Tonight's National Anthem
Apparently country wunderkind Taylor Swift bagged on tonight's national anthem. Her replacement: Coshocton, Ohio's own country chanteuse, Danielle Peck.
What the Indians allegedly did not know is that Peck also dated (and broke up with) tonight's starting pitcher. No, not CC Sabathia. Josh Beckett.
Apparently, Peck was recommended by a country music booker, and the choice makes sense, since Peck and her family grew up as Tribe fans.
So, tonight, while Josh is finishing his warmup tosses in the bullpen, his ex will be singing the national anthem, on the Jumbotron, most likely decked out in Tribe gear.
In the words of Dave Barry: I am not making this up. Let the mind games continue.
UPDATE: Enhanced and promoted -- and here's more about Beckett's skills with the ladies. [Jay]
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by Brick. on Oct 18, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by DixonCayne on Oct 18, 2007 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I love that the Indians are pulling out all the stops for this game. Maybe she can sing a duet with Madonna and they can finish with a Franch kiss. Or, all of the Indians can tell him that everyone "made whoopee" with her in the clubhouse. Better yet, we can give him the Hanrahan treatment from Slap Shot.
This is awesome! I think the Indians are looking ahead to selling the movie rights to this post-season - the story has been great, but adding this sex angle assures that it will be a hit.
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by emil minty on Oct 18, 2007 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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I'm tired of hearing all this "oh, the Sox have been in worse positions before and came back!'
Screw that.
Fact: No team has ever come back from a 4-1 deficit in the ALCS.
by Turkmenbashi on Oct 18, 2007 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Thommy on Oct 18, 2007 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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that's a good one...
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by DontCallMeJoey on Oct 18, 2007 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Hoping to get lucky myself tonight...by scoring game tickets, that is. You guys might be interested to know that obtaining last minute tickets is not impossible. We were downtown an hour before Tuesday night's game and weren't ready to go in to a bar yet, so decided to take a walk around. On a whim, I checked with the box office and amazingly, they had two tickets available in the upper deck. I'm not sure how, since I didn't see any empty seats anywhere, but you never know. Sometimes people back out at the last minute. If you live nearby, it can't hurt to try. I've been to almost 20 games this season, and the playoff atmosphere is completely different. The Media talks about Fenway being an intimidating place to play--they forget about The Jake's past, and now present, magic.
by timebonus on Oct 18, 2007 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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I'd love to be near the Sox pen before first pitch tonight:
"Josh, do you miss her?"
"Did you keep any of her letters?"
by rolub on Oct 18, 2007 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Jay on Oct 18, 2007 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Did Peck cancel, too? Was it related to all this recent media attention to her relationship with Beckett?
:P
by JulioBernazard on Oct 18, 2007 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Jay on Oct 18, 2007 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Reminds me of the sports research years ago: They had some college basketball star shoot consecutive easy baskets and then the researcher mentioned something unpleasant from his past. At that point he failed to make a single shot.
by ploni on Oct 18, 2007 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Let's find out quick if Peck broke up with him.
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by Jay on Oct 18, 2007 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by emil minty on Oct 18, 2007 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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"We hear Beckett homed in on the party gal and opened with his best line: "Hey, you." Blown away by his sparkling repartee, Big Red responded by saying "hi," and then walked away."
"Hey you"? Clutch, Josh.
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by CU Adam on Oct 18, 2007 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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But really, did the Tribe PR team do this on purpose, or was it really just a coincidence?
by bodiaz74 on Oct 18, 2007 6:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Buckeye Brad on Oct 18, 2007 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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ace
by randallhank on Oct 18, 2007 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by Gradyforpresident on Oct 18, 2007 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT DON'T KILL ME, CAN ONLY MAKE ME STRONGER.
TRIBE IN 5.
by Gradyforpresident on Oct 18, 2007 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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The game of baseball is not only about payroll (Boston is at $143 million, and Cleveland is at $61 million), and it is not just about whom the television networks want playing in the big games. It is about playing the game right, catching the ball, picking up stumbling teammates and never changing lanes to try to get there two minutes earlier. It is what general manager Mark Shapiro, assistant GM Chris Antonetti and Wedge have built in Cleveland. They, not Torre or Drew, are the real story.
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/raises hand
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by Brick. on Oct 19, 2007 1:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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Ya think...
Nah.
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