FIRE JOE MORGAN

The story goes that when the Beatles were recording songs for "Sgt. Pepper's," Paul came in one day with "Getting Better," and, to his bandmates, sang the chorus:

Got to admit, it's getting better,
It's getting better, all the time.

To which John added:

...It can't get no worse.

Now, let's put this anecdote in our collective pocket and visit the Kansas City Star :

The Royals denied a broadcast report Wednesday night that general manager Allard Baird had been fired with the intent to hire former Mets GM Steve Phillips as his replacement.

(Thanks to reader Mark for the tip.)

Labels: beatles, steve phillips