![]() “He had a great season and hit that game-winning double against the A’s in late September that almost got us in the playoffs.” “Kinda weird, but it worked,” says Morgan. ![]() Mired in a deep slump in 2004, the utility outfielder dug deep and dark into the world of mob music. With an assist from the man who has programmed Arlington’s baseball soundtrack for 37 years, let’s lend an ear to The 10 Most Memorable Songs in Rangers’ History:ġ0. After his at-bat my phone rang and, yes, it was Michael. “Per Nap, I played the theme from Superman,” Morgan says. To goof on Young and enhance his “Rangerman” nickname for the popular captain, Mike Napoli persuaded Morgan to pinch-hit for the Beastie Boys as No. But he has been strongly persuaded to call audibles on selections. Through the years there has been the instantly recognizable, like Ian Kinsler’s “Black Betty” (Ram Jam), Michael Young’s “So What’cha Want” (Beastie Boys) and Matt Treanor’s theme from The A-Team.īecause he’s become adept at finding censored or even karaoke versions, Morgan says he’s never vetoed a song. ![]() But these days - as with Andrus - walk-up music is merely an extension of the players’ iPods unplugged. Once upon a time, Morgan selected the songs for the players. Some players are serious about it and use it to get in the right frame of mind. “But it’s ballooned into this whole phenomenon. “It all started with organists at games, playing a little tune while hitters walked to the plate,” says Chuck Morgan, Rangers’ PA voice and music czar since 1983. “Hot daIt’s a chance for fans to get a listen into the soul of their favorite player, and for batters to get amped before they dig into the batter’s box to face an array of 98-mph fastballs and 77-mph bendy things. Shark bop be damned, baseball is a game of sounds. That’s right, Andrus is vying for worst Rangers theme music ever by choosing Pinkfong’s annoying nursery dance hit, “Baby Shark.” Or, on second thought, is he actually vying for best Rangers theme music ever by choosing Pinkfong’s addicting nursery dance hit, “Baby Shark"?įor now – at least in the season-opening series against the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Park – Andrus says he’ll stroll to the plate humming the stupidly seductive sensation because, simply, “It’s my son’s favorite song.”Īlways fun to blame a 20-month-old.
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