5 most infamous seventh-inning stretch performances in Cubs history

Chicago Cubs: NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon will never live this one down

Jeff Gordon is one of America’s most accomplished racecar drivers and a fan-favorite among NASCAR followers. However his performance during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on May 24, 2005 was comparable to a 20-car pileup at Talladega.

"“It’s great to be here at Wrigley Stadium.”"

Yikes. It would be one thing if it were a modern day ballpark with a corporate-sponsored name…but this was one of baseball’s iconic and historic ballparks. Imagine saying “Yankee Park” or “Fenway Field”. Then the actual singing came and the lyrics were a bit scrambled and did not go along with the tune from the organ. Eventually, he stopped altogether and he chuckled as the crowd booed. Pressey continued to play the organ and Gordon eventually signaled and mumbled “One, two, three strikes you’re out” part of the song.

He enthusiastically said, “Let’s get some runs!” after the song ended as fans continued to boo. It was about 45 seconds worth of pure cringe. Gordon clearly did not know much about the Cubs or how to sing the song, but he was a good sport about it. One could only imagine the pressure of singing before a packed house at Wrigley Field. Do not think Gordon is going to be doing this again.

Befoe we go to number one, here are some honorable mentions:

• Mr T on 5/25/2009 – “I pity the Pirates!”
• Scottie Pippen in pennant clincher – Hopefully a singing career is not his next venture
• Bill Murray in Game 3 of the 2016 World Series – We will allow it, no matter how strange it is