Curtain Calls

by svaustin on Jun 30, 2009 9:57 AM CDT Comment 9 comments

Was at the Crew-Mets game last night, and got thinking about curtain call etiquette...

My brother-in-law and I got in a talk about when a curtain call is appropriate, and when it's overdone. No doubt McGehee's slam was a great moment, especially given the boofed pop-up in the top of the inning. Awesome thing for a young dude just trying to make it legit...

However, there was some disagreement about whether a curtain call was needed, given that it came against a mediocre Mets squad in June. My brother-in-law (a Mets fan) thought that it was a good thing, as long as it's done with some class; I thought it should be reserved for game changing plays/performances when more is on the line in terms of a season.

So, I thought I'd throw a couple questions out there:

Is there a right time and a wrong time for a curtain call? What circumstances call for a curtain call?

Also, anybody out there have an especially memorable Brewers curtain call?

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Give the fans what they want, and don't over think it.

by Mykenk on Jun 30, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree with Mykenk

Let the fans decide. If they call for a curtain call, give it to them.

The last Curtain Call I saw came earlier this year when Yovani hit his HR in that 1-0 win against Pittsburgh. I was sitting in the 2nd row next to the Brewers dugout, so it was really neat to see!

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by tcyoung on Jun 30, 2009 10:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

As long as

you’re not visibly ‘sticking it to’ your opponents and keep it quick, I can totally understand a curtain call for something like a grand slam.

That being said, I think it should be reserved for career milestones, game-changing moments in meaningful games, and the like. I’m not opposed to the occasional call outside these situations, it’s just not my preference.

by Wayfaerer on Jun 30, 2009 11:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I recall a postgame curtain call in County Stadium

It would have been 87 or 88. Teddy Higuera pitched a beauty of a CG, and we chanted “Teddy, Teddy” until he came out for a tip of the cap.

by Brew Angel on Jun 30, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Think it might have been this one

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198709110.shtml

by Brew Angel on Jun 30, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If only those 21,161 knew

the horrors we’d feel just 14 years later. It makes me think back to a simpler time where one could enjoy the beauty of a Teddy Higuerra CG without the threat of global terror.

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by Hyatt on Jun 30, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not necessary...

But McGehee did it quick and professionally. But it really wasn’t necessary.

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by CATALYST on Jun 30, 2009 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Big Papi

Did anyone else see that Ortiz was giving a curtain call after each of his first four or five home runs this year. Seems like the worst reason to give curtain calls. “I suck about 5 times as much as the last five years, so i’m going to try to take more credit when i do actually do something.”

by sdsowlsa on Jun 30, 2009 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think last night's

was more because of the great mini story of redemption. Casey let the Mets back in the game and obviously felt awful about it. It was a pretty long at bat and the suspense was building and it ended with a feel good moment that both Casey and us Brewers fans needed.

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by molitorfan on Jun 30, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

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