LOS ANGELES — The organists and deejays at Dodger Stadium have been known to be a bit cheeky with their music selections over the years. This, after all, is where attendees at last week’s Wild Card Series with the Brewers—attendees meaning: players and media—were greeted by the theme to Welcome Back, Kotter, and to another 1970s sitcom, Happy Days, which was based in Milwaukee.
The choices before Monday’s Game 1 of the ALDS between the A’s and Astros were more subtle. First came the late Craig Mack’s 1994 hip-hop anthem “Flava In Ya Ear,” whose chorus repeated over and over, “You won't be around next year, my rap's too severe, kickin' mad flava in ya ear.