Expert: Patrick Spreng - 4/1/2005

Question
When I was young and lived in SoCal (1984-1993) I loved to listen to the Dodgers on the radio. I vivdly remember a certain song that was played before the Dodgers pregam show. I'd like to get the name of the song as well as the performer and where I could find a copy of the song. The lyrics are burned into my memory and go something like this: Let's go...batter up...we're taking the afternoon off. It's a beautiful day for a ball game, a ball game today...

Answer
That would be "It's a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame…" by Jon Weisman:

It's a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame,
for a ballgame, today.
The fans are out to get a ticket or two
From Walla Walla, Washington to Kalamazoo

It's a beautiful day for a home run
But even a triple's okay
We're gonna cheer
And boo
And raise a hallabaloo
At the ballgame, today!

Do a song title search on Amazon.com for "a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame" and you will get Rhino's "Baseball's Greatest Hits II: Let's Play" (ASIN B0000032SN) and the karaoke "Sing The Hits Of Take Me Out To The Ballgame" (ASIN B00007JUHX)

Enjoy!
Patrick