It’s not a new phenomenon in sports, in fact it’s as old as the tradition of signing the National Anthem before sporting events – record companies send their talent to big events to sing the :90 song and hopefully remind some people watching that they need to buy the _________ album ASAP if they’re on-line or after the game if not.
For some reason every single playoff game in Cardinals history has featured Trace Adkins or Gretchen Wilson.
But whatever. It’s FOX and they’ve spent a ton to air the playoffs. If they get a kickback from RCA, more power to them.
During the regular season a plethora of people will sing the National Anthem. Many of them will be groups of prepubescent kids or church groups. Again, fine. It’s one of 81 games. They all can’t be Charles Glenn.
Opening Day, though. That’s a different story. It’s the ONLY holiday that is uniquely St. Louis. We do Mardi Gras big and St. Patrick’s Day is growing… but Opening Day is a tradition unlike any other for the city and te
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