Van Halen is back, and so is Byrnes’ bat
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Van Halen is back, and so is Byrnes’ bat CAR Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder made a command decision before Friday night’s game that the best way for Eric Byrnes to break out of a hitting slump was to change the music that plays when he walks to the plate. And it worked - even though Byrnes had no idea that he’d be hearing Van Halen, his choice last season, and not the Outfield. He broke a 6-for-63 slide as he homered and singled, driving in two runs and scoring twice in a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.“Snyder changed my music,” he said. “I was upset. I figured they ...
Diamondbacks 4, Tigers 3: Byrnes' Night
AZ Snakepit —
... I trust we won't be hearing that crap Outfield song ever again; he went back to Van Halen's Jump as his entrance music last night, and the results were immediate. Amusingly, however, it was Chris Snyder who made the change - and Byrnes was none too happy about it. In fact, to be perfectly honest, the phrase "whiny" leaps to mind on reading the following comments by Eric regarding the matter: ...
You Know What Else Sucks About Eric Byrnes? His Taste In Music
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
Can Michael Anthony add “slumpbuster” to his impressive resume? Perhaps, if you believe the following tale told by the Arizona Republic’s Jim Gintonio (link swiped from Repoz and Baseball Think Factory).
Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder made a command decision before Friday night’s game that the best way for Eric Byrnes to break out of a hitting slump was to change the music that plays when he walks to the plate.
And it worked - even though Byrnes had no idea that he’d be hearing Van Halen, his ...
