Baseball fans were divided Saturday night when the whistleblower performed the national anthem before the Orioles-Giants game.
Chris Ullman, a Hall of Famer, performed a bizarre rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Baltimore’s 6-2 home win.
Fans were divided online over the standout performance.
“That’s. Cool,” one said Written on X.
“If there’s anyone who belongs in the Whistling HOF — it’s that guy,” another said He added.
And a The third said: “This has to be the most memorable performance of the national anthem in all of sports and I say that with all my heart.”
However, while Ullman got a brief cheer from the crowd at Camden Yards, others who watched a clip of that moment — which now has more than 500,000 views on MLB’s X account — were not as impressed.
“Dude is fickle AF. I could smoke this dude on the whistle,” one wrote Cracked.
“I couldn’t even catch the last note. I’m all for creativity but that’s not all,” another said He said.
according to Ullman websiteHe has whistled the national anthem at Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards, Washington Nationals and Duke men’s basketball games.
She even says that he once “serenaded” former President George W. Bush in the Oval Office, and that Ullman whistles “Happy Birthday” to more than 650 people a year.
After his memorable performance on Saturday, the Orioles improved to 7-7 on the year behind Gunnar Henderson and Jeremiah Jackson.
Chris Bassett also allowed just one earned run to the hosts in 4 innings, while Giants outfielder Logan Webb allowed four earned runs in six innings in his team’s loss.