The Pre-Game Show With Al and Chris

Al:
In the contest for the Worst Century Ever,
the Twenty-first could be a real contender.

Chris:
The Twentieth looks unbeatable, sure,
what with the War to End All Wars,
the Great Depression, Hitler, Spain,
the Second World War…

Al:
…Stalin, and Enola Gay. The genocides alone
make the Nineteenth look like a weak little sister.

Chris:
But the Twenty-first has started strong
in New York, Baghdad, New Orleans.

Al:
With a few more breaks,
like Lehman, Citi, Portugal and Greece,
and in the hands of the right bunch of coaches,
it could, by Christmas, 2012, just blow the others away.