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At-Bat Music
A blog, but should it be a wiki? iPhone app?!?!?!
Requisite Twitter account: http://www.twitter.com/AtBatMusic
Old effort at ESPN Page 3. Never-ending ilxor thread.
Also needed: a reference of relief pitchers’ entrance music. For example, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” for Mariano Rivera, AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” for Trevor Hoffman, etc.
Return Of The Mack Intro Loop [mp3]
I had a phenomenal Saturday night. I was back home with all of my best pals and lady pals. Carpet threw an afterhours party at his house and 20 of us crammed into his tiny kitchen, where we proceeded to drink, dance, sing and do the splits (Tannis!).
We cranked a lot of fun, sing-a-long tunes that night. The song that go the biggest response was Mark Morrison’s Return of The Mack. Specifically, the beginning of the song where the beat kicks in and he wails “Whooaaaaa-ooooo-ooo-oo”. It proved so popular that we kept rewinding and playing that part over and over and over, wailing along every time.
Next time this happens at a house party, I’m prepared. I’ve created an mp3 of the intro seamlessly looped over and over. One and a half minutes of pure euphoria. You may want to download a copy for yourself.
Every day is Hal•la•day.
And here’s an awesome shirt from a great site
Walking into a baseball stadium’s seating section is the best feeling in the world. At least for this fan.
How Matt Taibbi would save baseball
Instant replay, time controls, salary cap and floor, drunken mascots, fer-ners, expanded rosters, and more husky first-basemen. (Found it looking for something else.)
Attendance is down 7 percent?! What can I do to help?
Atlanta Braves misunderstand the infield fly rule
With two runners on for the Mets (on first and second), José Reyes pops it up in infield. All four umpires call Reyes out, the rule in place to prevent a deception which leads to a double- or triple-play. At least two Major League Baseball players thought they had to tag the batter-runner Reyes (wrong, he’s already out), so the Braves’ catcher threw the dropped ball to first with nobody covering home. The runner from second goes all the way home. Heads up baserunning (and third base coaching) all around combined with a complete collapse by the Braves’ defense. Wacky play.
Jay-Z vs DMB
Are mashups ever a good idea? I have yet to hear one that blew me away. The Grey Album, which blew me away, is not a mashup.
NOT A GOOD IDEA.
FanGraphs: Fred Lewis To Toronto
Wait, that’s bad! Bautista’s my favourite Blue Jay! And I don’t want him in the infield. Keep him in right, like my favourite Blue Jay of all time, Jesse Barfield (also a mediocre hitter with some pop and a strong arm)!
Because I can’t make it, someone see Loscil for me.
(via factsarenothing)
Brutal attendance at Jays games, and the season barely started. Give them a chance to prove they’re going to stink this year at least? Good time to be a baseball fan in Toronto, though. Guaranteed seats to see the best players in the world!
The Baseball Road Trip of a Lifetime
Navin Vaswani is traveling to 30 cities and 30 ballparks over the next 60 days. He started last night at the Blue Jays Home Opener and is in Detroit watching the Tigers take on the Royals as I type this.
Follow along as Niven makes the trip every baseball fan has spent long winter hours dreaming of. You can also follow his adventures on twitter too.
And you know what? If you see him in your city, show him some hospitality and buy him a beer, would ya?
Free Randy Ruiz!
Lyle Overbay is now day-to-day after this collision with Carl Crawford
