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.

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

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

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

…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)

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.

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)

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.

Cum on feel the noise?

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.

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.

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

Batter: Sledgehammer by the Gabes

Reliever: One Big Holiday by MMJ

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Ani DiFranco’s cover of Hurrican as my AB music

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…

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

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.

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.

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’

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.

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

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

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

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

Intro to “Can’t you hear me knocking” by the stones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzKczV_k6I4

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

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.