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Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Who would YOU take out to the ballgame?
REO Speedwagon 0 votes
Candlebox 0 votes
Branford Marsalis 0 votes
Ozomatli 2 votes
Gretchen Wilson 1 votes
The Cab 1 votes
Lloyd 0 votes
Punch Brothers 2 votes
John Pizzarelli 2 votes
Peter Gammons (You can't vote for him on ESPN, but you can here!) 2 votes

seawolf17
Jul 02 2008 07:24 AM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 02 2008 09:01 AM

ESPN.com is having a "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" contest, where the winner gets to marry "the bachelorette" or something. You can vote here ([url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn/takemeout]http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn/takemeout[/url]), and the nominees include Branford Marsalis, resplendent in his bright blue Mets cap.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=3461060

AG/DC
Jul 02 2008 07:54 AM

Wow, the phrase "popular musical artists" gets applied to REO. I bet they're blushing.

seawolf17
Jul 02 2008 08:22 AM

Well, it described them at one time. It described them a lot more than it describes half the artists on the list.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 02 2008 08:40 AM

I'm enjoying watching these, thanks. Here are my rankings

1. Punch Brothers
--Guitar player looks like John Maine

2. Ozomatli
--Loses points for having guys wearing flat-brimmed caps but still pretty good.

3. Branford Marsalis
--Nice hat

4. Lloyd
--Not my thing but nice job. Wasn't he a TriLam?

5. Gretchen Wilson
--Being a chick who likes baseball only gets you so far

6. John Pizzarelli
--Let's live for the wonder of it all

7. Gammo
--Um

8. REO Shitwagon
--Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another that they still suck

9. Candlebox
--should be set on fire

10. Cab
--Who? They weren't even trying

AG/DC
Jul 02 2008 08:52 AM

Edit this thread to make it a poll NOW!!!!

seawolf17
Jul 02 2008 08:59 AM

On it.

seawolf17
Jul 02 2008 09:05 AM

Done, with my rankings:

1. Ozomatli -- They took it and made it their own; they did their thing, dog.
2. Branford Marsalis -- Gets a hat bump.
3. Punch Brothers -- Classic, old skool version, but "root for the Cubbies..." eh. Harry Caray they're not.
4. Candlebox -- Not bad, actually. I likes me the rock n roll.
5. Gretchen Wilson -- I enjoyed that she rocked it out a bit.
6. Lloyd -- Bleh.
7. John Pizzarelli -- Bleh.
8. Gammo -- Not bad, but jeez, he looks old. Aneurysms will do that to you, eh?
9. Cab -- Do they have naked pictures of Stuart Scott? How did they get in this?
10. REO Speedwagon -- Awful.

AG/DC
Jul 02 2008 09:11 AM

The thing about Ozamati is there's not much talent there but the spirit is willing. They bring it like a High-A League version of Los Lobos.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 02 2008 09:15 AM

AG/DC wrote:
They bring it like a High-A League version of Los Lobos.


Those were my thoughts exactly.

G-Fafif
Jul 02 2008 12:46 PM

The wonder of it all is you don't hear that Foxwoods jingle on Metscasts anymore. Haven't missed it one bit. But I do like Pizzarelli and his version of TMOTTBG.

cooby
Jul 02 2008 07:01 PM

I can't remember how it goes. Never thought that would happen.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 02 2008 07:11 PM

who voted for Gammo?

seawolf17
Jul 03 2008 07:11 AM

Apparently, two drunk people. Or perhaps fellow brain damage sufferers.

Farmer Ted
Jul 03 2008 07:23 AM

Gretchen Wilson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ-Xl7ykddk