Gary Pressy or prerecorded crap?

Am I the only one who remembers that they abandoned the prerecorded batter intros late in the season?

They should stay abandoned. Long live the Lowrey.

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I like tradition.

It was five seconds of music — not that big a deal. But if it were my decision to make, I’d go back to Gary Pressy.

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by Al Yellon on Feb 26, 2011 8:02 PM CST reply actions

Agreed

The idea of a player needing intro music is absurd. It belongs in the WWE, not major league baseball.

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by BeerCub on Feb 26, 2011 8:11 PM CST up reply actions

Oh my GOD!!

Is that……oh no….it can’t be….that sounds like….like… KOYIE HILL’S MUSIC!!!

GOOD GOD I HAVEN’T SEEN THIS MUCH CARNAGE AND WE’RE ONLY IN THE FIFTH INNING!!

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by Gibbon Jockey on Feb 26, 2011 9:32 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

clearly if you are in the 5th

and worrying about Koyie Hills walkup music – you are not listening to WGN Radio

by hansman1982 on Feb 26, 2011 11:27 PM CST up reply actions

The world would be a terrible place if nothing ever changed because it was 'tradition'.

This is one of those minute issues that only Cubs fans would worry about. If it makes the players happy, give them their music.

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by Schwa on Feb 28, 2011 8:22 AM CST up reply actions

Noise pollution is a major problem in MLB parks.

This is not about tradition, it’s about a decent ballpark experience.

by bourbon_and_branch on Feb 28, 2011 5:49 PM CST up reply actions

Frankly, I'd be fine with batters walking up to the plate

to the sound of fingernails dragging across a blackboard if it meant they got hits and the Cubs won.

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by Zeke on Feb 27, 2011 5:33 AM CST reply actions

Woo! This! Woo! This!

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by ballhawk on Feb 27, 2011 9:36 PM CST up reply actions

Organ music sucks

players want their own music, why not let them have it?

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by Cubbiegoon on Feb 27, 2011 7:04 PM CST reply actions

Organ Music has that baseball feel, its one of the many parts of Wrigley that I love.

But I really could care less if the players have their own walkup music

by Dcr18 on Feb 27, 2011 7:53 PM CST up reply actions

Grammar pet peeve.

If you really don’t care about something, the phrase is “I couldn’t care less.”

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by Al Yellon on Feb 27, 2011 8:44 PM CST up reply actions

Cracking down on grammar on the internet is a lost cause.

Even here.

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by Schwa on Feb 28, 2011 8:17 AM CST up reply actions

I guess.

Won’t stop me from trying, though.

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by Al Yellon on Feb 28, 2011 8:45 AM CST up reply actions

its a free world ;-)

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by ballhawk on Feb 28, 2011 12:55 PM CST up reply actions

"it's"

by Shanghai Badger on Feb 28, 2011 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Green'd.

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by Al Yellon on Mar 1, 2011 7:35 AM CST up reply actions

I like the tradition

I like the tradition even if during Kerry’s early years I wondered what I’ve Been Working on the Railroad had to do with him before I know it was the Eyes of Texas.

Funny story about that. IN 2003 I was on the Grand Canyon train with friends. The guy challenged me to come up with a song that had a western theme of any type to associate with Chicago and if I did my drink was free.

I said “The Eyes of Texas” and told him it was Kerry’s at bat music.

It also could have something to do with I play the organ myself.

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by puckishcubsfan on Feb 27, 2011 7:12 PM CST reply actions

Keep Gary

Keep Gary as long as he swears on a stack of bibles he won’t use I Love You You Love Me for Darwin Barney.

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by puckishcubsfan on Feb 27, 2011 7:13 PM CST reply actions

Hands down

Gary Pressy. I don’t go to a baseball game to listen to recorded music. Plus, it’s entertaining to guess what he’s playing and the meaning (aka 3 Blind Mice).

We'll miss you Big Boy. #10 for Hall of Fame.

by mrcubsfan on Feb 27, 2011 7:23 PM CST reply actions