One of the fun parts about the game for fans is listening to the variety of walk-up songs that players choose to have played. Here’s a collection of walk-up music from a couple of years ago, featuring a nice variety of pump-up songs that hitters use to get themselves psyched for their plate appearances. They certainly seem effective. Just listening to this mix this morning, I suddenly feel more prepared to face the day.
I once asked Julien Tucker, a 12-year low level minor leaguer, what his song was when called into pitch. He said the Carpenters “We`ve only just begun.“ He or what he said became my defintion of perseverance.
Fascinating choice. I’m imagining it playing over the PA in a stadium, and I am pretty amused. Good song, but not the typical choice for ballplayers as their entry song.
I think he was kidding, but he did have one of those real dry sense of humors so never can tell.