Weekly Sports Roundup, Issue Two

On any other day, on any other week during baseball season you can hear the wail of 40,000 drunken Red Sox fans belching out the lyrics to Neil Diamond's easy-listening classic, "Sweet Caroline," during the 7th inning stretch at Fenway Park (or Paahk, if you're my New Englander uncle).

But this week is a little different. Many MLB teams paid tribute to the recent Boston Marathon tragedy by playing Sweet Caroline during their 7th inning stretches, and here's every version of the Fenway classic from all over baseball:

Boston vs Cleveland from Progressive Field

Houston vs Oakland from O.co Colosseum




Nationals vs Marlins from Marlins Park





Angels vs Twins from Target Field




Tigers vs Mariners from Safeco Field



Mets vs Rockies from Coors Field


By far, the best tribute was from my most hated team, the Yankees. For them to put one of profession sports' most well-known and most vitriolic rivalries aside and stand together was an amazing sight to behold as a baseball fan. I believe that there is a select few cities around the country with citizens that really know what Boston is going through, and sadly, New York is the last city to receive something as awful.


Diamondbacks vs Yankees from Yankee Stadium


It was nice to see Yankee fans sing along to Sweet Caroline, and it was nice to see the outpouring of love for Boston from all over the Major Leagues.


Story by Henry Yarsinske