"hey, MLB: enough w/'God Bless America' in the 7th-inning stretch."
stop it.
the shit happened like 14 yrs ago. we ain't forgot but singing that damned song during playoff baseball games sure makes me wish the shit had never happened so i wouldn't have to hear that god-forsaken song in the middle of a baseball game.
at this point the singing of the song feels like so much jingoism. i just don't need it. of course, in the wake of the thing happening we all wore red white and blue and waved flags and got all rah-rah 'MURRICA and that was cute. and we'd dropped that shit w/in 6 months of the happening. we used that stuff when we needed it and we largely moved on. not that we forgot but damn - we couldn't sit shiva forever, you know? but then every October i'm confronted w/it all over again during the 7th inning of baseball games. i don't need it. i dig America as much or more than the next guy and i prefer to express my feelings about America in ways other than singing that awful, awful song. hell, just going to a baseball game is enough, isn't it? we do the fucking pledge of allegiance or whatever before the game where we all stand up and take off hats and all that jazz. whatever...that's more than enough.
2. "kinda related: i still dont understand why the pledge of allegiance..." In response to Reply # 0
singing of the national anthem is still necessary.
The only time its done is at assemblies and sporting events, and no one hardly stands up or says the words. Lets just skip over it and get to the game!
10. "Had a dude from the UK tell me that the pledge was like some nazi shit" In response to Reply # 7
Specifically, he said that he found it weird that school would be stopped (during homeroom) and everyone (kids and adults) would have to chant this pledge of allegiance, every day. Said it seemed like some mind control propaganda. He also said the same about the national anthem and saluting the flag. The really weird part to him was that do all this in the US, which is pretty far from most other big countries. This was years ago that he said this (not sure if they still say the pledge in school).
42. "Also, the line "Under God" in the Pledge" In response to Reply # 10 Mon Oct-19-15 05:20 PM by Selassie I God
was added to the original version in the 50's to separate Americans from the "godless Russians" in the beginning of the Cold War.
____ Some will tell you that they love you but they've got an ulterior motive - Oh what a shame They will tell you that they need you but they've got an ulterior motive - Personal gain
My boss gave me baseball tickets. After two innings, I realized that it was more fun to wander around the stadium taking selfies with different backgrounds than it was to watch the game.
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12. "married couples who go to basebal games last longer than couples who don..." In response to Reply # 3
because the games are so long they have time to talk about a variety of shit...
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
26. "Man, half the stadium was out of their seats for INNINGS at a time" In response to Reply # 14
As a basketball fan, I've never seen such aloofness at a sporting event. The bar downstairs (Citizens Bank Park) was PACKED and no one there was watching the game. Plus, you can get some nice shots of the city from the upper levels.
33. "go to barclays center." In response to Reply # 26
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
5. "while we're at it lets get rid of the Star Spangled Banner" In response to Reply # 0
I'm not saying scrap the idea of a National Anthem altogether because most every country has one but for shit's sake if we're picking a song that instills pride in country and is supposedly for everyone maybe we shouldn't pick one that requires a seventeen octave range to sing properly?
like 45% of pre-event Star Spangled Banners SUCK and not because the singer sucks it's because the song is just too goddam hard.
Give me something I can sing along to full voice and not have to try to decide when do give up on singing the right octave. give me America the Beautiful.
8. "i'm in favor of replacing SSB w/ATB as the national anthem." In response to Reply # 5
but i digress - i'd be fine w/replacing GBA w/ATB in the 7th inning. although that's STILL putting too much on it it's not as off-putting as GBA.
and i agree - we can cut singing the anthem before domestic sporting events. i'm okay w/cutting that and replacing it w/ATB if we just have to have some moment of jingoist reflection before we start a sporting event.
13. "THANK YOU. One song is plenty!" In response to Reply # 0
Incidentally I also hate the dumb fucking songs that seem to be tradition at certain places such as "Sweet Caroline" and "Cotton Eyed Joe," both of which take me from elated to suicidal in seconds flat.
Overall the in-arena presentation at stadiums is horrible. I often wonder what hell it must be to be a season-ticket holder. Yes, at one point I was going to every single home game for a couple different teams but I was working so I could tune it out. If I had to hear the same songs and see the same bits every. fucking. night. AND I was paying money for it, I would go nuts. Minor league teams are more creative than the pros.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
19. "Almost everywhere they do Take Me Out to the Ballgame" In response to Reply # 16
One song is enough. I would feel different if these douches could show a modicum of taste, but up until now, nothing. Sweet Caroline is like an ode to whiteness, I am surprised some team doesn't come with Jimmy Buffet or the Eagles to counter it. That Cotton Eye Joe song is like mass aural rape. Do they still play that shit at Yankees games? I hope not.
I am also sometimes mildly offended by the music at stadiums. At the Honda Center they often play that weird rapey Stone Temple Pilots song before faceoffs. Why?
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
20. "RE: Almost everywhere they do Take Me Out to the Ballgame" In response to Reply # 19
>One song is enough.
i agree.
I would feel different if these douches >could show a modicum of taste, but up until now, nothing. >Sweet Caroline is like an ode to whiteness, I am surprised >some team doesn't come with Jimmy Buffet or the Eagles to >counter it.
LOL
>I am also sometimes mildly offended by the music at stadiums. >At the Honda Center they often play that weird rapey Stone >Temple Pilots song before faceoffs. Why?
22. "that's the song for the tshirt launch right? i never knew what the name" In response to Reply # 21
of it was lol. But they've been doing that since at least Shea.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
43. "A friend of mine saw the blue jay-ranger game 5 recently." In response to Reply # 19
Y'know the one with all the can-throwing?
Well, the 7th inning stretch started amidst all of that and when they started playing 'Take me out' the whole crowd started booing to drown out the song. lol. It's like they were mad at the sport.
15. "its so goofy.I'll stand bc i need to stretch but while everyone faces" In response to Reply # 0
the jumbotron i face home plate(i usually sit in foul territory rf)
There's usually some dude glaring at me too lol
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
28. "from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Bless_America" In response to Reply # 17
On August 26, 2008, a fan at a Boston Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium, who had attempted to leave for the restroom during the playing of the song, was restrained and ejected by NYPD officers. As part of the settlement of a subsequent lawsuit, the New York Yankees announced that they would no longer restrict the movement of fans during the playing of the song.
and
On September 15, 2009, three high school teens filed a lawsuit against New Jersey's minor league Newark Bears for being ejected from Eagles Riverfront Stadium over their refusal to stand during the playing of "God Bless America" on June 29, 2009. Before being ejected, they were asked to leave the stadium by Bears president and co-owner Thomas Cetnar.
31. "lol they wouldn't let us into the section during the national anthem." In response to Reply # 28
i feel like i've seen the concessions stop serving during the song but i can't say for sure.
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
32. "i've only been to 1 stadium that does that b/s." In response to Reply # 31
it was Busch Stadium in STL and i didn't have any problem moving around down below in the concession area while it was going on above on the field and in the seats.
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