Yankee Fans Favorite Song? “Enter Sandman,” Of Course!

It has to be their favorite pick. When that bullpen door opens and the first notes of the Metallica classic are heard, everything is alright with the world. Yankee fans know that there’s a great certainty that the great closer, Mariano Rivera, will put the opposition to sleep. What could be a more appropriate song to attach to the future Hall-of-Famer?

The former Mets closer Billy Wagner once tried to use “Enter Sandman” as his game entrance, too, to inspire the faithful. It just wasn’t the same. And baseball fans knew it. But you can’t fault him for trying to bottle some of that magic.

Hey, even Lady Gaga likes to use Mariano as an anology when talking about success:

“I get asked, ‘Do you feel pressure? How do you feel when someone says this? Or do you feel like you have to top yourself?’ I say I do feel like I have to top myself. But I feel like I’m Rivera. I’m a closer.”

And when the fans heard the song last night in the 8th inning (as seen and heard above), they knew another game would be closed. They knew another World Championship would be theirs. #27. Since 96, many of those Championships have a great deal to do with Mariano Rivera. The Sandman.

Time to listen to Enter Sandman to celebrate.

Congratulations, New York!