Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Did you know that the song "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" was written on a subway train in 1908 by Jack Norworth?

Did you know the song was inspired by a sign he saw that read "Baseball Today- Polo Grounds?"

Did you know that his wife Nora Bayes was the first to sing the song and made it popular during vaudeville acts?

Did you know that the gentlemen who set the song to music did not witness their first baseball game 20 years and 32 years later?

Now I am sure you all know that this famous 101 year old song is sung at every Major League Baseball game during the 7th inning stretch, one of the most famous traditions in all sport. I get to sing it this weekend at the Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals game. I know it is not the most glamorous game to attend, but I am excited. There is something about sitting in the stands waiting for that foul ball or home run ball being hit directly to you or waiting to get an autograph from your favorite player or the guy that nobody has ever heard of yet. Eating a hot dog, getting some popcorn knowing that it is summer.

Baseball reminds me of my youth, of the days that I played baseball. I always wonder what it would have been like if I still played, baseball was the one sport that was always fun. 162 games a year just is not enough for me, I need it year round. Baseball is truly the American game, the game that we can all relate to at some point in your life. It is the blue collar worker's game, the sport that is well worth listening on the radio.

Sitting in the stands, watching it on TV or listening to the game on the radio being called by the play by play announcers the same way they did 30 years ago. Baseball, nothing more needs to be said.