyway, here it is (and with lots of suggestions from others for tracks). Of course, two tracks don't contain the names (or nicknames) of baseball players: the bands are named after ballplayers. As for the last track (not actually listed on the mix recipient's copy): its presence is left as an exercise for the reader. It's sort of a British crossword-puzzle kind of clue... (The title of the mix comes from the SF Seals song - as does the inspiration for the cover art.)
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Feedback:

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Salman1
Date: 12/7/2006
Haven't been much of a baseball fan since the Blue Jays hey-day, but this looks fantastic, regardless of the theme! But, amazing execution though. Cool theme.
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mahdishain
Date: 12/8/2006
i am a huge baseball fan. would love to hear this.
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musicgnome
Date: 12/8/2006
Too friggin awesome for words. I need this.
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blasikin
Date: 12/10/2006
Spectacular cover and an amazing mix!
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McFloodhorse
Date: 4/20/2010
Nice mix. Those wonderfully crazy Pirates of the 70's. From Dock's LSD no-no in '71 to Stargell and "Family" in '79, there was certainly some magical substance(s) circulating under those hilarious hats and yellow jerseys; enjoying the game and havin' fun.