Thursday, June 07, 2007

Stadium tunes

In my mind one of the best things about attending a sporting event is the music you hear when there is a break in the action. If I wasn't a journalist, I definitely think being a stadium DJ would be one of the coolest jobs to have.

It seems like it could also get you in trouble based on the PA announcer. Well only if your that PA announcer from that minor league team that was ejected from the game for playing the sound byte of Bob Uecker saying "Personally I think we got hosed on that call"

Here are some links to the story about the announcer being thrown out and then having to serve as a third base umpire as punishment.
Las Vegas Sun
Reno Gazette-Journal

Despite that the job would still definitely be cool. And that kind of inspired me to take note of different players songs I've heard at my adventures to sporting events.

Going to baseball games is seemingly the best place for the tunes, since every hitter from the home team has their own song that plays when they walk up to the plate or come in to pitch. Here is entrance music for players from the Tigers



Curtis Granderson - Ain't Nothing but a G Thang (Snoop Dogg/Dr. Dre) / 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (2Pac) / Dre Day (Dr. Dre)
Placido Polanco - Lamento Boliviano (Amarfis y La Banda de Atake)
Gary Sheffield - This is Why I'm Hot (Mims) / We fly High (Jim Jones) / Lets Ride (Game)
Magglio Ordonez - Out of all the starters, I have no clue what his song is
Carlos Guillen - U Don't Know Me (TI)
Pudge Rodriguez - Latino Heat (Eddie Guerrero)
Sean Casey - Even Flow (Pearl Jam)
Craig Monroe - Break em Off (Paul Wall/Lil Keke) / You Ain't Know (Birdman/Lil Wayne)
Brandon Inge - Coming Undone (Korn)
Omar Infante - Alegria (Merengue)
Marcus Thames - Walk It Out (DJ Unk) / Shoulder Lean (Young Dro)
Fernando Rodney - Ven Bailalo (Kriz y Angel)
Joel Zumaya - Voodoo chile (Jimi Hendrix)

Songs heard at The Palace for the Pistons in addition to the trademark Dee-troit basketball include:
Tayshaun Prince - My name is Prince (prince)
Chauncey Billups - Big Shot (Elton John)
Rip Hamilton - yes sirrr clip

Other Pistons audio clips

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