Atlanta Braves - Cincinnati Reds: (Musical) Series Preview

by gondeee on Sep 4, 2009 8:38 AM EDT in Series Previews & Recaps

I'm doing a bit of a different series preview this time as the Atlanta Braves face the Cincinnati Reds for three games this weekend at Turner Field. Instead of the usual Q&A with a Reds blogger I'm going to try and encourage fans to go to the ballpark... not there are any other types of sports going on this weekend. If you go to the ballpark, here are the tunes that the Braves organist will be playing for each Reds batter as they come up to bat, via the Twitter feed of Matthew Kaminski, the Braves Organist.

'Brahms Lullaby' for Paul 'Yawn'ish (Janish)

'Paper Moon' for Craig Tatum (O'Neal)

'The Price is Right' for Kevin (Bob) Barker

'Blitzkreig Bop' for Joey 'Ramone' Votto

'Ob, la, di, ob, la, da' for Corky Miller

'Every Rose Has it's Thorn' for Adam Ros(e)ales - gotta love the Poison walk up song!!

California Dreamin' for Brandon Phillips (John and Michelle Phillips were part of the Mamas and Papas)

'Miami Vice' for Drew (S)tubbs

'Andy Griffith' for Jonny Gome(r) Pyle

'Old McDonald Had a Farm' for Darnell McDonald - great for the kids!

'My Funny (B)alentine' for Wladimir Balentien. . . It's always great to throw in some jazz!

I like 'Rawhide' for Scott Rolen . . . 'Rolen, Rolen, Rolen. . . Rawhide!'

'Who's Johnny' for Johnny Cueto

In honor of Dragon-Con, perhaps I should play some sci-fi songs this weekend ;) Trogdor is in order :)

If you're on Twitter, go here and offer up any suggestions for other walk-up music he can play for the visiting team.

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that Turner Field has an real live organist again. I was reading an article about him in the AJC earlier this season. It’s a game in itself to listen to what he is playing and make the connection to the player who is batting or the situation at hand. Definitely another reason to take in a game at the Ted.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Sep 4, 2009 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

Live organists should come back at every park

It could be a matter of pride/competition as to who had the best organist.

"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"

by The Keith Lockhart Era on Sep 4, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Until the Yankees and Sox bought up all the good ones

"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"

by The Keith Lockhart Era on Sep 4, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Absolutely. Live organists add so much to the fan experience, as opposed to recorded music.

No question in my mind about the best: Nancy Faust at old/new Comiskey Park (now US Cellular Field) in Chicago.

by John Holton on Sep 4, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Mac the Knife for Dusty?

If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.

by Yakker on Sep 4, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

"Raise the Knife" by Dream Theater...

… for when Dusty comes out to make a pitching change.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Sep 4, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

anything by dream theater is awesome. but that one definitely fits the bill

Eric Cooper = shit

by heap16 on Sep 4, 2009 5:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Corky Miller has job?

by eaheckman10 on Sep 4, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

a job

by eaheckman10 on Sep 4, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

by homerun on Sep 5, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m feeling good about this series. Anything less than a sweep in this series will be a disappointment because every team ahead of (or tied with) the Braves is playing a sub-.500 team this weekend.

Florida vs. Washington
Colorado vs. Arizona
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee
Philadelphia vs. Houston

Also, the Cubs are only two games behind the Braves in the WC, and they’re playing the Mets. Good luck to the Braves the rest of the month.

by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 4, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions