Tuesday, April 4, 2006

NY Closer Controversey

Some people apparently feel that Mariano Rivera should be the only closer able to use Metallica's "Enter Sandman" as his entrance music. The city of New York's newest closer, Billy Wagner, uses the song as well. Apparently, the city is not big enough for the both of them to use it. There were discussions today on WFAN's "Mike and The Mad Dog" and "The Don Imus Show" as to whether or not Wagner should be allowed to use the song (There's audio from the show available on their site. You need to have the Real Player installed).
Personally, I have no issue with it. It's a song. Wagner has been using the song for about 10 years. He used it in Houston. He used it in Philly. It's not as if he came to the city of NY and said I want to use Rivera's "Enter Sandman." Mike Francesa, host of "Mike and The Mad Dog" thinks it's "lame" that the Mets are allowing Wagner to use the song. He made it sound as if no one in the Mets organization, their announcers, or even their fans, were aware that Wagner used the song as his entrance music. Francesa ranted and raved and went as far as suggesting that the soemone get together with the Mets, and have them call Wagner and tell him to change the song. His argument is that the song belongs to Rivera and Yankee Stadium, and that Wagner is "stealing" the song and should be forbidden from using it and needs to get some originality. Blah blah blah.
Francesa went on and on and on, blah blah blah blah blah. Blow hard. I find it hard to believe that a "sports guy" such as Francesa didn't know that Wagner used the song. I knew Wagner used the song for crying out loud and all I do is write a silly blog. Francesa was coming across as if no one in the world knew Wagner used the song. Now I like listening to "Mike and The Mad Dog." I normally catch the YES Network broadcast of the show as I live in Buffalo. I find Francesa to be an idiot, but they talk Yankees and that's why I listen. Mike needs to realize that life, and baseball, exist outside of NYC. It's a song. What's the big deal?
J

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