Hey, Na, Kiss It Goodbye!

Poor Kevin Na.  The man made it to the top of his professions and now appears to have lost it.  (If you haven’t witnessed Na’s difficulties hitting the ball, watch this - but please cover the eyes of the women and children first).  Watch here.

Na isn’t the first person in professional sports to lose the ability to function at the point of pressure.   Baseball is littered with famous cases of players losing the ability to throw the ball, either from the pitching rubber to the catcher ( Steve Blass, Rick Ankiel)  and vice versa (Seven-time All-Star Dale Murphy converted to the outfield because of his inability to throw back to the mound; also see Mackey Sasser).  Steve Sax and Chuck Knoblauch famously lost their ability to throw from their second base position to first base.  

Fore!

In golf, Ian-Baker Finch, who won the British Open in 1991, lost his game shortly thereafter and retired from professional golf in 1997 after shooting a 92 in the first round of the British Open.  (Becoming a famous golf commentator in the wake of the collapse of your game is some consolation after reaching golf’s pinnacle, I suppose.)  

Another variation of Na’s woes were dubbed “the Hubies”  named after successful professional golfer Hubert Green.  Green, while addressing the ball, would repeatedly look up at his target and take forever to pull the trigger.  Sergio Garcia would also grip and regrip his club a dozen to two dozen times before hitting the  ball early in his career.  Garcia eventually smoothed out this nervous habit that threatened to derail his career.   

Yup, He's A Duffer

So here’s hoping that Kevin Na will soon stop swinging like your neighborhood publinx duffer and get his mojo back before it is too late.  Maybe this song will help.

NA NA HEY HEY KISS IT GOODBYE

Original Title: 

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Songwriters/Composers:

De Carlo, Gary

Frashuer, Dale

Leka,  Paul

Publishers:   Unichappell Music Inc.

Karaoke Link:  http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=80274451&ac=now

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss It Goodbye

Kevin  Na Na, Kevin Na Na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball

You’ll never hit it, the way you try to hit it

Cause if you don’t stop, no no, you’ll make us all cry

You must be illin' baby cause a- your swing (your swing, your swing)
So dog-gone killin'
So hit it  (I wanna see you hit it. Wanna see you hit it)
Go on and hit it, hit the ball, now

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball

Listen to me now

It's never gonna comfort and cheer you

When all those half swings are makin' baby us roll our eyes

You must be illin' baby cause a- your swing (your swing, your swing)
So dog-gone killin'
So hit it  (I wanna see you hit it. Wanna see you hit it)
Go on and hit it, hit the ball, now

Na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball

Hey hey-ey, hit the ball
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey-ey, hit the ball

AMDG

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