Singing voice doesn't matter. Remember who the originator of all this was.
"AWRIGHT, LET ME HEAR YA..."
Mark Jeffries
Saints Spotlight Editor
spotligh...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Tom Wolper wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Joe Hass wrote:
>
>> There was, prior to
rs of
disappointment,
I gave up following the Cubs last year.
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Subject : RE: Re: [TV orNotTV] Giving Tim McCarver His Due
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Joe Hass wrote:
> There was, prior to this season, an implication that the organization was
> going to focus on people who had a connection to the region to avoid the
> Jeff Gordon style fiasco.
>
That much makes sense. I have seen Mike Ditka and Jeff Garlin sin
There was, prior to this season, an implication that the organization was going
to focus on people who had a connection to the region to avoid the Jeff Gordon
style fiasco.
On Jul 18, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Tom Wolper wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote:
>>
>> Mark Jeffr
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote:
>
> Mark Jeffries, to either moi or Jim Ellwanger:
>
>> And of course, in Chicago we still have a "celeb" singing "Take Me Out to
>> the Ball Game" for the seventh-inning stretch, as God, Bill Veeck and Harry
>> Caray intended.
>>
>
> I can't t
Mark Jeffries, to either moi or Jim Ellwanger:
>
> And of course, in Chicago we still have a "celeb" singing "Take Me Out to
> the Ball Game" for the seventh-inning stretch, as God, Bill Veeck and Harry
> Caray intended.
>
I can't tell from this effing GG page who's replying to whom...
Why am
Line from the Organic Theater Company in Chicago classic "Bleacher Bums":
"Hey, that Lowrey's got a big organ!"
Mark Jeffries
Saints Spotlight Editor
spotligh...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Joe Hass wrote:
> Gary Pressey and his Lowry organ continues to play regularly at the
>
Gary Pressey and his Lowry organ continues to play regularly at the
Friendly Confines.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote:
>
> "GBA" wouldn't be singled out because it's usually not an example of the
> "canned" music he's talking about -- teams almost always use a live singer,
>
And of course, in Chicago we still have a "celeb" singing "Take Me Out to
the Ball Game" for the seventh-inning stretch, as God, Bill Veeck and Harry
Caray intended. (Well, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game.")
Mark Jeffries
Saints Spotlight Editor
spotligh...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:42 P
On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote:
> Semi-apropos of this, Huey Lewis laments the general use of canned music at
> sports events (GBA is not singled out) at
>
> http://thetalkhouse.com/features/view/huey-lewis-sports-stadium-music
"GBA" wouldn't be singled out because it's usual
Bill Partsch, apparently to PGage or possibly Tom Wolper:
>
> Refreshing to read others acknowledge the ritual singing of an Irving
> Berlin has long since passed its sell-by date. Ideally, MLB will give it
> till season's end and then quietly put the kibosh on it. Otherwise, if
> we're going t
Not that I needed more reasons to hate Steinbrenner (and by extension the
Yankees), but now I hope George is suffering in hell.
David
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 18, 2013, at 1:36 PM, M-D November wrote:
> Yeah, but you know who won't get rid of GBA? The Yankees.
>
> Because Steinbrenner.
>
>
The Yankees are contrarians. That and their arrogance is what makes it so nice
to root against them.
On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:36 PM, M-D November wrote:
> Yeah, but you know who won't get rid of GBA? The Yankees.
>
> Because Steinbrenner.
>
> Seriously - The Boss installed the ritualistic play
Yeah, but you know who won't get rid of GBA? The Yankees.
Because Steinbrenner.
Seriously - The Boss installed the ritualistic playing of the Kate Smith
recording at the 7IS after the 9/11 attacks, and they're still doing it
today. It doesn't matter that it's heavy handed. It doesn't matter
Refreshing to read others acknowledge the ritual singing of an Irving Berlin
has long since passed its sell-by date. Ideally, MLB will give it till season's
end and then quietly put the kibosh on it. Otherwise, if we're going to be
subjected to random pop songs, how about some good ones? I nomin
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Tom Wolper wrote:
>
> Once they showed Rivera taking practice throws in the bullpen during the
> top of the eighth there was no more suspense as to when he would pitch and
> the TV team did a good job of not trying to build up pretend tension.
>
I might dispute t
I'm with you, Joe. While I get the original sentiment behind adding GBA to
the 7th inning stretch, it has now become annoying, especially as a great
many of those chosen to sing it, can't.
Here in L.A., both KCAL and Prime Ticket have apparently become fed up as
well and now take a longer comm
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 7:19 PM, PGage wrote:
>
> So, my criticism was not of the solo walk-on by Mariano, which was nice,
> but of how Fox pimped some kind of Mariano moment for the entire broadcast.
> I probably fast forwarded through it, but I am sure they had a bumper
> during one of the comm
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Joe Hass wrote:
> I think you raise a great perspective when it comes to how Buck treats
> McCarver during broadcasts. I wonder how Buck will react to whomever Fox
> puts in the booth next year (I don't remember hearing a replacement being
> named).
I have not h
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 9:44 AM, M-D November wrote:
> It may just be the Yankee fan in me, but I really liked the Mariano's
> moment at the bottom of the 8th. For one, I thought running "Enter
> Sandman"* over the PA was a nice touch; doubly so since it's CitiField, and
> walk-on music for a vis
Buck was born April 25, 1969. McCarver was traded to Philadelphia at the end of
the 1969 season (part of the Curt Flood trade). He was reacquired from Montréal
for the 1973 season and was traded September 1, 1974 to Boston. So Buck
would've seen him at ages four and five.
I think you raise a gr
On Jul 17, 2013, at 11:44 AM, M-D November wrote :
> I don't know if the players organically came to the decision to stay off the
> field during Mariano's walk-on or if that came down from upstairs, but I
> thought it was a very classy move and a great show of respect for arguably
> the best c
On Jul 17, 2013, at 12:53 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote:
> 7th-inning stretch already had "God Bless America" (broadcast) and,
> presumably, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (not broadcast).
>
> Middle of the 8th is where they do "Sweet Caroline" at Fenway Park -- and I
> don't think anyone fully real
On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:44 AM, M-D November wrote:
> My only complaint is that it felt like maybe the moment ran a little long,
> but that could have been because Mariano walked on directly after Neil
> Diamond's performance of "Sweet Caroline" (which, honestly, should have been
> attached to the
It may just be the Yankee fan in me, but I really liked the Mariano's
moment at the bottom of the 8th. For one, I thought running "Enter
Sandman"* over the PA was a nice touch; doubly so since it's CitiField, and
walk-on music for a visiting player is almost unheard of - trust me, this
didn't h
I take backseat to no one in my disdain for Tim McCarver's broadcasting
since he has been at Fox (in an earlier incarnation he was actually pretty
good). And I am no fan of his partner young Joe B., though I do not hate
him nearly as much. But I did enjoy Buck's tribute to McCarver at the end
of to
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