Bruce Springsteen gets called up in time for baseball playoffs

By Houston Mitchell

Aug. 30, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you are a Dodgers or &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000001”&amp;gt;Angels&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; fan, you may be dreading the playoffs since both teams are currently out of the running. However, if you are a &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PECLB003757”&amp;gt;Bruce Springsteen&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; fan, you do have something to look forward to. &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”T15007055”&amp;gt;Major League Baseball&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; announced Wednesday that one of his songs will be the&amp;nbsp; 2012 playoffs theme song. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;No, it’s not “Glory Days.” It’s “Land of Hope and Dreams.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A commercial spot featuring the song will show highlights of the 2012 season interspersed with live Springsteen footage. The spot will air on television and at ballparks in the days leading up to the playoffs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Past artists whose songs have been used in the same fashion include Bon Jovi and Kid Rock.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Springsteen is currently on tour with the E Street Band and makes a stop in Anaheim on Dec. 4.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://161.35.110.226/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lionel-messi-goal-20120830,0,362285.story”&amp;gt;Lionel Messi goal: Watch his amazing free kick [video]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://161.35.110.226/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-chad-johnson-tweets-about-not-being-able-to-find-himself-on-madden13-20120830,0,7435170.story”&amp;gt;Chad Johnson Tweets about not finding himself in Madden ‘13&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”http://161.35.110.226/sports/college/usc/la-sp-usc-barkley-billboard-20120829,0,6644546.story”&amp;gt;Billboard near UCLA featuring USC’s Matt Barkley is covered over&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Bruce Springsteen gets called up in time for baseball playoffs

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