and win an all-day walking tour of Newtown.
With only 161 games left in the season, here's my top 10 baseball tunes of all time. I have thrown in four honorable mentions. Blues, jazz, folk and plenty of humor are weaved throughout the songlist.
Even if baseball fails to meet the standards of your personal pasttime, you'll enjoy some of these. In addition to the YouTube link, I have also included a line or two from each song.
1) Right Field (Peter Paul and Mary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXVnb0wveRg
"Here in right field, it's easy you know, you can be awkward, you can be slow"
2) A Dying Cubs Fan Last Request (Steve Goodman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBxZGQ1dJk
"When I was a boy they were my pride and joy, but now they only bring fatigue"
3) Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Carly Simon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86yLQ9tvyBo&playnext=1&list=PL955D4A70D9CCBB9C
"I don't care if I ever come back"
4) Willie, Mickey and the Duke (Terry Cashman)
http://www.thedeadballera.com/AudioPageTalkinBaseball.html
"And Cookie played hooky, to go and see the Duke, And Me I always loved Willie Mays"
5) D-O-D-G-E-R-S (Danny Kaye)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7qYcyUjDPU
"Leo Duroucher, Leo Duroucher starts to wiggle and to twitch; A signal? No! an itch"
6) Play by Play (I Saw it on the Radio) [Terry Cashman]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocf7RKNEi8U
"The sacks are loaded and here comes that Man again"
7) Baseball, Baseball (Jane Morgan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovL6P9ks47I
"I was so mad I got to thinking; surely this lad will start me drinking"
8) Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) [The Treniers]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI1qJBG2PCE
"His cap flies off when he passes third; And he heads home like an eagle bird"
9) Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit that Ball? (Count Base & His Orchstra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7Ac2LVVYU
"But it's a natural fact, when Jackie comes to bat, the other team is through."
10) Van Lingle Mungo (Dave Frischberg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzobTlF8fM
"Sigmund Jakucki, Big Johnny Mize and Barney McCosky. . . Hal Trosky
Honorable Mention
"The St. Louis Browns (Skip Battin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEicZnTrWYA
"They had a one armed man in left named Pete Gray in '44"
Love is Like A Baseball Game (The Intruders)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ4mJhvHI8I
{Strike one} She took me by surprise; {Strike two} Right in front of my eyes
{Strike three} Oh, I was out without a doubt
The First Baseball Game (Nat King Cole)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcliKtqy3Ro
"Rebecca went to the well with a pitcher; and Ruth in a field made a name"
Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn (Phil Foster)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8XpKwc3A0
"Beware my friends let me warn ya, they're thinking about taking the Bums to California"
Peace, love and all that Jazz,
Charlie
great coach Ray Harris (1967)