If you ask pro athletes many say they want to be musicians. If you ask musicians many want to be pro athletes. I still have the occasional recurring dream that the Padres manager tells me to grab a bat! Im in the show!
Grass is always greener I guess….I think we gravitate towards the things we should for a reason. I was a good baseball /football player as a kid but guitar won out…then as I got more serious about music, sports become the enemy…one funky catch and mess up a finger… skateboards are the devil…as a classical guitarist even a broken fingernail is no bueno!
There are those rare dual threats like my cousin Chase d’ Arnaud…plays MLB for the San Francisco Giants (formerly Padres, Red Sox, Braves, Pirates) and sings and plays guitar professionally on the side.
Every player and team has ‘their’ song these days. But there are a few cool music/sports combos that have true identity and transcend time. The Chicago Bulls-Sirius from the Alan Parsons Project. The NFL’s incessant use of Start Me Up/Crazy Train/Machine Head and a few others over the decades.
If you are from San Diego you know…
Hells Bells-Trevor Hoffman!
Milwaukee got a taste too…if you are a baseball fan that pays attention outside of your own team you know and for a good decade when The Bells rang San Diego sports fans went nuts. The Bells meant victory was coming!
Trevor enters the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. One of the few greats in San Diego sports history and only the second true Padre to enter the Hall following Tony Gwynn.
Congrats Trevor! Thanks for staying loyal to San Diego as few athletes have!!
Mike Slayen ~ Guitarist 
Plus he seem to be so humble and just a nice guy.
We have our own besides getting an award for Ben got JR. Varsity Pitcher of the year. And I just found out that he is in Napa playing for San Diego American Legion District 22. ‘SAN DIEGO AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL CHAPIONS, POST 416 PATRICK HENRY TROJONS’ . Friday lost first game and won second. Today won this morning ‘YES’ GO TEAM GO!!! They playing now; game started at 3pm. I am so proud of all my grandkids that took after me in athletic and sports. Dave said that Ben is having a good time.
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Yes that is awesome about Ben! And that he enjoys it. I know a lot of kids who play who really dont unfortunately.