You obviously need to watch Bill Murray sing with a giant stuffed bear

A pandemic world gift for baseball fans.
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Adam Rosenberg
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You obviously need to watch Bill Murray sing with a giant stuffed bear
The bear he sang with is MUCH larger. Credit: Axel Schmidt/AP/Shutterstock

Celebrities doing weird stuff at home in front of a camera is one of the few gifts COVID life has brought us.

Noted Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray wasn't able to see his favorite team in person for Friday's opening night Major League Baseball game, but he brightened everyone's evening all the same. Murray fired up his webcam for the seventh inning stretch's musical moment.

In a truly boisterous and uplifting performance, Murray hugged a giant teddy bear tightly as he screamed-slash-sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." And sure, he could've easily done this in person during non-pandemic times. He probably would've left the bear at home, though.


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It's not the only time he's treated his favorite team to the classic seventh inning stretch singalong song. His love for the Cubs is well established. But this particular performance is a welcome gift to kick off what is sure to be professional baseball's strangest season to date.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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