"Ch-Ch Chains"... at the Yankees during the 7th inning stretch

 

Published 3/27/2008 by AC at Bleacher Report - MLB

Chains at the Yankees during the 7th inning stretch? The most patriotic moments at Yankee Stadium can also be the most confining. George Steinbrenner calls it "a patriotic plan to restrict movement"... Fools would say...  What do I have against singing? Nothing I'll sing for you now man call me up... Why do I hate America? Hey aim hire... What am I then a Red Sox fan? Maybe baby just maybe... That said, I can't stand the song "God Bless America." Putting aside the church-vs.-state discussions, it's just a poorly written and constructed song, sugarly, stupidly sentimental, not Irving Berlin's happiest moment as a songwriter. All told, "America The Beautiful" is a decidedly superior song. And I really can't stand how Yankee Stadium still plays the song every seventh inning stretch; the pomp reeks of "We Are More Patriotic Than You Are" self-congratulation. Oh, and also, don't ya leave your seat now. Steinbrenner agreed to a plan to restrict ... [link]

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