This is from late 2007 (as evidenced by Jeff Conine), but I’ve never seen it before. Sadly, few of the players say anything cool, but there are a couple of nuggets of Rickey Henderson-inspired awesomeness in the middle. Jeff Conine is predictably uninteresting.
David Wright likes the Beastie Boys. It’s really funny to hear David Newhan say, “gangster.”
The Pedro Feliciano part — dismissing all of it — is particularly entertaining in how boring it is. He is the most workmanlike dude imaginable. It’s kind of awesome.
One game Feliciano got out Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez on a total of six pitches or something, so I went to ask him about it, and he was just like, “yeah, that’s my job, I get lefties out.” So, trying to get something more out of him, I asked him if he got especially geared up for the Phillies with all their great lefties, and he was like, “nah, just doing my job, getting lefties out.”
Would you come out to AB music Ted?
As for me, Led Zeppelin’s “Wearing And Tearing” would be mine. Pumps me up every time. For an alternative, I’d have Minor Threat’s “In My Eyes”.
I think about this constantly. I think the key to at-bat music is that, unlike closer music, you really only get about 15-30 seconds to work with. So you want something that establishes itself pretty quickly up top, and I think you’re probably better off without lyrics.
I think Rage’s “Down Rodeo” would be cool, but I also think the intro to Cake’s “Love You Madly” would be a sweet way to bring vibraslap into the mix. That song brings hard-hitting guitar but doesn’t take itself too seriously, which I like. You know, we’re all having fun out here.
Sometimes, though, I think I might want to choose something totally ridiculous just to get into pitchers’ heads. In this case, I might choose R.E.M.’s “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”, because what could be less intimidating than some cheery 90s alterna-pop? Hey, you might recognize me as the love interest from any given Janeane Garofolo movie, but I’m totally about to line a double to the gap.
At some point this offseason, at-bat music will receive a dedicated post.
During the first round series against the Dodgers in 2006, after the Mets won the first two games, I believe it was Feliciano who said something to the effect that the Dodgers were “ready to go to sleep.” Doesn’t really sound like the same guy.
The opening part of Dropkick Murphys’ “The State of Massachusetts” would do for me, to satisfy my Irish side.
Mine would have to be the opening to TOOL’s Stinkfist or for some Comedy Primus’ Frizzle Fry