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Your entrance AB music

So this may nto be fanpost worthy but as I was sitting eating my 3 appetizers for $11 at Applebees and Shake it up came on I thought about this subject some more. whenever I'm at a game I always wonder what would I come up to AB with, or run in from the pen?

This has been talked about some during threads over the yrs since I been coming to VEB, but I thought it was a good off season(kinda) topic.

I already mentioned shake it up by the Cars for a Reliever. Maybe not his entrance but something the stadium plays. As for AB I might go with something silly Liek the BGs or maybe Jump around to get the crowd into it by HOP.

So two things what would you run in from the pen to, and Which players music during his AB did you like the most?

I have two. Welcome to the Jungle for Big Mac, and Crazy Train when Walker hit. I have to say though When Big mac batted and Axel warmed up of the system it was such a great feeling in the air.

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My favorite song that a player uses is “Funky Monkey” by Ludwick, just because it’s so bizarre that of all the songs out there, that’s what he chose (or at least was using for a short time when I went to my one and only game of this year this year).

What would I run in from the pen to? Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine is a good song to get one pumped up. I’d probably go with that.

by mtalken on Oct 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bulls on parade is a great Pen choice

and havent heard that used before or brought up..but i havent been to all the parks.

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 3, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I Googled it

and “Bulls on Parade” is used as an at-bat song by Atlanta’s Kelly Johnson.

by spants on Oct 4, 2008 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

k, i'm sold

we absolutely have to acquire KJ in the offseason.

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 4, 2008 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm that gal

Ludwick’s song is “Brass Monkey.”

Forgive my need to correct things.

by spants on Oct 4, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

rolen

i thought rolen’s song was creative. Keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

Smell the Glove

by emrfg8 on Oct 3, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i always thought rolen's would have been better if it had less limp bizkit

and more theme song from “rawhide”.
rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rawhide!

by mattybobo on Oct 4, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that or ccr's "proud mary"

rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river…

by adiueordie on Oct 5, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't say I have a favorite of anyone's

but my walkup music for an at bat (sorry, never was a pitcher, so I can’t envision myself coming in from the ’pen) would be the intro music from U Can Do It by Ice Cube.

Here’s the YouTube of the video. After his dad talks (11 second mark) til the end of the intro (30 second mark). It’d have to cut off RIGHT THEN though for obvious reasons. But, I think it kicks it.

My Walk Up Music

I’ve also been keen to the intro to Sheep Go To Heaven by Cake. Like the first 15 seconds or so. Might use this to mix it up every once in a while.

Alternate Walk Up

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 3, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The beeps of the Ice cube song

would be cool coming over the speakers.

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 3, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. Don't think i'd let it play quite that long

and the conversation at the beginning wouldn’t be there either.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 3, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinking

GNR you could be mine would be sweet to run out to.

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 3, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

All Along the Watchtower, the Hendrix version...

…and I mean that for both. Great rock song, the greatest intro riff ever. I used it when I played…a very long time ago indeed. I believe Ankiel uses it now, and Teixeira used to when he was a Ranger…

Other good ones include Peace of Mind (Boston…walk up), Welcome to the Jungle (G&R, pitching), and Voodoo Child (also by Hendrix, works better for a pitcher song)

"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal."-Joe Medwick, to Pope Pius XII.

by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 3, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Highlander!!!

Princes of the Universe by Queen is what I would come up to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrXiaPVeHY

There can be only one.

"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop

by OKCardsfan on Oct 3, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I forgot

that that song/show even existed, that was an excellent pull. I think a good song to walk out to would be sum 41/ ludacris Get back remix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-w6CnKOUnU

by Viva Vina on Oct 3, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

amazing

i’ve watched that movie probably 200 times, and I’ve never bothered to look for that whole song. After the 2 min point it becomes amazingly gay. Sweet guitar solo at 2:45 and the “bring on the girls” lyrics, notwithstanding.

The bit with mercury walking into lambert and then stepping back is priceless, though.

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 4, 2008 3:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

they look in their eyes is priceless

by madeintaiwan on Oct 4, 2008 4:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"buy the moon and reach for the stars"

they just don’t write lyrics like that these days…

related link

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 4, 2008 4:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least it's not this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpy4xNAnWzM

This would be my warm-up music if i were a relief pitcher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f1cwycSWq0

(this video is pretty sweet)

"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop

by OKCardsfan on Oct 4, 2008 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinkin for AB it would probably be

Stand Up by Jet

or maybe:
Back in the saddle-aerosmith
sweet emotion-aerosmith
no more mr. nice guy-alice cooper
10 AM automatic-black keys
strange times-black keys
tubthumping-chumbawumba
frankenstein-edgar winter
bombtrack-rage against the machine
rock and roll pt.2-gary glitter
run-gnarls barkley
gotta reason-hard fi
shout at the devil-motley crue
jump-van halen
swing-trace adkins (which i think should also be mark reynolds’s AB music)

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by dunc4life on Oct 3, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I frankenstein was my AB music

I would hit a homer every time the pitcher didn’t IBB me.

"Never judge a taco by its price" - Dr. Gonzo

by KennyWang on Oct 4, 2008 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oil Country

I know this isn’t baseball, but I absolutely have to post this.

The Edmonton Oilers have the BEST game intro ever. Period. The video is a little long (just under 10 minutes), but it’s absolutely worth watching. A couple of things to look out for since the video suffers a bit due to the lighting in the stadium at times. First, pay no attention to Don Cherry’s suit. You’re seeing it correctly, but there’s nothing you can do about it. Second, notice how the Oilers enter the rink. The rink and their locker room are separated by the concourse, so they have to actually walk through the crowd in the concourse to get to the rink. Third, watch the ENTIRE video. Especially the anthems. Amazing. Fourth, that guy behind the Oilers bench belting out O’ Canada does that EVERY game. He’s in every video of their anthem I’ve ever seen. Fifth, notice how the crowd reacts to the Star Spangled Banner. Sixth, notice how the crowd cheers every time the word “Free” is sung in O’ Canada.

Honestly, I have no idea, how you could come in to that building as a visiting team player and not play the first 10 minutes without a load in your pants.

Here’s how they do it in Oil Country.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 3, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad

they use the Black Eyed Peas

"Never judge a taco by its price" - Dr. Gonzo

by KennyWang on Oct 4, 2008 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My pitcher's music

I was never a hitter, but my favorite warm-up music when I was pitching was “Nice to Know You,” by Incubus.

by Jhusk on Oct 4, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What about

Cum on feel the noise?

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 4, 2008 1:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gotta be metal

I’ve always thought the intro’s to these songs would be great AB music:

sirenia – meridian
savatage – strange wings
megadeth – hangar 18
iron maiden – wasted years

If i was a closer, it would have to be Solitude Aeturnus, concern. Such a perfect “lull them to sleep and then cut their throats” song. ESP at the 5 min+ point.

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 4, 2008 3:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Up the irons

Some Metallica wouldn’t hurt either. e.g. Master of Puppets or Enter Sandman

born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red

by totalloser on Oct 5, 2008 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if you're going with Megadeth

I’d go with the song “Take No Prisoners”

go rays

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love this topic

I tried a diary on it a couple of years back, but it was roundly ignored. Probably, like much of my material, just too damned long.

For an AB, my favourite is probably Welcome… by GnR. Just really almost an ideal choice. If given the choice, though, I would consider using the old theme from Batman. Get it? Batman? Anyone? Is this thing on?

For a reliever, I’ve always been of the notion that a great relief intro should be a song that begins with a soft intro, building ever so slightly, and then followed by a huge crash. This sort of arrangement is most often found in metal songs, epitomized by Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, that Mariano Rivera uses. A nice wide dynamic shift is always welcome.

I’ve always thought “Voodoo Child” by Hendrix would be an excellent one. It contains the elements I was just discussing, and I think it would be great for a guy who’s known as a bit of a kook, someone like Tyler Johnson, ideally. I believe that Chris Perez also used the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”, in Memphis this year, and I love that choice.

I’ve also thought that either Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”, or the Doors’ “The End”, would make good closer intros. They don’t have quite the pump up factor of some of these other songs, but both have a sinister, intimidating quality that I think would be well served as a tone setter for the opposing team.

Victory is sweet, even deep in the cheap seats.

by the red baron on Oct 4, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For me.....

It’d be something rap. That is what get’s me fired up, and what I used to listen to back in my playing days. Coming up with a specific song though, I’m not sure, just be something to get me fired up. Something by Jay-Z maybe?

I just thought of this, but Jump Around by House of Pain would be a good closer song.

by SoonerfanTU on Oct 4, 2008 10:14 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was at a Mariners game in 2007

and JJ Putz came out to close the game to AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. The stadium was electric; it was awesome. Remember thier 8-game win streak? That was the 8th game… Anyway some of my picks would be:

Battle of One – 30 Seconds to Mars
Six – All That Remains (Not sure many would appreciate this one…)
Wipe Me Down – Fox
Riot – Three Days Grace
Guarded – Disturbed
Same Old Song and Dance – Aerosmith

Piñata - something children beat relentlessly with bats. Piñeiro - .858 OPS against. Some call it irony; I call it destiny.

by thegodfather on Oct 4, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I know most people probably have no idea

but Thunderstruck is like the White Sox theme song every year. That’s the team intro song when they run out on the field. Also, every bar with a Sox slant pretty much plays it on a loop.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 4, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Smoltz

John Smoltz used it when he was a closer. Awesome entrance. He would walk from the pen door about half way though the OF, then begin to jog the rest of the way. Walking during the slower begining of “thunder” “thunder” “thunder” . he would get his pitches in and as the batter stepped in the box the last line they played was “I was shakin’ at the knees”. classic closer entrance.

by Knighttime on Oct 5, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Batter: Sledgehammer by the Gabes

Reliever: One Big Holiday by MMJ

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on Oct 4, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

closer trotting in from the bullpen; the final countdown by europe

because somebody had to say it.
in all seriousness, i have have to have entrance music that rocked, preferably hard.
maybe immigrant song by zeppelin, aqualung by jethro tull, perhaps the beginning of long time by boston (the kickass part with the organ, the rest of the song is sort of cheesy) or maybe even some part of the goofy, pretend 80’s metal song pain for pleasure by sum 41. i don’t even like sum 41 but i love that song.

by mattybobo on Oct 4, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Man, at first i thought you were serious and had a whole bunch of names ready to call you.

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 4, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh

see, i was so tempted to try to rick roll everybody, but i couldn’t do it.

by mattybobo on Oct 4, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also

now every time I think of that song, I think of this…

The Final Countdown

Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me......with nothin'.

Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

by Tackle Box on Oct 4, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think

of Gob, from Arrested Development, wearing his billowing white shirt and bungling his magic tricks illusions.

by spants on Oct 5, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My first thought too

Love that scene where Gob sinks the yacht to impress his audience.

by Merry CRasmus on Oct 6, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Gob

is in the scene, I love it.

The acting on that show was awesome. EVERYTHING about that show was awesome.

by spants on Oct 6, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES

I love that song.

by spants on Oct 6, 2008 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Immigrant song

Is Blake Dewitt’s AB music. You might hear some when the NLCS shifts to LA.

"Never judge a taco by its price" - Dr. Gonzo

by KennyWang on Oct 8, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always liked Eckstein

stepping up to “Number One Spot” by Ludacris.

My bullpen song would be between:
“Killing in the Name” by RATM or
“The Pretender” by The Foo Fighters

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by RunninRedbird on Oct 4, 2008 4:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yes!

The irony of seeing a little white guy step in to Ludacris was never lost on me. I also liked when he had Busy Child, just because it was appropriate for him.

by Elle on Oct 10, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Batter: maybe the chorus of Blackened, Metallica.

Reliever: In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins (I’d walk slow, or ride the cooler-cart real slow)

For either, I’d be tempted to do this and am surprised none of the players my age did it.

When I played hockey, I always had Electric Funeral in my head.

by liam on Oct 4, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Baseball

players are jocks, not nerds. :)

by spants on Oct 5, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i see your bold assertion

and raise you one brian barton!

by mattybobo on Oct 6, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope

He’s a geek. It’s different.

by spants on Oct 6, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm... see, i wrestle with this

the guy is sort of a brain, in a very nerdy/geeky area too. maybe i am just working with different ideas of nerddom and geekiness than you are.
no matter what i think brian barton was probably the coolest kid at space camp.

by mattybobo on Oct 6, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

He’d be the coolest astronaut, too.

by spants on Oct 6, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's that song that he plays?

I crack up every time he gets an AB…sounds like a nice enough song but doesn’t exactly fit the mold. Doesn’t get the crowd all riled up, that’s for sure.

by Merry CRasmus on Oct 6, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, it's the only thing i don't like about barton

it’s a sam cooke song i think? it doesn’t exactly fit the exciting sports atmosphere.

by mattybobo on Oct 7, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm an engineering student...

and i would have to say that the vast majority of engineers are nerds. i have plenty of nerd in me…after all my avatar is rick ankiel holding a lightsaber….

Smell the Glove

by emrfg8 on Oct 7, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

here's my problem

when i think “geek” i think sci-fi, videogames, music/movie obsessions, etc. but when i think “nerd” i think a lot of the same stuff, along with math and science. there’s plenty of overlap but i’ve always thought of them as somewhat different. so i consider barton a definite nerd. but i have no idea how geeky he is (i suspect he probably is a geek as well).

by mattybobo on Oct 8, 2008 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My definition:

Nerds and geeks almost always like the same stuff. Nerds just participate in that stuff a little harder and a little more often. For example, nerds and geeks both like Star Wars and make Star Wars references. Only nerds go to the conventions (where they subsequently get made fun of by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog). Further, geeks have an easier time with the ladies as non-geek women will date geeks. Nerds have to find nerd women, which is harder to do.

Brian Barton, no matter whether he is nerd or geek, is also a jock. He’s a rare hybrid. And something tells me he doesn’t have any problems with the ladies. He likes Sam Cooke, for crying out loud! The man is probably a stud.

by spants on Oct 8, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hm. +1. i think you've actually done a better job of saying what i thought i was saying.

especially since i’ve always known i was a geek, but would never (OK, maybe not never) go to a convention. and now that i think even more, nerddom isn’t restricted to math or science; one can be academically be a nerd about anything, be it history, philosophy, physics, chemistry, whatever. i think arguing that thucydides mops with floor with herodotus and professing serious problems with empirical positivism are pretty darn nerdy (this demonstrating that i might actually be more nerdy than i thought…)
anyway. barton is clearly the jock/nerd hybrid that represents the pinnacle of human breeding. he is clearly a eugenic science experiment gone terribly awesome.

by mattybobo on Oct 8, 2008 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As an aside,

I know someone who has the Imperial March set on their cell phone as their mom’s ringer.

by spants on Oct 5, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

scott linebrink

used the imperial march as closer for SD, IIRC. Not that he had a lot of opportunities, with hoffman ahead of him in the depth chart, but I’ve heard it at a ballpark and I’m 99% sure it was him.

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 5, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think about this way too often

My current choices are, as a closer, “Nighttime Anytime” by the Constantines or “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer. Both have the slow build, which is crucial.

As a hitter—well, it doesn’t get any better than Big Mac walking up to the beginning of Welcome to the Jungle.

by DanUpBaby on Oct 4, 2008 6:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

had several conversations about this before

If I’m the shutdown closer coming in:
“Who’s Gonna Save Us?” by The Living End or “Remedy” by Hot Water Music

For just regular AB music:
The beginning of “At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet” by Head Automatica

Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together...it's Arrested Development.

by Bowen on Oct 4, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for closer

i’d do vicarious by tool
parabol and parabola would be awesome, but you can’t really take ten minutes to walk in from the bullpen.

one of my buddies used “horse with no name” as a walk up in high school. it was so strange it was awesome.

Smell the Glove

by emrfg8 on Oct 5, 2008 12:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for a leadoff hitter, or just a fast guy in general

Hustlin’ by Rick Ross would be awesome, just play the intro unti he starts rapping like right before the drum line

?

by showmejoe on Oct 5, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

for a closer

“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash would be cool

?

by showmejoe on Oct 5, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For me...

Duran Duran, “Hungry Like the Wolf”

"I don't believe what I just saw!" ~ Jack Buck

by itsalemmon1019 on Oct 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"I wanna destroy you", Uncle Tupelo for the pen

Ani DiFranco’s cover of Hurrican as my AB music

They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...

by Valatan on Oct 5, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You are my new favorite VEB member

Awesome pick.

I was thinking Son Volt’s Windfall as a nice AB change of pace.

by abothecardinal on Oct 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, good question...

I’d be tempted to do my favorite “girl” songs:

Pink’s “Get the Party Started” if I was a hitter.

Shawn Colvin’s “You Got Nothin’” if I was pitching.

You can’t go wrong with “Enter Sandman” in either case though, could you?

Anything by Spoon would be good. My kids hate that I like Spoon. They think I should be like the other mothers and cover my ears and tell them to turn it down and turn it off. I can’t. I love it.

She isn't crazy, she's just not impressed.

by jillsinmo on Oct 5, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Closer – Rusty Cage by Soundgarden or 1-800-Ghost-Dance by Hella

At Bat – Christ-Sized Shoes by Shiner or Red by King Crimson

Also I think The Ocean by Led Zeppelin would be pretty good for an at bat.

And Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath…

Alright, that’s enough, I guess. I could go on and on…

by adiueordie on Oct 6, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Coming from the pen…..Momma said knock you out by LL Cool J, haha

At Bat…..Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine…the opening part

by miniboscorino on Oct 6, 2008 2:36 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think one of the best...

walk-up songs for a hitter is used by Adam LaRoche sometimes in Pittsburgh. He uses “The Best” by Joe Esposito. I laughed every time it played at the beginning of the year when he was hitting below .200.

by Jumsy on Oct 6, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow

how did i not think of that one?
you’re the best—around!
nothin’s gonna ever keep you down

focus daniel-san!

by mattybobo on Oct 6, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mentioned on a previous thread how my wife commented at one game that all

the walk-up songs were so aggressive. She wanted to hear something like Gordon Lightfoot or some mellow Neil Young, like Heart of Gold.

Tangentially related, in the Simpsons episode where Homer becomes a pro boxer, his intro song when he fights the Mike Tyson parody character is “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”. I thought that was pretty damn funny.

by BTown Birds fan on Oct 6, 2008 1:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Your wife's on the right track

I say, first baseball player who has the self-awareness and sense of humor to use “It’s Raining Men” as his walk-up music, sign that bastard to a six-year deal.

by Andyfantastic on Oct 6, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

like

brian barton’s choice of sam cooke’s “a change is gonna come”.

by sdesserman on Oct 7, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

there’s so many good choices for this… personally I’d go with any song off of Kyuss – ‘Welcome to Sky Valley’ or any song off of John Coltrane – ‘Giant Steps’

go rays

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pen music

I have three options:

St. Anger—-Metallica (I think I may be the only one in the world who liked this album)

Something by the Goodyear Pimps and Phunk Junkeez.

Don't judge me!!!

by BigdJC on Oct 6, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

that album sucked; but I’m of the opinion they haven’t put out any good music since …And Justice For All

go rays

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my choices

At Bat music — Sultans of Swing or Money for Nothing by Dire Straits. Both of those songs have kick-ass guitar parts…

Bullpen music — Fuel by Metallica; Don’t Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty and the Hearbreakers; Bad Medicine or One Wild Night by Bon Jovi; Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne; Shout at the Devil or Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue. Any of those songs would be good and I haven’t heard any of them except for Crazy Train a couple of times — not sure who used it.

"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller

by fourstick on Oct 6, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mmm...

Troy Glaus used Crazy Train as his at-bat music this year, all year.

by cardsgirl95 on Oct 8, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

'twas Larry Walkers song, too.

hecanthithecanthithecanthithecanthit

by Alxfritz on Oct 14, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhh…BigdJC has my avatar as well….how long have you had that?

by miniboscorino on Oct 6, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think the new Metallica album is pretty badass, brings back a little of their former glory.

by miniboscorino on Oct 6, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If i was matt holliday I would walk up to

Holliday by madonna or by the depressed adam sandler in wedding singer

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 6, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, I am amazed no one has mentioned this.

This would be my personal anthem for everything I did on the field:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3Cc7wlfkI

Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner

by davethebutcher on Oct 8, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the prog metal band "mastermind", with the berends brothers, did an incredible cover

of “the ride of the valkries” in the mid-90’s… sadly, it seems to be no longer available. I have the cd, bought at a show in denver in like ‘96, but it’s too much trouble to upload to youtube- but if you ever become a closer, or if you love great guitar rock with questionable vocals (vocals were actually quite good, till the older berends guy’s voice went south), google “mastermind valkyrie” and you should be able to find an mp3 of it, for cheap…

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 11, 2008 2:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

By music of choice:

From the Jesus scene in the big lebowski. That’s something to rock out to.

by aaron_notmiles on Oct 9, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"hotel california" by the gipsy kings

awesome cover. welcome to zee hotel california, such a lubly place, such a lubly place.
“i hate the fuckin’ eagles, man.”

by mattybobo on Oct 9, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A few thoughts...

I have no idea how many Cardinal games I’ve sat sat through and had lengthy conversations on this matter. Almost as many as what name I’d get on the back of a jersey, should I ever get one (20 years later, still undecided). But anyway, my intro ballad always hinged on what caliber of player I would be: everyday starter, something a little more audacious; fill-in or utility, then a little more subtle. So here we go.

At Bat: When the Levee Breaks, Led Zepplin
Relief pitching: Lit Up, Buckcherry

Just tunes that get me pumped up, nothing with any play on words for baseball.

Overall, though, I would love to have Come and See the Show by Emerson lake and Palmer blaring throughout the stadium.

And one more thing: can the players actually hear the songs played down on the field? I’ve always wondered how much stadium noise really makes it down to them.

by blitzkrieger83 on Oct 10, 2008 2:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it depends

the answer to that can be cliche.. I havce heard players who go to a stadium fo r abig game and are visiting say the crowd doesnt. at the same time some say we know that it will be a tough game and their fans will be into it.. SOmetimes this gets as cliche as the play hard one day at a time etc etc

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 10, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Weapon

Great walk in music for a closer. Plus you get a sweet nickname along with it.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club — Weapon of Choice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNXKNPv5ZlE

by stl3bagger on Oct 10, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I remebered this the other day

When a Ranger hits a hr at the ball park in arlington(whatever its called now) they used to play the theme from the natural… it was pretty sweet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj2pXikeDRg

I can't believe i gave up a homerun to that punch and judy hitter-major league 2

by punchinjudy on Oct 12, 2008 1:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

if i was a closer

and you walked up to the plate with that music, my first pitch would be in your ear.

one of the greatest movie sound tracks ever, though. Ankiel should definitely use it.

the enemy's gate is down.

by SleepyCA on Oct 13, 2008 5:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

reliever:

“Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle – its got an ominous buildup and rocks pretty good at the end.

hitter:

“Brown Sugar” – Rolling Stones – best guitar intro ever.

I’ve often wondered why there aren’t more indie rock fans among MLB players.

Lots of good choices there:

“Assessment” by Beta Band

“Untitled” by Interpol

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division

by Rimbaud on Oct 14, 2008 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

music

If I were a closer, which with my 82mph fastball, I think I could get it done.

anyway, If I were a closer, I would come up to “Bullet with a Name” by Nonpoint. Non-stop aggression start to finish.

Walk up music would probably be somethin from Ride the Lightning.

C'mon you Redbirds, lets prove em' wrong, again!

by yer dog first on Oct 14, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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