Batting Practice Music

A few years ago I was working with a TCL team and it was opening night in our first season. A week earlier I asked the boys what they would like their walk up music to be...

Louie Alamia wanted Louie, Louie...no problem
Jose Salazar wanted a catchy latin tune...no problem
Trey Rachal wanted some Lynard Skynard...no problem

Four hole hitter (who will remain nameless) wanted some Tupac Shakur rap tune...I didnt check the words but the music was cool...

"Batting fourth, the designated hitter, from xyz college, nameless guy"...cue music...blank this, blank that, MF this, and GD, and *** and the bleachers went dead silent...

Moral is to check the words to the music, unlike the ol Catcher... Have fun with it. I like it when the HS's make it fun on and off the field.

now that is funny

Finally, something I can actually respond to...

I have this job for a local high school and I ask the boys every year for a selection of music that they want to hear for warm ups. Because I made the EXACT same mistake Catcher did, the next thing I do is pull up and read through the lyrics. If it's a good tune and there's only one or two objectionable words, I use the radio edit of the song. The parents and coaches don't much care for the pregame music, but the boys like it.

If my kid talks to me about his walk up song one more time I swear I'll have him walking to the box with Justin Bieber blaring!! If he spent as much time studying as he spends worrying about this song (which I can't even make out the words)he would be a straight A student!! ballgofar --- I feel your pain as we have the same issues. As far music between innings, I'm partial to Trace Adkins, "Swing".

This song has a "hook" that might be appropriate for West Texas.
Good Times

We are SOOO metropolitan in Midlothian!!!

Boy if you have the kids bring stuff I would definately ask the important question of "Is there a Radio Edit available?" But...even the radio edits have some possible inappropriate language for a family baseball crowd.

May help:

Entrance Music

At Bat Songs

Hey monkeyboy, how old is this list?
It has Josh Hamilton listed as follows:
Josh Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds: "Boomin'", TobyMac

I'm sure most if not every player has changed their music by now.

Hey i said it may help...I didnt say it would help.

2004 I think.

I am about to begin playing music for our squad using my nano. I created a baseball play list and made sure I listened to the songs before inclusion.
I've come up with 20 songs. I would assume during an inning break, you can get in 1.5 to 2 songs total, as long as the songs are about 3 minutes per tune. I've planned for 1 song current main stream pop, rock or country and the other will be 80's tunage. Is 20 enough? Talk of "walk up" music has not happen, yet.

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Originally posted by mj 8:
I am about to begin playing music for our squad using my nano. I created a baseball play list and made sure I listened to the songs before inclusion.
I've come up with 20 songs. I would assume during an inning break, you can get in 1.5 to 2 songs total, as long as the songs are about 3 minutes per tune. I've planned for 1 song current main stream pop, rock or country and the other will be 80's tunage. Is 20 enough? Talk of "walk up" music has not happen, yet.

You should plan on no more than a max of 2min between innings and if the umpire is doing his job it should be a lot closer to 1 min... if you add 2 min for every 1/2 inning that is an extra 30 mins to the game... we shoot for 1 min.. usually takes about 1 1/2 mins

As for time between innings...you all see that for non-televised college games there is now a 90 second time limit to switch sides between innings...also new this year to college ball is a 20 second pitch clock. I haven't seen anything written as to how these two changes played out this past weekend.