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Thread #3777   Message #374735
Posted By: Peter Kasin
15-Jan-01 - 02:25 AM
Thread Name: Baseball Songs
Subject: RE: Baseball Songs
There's a song about Tigers pitcher Denny McClain, composed after his incredible season (1968?) when he won over 30 games. The chorus is, "Denny McClain, Denny McClain, there's never been any like Denny McClain." Don't know the verses.

My local heroes, the San Francisco Giants, have a theme song that's played at the opening of each radio broadcast. Unfortunately, only the instrumental version is played. It's been so long since I've heard it sung, I can only remember the opening line - "When the Giants come to town, it's bye, bye, baby." It refers to former announcer Russ Hodges homerun call - "You can tell it 'Bye, Bye, Baby'!!!" An appropriate song, since they had Mays, McCovey, and Cepeda playing together for several years.

-chanteyranger