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Pittsburgh musicians celebrate opening day at PNC Park

Katie Blackley
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90.5 WESA

Anything can happen on Opening Day. The return to the ballpark by fans and players alike is a sign of summer that’s truly hard to resist. We talked to some Pittsburgh musicians and WYEP staff about baseball songs and their choices for walk-up songs.

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Pittsburgh alt-rocker and R.E.M. super-fan Chad Sipes on R.E.M.’s “Harborcoat”

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Pittsburgh R&B artist, dancer, and eternal optimist Chandra Rhyme on Queen’s “We Wil Rock You”

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Lead singer of The Commonheart and Opening Day veteran Clinton Clegg on The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy”

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Hardware heir and Honky-Tonk Jukebox hero Jon Bindley on Ludacris’ “Roll Out”

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WYEP Midday Mix Host and star centerfielder Kyle Smith on Beastie Boys’ “Sure Shot”

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Pittsburgh Hip-Hop artist and crab fries aficianado Livefromthecity on Jay-Z’s “Public Service Announcement”

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Pittsburgh Country singer and spring weather supporter Molly Alphabet on Gillian Welch’s “Acony Bell”

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WYEP Afternoon Mix Host and human statistic book Rosemary Welsch on The Baseball Project’s “Harvey Haddix”

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Longtime WYEP underwriting rep and longer-time Pirates season ticket holder Tony Pirollo on Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m A Rocker”

Joey Spehar is a Pittsburgh native who started as a volunteer D.J. at WYEP, fresh out of college in 2006. He took on any job they’d let him do like editing audio, engineering remote broadcasts, and shoveling snow.