What song would you like to play if you were a baseball player?

Every week, Sports journalists from The press answer a question with pleasure, and also a bit of insolence

Nicholas Richard

I thought about this for a long time. I thought about Kanye West, Eminem, U2, but eventually, as is often the case, nostalgia took over. I think it’s in the music Stunned from AC/DC that I’d like to head to home plate before hitting a grand slam from the left. I chose Stunned for the only and good reason of being one of the songs that resonated the most in my childhood. Not like a lullaby before falling asleep – my parents are not descendants of Voldemort – but it was over the loudspeakers of the Melançon arena in the delightful town of Saint-Jérôme that played before every game. hockey during the warm-up period. As we were making the famous banana and my head coach dad and his assistants were crossing the cleat rink trying not to make a fool of themselves in front of everyone, it was Stunned that was being heard. Incidentally, this tube still sounds like god fire. Everyone knows the piece, it’s a timeless classic and I think it would wake up a little before I start batting. Honestly, who wouldn’t want to break a wall listening to this song? He plays a little, and the ball on the bat would sound like the sound of thunder.

Katherine Harvey Pinard

Two words : mom’s spaghetti. I go into a trance when I hear the beautifult of Lose yourself from Eminem. It triggers something in me. I can very well picture myself walking towards home plate, my cane over my shoulder, as Eminem sings ” You only get one chance, don’t miss the chance to blow up, this opportunity comes once in a lifetime “Admit it, it tastes good. Would I still go through the butter once or twice before hitting the ball? Probably. That said, I would have had a good start.

Jean-François Teotonio

I like to surround myself with harmony, joy and joy. My choice of music reflects that desire. ‘Cause an entire stadium screaming the chorus of sweet carolina, Neil Diamond’s perennial hit, puts you in a festive mood. And what better way to prolong ambient pleasure than a good batting presence? Imagine emerging from the bench as a stadium roars merrily and, out of nowhere, the famous chorus. I’d like to submit a song by one of my all-time favorite bands, Radiohead or Bon Iver…but I think the shift in tone to a baseball crowd would have been a bit much.

Simon Oliver Lorange

Let’s start with the idea that my career as a professional baseball player would be based on my successes in softball, a sport I play at a much more recreational than a competitive level. The keen-eyed reader may have noticed the beautiful roundness of the cheeks that my beard barely (or not at all) camouflages in my author’s block. When I show up at bat, defensive players who don’t know me tend to retreat to the field, with all due respect to the extra pounds I carry with me to home plate. Now, I’m not a power hitter. I own the weight, but I don’t control the transfer. But that doesn’t make me a terrible puncher, as I hit singles and doubles regularly, happily taking advantage of the space I’m given behind the infield. In honor of this deception so I set my eyes on the coin masqueradeby Wyclef Jean and MOP Because of the title, of course, and because it fits like a ton of bricks.

Guillaume Lefrancois

Wrestler themes are perfect for this kind of use. They are short and always pack a punch from the start. The theme once used by the Legion of Doom, a team also known as the Road Warriors, is setting standards in this area. One scream, three words, electric guitar and as much testosterone as Molson Export ads from the ’80s. That’s the theme. Listen with headphones if your loved one is sleeping next to you, otherwise your personal belongings are very likely to end up in a green bag on the sidewalk.

Mathias Brunet

Marcia she dances
in satin, rayon
expanded polystyrene
On your feet
Marcia dancing with her legs
sharp as cleavers
Two arrows that give ideas
sensations
Marcia she is thin
Pretty on stage, pretty like the city
Seeing your dance transforms me
horny
How many times have I been teased by my friends when this Rita Mitsouko hit was playing loud in a club? Pronounced in her own way by singer Catherine Ringer, “Marcia” can easily sound like “Mathias”. It’s kind of my personal anthem. So yeah, hits, I’d like to hear that hit…

Alexander Pratt

As I would be one of the few French speakers in the major leagues, I would choose a worm with French words. A refrain fans could easily remember and even sing about: the cane stem.
We open the cane of twigs
Oh yeah
And the fries
and the chops
And the fries with ketchup
We want points Tsst Tsst
Tsst points
Points on our edge
we will not be intimidated
On the other side. Sung by Plume, that would have brio, wouldn’t it?