Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl & @TatWZA
There are many reasons why the 3,300-odd people who follow Matthew Kaminski on Twitter might have chosen to do so.
…The best reason to follow Kaminski is right there in his Twitter handle, @bravesorganist. When he’s not playing jazz, polka or salsa, Kaminski plays the organ at Atlanta’s Turner Field during Braves home games — and he’s taking requests through Twitter.
This is now his third season with the Braves, and by crowdsourcing roughly half of his in-game playlist, Kaminski has allowed his followers to hear their quirkiest suggestions for visiting teams’ at-bat music played live for the tomahawk-chopping multitudes. (It’s certainly cooler than requesting John Fogerty’s “Centerfield†on your local classic rock station.)
Kaminski took some time recently to chat with Wired.com by e-mail about his Twitter request-line gambit, what happens when baseball and crowdsourcing mix, and what the future holds for his long-beloved profession.
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