Do yourself a favor and go to the WFAN webpage and listen to: Joe Benigno "Tue. Mar. 4th - Joe is invaded by Mike Francesa and Don Imus as they discuss Billy Wagner and his 'Enter Sandman' theme song." This stuff is hilarious.
Here's the issue. When Mariano Rivera enters a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium, they play Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to the game. It's actually pretty cool - the place goes wild and they even now put the lyrics up to try and get everyone to sing along. When Billy Wagner entered games for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, he too, played the song "Enter Sandman." So on Monday, when Wagner was asked to get a save for the Mets, "Enter Sandman" was played and sports talk radio went crazy! How it's inappropriate, how it's ridiculous, and that Wagner should change his song.
Yes, it's probably not the best move for Wagner to be playing the same song as Rivera but who really cares? I suppose people would see it the same way if the Yankees got a big top hat in center field with an apple popping out of it after every home run, or if the Mets started playing Cotton Eyed Joe or YMCA at every game.
Great stuff. Talk about a meaningless argument!
Tags: baseball, Enter Sandman, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees
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