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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 11:44 AM

I think I like Mark Teahen just a little bit more now. Teahen usually plays a reggaeton song by former teammate Jose Lima's band and mixes in other tunes like "Barbie Girl" by Aqua and "A Bay Bay" by Hurricane Chris. Not this night. With Bieber at the park, Teahen figured why not use "Baby"? Although he's not necessarily a die-hard fan of the singer, he said he got turned on to the song a few months ago by his girlfriend and even has it on his iPhone. "The Bieber thing kind of started as a joke," Teahen said. Between this and Troy Tulowitzki's flagrant Miley Cyrus-ing (IIRC) a month ago (according to the article, Nick Johnson's been right there with him this year), it seems like players are finally starting to explore the tongue-in-cheek walk-up oeuvre en masse. Which I personally welcome. Heck, AC/DC or supercaffeinated reggaeton isn't really going to intimidate anyone these days-- might as well do something funny, or some winking commentary, even. (It might not have gone over well with most, but I would have enjoyed the last few games I attended a lot more if, say, Dabidrye went with, say, "Is That All There Is" during September last year.) Anyway... favorites? Least favorites? What's yer poison, fellers and fillies?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2010 11:50 AM Re: At-Bat Music

I'll be honest, I don't really give a shit. If it were me, and I was pulling in a few mills playing ball, I'd be tempted to contact some musician friends and have them compose my own theme. Super scary rockin and all.

Gwreck May 17 2010 11:52 AM Re: At-Bat Music

From the Mets: Rod Barajas easily has the best music, alternating between "California Love" (Tupac & Dre) and "Low Rider" (War). Jeff Francoeur uses a bunch of country I can't recognize but then for his 4th plate appearance, uses a part of "Baba O'Riley" which is a good choice, and I like because it doesn't use the beginning of the song but rather from the middle. John Maine's use of "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Ini Kamoze) always makes me laugh. Btw, Jose Reyes does indeed commission his own reggateon at-bat music with his friends.

Edgy DC May 17 2010 11:53 AM Re: At-Bat Music

ED! He's so amazin', it's surreal! ED! He's got a touch like Curly Neal! Hey, look at that now! He's coming to bat now! It's ED! ED! ED!

metirish May 17 2010 12:08 PM Re: At-Bat Music

A definitive list http://wikibin.org/articles/list-of-bas ... music.html

Gwreck May 17 2010 12:15 PM Re: At-Bat Music

That list must be several years old and is hardly definitive as it lists Jason Bay as a member of the Pirates. Bay's music is, by the way, "The Fixer" by Pearl Jam. He rocks it every single at-bat, the way Carlos Beltran does with his Christian salsa music.

metirish May 17 2010 12:17 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Oh sorry , i didn't realize Bay was on the Mets....my bad.... yeah it's an old list..... hardly takes form this thread though.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 12:20 PM Re: At-Bat Music

From the Mets: Rod Barajas easily has the best music, alternating between "California Love" (Tupac & Dre) and "Low Rider" (War). Seconded. On AB music alone, I think I'd enjoy Rod Barajas' iPod more than any other current/recent Met. John Maine's use of "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Ini Kamoze) always makes me laugh. Oh, yes. On this year's homestands, Johan seems to have been rocking the later-period Michael Jackson ("Black and White") of late, which is one part amusing and two parts bemusing. Has this always been the case, and I've just now noticed?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 12:22 PM Re: At-Bat Music Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 12:25 PM

Edgy DC wrote: ED! He's so amazin', it's surreal! ED! He's got a touch like Curly Neal! Hey, look at that now! He's coming to bat now! It's ED! ED! ED! Reggaeton, is it? (The Autotune robot voice, natch.)

G-Fafif May 17 2010 12:23 PM Re: At-Bat Music

I like whatever song it is Pagan was using a few weeks ago. It had a very distinctive fanfare. He seemed to have switched out of it shortly thereafter.

Gwreck May 17 2010 12:25 PM Re: At-Bat Music

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: On this year's homestands, Johan seems to have been rocking the later-period Michael Jackson ("Black and White") of late, which is one part amusing and two parts bemusing. Has this always been the case, and I've just now noticed? Started last year after Jackson's death. Still uses "Smooth" by Carlos Santana/Rob Thomas as the warming-up-to-pitch music of course.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 12:50 PM Re: At-Bat Music

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'll be honest, I don't really give a shit. If Larry Bowa were running this forum, he'd straighten you out on this one, buddy-Jim. John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: If it were me, and I was pulling in a few mills playing ball, I'd be tempted to contact some musician friends and have them compose my own theme. Super scary rockin and all. I think I'd make one of my friendtourage-types my AB-music DJ, and he'd match aural irritants to the particular pitcher, based on personal bugaboos or physical flaws ("It's Raining Men" for a known homophobe, e.g.). Either that, or farty Dave Brubeck. Or Al Kooper. Or "Summer Wind."

seawolf17 May 17 2010 12:56 PM Re: At-Bat Music

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'll be honest, I don't really give a shit. Good, so I'll have no competition when I start www.mbtim.net. (Mets By The Introductory Music.) Gwreck wrote: He rocks it every single at-bat. Ha! Every "single" at-bat! When he strikes out, too.

Benjamin Grimm May 17 2010 12:58 PM Re: At-Bat Music

They should just play "Send in the Clowns" for each player in the Mets lineup.

themetfairy May 17 2010 01:37 PM Re: At-Bat Music

I'm amused that Ike Davis comes to bat with a Rolling Stones song that's older than he is. Last year, Gary Sheffield had a rap song that I thought was totally inappropriate. I think it included a lyric about fucking someone's sister. Obviously curse words don't give me the vapors, or I wouldn't stick around here, but I felt that was wrong to play in a ballpark. Wright has been using the Dave Matthews Band's Too Much this season. I find that amusing, because my friend in California contends that DMB plays that particular song every time she sees them in concert (which has been many times).

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 17 2010 01:57 PM Re: At-Bat Music

themetfairy wrote: Wright has been using the Dave Matthews Band's Too Much this season. Hmmm, we may not have to fire HoJo after all.

bmfc1 May 17 2010 01:59 PM Re: At-Bat Music

David's AB music should be "Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging."

Edgy DC May 17 2010 02:17 PM Re: At-Bat Music

OH! that just opens up the floor! I've got a million. Woodie Guthrie's "Take a Whiff on Me"! There's Donavan's "Catch the Wind"! There's... well, that's about all.

Frayed Knot May 17 2010 02:19 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Yale's 'The Whiffenpoof' song, or Warren Zevon's 'Johnny Strikes up the Band' Maybe if there were a Whiffen[u:2elir45v]proof[/u:2elir45v] song it would help.

metsguyinmichigan May 17 2010 02:28 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Derek Jeter could play "dude looks like a lady" from Aerosmith.

G-Fafif May 17 2010 02:50 PM Re: At-Bat Music

"And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" -- Oliver Perez

Gwreck May 17 2010 02:54 PM Re: At-Bat Music

In all seriousness, Oliver's music is "I'm Gonna Get You" by Bizarre, Inc. (I guess there are plenty of jokes to be made there as well).

G-Fafif May 17 2010 03:02 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Gwreck wrote: In all seriousness, Oliver's music is "I'm Gonna Get You" by Bizarre, Inc. (I guess there are plenty of jokes to be made there as well). I actually knew that. Wish I knew I would never hear it again (no reflection whatsoever on Bizarre Inc.).

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 17 2010 03:05 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Gwreck wrote: In all seriousness, Oliver's music is "I'm Gonna Get You" by Bizarre, Inc. (I guess there are plenty of jokes to be made there as well). Ollie may be from Culacan, but he lives in 1992.

themetfairy May 17 2010 03:08 PM Re: At-Bat Music Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 17 2010 03:09 PM

G-Fafif wrote: "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" -- Oliver Perez MK and I just cracked up over this

Gwreck May 26 2010 06:44 PM Re: At-Bat Music

Hisanori Takahashi: "Desire.". I approve.

bmfc1 May 27 2010 03:32 AM Re: At-Bat Music

Francoeur's using "Southern Voice" by Tim McGraw. Works on more than one level.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 27 2010 09:40 AM Re: At-Bat Music

Gwreck wrote: Hisanori Takahashi: "Desire.". I approve. 35 now makes him 13 when "Rattle and Hum" hit. Makes sense.

Edgy DC May 27 2010 10:03 AM Re: At-Bat Music

I thought it was because he was like a preacher thieving hearts in a travellin' show.

MFS62 May 27 2010 10:07 AM Re: At-Bat Music

Edgy DC wrote: I thought it was because he was like a preacher thieving hearts in a travellin' show. And selling a couple of bottles of Dr. Good. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 27 2010 10:24 AM Re: At-Bat Music

"Saved by Zero" could have worked, too. Because he's throwing shutout innings, ya racists.

holychicken May 27 2010 10:35 AM Re: At-Bat Music

I have been waiting my whole life for some player to use the Chicken Dance as his at-bat music.