The Man Behind Coors Field's Music
DENVER (CBS4) - When the home team isn't much to root, root, root for, perhaps there is some medicine in the music.
It's been that kind of season for the Colorado Rockies -- 96 losses, star players on injured reserve, giveaway jerseys with misspellings, tin-eared owners and more.
"There are times that are like that," Camden Kelley, the Rockies' music director, says.
And there were a lot of those times this season.
Enter Kelley, the team's music man.
He's responsible for spinning tunes during and the top and bottom of each inning, playing batters' walk-up songs and soothing fans when the home team is nosediving toward a fourth-consecutive losing season.
Even when the fans don't seem to show or they leave early -- though, it's fair to note the Rockies were in the top 10 in baseball in home attendance this season -- Kelley tries to focus on individual experiences.
"I always try to think of it as there is a kid out there that it may be his first Rockies game. He doesn't really care about what the score is. He's just here having a good time. If the Rockies are losing, he can still have a good time based on what we do," Kelley, who has managed music at Coors Field for 13 seasons, says.
His favorite batter intro -- the music that plays when a Rockie approaches the plate for his at-bat -- is The Outfield's "Your Love" that's played for Charlie Blackmon.
Kelley has taken subtle jabs at visitors, too, playing '90s standard "I Saw the Sign" by Ace of Base when Troy Tulowitzki was accused of stealing signs early in the season.
Despite the team's struggles, Kelly's job is to keep fans happy.
"We do whatever we can to keep people here and keep people having fun," Kelley says. "Everybody can relate to music."
