NEW YORK - Minutes before the first pitch in Game 2, rap star Jay-Z performed his hit song "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys in front of a roaring ...
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NEW YORK - Minutes before the first pitch in Game 2, rap star Jay-Z performed his hit song "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys in front of a roaring Yankee Stadium crowd.
"There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York . . . Big lights will inspire you," Jay-Z spouted into the mike.
The song has been something of an anthem for both teams leading up to their World Series clash. It was often played in the Phillies' clubhouse, but in the big lights of the World Series, in baseball's new cathedral, two of its brightest stars can't seem to do one thing in New York: Hit the ball.
Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard are often mentioned in the conversation of baseball's best natural hitters. This year in the World Series, they are a combined 2-for-17 in the first two games.