The Indians media relations guru Bart Swain must love me. One minute I’m e-mailing about Keith Woolner and the next minute I’m sending him questions about the music all the guys use when they’re up at the plate.
Anyway, there’s a lengthy piece and a lengthy Q&A from Keith Woolner, the Indians Manager of Baseball Analysis and Statistics, later today or early tomorrow. For now, here’s a complete list of all the Tribe’s at-bat music selections (and entrances for relievers and pitchers) for anyone who cares.
Josh Barfield: “Go Getta” — Young Jeezy; “Like Father, Like Son” — Lil’ Wayne.
Rafael Betancourt: Spanish songs
Asdrubal Cabrera: Spanish songs
Fausto Carmona: “Stronger” — Kanye West
Jamey Carroll: “Jump” — Van Halen; “Ants Marching” — Dave Matthews Band; “Pink Houses” — John Mellencamp
Shin-Soo Choo: “Shoulder Lean” — Young Dro featuring TI
Vinnie Chulk: “Everyday I’m Hustlin'” — Rick Ross
Trevor Crowe: “Day Glo” — Iglu & Hartly; “Let it Rock” — Kevin Rudolf and Lil’ Wayne
David Dellucci: “Symphony of Destruction” — Megadeath; “Snap Yo Fingers” — Lil Jon and Sean Paul; “Devil’s Dance” — Metallica; “Godfather theme”
Mark DeRosa: “KASHMIR” — Led Zeppelin; “FOR WHOM BELL TOLLS” — Metallica; “MCFEARLESS” — Kings of Leon; “I Cant Stay” – The Killers
Ben Francisco: “Amazing” – Kanye West; “Ambitions as a Writer” (instrumental version) – Tupac
Ryan Garko: “No Matter” — Ti
Travis Hafner: John Cena – “My Time is Now”; Suicidal Tendencies – “I Shot the Devil”
Aaron Laffey: “Breathe Into Me” — R.E.D.
Cliff Lee: “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” – Smashing Pumpkins; “Rocket” – Smashing Pumpkins
Jensen Lewis: Dark Knight theme
Victor Martinez: four unknown Spanish songs
Carl Pavano: “My Way” — Limp Bizkit
Jhonny Peralta: unknown Spanish songs
Rafael Perez: unknown Spanish songs
Anthony Reyes: “Afterlife” — Avenged Sevenfold
Kelly Shoppach: “Come with Me” – P Diddy & Jimmy Page; “Save A Horse” – Big & Rich
Grady Sizemore: “No More Tears” — Ozzy
Joe Smith: “So Cold” — Breaking Benjamin
Jeremy Sowers: “Banquet” – Bloc Party; “Clothes Off”-Jermaine Stewart; “Driver’s Seat” – D.H.T; “Pot Kettle Black” – Wilco; “No Easy Way Out” – Robert Tepper
Jake Westbrook: “Small Town” — John Mellencamp
Kerry Wood: “Welcome to the Jungle” — Guns ‘N Roses
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2009.
Is this where I can make my own suggestions?
I recommend “Platypus” by Green Day or “Pretty Vacant” by Sex Pistols.
Weak choices all across the board.
And the 2Pac song is “Ambitions Az a Rider”, not “writer”
I’m a little disappointed in the research here…unkown spanish songs? Booo….
That’s a great article. It’s very interesting and informative. Thank you so much for your share.
You need to update Garko’s. Last night he used SouljaBoy – Turn My Swag On.