Starting 9: Baseball's Most Needed Walk-Up Songs

Written by Zach Hammer and Andrew McLean
After a late night of planking and owling, Zach and Andrew have teamed up to present TRC's first ever combo piece. We give you the Starting 9: Baseball's Most Needed Walk-Up Songs:

1. Miguel Cabrera – “Monster” by Kanye West

Lyric: “Everybody knows I’m a mother-fucking monster.”

Reason: ‘Cause everybody knows Miggy’s a mother-fucking monster.

2. Grady Sizemore – “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails

Lyric: “I hurt myself today.”

Reason: Dude is a walking (okay, hobbling) DL stint.

3. A-Rod – “Asshole” by Denis Leary

Lyric: “I’m an asshole / (He’s an asshole!) / I’m an asshole”

Reason: We don’t even need to put anything here.

4. Dustin Pedroia – “I Wish” by Skee Lo

Lyric: “I wish I was a little bit taller.”

Reason: He’s 5-foot-nothing, 112 pounds, but still MURDERS the ball.

5. Tim Lincecum – “High All the Time” by 50 Cent

Lyric: “Give me some dro, purple haze and some chocolate / give me a dutch and a lighter and I’ll spark shit.”

Reason: This kid’s high as a kite at all times, which is probably why he says he has never felt any arm pain after a single start his entire life.

6. Prince Fielder – “Drop a Couple Pounds” by Juelz Santana

Lyric: “Now if you can’t see your shoes and you dont know what to do / Better hit the gym, stop eatin all the food.”

Reason: See picture above.

7. Josh Hamilton – “Living on the Edge” by Aerosmith

Lyric: “Tell me what you think about your situation / Complication, aggravation is getting to you.”

Reason: He’s a recovering drug addict and alcoholic, and he just accidentally killed a guy. If that’s not living on the edge, we haven’t ever seen living on the edge.

8. Brian Wilson – “Basket Case” by Green Day

Lyric: “I am one of those melodramatic, neurotic to the bone.”

Reason: Whether it's legit or just an act, this guy is missing chromosomes or something.

9. Matt Kemp – “What’s My Name” by Rihanna

Lyric: “Ooh na na, what’s my name?”

Reason: With as much as he cheated on Rihanna while they were dating, you know he said the wrong name in bed a few times.