{"id":1733,"date":"2008-10-10T12:49:48","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T16:49:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-10-10T12:49:48","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T12:49:48","slug":"2008-nlcs-rate-a-record-going-around-the-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/2008-nlcs-rate-a-record-going-around-the-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 NLCS Rate-a-Record: Going Around the Horn, Game 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6HOSckewM8o?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2008\/10\/09\/2008-nlcs-rate-a-record-determine-the-wi\">opening-game match-up of at-bat intro songs for the starting pitchers<\/a> for the Phillies and Dodgers, the clear rockin&#8217; advantage supplied by Phils&#8217; starter <strong>Cole Hamels<\/strong>&#8216; theme song, AC\/DC&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/Thunderstruck.mp3\" title=\"\">&#8220;Thunderstruck&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>, was a key factor in the Phils&#8217; 3-2 win. As could have been expected in this historic rate-a-record showdown of NL division champs&#8217; intro songs, despite a strong opening, Dodgers&#8217; starter <strong>Derek Lowe<\/strong> was undermined by his theme song, the incredibly wimpy <strong>&#8220;Sometimes When We Touch&#8221;<\/strong>, or whatever that <strong>Cascada<\/strong> song is called. <\/p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ATL75Bj8yk?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>Today, as we prepare for Game 2, let&#8217;s start going around the horn, beginning with catchers Carlos Ruiz (Phillies) and Russell Martin (Dodgers). Without giving away the owner of each catcher&#8217;s song, listen to the following and consider how these tunes might impact the outcome of today&#8217;s game and this series. I&#8217;ve got to warn you, in full, unedited form, some of these players&#8217; at-bat intro songs have lyrics fit for the locker room and dugout. <em>Beware if analyzing the musicoathletic content of these tunes in work or around the kids!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/Seether_Remedy.mp3\" title=\"\">Seether, &#8220;Remedy&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/KanyeWest_TouchtheSky.mp3\" title=\"\">Kanye West, &#8220;Touch the Sky&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s move onto the first basemen, <strong>Ryan Howard<\/strong> (Phillies) and <strong>James Loney<\/strong> (Dodgers). These guys are counted on to provide the power from the left side. Are you feeling it?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/50CentAkon_StillWill.mp3\" title=\"\">50 Cent and Akon, &#8220;Still Will&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/Nas_MadeYouLook.mp3\" title=\"\">Nas, &#8220;Made You look&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we&#8217;ll continue our NLCS Rate-a-Record, as we move around the horn. Dodgers fans in the know might as well concede the second base battle now!<\/p>\n<p><small>NOTE: Rock Town Hall is not responsible for occasional inaccuracies that might occur in the cases of players whose at-bat intro songs change frequently.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our opening-game match-up of at-bat intro songs for the starting pitchers for the Phillies and Dodgers, the clear rockin&#8217; advantage supplied by Phils&#8217; starter Cole Hamels&#8216; theme song, AC\/DC&#8217;s &#8220;Thunderstruck&#8221;, was a key factor in the Phils&#8217; 3-2 win. As could have been expected in this historic rate-a-record showdown of NL division champs&#8217; intro <a href='https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/2008-nlcs-rate-a-record-going-around-the-3\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[342],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}