The fields are alive with the sound of music: a CD showcasing the musical talents of major leaguers? Puh-lease. But—surprise—"Oh Say Can You Sing?" isn't half bad

Other notable performances

[thumps up] Ozzie Smith sings Sam Cooke's "Cupid" Not to give Nikko a complex, but his dad's better at the singing stuff, too.

[thumps up] Ben Broussard sings and plays guitar to U2's "With or Without You" lie's a legitimate talent who's putting out his own CD this summer.

[thumps up] Matt Ginter plays the banjo and sings backup to The Dillards' "Dooley" As a bluegrass song, it's a departure from the rest of the tracks on the CD. But Ginter and his brother David, who is the lead vocalist and plays the guitar, are an impressive team.

[thumps up] Aubrey Huff sings "Letters from Home" No disrespect to John Michael Montgomery, but we like Huff's less twangy version even better than the original.

[thumps down] Omar Vizquel sings and plays the drums to the Goo Goo Dolls' "Broadway" Ever heard Saturday Night Live's Horatio Sanz do Saddam Hussein?

The fields are alive
with the sound of music

A CD showcasing the musical talents of major leaguers?
Puh-lease. But--surprise--"Oh Say Can You Sing?" isn't half bad.

                             Jimmy Rollins "Wish    Coco Crisp "We Got
The original raps            List"                  That Thing"

Standout lyric               "When I was young,     "That chain you're
                             I never had a big      wearin' is dental
                             wish list.  A bat      floss to me. I
                             and ball is all I      sacrifice bunts
                             wanted for             like burnt
                             Christmas."            offerings."
Background music             Super Mario Bros.      The classic record
                             meets Mortal Kombat    scratch.
                             --with an
                             occasional Rollins
                             pant mixed in.
Best self-promoting lyric    "In '78, a star was    "You'll win if you
                             born. Rollins In       play on my team
                             2001, his career       because I bring
                             was on."               more drama than
                                                    Stephen King. I
                                                    play the center
                                                    like Kareem."
Overall message              I'm good.              It's hard being a
                                                    star. I like being
                                                    a star. I'm good.
                                                    I'm not nice. I'm
                                                    nice.

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