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Jim Howerton's avatar

There is a GREAT jazz vocal called Van Lingle Mungo who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 30's and 40's. The song's lyrics are comprised solely of player's names, Dave Frishberg is the artist. You absolutely have to check it out.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Great list!

"Ichiro's Theme" by Ben Gibbard & The Mountain Goats' "Cubs in Five" might be good adds.

Sort of related: Maybe it was just me, but with everything else happening in the world, Opening Day was more exciting than usual. It was a nice escape and a bit of normalcy, if only for a couple of hours, even though the Brewers lost.

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Postcards From Home's avatar

715 (For Hank Aaron), Peter Cooper,

Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball, Count Basie

The Ball Game, Sister Wynona Carr

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Westley B. Cornett's avatar

I used to do high school baseball for radio. We always had to play centerfield for pregame.

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Michael Elliott's avatar

I did color for several baseball games on the radio over the years, and yes, "Centerfield" was required bumper music on all of them.

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Westley B. Cornett's avatar

That’s funny.

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