Jason Bay's game-saving catch robbed Jim Thome of a three-run homer and allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to escape with a come-from-behind 4:2 win Friday night.
這場棒球賽是匹茲堡"海盜隊"大勝芝加哥"白襪隊"的棒球賽 (4:2)
好幾次芝加哥"白襪隊"全部滿纍以為下一球要是全壘打就要得分了
結果死了連一分也沒有啦
看臺的匹茲堡"海盜隊"球迷較多所以贏得很快樂!
This is the way things are going for the Chicago White Sox : Even when they hit a ball that looks like the go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, they still LOSE.
Jason Bay's game-saving catch robbed Jim Thome of a three-run homer and allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to escape with a come-from-behind 4:2 win Friday night.
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* Take me Out to The Ball Game*
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Did you know that Jack Norworth wrote over 2,500 songs, including "Shine On, Harvest Moon", and several other baseball songs, but none more famous than "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
click this website and hear all kind of version to play this song.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stmo.shtml
看美國大聯盟的都知道（應該吧）每到第七局上下攻守交換的時候，觀眾就會起立唱一首叫做"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"的歌，以下是關於這首歌的故事。
1858年，第一首為人所知的棒球歌曲被寫成，這首歌叫做 "The Base Ball Polka!"（棒球波卡舞曲），但這個曲子從來沒有如同Jack Norworth在1908年所寫作經典歌曲"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"這麼出名！而"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"這首美國棒球國歌，是作者在坐火車前往紐約曼哈頓的途中，在一張報紙撕下來的小紙片上寫成的。
當Jack Norworth寫成這首歌詞後，就將這張寫滿文字的小紙片交給作曲家Albert Von Tilzer進行作曲，隨後由「約克音樂公司」錄音，並在同年年底發行，隨即成為當時的熱門歌曲。
Jack Norworth 是當時非常成功的輕歌舞劇（vaudeville）的表演者與作詞者，他寫作這首歌詞只花了15分鐘。1927年，他修改了部分歌詞並推出了第二版的"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"，隨後推出了同時有兩個版本的唱片，再度大為流行。兩個版本的主要差異在於主角從棒球瘋子Katie Casey換成比較和平的棒球狂Nelly Kelly。
後來的一個世紀，這首歌逐漸成為在美國每個球場第七局上攻守交換時間全場必唱的名曲。
在這首歌出版的50週年，美國職棒大聯盟特別向所有觀眾介紹了這首大家都會唱的名曲的作詞者Jack Norworth，感謝他為球場上美好時光的貢獻。
有趣的是，Jack Norworth雖然創造了美國球場上的特殊文化，但直到1940年6月27日才真正的親身到大聯盟球場觀賞比賽，那場比賽最後由布魯克林道奇隊以5比4一分之差力克芝加哥小熊隊。
但是這首歌早期在大聯盟球場上並沒有「帶動唱」的習慣
根據記載，著名的球場廣播員Harry Caray是第一個在球場上唱這首歌的人。1971年的某場比賽，Harry Caray在麥克風裡面低聲哼唱這首歌，而且隨即說道「我會一直唱這首歌，因為這是我唯一懂得歌詞意義的歌」
Harry Carry，第一個在球場上唱這首歌的人
1976年的大聯盟開賽日，當時負責聯盟推廣的Bill Veeck發現有些球迷會跟著Harry Caray哼唱這首歌，由於Harry Caray哼唱的聲音並不明顯，於是Bill Veeck就偷偷放了一隻隱藏麥克風在廣播席。第二天，所有的球迷都清楚的聽到這首歌而且大聲的跟著唱！
Bill Veeck跟Harry Caray解釋這種狀況時說到「哈利，每個在球場上的球迷都聽到你在唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"，每個人都覺得他們可以唱的跟你一樣好甚至比你還好，所以大家都開始大聲的唱！如果你能夠唱的好聽一點，也許就沒有人會跟著唱了！」
就這樣，"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"成為大聯盟球場七局上攻守交換時間必唱的歌曲。
經歷過那個時代的大聯盟投手Larry Anderson（生涯17年，出賽699場）回憶起當時的情況說道
「七局上攻守交換的時候，全場球迷突然一起起立高唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"，而且他們看起來好像早就準備好了！這看起來實在有夠呆的。我不知道是誰要他們這麼作？到底為什麼所有的人都要站起來唱"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"？第一個這麼作的一定是個白癡！」
Jack Norworth寫過超過2500首歌，但沒有一首像"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"這麼
出名。
Katie Casey was base ball mad.
Had the fever and had it bad;
Just to root for the home town crew,
Ev'ry sou Katie blew.
On a Saturday, he young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go,
To see a show but Miss Kate said,
"No, I'll tell you what you can do."
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."
Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew the players by their first names;
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Katie Casey knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song:
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, your out,
At the old ball game."
Take Me Out to the Ball Game （1927版）
作詞：Jack Norworth
作曲：Albert Von Tilzer
出版年：1927
發行公司：York Music Company
Nelly Kelly love baseball games,
Knew the players, knew all their names,
You could see her there ev'ry day,
Shout "Hurray," when they'd play.
Her boy friend by the name of Joe
Said, "To Coney Isle, dear, let's go,"
Then Nelly started to fret and pout,
And to him I heard her shout.
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."
Nelly Kelly was sure some fan,
She would root just like any man,
Told the umpire he was wrong,
All along, good and strong.
When the score was just two to two,
Nelly Kelly knew what to do,
Just to cheer up the boys she knew,
She made the gang sing this song.
"Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game."
