With some generous help, the Washington Nationals took a season series’ worth of frustrations out on San Francisco Giants starter Alex Cobb, knocking him out with a five-run first inning on the way to an 11-6 win and a three-game series victory over a team that swept them at home last week.
Delivering such an early, Mike Tyson-like knockout punch calls to mind Chicago White Sox fans at Comiskey Park in the 1970s and 80s, who knew how to celebrate when the opposing pitcher made his exit.
“Na-na-na-na! Na-na-na-na! Hey-hey-hey! Goodbye!”
I wouldn't have put it past owner Bill Veeck to pump in the music from the 1969 hit by Steam, but in that era, there were no sound effects or live musical cues to engage fans with the game.