Random Best Team and Ballpark Traditions in MLB (21 items)

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  (#10) Houston Astros

  • Houston

  Every time a Houston Astros hitter bashes a homer, a conductor-led train with horns blaring and filled with oranges makes a trek around Minute Maid Park. The old stadium at Houston was called Union Station, so the home run train is tipping its cap to the team's history. The train also takes a victory lap when the Astros win at home.
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  (#18) Tampa Bay Rays

  • St. Petersburg

  Allegedly a tradition borrowed from the Brooklyn Dodgers, it's common to see Tampa Bay Rays fans bring cowbells to games. Fans ring cowbells in an effort to cheer on their team and silence chants and applause from fans of the opposing team. While the cowbells are a beloved tradition, many find them to be a source of noise pollution. Nevertheless, the tradition continues despite complaints. 
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  (#2) Milwaukee Brewers

  • Milwaukee

  What goes better with watching a summer baseball game at the stadium than an ice cold beer and a sausage sandwich? The Famous Racing Sausages got their start in Milwaukee in the early 1990s as a simple cartoon racing on the scoreboard at the old County Stadium. Over time, the race became such a fan favorite that an actual sausage race started with Bratwurst, Polish, and Italian sausages. Today, during the bottom of the sixth inning, five sausages (Brett Wurst the bratwurst, Stosh Jonjak the Polish sausage, Guido the Italian sausage, Frankie Furter the hot dog, and Cinco the chorizo) head off in a wild race around Miller Park.
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  (#20) Toronto Blue Jays

  • Toronto

  The Toronto Blue Jays play Keith Hampshire and The Bat Boys certified gold single "OK Blue Jays" during the seventh-inning stretch. The tradition began in 1982. The best part of "OK Blue Jays" are the sweet dance moves that accompany the tune. In the early 1980s, instructors from Fitness Ontario showed fans the steps. Today Toronto's "fan activation team," AKA JForce, guides the Blue Jays faithful.
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  (#19) Baltimore Orioles

  • Baltimore

  During the seventh-inning stretch of every Baltimore Orioles home game at Camden Yards, fans are treated to John Denver's song "Thank God I'm a Country Boy." The tradition started in 1975 when the team's general manager, Frank Cashen, was looking to play more modern music. It was the team's short stop Mark Belanger who suggested Denver's song. It is still played to this day right after "Take Me Out To The Ball Game."
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  (#1) Chicago Cubs

  • Chicago

  Legendary Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray used to sing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during every home game at Wrigley Field during the seventh-inning stretch. Since his death in 1998, several celebrities have stepped up to the mic to sing the iconic baseball song. There are the good versions, like diehard Cubs fan Bill Murray's many takes on the song. There are also some not so good versions, like an incomprehensible Ozzy Osbourne rendition in 2003. In 2013, the Cubs established a rule stating only local Chicago celebs or former Cubs players had permission to sing during the seventh inning.

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