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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Game 4 anthem singer is...

Air Force Sgt. Jody Johnson, who sang "God Bless America" during the Sept. 11, 2008, Phillies-Brewers game, got the honors to sing the national anthem at Sunday's Game 4 of the World Series.

Johnson, a Philadelphian who grew up in Alaska, has sung 10 times at Citizens Bank Park, usually on holidays and events recognizing military service.

She claims to be a Phillies fan, but as she told the Peninsula Clarion: "I park in the lot with a big fat Red Sox sticker on my car. Now I'm teased, how I can sing for the Phillies and support the Sox?"

Alanis Morissette will sing Monday at Game 5.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 1:57 PM  Permalink | 10 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:01 PM, 11/01/2009
    Is it really necessary to have service people sing the anthem. Politics doesn't belong in baseball and many people are against our policy in Iraq.
    — Drew777
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:33 PM, 11/01/2009
    Not so dumb, what does military, violence and wasting lives and money for a war made up by the likes of Cheney have to do with baseball?
    — my3cents
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:48 PM, 11/01/2009
    The whole singing of the anthem is dumb. I'd much rather we sat through a reading of the Bill of Rights.
    — LibertyNow
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:41 PM, 11/01/2009
    When did "God Bless America" become the national anthem? I don't think we have to take off our hats and stand for "God Bless America".
    — Billnon
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:43 PM, 11/01/2009
    This is part of the problem with the country today - no matter your politics, you should honor our servicemen and women. It doesn't hurt to listen to the anthem and remember to be thankful we live here where we are free enough to complain about....well, singing the anthem, for example. The anthem is NOT political, idiots!
    — A person
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:55 PM, 11/01/2009
    I honor our servicemen and women. I also was one. Forcing people to do something honors no one. National anthems are political. No need to call people names.
    — Billnon
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:29 PM, 11/01/2009
    Many people are against our policy in Iraq? What does that have to do with who sings what song before a baseball game? How can you twist this into something political. You have just enough of a brain to be dangerous.
    — Hghwyman47
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:50 PM, 11/02/2009
    The National Anthem and the national pastime go together. I only wish that it were done in a more respectful fashion that letting an amateur singer warble it a capella. Only thing worse than that is when people try to "stylize" it. The result is always the same - an insult.
    — DonQ
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:25 PM, 11/02/2009
    I have absolutely no objection to a service person singing at a World Series Game. However, I have a huge objection to a crappy singer singing at a World Series Game. And that, she is. Some people (me) tune in to see which great, special singer is a the mic.
    — thedogatemyhomework


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