Baseball players have precious few opportunities to express themselves on the field. This is, of course, setting aside minor sartorial choices like pants pulled up to the knees or hats tilted to the side. And some young guys have even started -- don't panic -- showing emotion on the baseball field, but as Carlos Gomez has learned, that violates baseball's ancient rules.

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The rules are stupid, but that leaves only one true mode of self-expression on a baseball field: walk-up music, the stuff that blares from the PA in that brief moment a player moves from on-deck circle to batter's box (or bullpen to mound) and gives fans a peek at his personality. It doesn't last any longer than ten seconds, but Oakland A's outfielder Josh Reddick made news by choosing the cheesy sax riff that starts George Michael's "Careless Whisper" as his walk-up song.

The originality is commendable, but the choice is deplorable. It's hard not to think Reddick was making a mockery of the walk-up song. We can't endorse that. Frighteningly, Reddick and "Careless Whisper" just still missed inclusion on our list of the worst walk-up songs being used in baseball today. Yep, there are ten worse songs than an intentionally bad one. We're here to prove it.

10. "Right Stuff" - New Kids On The Block

David Wright, 3B, New York Mets

Mr. Met deserves credit for being clever. Baseball players aren't exactly known for their wordplay. But NKOTB? Oof. There are so many better choices that would have accomplished the same thing. May we suggest Van Halen's "Right Now" or Jeezy's "Get Your Mind Right"?

9. "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry

Mike Dunn, RP, Miami Marlins

There's nothing wrong with enjoying pop music. There is something wrong with plucking your walk-up song from the top of the charts. You might as well take out a billboard that says you've got the personality of a rosin bag.

8. "Dancing Queen" - ABBA

JD Martinez, Outfield, Detroit Tigers

It's not that "Dancing Queen" isn't a fantastic song, because it is. It's just that walking up to the plate to ABBA's magnum opus is like playing nine innings in footed pajamas—that laughing you hear will be at you, not with you.

7. "Keep Away" – Godsmack

Pete Kozma, SS, St. Louis Cardinals

The only acceptable reason for Kozma to use this song from the famed Alice in Chains cover band is if it's a self-deprecating joke about how's he's been kept away from the starting lineup this season. We'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

6. "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen

Drew Hutchison, SP, Toronto Blue Jays

"Call Me Maybe" was so zeitgeisty, so everywhere, that it would be a bigger surprise if it wasn't being used as walk up music -- in 2011. This is one of the those supernova songs, one that burns bright then completely disappears. Hang on to it too long and you risk looking like you're late to the party. And it is a party that was shut down by the cops three years ago.

5. "Heartache Tonight" – The Eagles

Mike Carp, 1B/OF, Boston Red Sox

Leaving aside compelling arguments that The Eagles are the worst rock band of all-time (they are), it's impossible to endorse a walkup song this negative. Implying an 0-4 night at the plate is enough for a benching. Someone send this guy a copy of The Secret.

4. "Ice Ice Baby" – Vanilla Ice

Blake Beavan, SP, Seattle Mariners

When will bros let this song go? It's not funny anymore, guys. And we're not impressed you know all of the words. It is time to move on.

3. "Fantasy" – Mariah Carey

Tony Sanchez, C, Pittsburgh Pirates

There's something ballsy about walking up to a Mariah Carey song. It's so un-manly it's almost manly. But the song selection here is the problem. "Fantasy" is arollercoaster riding song. Just like Aaron Carter's "That's How I Beat Shaq" is a basketball song and Hank Jr.'s "All My Rowdy Friends" is a football song. Save "Fantasy" for the tilt-a-whirl and find a new jam, Tony.

2. "Tonight Tonight" – Hot Chelle Rae

Kelly Johnson, 1B/2B/OF, New York Yankees

This is easily the most forgettable song on this list, making it a great fit for career utility man Kelly Johnson, but it's still a deplorable selection for walk-up music. If Hot Chelle Rae can teach us anything before they disappear into used CD bins forever, it's that hiding a boy band behind instruments and leather jackets won't trick anyone. Except Kelly Johnson.

1. "Take A Look Around" Limp Bizkit

Lyle Overbay, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers

As Uncle Ben told Spider-Man, "With great power, comes great responsibility." By playing Limp Bizkit before he comes to the plate, Overbay is subjecting tens of thousands of people to Fred Durst's voice and refusing to let America forget one of our darkest periods. If that's not irresponsible, what is?

Adam K. Raymond is a news, politics, and technology writer in Louisville, Kentucky. He has written for New York Magazine, Medium, Gizmodo, and others.

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