The 10 best songs about baseball

Note: This story was first published in March 2016.

No American sport has been given such a consistent musical soundtrack than baseball. Going back to 1908 when Take Me Out To the Ball Game was written, the game and its players have inspired music from generation to generation. Since we've started playing games out here, baseball season is in full swing. With that in mind, here's my list of the 10 best pieces of music for or about baseball.

Before you go all Earl Weaver on me, here's a few caveats about some notable omissions: Take Me Out To the Ball Game is nice to sing at the park and all, but as far as songs go, it doesn't crack the top 10. I mean, c'mon, are you really going to put a…