Geddy Lee to throw out first pitch at Jays opener

Post #1 » by **LittleOzzy** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:05 pm

Rush frontman Geddy Lee will throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the Toronto Blue Jays open their 37th regular season on Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians.

The vocalist, bassist and keyboardist of the Toronto rock band has been a longtime Blue Jays season ticket holder and baseball fan. Lee and his Rush bandmates Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18.

Canadian singer Danielle Wade will perform the national anthems at a sold-out Rogers Centre. She stars as Dorothy in the Toronto theatrical production of "The Wizard of Oz."

http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment ... html?thx=y

Nice that he is also a big fan of the team, I'm guessing we will be seeing Geddy sitting behind the plate for a lot of games this season.

torontoaces04 · Post #2 » by **torontoaces04** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:09 pm

With the Jays new "youthful" fanbase, how many fans there are actually going to know who Geddy Lee, or Rush are.

Left Side Drive · Post #3 » by **Left Side Drive** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:20 pm

Should have gotten Drake or Justin Bieber to throw out the first pitch of the season.

duppyy · Post #4 » by **duppyy** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:33 pm

torontoaces04 wrote:With the Jays new "youthful" fanbase, how many fans there are actually going to know who Geddy Lee, or Rush are.

Youthful fanbase that people talk about is like 18-30 i guess. Im sure people in that age group know who rush are. Especially due to I love you man.

I like it. Geddy went to my highschool

Jatt · Post #5 » by **Jatt** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:23 pm

Left Side Drive wrote:Should have gotten Drake or Justin Bieber to throw out the first pitch of the season.

YAH! And Black and Grey jerseys because who needs BLUE when you're the Blue Jays, and and and, some catchy slogan like "Baseball North"! And no more BJ Birdie and Okay Blue Jays sung during the stretch, a NEW AND IMPROVED mascot with a coooool name like ACE and loud TECHNO MUSIC YEAH!!!!!

:sour:

Chevy Chase · Post #6 » by **Chevy Chase** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:27 pm

why couldn't they have gotten Rush to do the Canadian Anthem? (Besides the fact that it would have been about 17 mins long)

Geddy Rocks!!

duppyy - Forest Hill?

Left Side Drive · Post #7 » by **Left Side Drive** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:30 pm

Jatt wrote:
Left Side Drive wrote:Should have gotten Drake or Justin Bieber to throw out the first pitch of the season.

YAH! And Black and Grey jerseys because who needs BLUE when you're the Blue Jays, and and and, some catchy slogan like "Baseball North"! And no more BJ Birdie and Okay Blue Jays sung during the stretch, a NEW AND IMPROVED mascot with a coooool name like ACE and loud TECHNO MUSIC YEAH!!!!!

You should be proud of Drake and Justin Bieber they put Canada and more specifically Toronto on the map you ungrateful grouch.... :lol:

rarefind · Post #8 » by **rarefind** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:32 pm

After the Jays incredible offseason, AA should be throwing out the first pitch.

edit: And that is Anthopolous not Alan Anderson, which would be equally hilarious.

bananaman · Post #9 » by **bananaman** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:48 pm

Rush is awesome, so I approve.

torontoaces04 · Post #10 » by **torontoaces04** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:05 pm

duppyy wrote:
torontoaces04 wrote:With the Jays new "youthful" fanbase, how many fans there are actually going to know who Geddy Lee, or Rush are.

Youthful fanbase that people talk about is like 18-30 i guess. Im sure people in that age group know who rush are. Especially due to I love you man.

I like it. Geddy went to my highschool

Let it be known, I in no way disapprove of this selection. I know Rush have been long time Jays fans, so I think it's a good fit.

I'm 25 (so pretty much in the middle of 18-30), and I can't name a single Rush song besides "Closer to the heart." I, like most, have heard of them before, but I couldn't pick them out of a lineup.

All that said, I can't think of anyone who would have been a better choice.

duppyy · Post #11 » by **duppyy** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:34 pm

Chevy Chase wrote:why couldn't they have gotten Rush to do the Canadian Anthem? (Besides the fact that it would have been about 17 mins long)

Geddy Rocks!!

duppyy - Forest Hill?

newtonbrook.

According to wikipedia lol.

Post #12 » by **Schad** » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:35 pm

rarefind wrote:After the Jays incredible offseason, AA should be throwing out the first pitch.

edit: And that is Anthopolous not Alan Anderson, which would be equally hilarious.

Anderson would refuse to give the ball back, and would end up pitching a complete game 84-hitter.

sideshow · Post #13 » by **sideshow** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:21 am

Well I am not going to rush over there to see that

SharoneWright · Post #14 » by **SharoneWright** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:17 am

duppyy wrote:
torontoaces04 wrote:With the Jays new "youthful" fanbase, how many fans there are actually going to know who Geddy Lee, or Rush are.

Youthful fanbase that people talk about is like 18-30 i guess. Im sure people in that age group know who rush are. Especially due to I love you man.

I like it. Geddy went to my highschool

Lakeport?

Edit: Neil Peart went to Lakeport; his locker was 2112...

tecumseh18 · Post #15 » by **tecumseh18** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:53 am

Play Ball! In the great white north.
Play Ball! It's a beauty game to watch.

OK, I got nothin'.

Always hated Rush/Lee. That's just not the way bass is supposed to sound.

J-Roc · Post #16 » by **J-Roc** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:04 am

I never understood the hype around Rush. But whatever, here's a season where we can be much more interested in what happens on the field than all the outside noise.