Let's Get Metsmerized!

Sadly, there is no youtube of Rafael Santana beatboxing, but you can thank our man Bongi for this shot (or alternatively berate him for failing to purchase). After checking online, I discovered that someone had already named their entire fucking online community after this record, so I am guessing that a report of its existence may not be stop the press news for everyone. In that case, I am hoping some aficionado out there actually has the vinyl and can learn us on how this stacks up against Superbowl Shuffle. (If so, please get in touch.) But from what I can tell from reading the lyrics online, it seems like it wasn't the best idea to let utility infielders get jiggy:

I'm Tim Teufel, lemme begin by sayin
I was once a Twin
I made the move and it feels just right
I've been Metsmerized and I see the light.


I am happy to say my aural ignorance does not extend to Darryl's seminal '87 solo joint "Chocolate Strawberry" wherein he drops one of my all-time favorite pieces of sporting science:

Any pitch you throw, I control it
Lookin for third bass, yo I stole it, that's right
I took it while you wasn't lookin
So give me your beef, homeboy I'm cookin

Portraying base stealing as actual thievery (he doesn't just take an extra base, he seems to actually remove it from the field and stash it in his locker) allows Darryl to reconcile Crenshaw and Flushing and portray himself simultaneously as athlete and gangster in a way that seems to elude Rick Aguilera on Metsmerized--although to be fair I am only going by the lyrics:

When they want a batter filled with terror
they call on me, Rick Aguilera
slider's hot, I'm on the mound
with cool control I mow 'em down.




By the way, if you couldn't help coveting those super def anti all-over prints they are rocking on the album cover, you might want to check Union, Classic Kicks, Boundless, or Turntablelab.