This weekend’s selection is in honor of my two favorite baseball team home openers today – The New York Mets, and the Boston Red Sox (a.k.a. The Miami Heat of MLB) – John Fogerty’s hit “Centerfield”:
“Centerfield” is the title track from John Fogerty’s album Centerfield, Fogerty’s first solo album after a nine-year absence. Fogerty wrote “Centerfield” after watching the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game from the bleachers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. His seat was behind center field.
I especially liked “Centerfield” because I was the starting centerfielder for my baseball team when the song was first released. The song can still be heard playing between innings at all baseball fields across America.
Love that song. Makes even a Pirates fan like myself feel optimistic.
If you’re a Pirates fan, then you probably wouldn’t like this one from my team:
Hard to dislike a song with Joe Piscopo in it.
My only problem with the Mets: Keith Hernandez wasn’t as valuable as Willie Stargell in 1979. Should have been only one MVP.
And Keith spit on Kramer and Newman, too…
I loved Keith Hernandez, even when he was with the Cardinals. But I totally agree with you about ’79. Willie Stargell should have been the lone MVP.
I loved that Pirates team! Willie was a classy player.
I was stationed in Oakland in 1989, and I went to a bunch of A’s games. I remember when Dave Parker got to 299 home runs, and I went to every home game I could so I could see his 300th. Of course, he ended up getting it on the road (in Seattle, I believe).
Great Seinfeld episode, too! 🙂