Texas power trio Los Lonely Boys (of #1 hit "Heaven" fame) did a great job performing the US national anthem a cappella at Game 2 of the World Series at the Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Park and overshadowed the previous night's Nick Carter, who accompanied by 3 of his former Backstreet Boys offered up a cheesy rendition of the same. (The Rays won the second game 4-2 after losing 3-2 on opening night.)
The Backstreet Boys performance was reminiscent of The Simpsons' "New Kids on the Blecch" episode when Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Ralph joined boy band the Party Posse and sang the song "Drop Da Bomb" with its suspicios "Yvan Eht Nioj" lyric. Except Bart and co. were better and funny on purpose.
