100 Years of Bad Singing at the Ballpark

Did you know that we have reached the 100 year anniversary of baseball's most famous song? Yes, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was first recorded 100 years ago.

You can listen to a portion of the original recording here on Amazon.com. It's available on the Ken Burns Baseball soundtrack. If you are daring, make a video of yourself singing the song and post it to MLB.com. If you win their contest, you could find yourself leading the crowd in the singing of the song at Yankee Stadium during this summer's All Star game. If I were to do it, I would do it in the style of the original. I love how the old-tyme singers trill their 'r's.

Baseball Almanac has more information about the song including the original lyrics. Did you know that the original lyricist and composer (Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilser) had never been to a baseball game before? They also say the popularity of Cracker Jack exploded because of the song.

Next time you're at your local ballpark, don't be ashamed to sing along during the 7th inning stretch.