(May 30, 2016 at 4:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The Yankees always play "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch and I mute it because I hate that fucking song.
This bit of bullshit only crept into baseball after 9/11. The fact that some teams have made this a tradition boggles the mind. Perhaps I'm not the right one to opine since I also loathe the practice of singing the National Anthem before sporting events. The only song that should be sung during the seventh inning stretch is 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame", period. Although not a Cubs fan, if teams have trouble with the words or developing local tradition they should play Harry Carey's rendition, slurring and all. Jesus Fuck.
