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I got to go to my very first Red Sox game last night. Here is everybody singing Sweet Caroline. Sweet Caroline is always played during the middle of the 8th inning for some reason.

(They aren't saying Boo at the end, they are saying Yoo.)

WOAH: cmerow uploaded just about the exact same clip as this one. What makes this so crazy?!?! IT WAS THE SAME GAME. What are the chances of two Vimeors at Fenway recorded the exact same moment and then uploading the clip within hours of eachother?!?>!!! Her clip: vimeo.com/clip:71059
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  • Paul McClintock 2 years ago
    Wow. I don't understand sport.
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  • Cait Oppermann staff 2 years ago
    That's awesome.
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  • trp0 2 years ago
    Neal Diamond always makes me tear up a little bit.
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  • charliesteadman 2 years ago
    Fenway! Gotta experience it. I'm glad you got to go.
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  • Andrew Pile staff 2 years ago
    Nothing better than Fenway under the lights.
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  • cmerow 2 years ago
    hey, i have nearly the same clip on mine!
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    Haha, that's aweesome. Was it taken on Saturday night (against the Orioles)?
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    Haha, SWEET! It is the same game. That's amazing that we put up just about the same exact clip. The only difference is that you are by third base and I am by first base.
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  • Zach Klein staff 2 years ago
    Isn't Neil Diamond from the Bronx? I should think he's a Yankees fan.
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    Yeah, he's from the Bronx. I just read that they have asked him to sing Sweet Caroline many times but he always says no since he is a Yankee fan.
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    I also read that nobody knows why they always play this in the middle of the 8th inning.
  • charliesteadman 2 years ago
    Here's an answer for you.
    boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/05/29/another_mystery_of_the_diamond_explained_at_last/
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  • Ohashikto 2 years ago
    A few years ago, a woman (Amy Tobey) was told to choose music to play at Fenway. She heard "Sweet Caroline" being played at other sporting events and went with it. The fans liked it, and it stuck. In 2002 it started to get played in the 8th inning of every game.
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  • Ohashikto 2 years ago
    Shit, that guy found the article first.
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  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    I actually started reading that article once but never finished reading it. That is the only reason why I know they play that song every middle of the 8th.
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  • Ohashikto 2 years ago
    Haha, they also play "Dirty Water" after every win, in case you were wondering.
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  • Ohashikto 2 years ago
    Oh, and I believe catcher Jason Varitek named his daughter Caroline. I'm not sure though.
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    That wouldn't be why they play the song though because they have been playing that song during the middle of the either for 30 years.
  • Ohashikto 2 years ago
    What I meant is, Varitek named his daughter after the song (I believe).
  • Alex Kehr 2 years ago
    Yeah, I knew what you meant.
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  • andrew 1 year ago
    idiots. first off, theyre saying youk!!!! not yoo! and sweet caroline is played because of that woman (amy) played it, then they came back to win the game that inning so they started playing all the time for good luck. It didnt just "stick" its for good luck, and dirty water is just a song about boston, the charles river, its about the city man, no reason for playing it.
  • Alex Kehr 1 year ago
    This could be the first negative comment I've ever received during my 2 years of being a Vimeo member.
  • Joel Curran 1 year ago
    Since the person who left it has no clips, no contacts and has no reason for being on here, I'd just ignore or delete it.
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