Angels use Nickelback for walk-up music amid losing streak
The Los Angeles Angels really are trying everything imaginable to end a franchise-worst 14-game losing streak.
A few days after firing manager Joe Maddon, the Angels switched things up by using Canadian rock band Nickelback for all the walk-up music during a game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
| Lineup | Nickelback song |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani | "Photograph" |
| Jo Adell | "Rockstar" |
| Jared Walsh | "How You Remind Me" |
| Matt Duffy | "Someday" |
| Juan Lagares | "If Today Was Your Last Day" |
| Brandon Marsh | "When We Stand Together" |
| Jack Mayfield | "What Are You Waiting For?" |
| Kurt Suzuki | "This Afternoon" |
| Tyler Wade | "Animals" |
"I like Nickelback," interim manager Phil Nevin said postgame, according to Sarah Wexler of MLB.com. "The entire game, I got the songs in my head, I can't stop singing, and the next guy comes up. … I don't know who it was (who decided to use the Nickelback songs), but it was neat, for a while."
The decision to go with Nickelback was apparently the brainchild of staff assistant Tim Buss, who also came up with the idea of Angels players wearing a cowboy hat to celebrate hitting a home run this season.