Take Me Out to the Ballgame

We’re just a few weeks from the MLB All-Star Game, as baseball is front and center for sports fans this summer. Along the way, baseball and music have always enjoyed a beautiful friendship, as fans typically hear their favorite songs are played in between innings, often used to inspire our team to victory. Here are the best songs that are closely associated with America’s past time, baseball…

“Centerfield” by John Fogerty is every man’s baseball song about an average player pleading with his manager to put him in the game. You’ll also hear the names of some of the best; Joe, Willie, Babe and more. It’s a short catchy song with one of the best guitar riffs of all of the baseball songs.

Terry Cashman hit the charts with his 80s tune “Talking Baseball.” The song references New York stars Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Micky the Duke and Bobby Thompson. The song “All the Way” from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is all about his hometown Chicago Cubs, celebrating the 2008 Cubs immortal win.

“Glory Days,” the Bruce Springsteen tune, details the way we think life was; always better in yesteryear than today. “Glory Days” comes from Bruce’s Born in the USA album, and originally written with a verse that never made it to the record.

Although considered to be a country song, “Cheap Seats” by the group Alabama, is a great song about life in the minor leagues, with all the ‘in between innings’ promotions and memorable food. Minor league baseball is a key part of growing up in the south, and the song “Cheap Seats” will always be heard at a baseball game.

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