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“The Greatest” is a baseball song for those of us blessed with a passion for the game, but none of the talent. If only all it took to make the major leagues was heart. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frederick Breedon, Getty Images)
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“Glory Days” by ...This ode to days gone by starts off with a verse about Springsteen’s real-life Little League baseball teammate Joe DePugh, whose “speedball” was the stuff of legend. The song was accompanied by a baseball-centric video, with Bruce’s character throwing pitches to an imaginary lineup that ultimately defeats him in the bottom of the ninth. Curse you, Graig Nettles! —Jeff Royer (Photo: Hulton Archive, Getty Images)
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“Catfish” by Bob...While it was only released in 1991, Dylan originally wrote this tribute to future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter for his 1976 album “Desire.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frank Micelotta, Getty Images)
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“Tessie” by Drop..."Tessie" is the name of two songs devoted to the Boston Red Sox. The first, from the Broadway musical “The Silver Slipper,” motivated the team to win its first World Series championship in 1903. The second was recorded in 2004 by Boston legends Dropkick Murphys, who wanted to recapture the spirit of the original song and once again drive the team to a championship. Mission accomplished: Later that year, the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Michael Buckner, Getty Images)
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“Night Game” by ...Paul Simon wins the dubious award for the most depressing baseball-themed song, a sad ode to a fictional pitcher who died on the mound in the “bottom of the eighth” with “two men down.” The game is lost, the season is lost, the night turned colder than the moon, the stars were white as bones. Wow. Thanks, Paul. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Dave J Hogan, Getty Images)
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“Centerfield” by...John Fogerty wrote this ballpark staple after taking in the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game from the centerfield bleachers. With the now-famous lyrics “Put me in, coach, I’m ready to play,” “Centerfield” remains one of the most popular baseball-themed songs of all time. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Jim McIsaac, Getty Images)
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“Talkin' Basebal...This 1981 classic covers three decades of baseball history, from the chorus trio of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Duke Snider (pictured above) through the era of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose. —Jeff Royer (Photos: AP File Photos)
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"Take Me Out to ...Written in 1908, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is one of the most recognizable songs in American history. The tune has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, and is still sung during the seventh inning stretch of most games (perhaps most famously by former Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, pictured above) – ironic considering that neither of its authors had attended a single game prior to writing it. —Jeff Royer (Photo: John Swart, AP Images)
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“The Greatest” b...“The Greatest” is a baseball song for those of us blessed with a passion for the game, but none of the talent. If only all it took to make the major leagues was heart. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frederick Breedon, Getty Images)
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“Joltin’ Joe Di...DiMaggio’s legendary 56-game hitting streak was captured in verse by Ben Homer and Alan Courtney and set to music by Les Brown and his big band. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Keystone, Hulton Archive, Getty Images)
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“Say Hey” by The...In 1955, R&B group The Treniers released "Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)," a tribute to the Giants center fielder that included some dialogue by the Say Hey Kid himself. —Jeff Royer (Photo: AP File Photo)
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"Joe DiMaggio’s ...With lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Billy Bragg, this song captures the glory of a late-era Joe DiMaggio silencing critics by blasting another of his trademark skyscraper homeruns. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Taylor Hill, Getty Images)
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“The Cheap Seats...Country legends Alabama pay tribute to the low-budget glories of minor-league baseball, from the flat beer to the no-name players who get the call to join “The Show.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)
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“Dying Cubs Fan’...While engaged against a battle with leukemia which he would soon lose, Chicago Cubs devotee Goodman wrote a trilogy of songs about his beloved team, including “When the Cubs Go Marching In,” “Go, Cubs, Go” (still broadcast today at Wrigley Field) and this winking admonishment of his team for being what he called “the doormat of the National League.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: WBBM-TV, AP Images)
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“The Wizard Of O...Mandolin wiz Sam Bush closes his 2004 album “King of My World” with this swinging blues tribute to beloved back-flipping St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Karl Walter, Getty Images)
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