2006-08-11 07:28:40 · 17 answers · asked by ALAN B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I think its actually a fairly good question. It's a lot better than 99% of the crap....I mean "questions" people post on here. I wish I knew the answer, but I decided to find some more info regarding the origins (thinking it might lead somewhere) and found some interesting tidbits at wikipedia. It's quite interesting. The link is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game
2006-08-11 07:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by C_Ras 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They love the song.
Why sing happy B-day when the lyrics repeat a gazillion times? Is everybody deaf?
2006-08-11 14:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because. Same as ' O Say Can You See ' ... does anyone really play ' tourist ' during a firefight? Sports, generally, is not the domain of intellectual giants.
2006-08-11 14:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are singing about another ball game. maybe a game of soccer in a nearby park perhaps?
2006-08-11 14:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by carwashthecat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition. Why do we sing God Save The Queen at internationals when she ISN'T there?
2006-08-11 14:33:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most NORTH Americans are retarded - They Voted for George W Bush for for Christ's sake... TWICE!
2006-08-11 14:33:26 · answer #6 · answered by John Trent 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why do you sing "Abide With Me", when there's no room at your house?
2006-08-11 14:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give us something to do at the bottom of the 7th.
2006-08-11 14:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they like to do that to give there home team some support
2006-08-11 14:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nano-Second attention spans.
2006-08-11 14:32:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋