[ThePundit]

Some of you might be shocked at what's dominanting NY talk radio today. The talkies are going nuts because because Billy Wagner entered yesterday's game to Metallica's "Sandman" which is Mariano Rivera's trademarksong every time he comes in to close a game.

Wagner is a big Metallica fan and the song has always been played when he comes in the game.

Popular opinion, mainly from Yankee fans is that Wagner should find another song. Personally, as a Yankee fan , I don't care. It just shocks me how much this is an issue. MVB? Anybody..

[MVB]

This is very outrageous! But seriously, find yourself another song... I hate copycats... and if he thinks he can compare himself to Rivera, he can dream on.

[cjg11582]

It is hard to have sympathy for Yankees or Yankee fans who would take offense to this. Now instead of having everything in the world a fan or member of an organization can ask for, you only have everything in the world minus exclusivity to a Metallica song one of your closers uses for his intro music. I mean, if NY Yankees fans are upset about this, what will happen if they have to sit out the playoffs for a season?

[MVB]

We don't have EVERYTHING in the world! We haven't watched our team win the world series for five years in a row! Yankees lose games like every other team... Stealing this song, it would be like if the Yankees suddenly grew their hair out, called themselves idiots, and wore bloddy socks... They would be stealing the Boston "persona".... same thing with this song.

[cjg11582]

Of course you lose games. Is this indicative of what Yankees fans are expecting ... to never lose games? Yikes. I'm glad your not a Pirates fan. And this song doesn't embody the Yankees persona, it symbolizes the disenfranchised youth of the 80's. The Yankees stole it from them and I don't see any heavy metal bangers taking up cause with Steinbrenner.

[Lefty Noob]

Wagner is a big Metallica fan and the song has always been played when he comes in the game.

So the issue is... what exactly? Now that he's in New York, is he supposed to suddenly stop using it?

Maybe he could start coming out to "Wild Thing" instead?

[MJHMarc]

If I were a coach, I would focus on the player's skills--not their opinions. As a matter of fact, I couldn't care less. If they pitch well, I don't care what they think. I watch them play baseball, and that is all.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

So the issue is... what exactly? Now that he's in New York, is he supposed to suddenly stop using it?

Maybe he could start coming out to "Wild Thing" instead?

Don't mess with Wagner...he is my fantasy closer...I need his head in the game...let him keep the song darn it...

[EmpireWF]

This is the silliest thing I'VE EVER HEARD being debated with passion on local sports radio. It's a song for godsake. The Yankees don't have the copyrights and Mo didn't write it. Both he and Wagner started using it in the '97 season and haven't stopped since. So what Wagner comes to NYC...so? You're telling me that the almighty Yankees own the song? Gimme a break.

This is just attitude from Yankee fans who think they're the tops in the game.

[MVB]

Hmmm... I didn't know that he'd been using the song for 9 years already... The paper misconstrued the event a wee bit.

It's not like he CAN'T take the song, it's that he should find his own. You think the "Sandman", and you think Mo. He really should find himself a new song or something...

[ThePundit]

They should play the old version of "Mr. Sandman": The one that you can tap dance to .

[cjg11582]

If New Yorkers want one of the two pitchers to have exclusivity to this song the Yankees and Mets should hold some sort of Pay-Per-View event to determine who receives it. Honestly, the teammates of the Wagner and Soriano can form a circle and have a Sega-Genesis esque pitfight.... After Soriano beats whoever Wagner is mercilessly, The Yankees can have their song they apparently only associate with someone walking out of a bullpen and all will be right with The Yankees Universe. I would watch, it would be better than any boxing match of the past ten years because this fight would at least have a back story to it.

Does Soriano even remotely care about this?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by cjg11582

If New Yorkers want one of the two pitchers to have exclusivity to this song the Yankees and Mets should hold some sort of Pay-Per-View event to determine who receives it. Honestly, the teammates of the Wagner and Soriano can form a circle and have a Sega-Genesis esque pitfight.... After Soriano beats whoever Wagner is mercilessly, The Yankees can have their song they apparently only associate with someone walking out of a bullpen and all will be right with The Yankees Universe. I would watch, it would be better than any boxing match of the past ten years because this fight would at least have a back story to it.

Does Soriano even remotely care about this?

I love the spirit of the write up, but why is Soriano getting thrown in to a fight between Rivera and Wagner? Soriano just wants to play second base ...hey this could turn into an Abbott and Castello bit with a little luck...

[cjg11582]

Wow, I wish I could take that one back. Obviously I meant Rivera. I get my pety MLB squabbles confused at times.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by cjg11582

Wow, I wish I could take that one back. Obviously I meant Rivera. I get my pety MLB squabbles confused at times.

Hey...massive land wars in the middle east have started out as petty squabbles...