I haven’t done one of these in a while, and since the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals have received a grand total of ZERO love on WPW (who should I do? I think I’ll do my boy Beltran), I figured I’d give them a What Pros Blare post as retribution for my oversight—I’m sure it’s really been bugging them.
Rafael Furcal
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN5I-POIc_M]
Thumbs down. Too slow. The antithesis of Rafael Furcal, really.
Jon Jay
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y77PtOnU1TM]
I listen to this and I feel bloated and lazy. Maybe it was the 3 pound burrito at lunch, maybe it’s because Rick Ross sucks. Probably both.
Matt Holliday
Conflicting reports on Holliday so I’ll add both:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV8WRarFMCA]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ujS1er1r0]
The Big Show was cool in 1998. Zac Brown’s Chicken Fried was cool in 2008. Holliday with his finger on the pulse! Seriously though, I do really like that Zac Brown song.
Carlos Beltran
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg]
Boring. Carlos must be a bit busy (leading the league in home runs) to focus much time on his walk-up music. To each his own, I guess.
David Freese
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm38Ojh61lY]
I’ve said it before—this might be my choice if I closed games for a team significant enough to have a sound system. Tool is incredible.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ST-QbFHtU]
If the most clutch single game performance you’ll ever see isn’t impressive enough, Mr. Freese has won me over with these picks. Tool. Nelly. Checkmate.
Allen Craig
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZbaXdK8Js]
Bay Area guys’ commitment to local hip-hop is quite romantic. UC Berkeley grad Craig stays true.
Yadier Molina
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaDhLyLwK0]
Hmm. I like this darker twist on reggaeton. Gives it a sinister feel. Like, “Yes, we are going to shake our booty on the dance floor, but I might eye-gouge you at any moment.”
Matt Carpenter
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahmn02Urc0c]
Matt Carpenter out of Galveston, TX with a SOLID choice here. I’ve said it in an earlier “Blare,” the right country song can feel so natural and so good in a baseball stadium. This one without a doubt would put a little jump in your step at Busch Stadium.
Danny Descalso
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoVg5dG6o_Q]
“R.I.P. Mac Dre, I’mma do it for the Bay.” Descalso, a Bay Area guy, can’t go wrong with a hometown favorite.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22st8ORI8RU]
Descalso stick with the best of hip-hop, but I can’t say this is J. Cole’s best option for a walk-up. Not even on this album. Rise and Shine is just too good. Blow Up is built to tear the roof off. Grown Simba gets me all jacked up, too. And I know this is Tinie Tempah featuring J. Cole (and I’m officially on a tangent), Like It Or Love It is SICK, too.
Lance Berkman
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bwfm7-uNS4]
Cash.
Matt Adams
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtgHiEGGQ4s]
Wait… a southern rap song with Rick Ross and T-Pain about… about money?!?! STOP THE PRESSES!
Adam Wainwright
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KREQ2ZOkkIY]
He says “sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth,” and then he keeps talking. That’s my only issue with the song.
Jake Westbrook
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkAsmIZak2Y]
Big Alabama fans on the Cardinal staff, eh? This one is better, though. Still not really much of an entrance.
Kyle Lohse
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdp30kRG3U]
Well, at least SOMEBODY knows what they’re doing on the Cardinals staff. Thank you, Kyle, for restoring order to Busch Stadium and choosing a fantastic entrance song.
Jaime Garcia
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cWvo6MwqVc]
I guess this is officially the point where I have nothing clever to say about reggaeton. I’ve done too many of these features and run out of material.
Jason Motte
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCHFiJ9MIB0]
This is a great pick for a bearded-rocker type closer. Gets the crowd going and probably adds an MPH or three onto his mid-90s fastball.
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