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Van Halen is back, and so is Byrnes’ bat

Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 5/17/2008 on baseballthinkfactory.org

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 ...