Fans of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones who also happen to be fans of the Nationals’ Jayson Werth have noticed this season that the Thrones theme plays when the ace slugger walks up to bat. Last year his “walk-up” song was “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin. What do these choices tell us about Werth? If you ask him, please let us know, though any Werth fan knows he is a man of much mystery and few words. The other players’ walk-up picks are glimpses into their personalities, too, and hopefully part of the juice that fires them up to swing for a home run. Bryce Harper prefers Moby, Stephen Strasburg the White Stripes; Rafael Soriano has a “custom mix.”
As we did last year, we asked the Nationals for the team’s playlist. Usually each player has two or three songs, but the list below includes the number-one choices of most of the players.
Pitcher Doug Fister: “Real Good Man” by Tim McGraw
Pitcher Taylor Jordan: “Collide” by Skillet
Pitcher Tanner Roark: “Stranglehold” by Ted Nugent
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg: “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes
Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann: “Hell on Wheels” by Brantley Gilbert
Pitcher Aaron Barrett: “Thunderstruck” by ACDC
Pitcher Jerry Blevins: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones
Pitcher Tyler Clippard: “Ready or Not” by the Fugees
Pitcher Ross Detwiler: “Wherever I May Roam” by Metallica
Pitcher Rafael Soriano: Custom mix
Pitcher Craig Stammen: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
Pitcher Drew Storen: “When the Lights Go Out” by the Black Keys
Pitcher Blake Treinen: “Outsiders” by Eric Church
Outfielder Scott Hairston: “Blue Sky” by Common
Outfielder Bryce Harper: “Flower” by Moby
Outfielder Nate McLouth: “Kyrie Eleison” by Mr. Mister
Outfielder Tyler Moore: “Creepin’” by Eric Church
Infielder Ian Desmond: “One-Sixteen” by Trip Lee
Infielder Danny Espinosa: “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Infielder Kevin Frandsen: “Snow (Hey Oh)” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Infielder Adam LaRoche: “My Kind of Party” by Jason Aldean
Infielder Zach Walters: “Anything Could Happen (Henry Fong remix)” by Ellie Goulding
Infielder Ryan Zimmerman: “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’” by Billy Joel
Catcher José Lobatón: “Don’t Stop the Party” by Pitbull
Catcher Wilson Ramos: “Wepa” by Gloria Estefan
From Veteran Ryan Zimmerman to Rookie Zach Walters: The Washington Nationals’ 2014 Walk-Up Playlist
Fans of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones who also happen to be fans of the Nationals’ Jayson Werth have noticed this season that the Thrones theme plays when the ace slugger walks up to bat. Last year his “walk-up” song was “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin. What do these choices tell us about Werth? If you ask him, please let us know, though any Werth fan knows he is a man of much mystery and few words. The other players’ walk-up picks are glimpses into their personalities, too, and hopefully part of the juice that fires them up to swing for a home run. Bryce Harper prefers Moby, Stephen Strasburg the White Stripes; Rafael Soriano has a “custom mix.”
As we did last year, we asked the Nationals for the team’s playlist. Usually each player has two or three songs, but the list below includes the number-one choices of most of the players.
Pitcher Doug Fister: “Real Good Man” by Tim McGraw
Pitcher Taylor Jordan: “Collide” by Skillet
Pitcher Tanner Roark: “Stranglehold” by Ted Nugent
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg: “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes
Pitcher Jordan Zimmermann: “Hell on Wheels” by Brantley Gilbert
Pitcher Aaron Barrett: “Thunderstruck” by ACDC
Pitcher Jerry Blevins: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones
Pitcher Tyler Clippard: “Ready or Not” by the Fugees
Pitcher Ross Detwiler: “Wherever I May Roam” by Metallica
Pitcher Rafael Soriano: Custom mix
Pitcher Craig Stammen: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
Pitcher Drew Storen: “When the Lights Go Out” by the Black Keys
Pitcher Blake Treinen: “Outsiders” by Eric Church
Outfielder Scott Hairston: “Blue Sky” by Common
Outfielder Bryce Harper: “Flower” by Moby
Outfielder Nate McLouth: “Kyrie Eleison” by Mr. Mister
Outfielder Tyler Moore: “Creepin’” by Eric Church
Infielder Ian Desmond: “One-Sixteen” by Trip Lee
Infielder Danny Espinosa: “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Infielder Kevin Frandsen: “Snow (Hey Oh)” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Infielder Adam LaRoche: “My Kind of Party” by Jason Aldean
Infielder Zach Walters: “Anything Could Happen (Henry Fong remix)” by Ellie Goulding
Infielder Ryan Zimmerman: “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’” by Billy Joel
Catcher José Lobatón: “Don’t Stop the Party” by Pitbull
Catcher Wilson Ramos: “Wepa” by Gloria Estefan
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