[TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Joe Hass
Not only did the New York Yankees play Sweet Caroline after the third in their game against Arizona (as a few Major League Baseball parks did yesterday) in a show of support for the city, and not only did they create and display a nicely-designed icon for last night's game that was shown on the

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread David Bruggeman
: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh Not only did the New York Yankees play Sweet Caroline after the third in their game against Arizona (as a few Major League Baseball parks did yesterday) in a show of support for the city, and not only did they create and display a nicely-designed

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Joe Hass
The Indians (who played Boston last night in Cleveland) also played it (along with Dirty Water). On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:10 PM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Perversely, I think having the game against NotBoston made it easier for the Yankees to do this. David Steinbrenner

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread PGage
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: Not only did the New York Yankees play Sweet Caroline after the third in their game against Arizona (as a few Major League Baseball parks did yesterday) in a show of support for the city, and not only did they create and

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Joe Hass
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:42 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: I was not a fan of a lot of the made-for-tv sports moments that sprung up after 9-11, but the playing of Caroline, especially at Yankee Stadium, really was cool, and sent a little tingle up my spine. And kudos to whomever was

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
PGage, to Joe Hass, in part: I was not a fan of a lot of the made-for-tv sports moments that sprung up after 9-11, but the playing of Caroline, especially at Yankee Stadium, really was cool, and sent a little tingle up my spine. I still have not forgiven the Yanks for the inane 2009

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread David Bruggeman
, 2013 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh PGage, to Joe Hass, in part: I was not a fan of a lot of the made-for-tv sports moments that sprung up after 9-11, but the playing of Caroline, especially at Yankee Stadium, really was cool, and sent a little tingle up my

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Apr 17, 2013, at 6:41 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: I still have not forgiven the Yanks for the inane 2009 policy of forcing respect of God Bless America, which famously led to a local's legal action. The incident that I believe you're referring to occurred in 2008 at the now-demolished

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Joe Hass
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tvwrote: On Apr 17, 2013, at 6:54 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: I tend to think of the mass incorporation of GBA into most sporting events as evidence that the terrorists won. Then I remember I don't have to sing. You don't

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: The Apocalypse Is Nigh

2013-04-17 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Apr 17, 2013, at 7:20 PM, Joe Hass wrote: Most clubs play it in the seventh-inning stretch, but the Cubs play it before the anthem on those days to keep Take Me Out To The Ballgame. Or, rather, their particular method of presenting Take Me Out to the Ballgame -- other ballparks will