Catfish Hunter was a Hall of Fame pitcher who left the Oakland(previously Kansas City) A's for the New York Yankees after Charley Finley didn't give him the money that George Steinbrenner did. Reggie Jackson, who is mentioned in the song, became his teammate in 1977 and they won the World Series that year. I like the allusion to Maggie's Farm after the first chorus.
Catfish Hunter was a Hall of Fame pitcher who left the Oakland(previously Kansas City) A's for the New York Yankees after Charley Finley didn't give him the money that George Steinbrenner did. Reggie Jackson, who is mentioned in the song, became his teammate in 1977 and they won the World Series that year. I like the allusion to Maggie's Farm after the first chorus.