Help getting thru the offday, 4/23 edition

If I was a player it would probably be Livin on a Prayer… can you imagine coming up in the bottom of the ninth with your team down by a few, and your the go ahead run at the plate and Livin on a Prayer blast through the speakers?

I’ve never tried a post with links before, so forgive me if they don’t come across right…

Some of my favorites are:

Yorvit Torrealba, circa 2007. Salio el Sol, by Don Omar. Yorvit’s always pretty good at picking bouncy reggaeton music.

Brian Fuentes, 2007-2008 (sniff, tear). For You, by Staind. I never thought too much of the song on the radio, but it really grew on me. It began to always stop me midsentence when those opening chords started at the top of the ninth— you knew Tito was coming in and there was NO WAY anyone could beat us!

Old school: Dante Bichette, 1993—-(did he EVER change it?). Sledgehammer, by Peter Gabriel. What a great attention-getter! I recall specifically a day when he had been injured for a while (don’t remember the year)… he came in off the bench towards the end of the game. That music combined with Alan Roach’s booming “DANT-ayyyyyyyy Bichette” made the crowd go wild!

As for the Tulo situation:

I know that supposedly he chose 2007’s song (I’m a Flirt, R Kelly) himself, or at least he really liked it…. reports have him singing it in the clubhouse when it would come on the radio.

Not sure about the Gimme More choice… maybe referring to his desire for more playing time in 2008? :)

As far as this year— Roll With Me (Montgomery Gentry). Tulo’s never chosen country before… and if you listen to the lyrics, it seems to reflect the much-publicized “kinder, gentler” Tulo persona touted this year.
 [Lyrics below, my interpretation in brackets— tongue firmly in cheek with nothing but love for our boys]:

So now I’m slowing it down [not being so aggressive at the plate] and I’m looking around [and trying to lay off the high fastballs- check out my three BB’s in one game]
And I’m lovin’ this town [at least if you listen to my commercials] and I’m doing alright [-ish, when compared to our team’s current slumpy batting average]
Aint’ worried ‘bout nothing except for the man I wanna be [so stop asking me, Troy Renck!]
I’m thinking maybe it’s time to be livin’ the rhyme
When I’m singing a song about nothing but right
And it’d sure be nice if you would roll with me [and not trash me on the DP comment threads]

Fun thread!

Of course, I’m going to have to think about this for a while. In the interim, does anybody know which songs the Rockies hitters were using during the first home series this year? I’d like to update the hitting music for my players on MLB 09: The Show.

In getting around to answering the second question, and at the risk of sounding like a screaming, rabid tweenager—
I sheepishly gotta say when I heard Muse’s Supermassive Black Hole (in the tweenage movie which shall remain unnamed for my dignity), I thought, “damn, that’s quite a walkup song they picked.”
Ahhh, let the rock throwing begin! (ducking)

The Steelers have used it in their pregame intro before, and I thought it was pretty exciting. At Coors it might have to start a bit later to get in the big yell though.

“Welcome Home,” Coheed and Cambria. Whether I’m coming up with the bases loaded, or coming out of the bullpen to try and preserve a one-run lead, Coors Field will crumble under the sheer force of this song coming out of the speakers.

Unless I wanted to go with a more hip-hop bent – in which case, “Shook Ones Part 2” by Mobb Deep is the choice.

Unless I wanted to go the Byrnes/Spilborghs route – in which case, “The Stroke” by Billy Squier for hitting music, “Here Comes Your Man” by The Pixies for coming out of the pen.

Typical by Mute Math off the top of my head. Pretty unknown, but very catchy. I’l think of more candidates.

Is “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen. “Ah well ah everybody’s heard about the bird, bird bird bird, bird is the word” etc. etc. It would help if I had the word “bird” in my baseball nickname.

How about “I’m Waiting for the Man” by the Velvet Underground? Not only a great song, but factually correct! Apart from all the stuff about drug dealing. That is [b]slander[/b], sir, and I’ll have you not repeat it.

Matador, by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.

but Brad’s Nickelback song….ugh. Color me not a fan.

The rattlesnake rattle made me think Larry Wal-ker was going to strike at anytime.

“Hero” By the Foo Fighters (No, not Enrique Inglasis)

I’d pick Sober, by Tool. That song practically oozes doom and gloom.

If I were a batter, I’d pick Remember the Name, by Fort Minor or maybe Blur’s Song 2. Tough decision…both songs pump me up big time.

But just scanning through my playlist, there are a couple Queens of the Stone Age (who are great live, by the way) tracks that could work. Both Sick, Sick, Sick and No One Knows both have pretty great openings.

The beginning of Anberlin’s Feel Good Drag is also pretty great.

Especially coming out of the pen. Regardless, I’d start with the big yell 30 seconds in.

But “Hells Bells” for Hoffman was absolutely money. Just hearing that big deep bell….:shudder:

I’d personally use “Now you’re a Man” by DVDA.

And now I’m thinking about Homer Simpson walking into the boxing arena to “Why can’t we be friends”

The Witch by the Cult. I love that opening and the title fits for me at times.

180 Degrees by NOFX – a hyper-aggressive punk song that snaps into lighter groove.
Superman by Goldfinger – this would be a great song for Spilly. Tony Hawk Pro Skater ftw!
Reptilia by The Strokes – another song with great energy, also featured in a video game.
Pretty much anything by Fatboy Slim. Right Here Right Now pumps me up the most (cool video too), but Everybody Needs a 303 works better as a walkup song.

Music for a closer is another great topic (I was contemplating using it as another offday topic…oh well). Anyway, mine would be Bullet with Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins. Nuff said.

Would be great, I think, if you picked the right segment.

Here’s my list of top 10 closer music songs (that are not being currently used):
The aforementioned Sober, by Tool
Down With the Sickness, Disturbed
Du Hast, by Rammstein
Guerilla Radio, RATM
Bodies, Drowning Pool
Numb, Linkin Park
Aerials, System of a Down
The Red, Chevelle
Run to the Hills, Iron Maiden
and finally…perhaps my favorite now that I’ve thought about it:

Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden

Hours after the game and people would still be humming the song.

I have never heard of 95% of the artists in this thread. Yes, I’m serious. System of a Down? Drowning Pool? Gah. Man, it sometimes sucks to be an old fart.

Great Fanpost idea, PS!

Rebirth by Skillet I love that song. i also would like to have typical by mute math listed above. Of the current players I really like Seth Smith’s Jesus Freak walk up.

Here’s my blog post about the best walkup music in Rockies history.

If you’re ever wanting to read my Rockies blog, it’s linked in my signature. I’d like to see my readership double, which it will the moment the first one of you clicks that link – ha ha.

If I go for hip hop, I’m picking Never Scared by Bone Crusher, maybe the very beginning of the remix.

I wish I had actually been around for more of the discussion. So many great songs and bands have been thrown around that I wish I had come in a bit earlier.

Anyway, my list of walkup songs:

“No Regrets” – Authority Zero
“The Reaper” – Witchery
“Tom Sawyer” – Rush
“Around the World” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
And no list of mine would be complete without it… “Thunderstruck” – AC/DC

My closer song without ripping off Trevor Hoffman:

“War Zone” – Slayer

Use a song written by a Rockies fan. There are some candidates here by Hollidayrain (note the Rockies fanship proudly displayed in the name). Final Hours could do well, or parts of Dangerous Fumes.

Game Over by Lil’ Flip

Ironman by Ozzy Osbourne — Mark Reynolds

My song would be Barroom Hero by Dropkick Murphys

but my vote for absolutely-most-awesomely-awesome walk-up music was a few years back. The Rockies were trailing in the bottom of the 8th or 9th, but had two men on and Larry Walker was up to bat. Instead of Crazy Train, the Star Wars theme blasted over the loudspeakers. And Larry obliged by driving the ball into the bleachers. To this date, I’ve never seen Coors go any crazier (in person).