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LYC: One especially silly thing about baseball that didn't really strike me until last night

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Jun 26 '09, 11:27

is how each of the home team players has their own little song that plays before they bat.

so silly. it seems very highschoolish

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last night I was driving home and couldn't figure out why I was seeing so many people dressed in Sox gear. - loosilu Jun 26, 11:33
That's a relatively new thing that just started in the 2000s. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:28 12
- I used to go to Blue jays games in the late 80s and early 90s and they were doing it then. - Diva Jun 26, 11:30 11
  - Closers got their start, but baseball wanted to start personalizing the players and such..so we get Manny being Manny to adult lyrics. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:34 7
    - I think it makes sense, but only for a player's first appearance of the game -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:36 2
      - You don't market players only once...you do it every chance you can - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:37 1
        
        I was speaking in terms of the narrative of the game. It certainly makes sense from a marketing perspective to do it as often as possible. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:38
    - I was trying to remember the first Brave that was doing it. Vinny Castilla coming up to Smooth is the first I can recall. -- nm - David Jun 26, 11:35 3
      - Otis Nixon's was "Cocaine Blues", right? -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 11:39 2
        
        boo! -- nm - dug Jun 26, 11:41 1
        
        Aaaah! -- nm - nubby Jun 26, 11:42
  - I meant hitters prior to each at bat. There have always been musical interludes during the lulls like pitching changes. - David Jun 26, 11:33 1
    - I'm talking about all the players too. I just remembered henke for the example. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:38
  - It definitely became popular after Major League had Wild Thing. -- nm - Inigo Jun 26, 11:32
*shrug* - znufrii Jun 26, 11:28
So many things struck me as silly when I first started watching (as an adult). Like how the managers wear the team uniform. Can you imagine Vince - mara Jun 26, 11:28 6
- It goes back to the day of player/managers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 11:45
- for some reason that only makes sense to me in baseball. I can't imagine any other sport doing the same. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:35 3
  - I think it's the lack of padding in baseball. -- nm - loosilu Jun 26, 11:36 2
    - there's no padding in basketball either, and they wear suits. -- nm - znufrii Jun 26, 11:37
    - Only uniform that doesn't look ridiculous or have helmets. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 11:37
- this again demonstrates hockey's superiority. in the nhl they wear suits. -- nm - mafic Jun 26, 11:29
it is like a wrestler's or boxers entetance theme. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 11:28
~ Okajima! (Okey dokey!) Okajima! (Okey dokey!) ~ - TFox Jun 26, 11:28 10
- For the record, I now have a 'meet japanese singles' ad showing. Awesome. -- nm - Subversive Jun 26, 11:59
- it's ridiculous. and so japanese. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:29 8
  - I want an mp3 of it so bad. So bad. Haven't been able to find it. - TFox Jun 26, 11:30 7
    - what are you gonna do with that? Dance? If jacen ever gets a hold of it he'll never sleep thru the night again. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:32 6
      - Dance. Use it to celebrate his entrance when watching from home. Make friends laugh. So many uses. -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 11:34 5
        
        I'd like to choreograph this for you, if I may. It is truly one of the worst anything ever written and it should be honored as such. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:40 4
        
        Done deal. ~ Okajima! (Okey dokey!) ~ -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 11:45 3
        
        You'll need to be costumed in silver lame parachute pants too, of course. -- nm - Diva Jun 26, 11:53 2
        
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        ~ (Okey dokey!) ~ -- nm - TFox Jun 26, 11:54

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