Cubs Entrance Music

by ak123 on May 15, 2008 11:58 AM CDT

Hey everyone, remember the debate a month ago on Kerry Wood's closer music? If I'm correct he doesn't come out to anything. Well on Cubs.com they had a Q+A where someone suggested Wood come out to Vince McMahon (WWE Chairman) music "No Chance in Hell". Being I work with WWE I found it mildly amusing that came about.

That led to me suggesting they do an article on the website on ball players and what WWE music they should come out to. The article is here. While I didn't write it, I'm still plugging the idea :)

http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/fieldofthemes/

This leads to the actual topic of this folder. If every player had music (real music, not WWE music) that represented how they would play what would give them? Let's have fun and be creative about some of these.

I'll add my choices in a few hours when I have time to sit down and do it.

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Mine is

Machine Head – Bush

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Swung on belted!!!"---Chip

by Hammer on May 15, 2008 12:02 PM CDT 0 recs

He does have music

Welcome to the Jungle by G n’ R

by chicagodave on May 15, 2008 12:06 PM CDT 0 recs

My wife and i entered...

our wedding reception to this song.

"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"

by HIGGY on May 15, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

I think it should be

I think it should be I’m Too Sexy but that’s just me :).

We are all waiting for that glorious October night when we finally win it all. Until then we will continue to cheer, never do the wave and hope.

by cubstoseriesby100 on May 15, 2008 12:43 PM CDT 0 recs

I meant

I meant for every player. Not sure if many of you know this but at most ball parks every player gets his own music each time up.

by ak123 on May 15, 2008 1:40 PM CDT 0 recs

For Zambrano

Unchained by Van Halen

"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield

by DrGalazkiewicz on May 15, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up 0 recs

For Kerry Wood

I’d like to hear State of Love and Trust by Pearl Jam

by Mothershipwit on May 15, 2008 3:23 PM CDT 0 recs

Stranglehold by Ted Nugent

...I’m partial to Ted because we share the same last name.

Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.

by Bricks and Ivy on May 15, 2008 3:46 PM CDT 0 recs

That is a great song but...

That is what Isringhausen comes out to at Cardinal home games. Although they repeat the intro over and over cause they don’t want to play the lyrics for some reason…

by smmcctrk on May 15, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

What a great discussion topic...

But I prefer the organist to not necessarily denote songs to players, but to the situation. Songs like Jump Around (house of pain) or the Rocky Theme or ANY SONG U LIKE HERE could be played at various points throughout the game depending on the situation. Redundancy has its backlashes. It’s a long season, and I can only hear certain songs so many times before it wears off.
Nonetheless, a great idea. Propose it to the season tix holders who get to meet with Cubs management on the topic of improvements to the Wrigley experience. I think its in the Crane Kenney post.

I'm kind of a big deal

by chi-townbleacherbum on May 15, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ladies and Gentlemen

by Saliva would make a great song for almost any good ballplayer.

"I'm not giving him a high-five ever again." - Sammy Sosa, joking about Moises Alou's personal habits

by MorePiePlease on May 15, 2008 3:53 PM CDT 0 recs

What are the odds?

That was Isringhausen’s song last year…

by smmcctrk on May 15, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

What If Queen Played The Chicago Cubs Soundtrack?

I am going to be different. Since Queen is my favorite band of all time, I’m doing a "what if" the Cubs line-up used ONLY Queen songs.

Soriano – Princes of the Universe
Fukudome – Another One Bites the Dust
Lee – Dragon Attack
Theriot – Breakthru
Soto – I Want It All
Ramirez – Hammer To Fall
Derosa – The Invisible Man
Edmonds – I Want to Break Free
Zambrano – Fat Bottomed Girls
Dempster – One Vision
Wood – We Will Rock You
Lily – Don’t Stop Me Now
Lieber – The Show Must Go On

After the Game
- We Are the Champions!

by TheHawkRules on May 15, 2008 4:14 PM CDT 0 recs

LOL

Zambrano – Fat Bottomed Girls

Awesome…

by JD on May 15, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ramones - Ramones

That is different, and a bit esoteric. As long as we’re in the 70’s, how about doing the first Ramones album?

Kerry Wood – Blitzkrieg Bop
Carlos Zambrano – Beat on the Brat
Jim E-d-m-o-n-d-s – Judy Is a Punk
Mark DeRosa – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Carlos Marmol – Chainsaw
Reed Johnson – Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Rich Hill – I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement
Ryan Dempster – Loudmouth
Henry Blanco – Havana Affair
Kevin Hart – Listen to My Heart
Jason Marquis – 53rd & 3rd
Ryan Theriot – Let’s Dance
Alfonso Soriano – I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
Kosuke Fukudome – Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome

by JohnM on May 15, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

LOL, miley cyrus for Theriot???

And I like that Marquis gets a crappy Dave song

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on May 15, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

? x 2

Dunno about Hannah Montana, but that’s a great Dee Dee song. “Dave” should have left it alone. And Marquis gets it because of the address, not because of the subject matter….

"Is there anything he can't do?" ~Len Kasper, 4/5/08, on Kosuke Fukudome

by JohnM on May 16, 2008 7:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

You must have...

Go Cubs Go when the Cubs win. It’s not a Cubs game without it.

by wrigleyrocker12 on May 15, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

If you dont mind me asking

what is it that you do with the WWE?

by Kchance on May 15, 2008 5:46 PM CDT 0 recs

Producer

I produce videos for their website.

by ak123 on May 15, 2008 6:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Whoa...

Now that’s awesome. Been a wrasslin fan since ‘84. I was seven, and Hulkamania began. Lucky you!

by TheHawkRules on May 15, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

LOL

You mean unlucky me? :)

It’s a cool job and I can safely say i’m the biggest cubs fan who works for the company.

by ak123 on May 16, 2008 12:45 AM CDT up 0 recs

How about

Marquis – Living on a Prayer
Edmonds – When I’m 65

that’s it for now..

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on May 15, 2008 6:15 PM CDT 0 recs

sorry to nitpick...

..but as a huge Beatles fan I find myself compelled to point out that it is “When I’m 64”.

by bikemonkey on May 15, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

whoops

misprint…

2008 Cubs: Why Beat A Team in Regulation, when you can beat them in extras?

by Chanman25 on May 15, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

organ music

i think every cubs player should get their own songs as other teams do, with the twist that each song be played by the wrigley organist. welcome to the jungle, momma said knock you out, etc. would be hilarious on the organ.

game over! - ARAM FOR MVP on May 5, 2008 7:32 PM EDT (down 3-0 to the Reds in the 1ST INNING)

by joeschmitt on May 15, 2008 7:49 PM CDT 0 recs

Fantastic Idea

I think that’s a great idea!!

by ak123 on May 15, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

The classic Cubs soundtrack

None of this crap heard everywhere else. Doing that just opens the door for more BS and before you know it?...sensory overload. And please Cubs, no hi-end sound system, please, please, please.

by blackhawk24 on May 15, 2008 8:29 PM CDT 0 recs

Agreed

Leave the sensory overload for The Cell.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball"

by Bump Bailey on May 15, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Agree too

But I think there’s something to be said for players who would like specific music played for them. It’s something they earn by being in the Majors I think. However, I do respect how Wrigley doesn’t really do that.

by ak123 on May 15, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Actually, I'm starting to lose a little respect for "Wrigley" in this regard

I’m guessing in this sense “Wrigley” is actually the Cubs Marketing Dept. As good as they’ve been over the years in building up the “Wrigley Field experience” brand, I think they’re tearing it down a bit here.

We have a player, Kerry Wood, who ‘gets’ it, and has clearly stated he doesn’t want music to be played when he enters the game, ironically enough, because he respects Wrigley. So what happens? They play music anyway. Again, I’m assuming “they” in this case is the Cubs Marketing Dept. but if anyone knows better, please respond.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on May 15, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

+1

You’re absolutely right. Marketing is responsible for all of this, and the fact that they ignored Wood’s request shows you that they’ve got their ideas of what they want to do, and the heck with anyone else.

That’s not a good attitude. The marketing dept. under John McDonough would NOT have done it this way.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on May 16, 2008 7:54 AM CDT up 0 recs

Well....

Isn’t there gonna be one of those season ticket holder group meetings with Kenney and Co. coming up periodically? This would be a nice topic of discussion.

I’m glad Woody doesn’t want the non-sense. I see it everywhere, including “minor league” sports; they’re often worse. There’s just so much rah-rah going on.

It’s funny though, the Chicago Wolves and how they do their thing at AllState. When I see the Wolves on the road (Milw, GR, Peoria, Rockford, Quad Cities) the amount of BS rah-rah going on at those arenas is far more than at AllState. The only things at AllState I don’t like is YMCA and that hillbilly hockey game song.

Part of the Wrigley experience for generations is the pristine way of baseball for so many decades. I never want to see a mascot, fireworks, jumbotron, blaring sound and crap flashing like the Vegas strip.

by blackhawk24 on May 16, 2008 9:55 AM CDT up 0 recs

I'm in minority

I know I’m in the minority for this but I’m all for any sort of upgrades from fireworks to blaring sound. We don’t need a jumbo tron but everything else seems minor.

by ak123 on May 16, 2008 10:21 AM CDT up 0 recs

Yes, you are, I believe

Hell, I love fireworks. I always do a lot of stuff on the 4th but for a ballgame at 1060 W. Addison? No.

Blaring sound? Again no; it’s a ball game not a concert. You’d have to go to cellblock 35 or that PoS in AZ to understand what I mean; yikes!

And of course the jumbo tron…I liked Caple’s suggestion back in ‘04 when the bleacher expansion / rooftops wasn’t settled yet. His suggestion to erect a jumbo tron was to block the view of ” ...those greedy SOBs selling tickets to sit on the neighboring rooftops.” But that would be the ONLY reason. Since that issue is solved, I don’t see the need at this place. A new ballpark, waaaaaay down the road? Fine; Wrigley? No.

by blackhawk24 on May 22, 2008 7:09 AM CDT up 0 recs

Aerosmith's Classic 3rd release--Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic” -Scott Eyre (Fenway scoreboard)
“Uncle Salty”—Lou Piniella (“you’re damn right I thought of it”)
“Adam’s Apple”—Jim Edmonds (adam edmond-heck I don’t know) or Kosuke Fukudome-(apples are frequently served as a desert in Japan) These are reaches-if we had Pittsburgh’s LaRoche-it would have been easy.
“Walk This Way” -Rich Hill (I like Hill-sorry buddy)
“Big Ten Inch Record”—Derrek Lee (don’t go there)

“Sweet Emotion” -Carlos Zambrano (too obvious?)
“No More No More-Kerry Wood (the runs stop here)
“Round and Round” -Jon Lieber (I start-no, I relieve)
“You See Me Crying”—Ron Santo (“OHHHH NOOOOO!”)

BBWAA's name should be changed to "Power in the hands of Fools"

by cubfever7 on May 16, 2008 8:41 AM CDT 0 recs