Rosanne barr botched the National Anthem, sardonically gestured spitting and grabbing a hypothetical cup.
Barr’s off-key rendition of the National Anthem was at Jack Murphy Stadium between games of a double header San Diego Padres against the Cincinnati Reds. The Padres were in the middle of a disastrous season, but had just beaten the Reds by a score of 2-1 in the first game.
A few weeks earlier Tom Werner and his ownership group had purchased the Padres. Werner was also an Executive Producer of the hit television show Roseanne. With it being “Working Women’s Night” at the ballpark, having Roseanne sing the Anthem must have seemed like a perfect match for Werner’s interests. She was booed and never asked to sing at a game again.
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