A's Power Mix

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 1:43 PM PDT

Hi everyone!

In an effort to de-funkify myself I'm making an A's Power Mix to be listened to on the way to the game today.

Anyone have any suggestions on any songs to add?

Here's what I have thus far:

The Boys of Summer-Don Henley
Real Good Looking Boy-The Who
Oakland Zone-Tower of Power
Green and Gold-Roy Ayers
Hit' Em Hard-Run-DMC
I Ran-A Flock of Seagulls
Green, Green Grass of Home-Johnny Cash
Ace of Spades-Motörhead
Beer-Asylum Street Spankers
Take Me Out to the Ballgame-Ronnie Neuman
Baseball Theme-Vince Guaraldi Trio
Great Balls of Fire-Jerry Lee Lewis
Been Caught Stealing-Jane's Addiction
Live to Win-Motörhead
Celebration -Kool & The Gang

Also, on the subject of music, does anyone know what Swish's at-bat music was? Not the one he changed back to, but the one with the banjo that he had for a while?

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John Fogerty - Centerfield

Hopefully Kotsay is in Macha's office right now saying "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play - today!"

"Leaders don't sit in the clubhouse eating Snickers bars and running their mouth."

by bvank on Aug 10, 2005 2:01 PM PDT reply actions

Talkin' Softball

Y'know, from that old Simpsons episode with Canseco, Boggs, Ozzie, Griffey, Clemens, Steve Sax, and Darryl Strawberry crying in right field? I love that song.

by ragnarok on Aug 10, 2005 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

Talkin' Baseball!!!

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/8F13.html

"Cut that HAIR!!!"

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions

save a horse

ride a swisher

"Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think." ~ Zito

by burnone on Aug 10, 2005 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

i think

Swish's song was "Big N Rich"....

"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella Swisher for ROY 2005!!!!

by rocketgirl on Aug 10, 2005 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

I think it was

"Save a horse... Ride a cowboy"

"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella Swisher for ROY 2005!!!!

by rocketgirl on Aug 10, 2005 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

That's right....

It was the WSOP song from last year

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 10, 2005 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep

Checked it out on iTunes, that twang is most definitely it.

Swish is so rad.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

he

is so funny....the looks he gives and the definate swagger is awesome....

"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella Swisher for ROY 2005!!!!

by rocketgirl on Aug 10, 2005 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I think he was one of the only guys at the plate

yesterday that seemed cocky. You know, "lest Slackey think he has our balls in a twist, I'm gunna saunter up to the plate and show him some."

Good stuff.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions

that is so true

it seems to me that he isn't scared of anything/anyone... I definately love the attitude... not to mention the new mustache...hehehe

"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella Swisher for ROY 2005!!!!

by rocketgirl on Aug 10, 2005 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

by BIG and RICH

Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Aug 10, 2005 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

yup

I forgot about that...

"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella Swisher for ROY 2005!!!!

by rocketgirl on Aug 10, 2005 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

When played while watching A's highlights

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen is a good jam.

by migueltejada on Aug 10, 2005 3:32 PM PDT reply actions

I might add in

Ninja Rap by Vanilla Ice!

"Lyrics, fill in the gap -- Drop that bass and get the NINJA RAP
Feel it, if you know what I mean -- Give it up for those heroes in green"

That will get an embarassed turn-down on our stereo when we pull into the parking lot...

Heh.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 3:32 PM PDT reply actions

too cold too cold

You flow like a harpoon, man.

by Apricot on Aug 10, 2005 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

iMix

I posted and A's game iMix on iTunes.

"I'm like a freshly waxed car, letting everything bead right off you." - Barry Zito

by thebigbz on Aug 10, 2005 3:52 PM PDT reply actions

i can't find it

whats it called?

Mark Ellis---"this is the funnest team we've ever been on -- Little League, high school, whatever. This is great."

by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Aug 10, 2005 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I found it

It's called "Oakland A's Games" and it is great! Has all the necessaries to cover the private bits (of your game-yearning fandom)!

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 11, 2005 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Egoism

I am going to win the world's record for most comments to my own diary, but whatever. I'm so over debating Caribbean racism and placement of the stadium, and my stomach is butterflies waiting to get into the car and get to the game!!!!

Anyways, Motorhead's "Live to Win" is turning into a favorite of mine for this contest...

They've got the power now,
But soon it's our hour now,
We all know where we been,
We all been Living to Win

...

Break down the wall,
Live it up it's their time to fall,
Anarchy is coming in,
If you know we Live To Win

Go A's!

Now, no more talking to myself!

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Aug 10, 2005 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

I think the record

at the moment is held by GNGG in her open thread. I think it was about 40, including a whole conversation. You have a ways to go, my friend.

"The difference between Jose Canseco and Kobe Bryant is that Kobe doesn't believe in giving his teammates any shots." -Jay Leno

by vignette17 on Aug 10, 2005 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Songs?

Headstrong - Trapt - Kendall's song
Disco Inferno - Can't remember who it's by, but it was Byrnes' song if you wanna be nostalgic
Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z - I've heard this for Kotsay
Harder, Stronger, Better, Faster - Daft Punk - Zito (also Megalomaniac - Incubus)
Mother - Danzig - I believe it's Foulke's theme, but it's pretty righteous
Shut 'em Down - Public Enemy - OctAAAHvio Dotel
The Greatest - Kenny Rogers (no, not THAT Kenny Rogers!)

I can think of like a bunch more if you want. Also, does anyone know what Haren comes on with? I heard something extremely kick ass before his start on Root Beer Float day.

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 10, 2005 5:46 PM PDT reply actions