Cyclones make Aguilera anthem offer
After Super Bowl mishap, Mets' affiliate invites singer to park
02/08/2011 6:06 PM ET
 Christina Aguilera botched one of the lines of the national anthem in Dallas. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
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NEW YORK -- Christina Aguilera has been invited to sing a do-over.
The Brooklyn Cyclones are offering the Staten Island native a chance to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before one of the minor league baseball team's home games this summer.
Aguilera botched one of the lines of the national anthem before Sunday's Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas. The New York Mets' Class A farm team extended the invitation Tuesday.
Cyclones general manager Steve Cohen said in a statement that "when a player makes a mistake, they usually don't get a shot at redemption, but with a singer, that's a different story."
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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