If there is a pitching change, they turn on the music. If the game is halted to let a player tie his shoe, they turn on the music. We are even subjected to what is apparently a snippet of the favorite song of each player as he comes to bat and, youthful tastes being what they are, these aren't exactly timeless musical masterpieces. Six Flags is a theme park. So is Disney World.
Baseball is a different animal, or it ought to be.
When I pony up a small fortune for tickets, parking and concessions at a Major League ball park, I'd like to have a pure, unadulterated baseball experience. But that's about as likely to happen as Turner dumping Gilligan's Island reruns from one of his goofy tv channels. Greg Strange is a freelance writer of humor and social commentary. His columns have appeared in Atlanta Constitution, Christian Science Monitor and Comic Relief Magazine. He is a frequent contributor to Ether Zone.