Prior to Wednesday night’s Game 1, six different Hall of Fame Giants players were to be present for the ceremonial first pitch (five made it, as Willie Mays was sick), and recording artist John Legend belted out the national anthem.
Lady Antebellum, Megan Armstrong, Nancy Mitchell Highlight World Series Pre-Game 2 Festivities
There are going to be similar pregame festivities for Thursday’s Game 2. The ceremonial first pitch, or pitches, will be delivered by Megan Armstrong and Nancy Mitchell. Armstrong and Mitchell are the daughters of Bobby Thomson, who hit the Shot Heard Round the World to win the Giants the 1951 pennant. Thomson died in his Georgia home this past August at the age of 86.
And the national anthem will be performed by Lady Antebellum, who were given the following awkwardly capitalized bio in an MLB.com article:
GRAMMY award winning trio Lady Antebellum’s TRIPLE PLATINUM sophomore album NEED YOU NOW is the biggest selling album in all genres of 2010, spending an astonishing 29 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Country chart. The title track and multi-week No. one song “Need You Now” has dominated the Country, Top 40, AC and Hot AC charts breaking records as a country crossover hit. Following on the heels of four consecutive number one songs, Lady A’s new single is “Hello World.” The band is currently nominated for five awards at the upcoming CMA Awards and American Music Awards. Lady A first took country music by storm in 2008 with the release of their self-titled PLATINUM debut album.
You can see a picture of them soundchecking here. For the record, Legend’s act will be a hard one to follow.
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