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Ernie Banks "Mr. Cub" Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

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Updated: 23 Nov 2013

Known to many as "Mr. Cub," Ernie Banks is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. During his 19 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, he played in 11 All-Star Games, hit over 500 home runs, and became the first National League player to win Most Valuable Player honors in back-to-back years. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, his first year of eligibility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop and first baseman for 19 seasons on the National League's (NL) Chicago Cubs team, from 1953 through 1971. Banks was a National League All-Star for 11 seasons, playing in 14 All-Star games. His best seasons came in 1958 and 1959, when he won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards and led the league in home runs (HR) in 1958 and runs batted in (RBI) in both seasons. He would lead the NL again in home runs in 1960. Banks was named a player-coach in his last years with the Cubs and he joined the regular coaching staff after his retirement as a player. During and after his tenure with the Cubs, Banks was active in the Chicago community. He founded a charitable organization, became the first black Ford Motor Company dealer in the United States and made an unsuccessful bid for local political office. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. He was announced as a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree in 2013. Banks lives in the Los Angeles area. Banks was born in Dallas, Texas to Eddie and Essie Banks on January 31, 1931. His father had worked in construction and had played baseball for black semipro teams in Texas. As a child, Ernie Banks was not very interested in baseball, preferring swimming, basketball and football. His father bought him a baseball glove for less than three dollars at the local five and dime store. He bribed Banks with nickels and dimes to play catch. Ernie's mother encouraged him to follow one of his grandfathers into a career as a minister. Banks graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1950. He did not play high school baseball, but was a letterman and standout in football, basketball, soccer and track. History professor Timothy Gilfoyle writes that Banks was discovered by Bill Blair, a family friend who scouted for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, while Banks was playing softball. Other sources report that he was noticed by Cool Papa Bell of the Monarchs while playing for a black barnstorming team. He debuted with the Monarchs in 1950. While serving in the United States Army at Fort Bliss in 1951, Banks played for a short time with the Harlem Globetrotters. He returned to the Monarchs in 1953, hitting for a .347 batting average. Banks later said, "Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life." In fact, when he was sold to the Chicago Cubs, Banks was initially reluctant to leave his Monarchs teammates.

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Hyun-Jin Ryu looks ahead to new Major League Baseball season

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Duration: 0:46
Updated: 31 Jul 2013

Subscribe for the latest news from SNTV: http://bit.ly/X6816L Pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu spoke to the media on Wednesday, as he began spring training with the Los ...

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KTRH -- Astros Milo Hamilton Final Season.wmv

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Duration: 1:59
Updated: 10 Jan 2013

Longtime voice of the Houston Astros and KTRH broadcaster Milo Hamilton announces 2012 will be his final full-season in the broadcast booth. The Hall of Fame...

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Ernie Banks Singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Cubs Opener 04/08/2013)

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Duration: 1:13
Updated: 07 May 2013

Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931), nicknamed "Mr. Cub", is a retired professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and first baseman in M...

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Baseball Legend - Hal Newhowser {1921 - 1998}

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Duration: 3:39
Updated: 25 Aug 2013

Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser (May 20, 1921 -- November 10, 1998) was an American pitcher for Major League Baseball who played 17 seasons from 1939 to 1955, mostly with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. Newhouser was considered to be the most dominating pitcher of the World War II era of baseball, winning a pitcher's triple crown for the Tigers in 1945. Newhouser was a schoolboy star at Wilbur Wright High School in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1939 at the age of 18. He made his debut on September 29 of that year. In 1940, he earned a spot on the Tigers out of spring training and remained with the team until 1953. In his first two full big-league seasons, the young left-hander was plagued with control problems, walking more batters than he struck out while posting records of 9--9 and 9--11. He improved in 1942 and 1943, posting excellent ERAs, but still losing more than he won on a team with a weak offense. As World War II got under way, the Tigers moved up in the standings because several of their top players, including Newhouser, were classified as 4-F (ineligible to be drafted). Newhouser was 4-F due to a leaky heart valve; he attempted to join the service anyway but was turned down several times. He blossomed all at once in 1944, becoming a dominant pitcher in wartime baseball. That season, Newhouser rang up a 29--9 record, leading the league in wins and strikeouts (187). His 2.22 ERA was second in the league, as were his 25 complete games and six shutouts. The Tigers jumped into contention, finishing second in the American League, with Newhouser named MVP. Newhouser won the first Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944.In 1945, he repeated as MVP. This time, he won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the American League in wins (25, against nine losses), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212). He also led the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games and shutouts. Newhouser pitched four innings of relief on the season's final day as Detroit rallied for the pennant. He then won two games in the World Series to help his team to the World Championship, including the deciding seventh game. Newhouser won the second Pitcher of the Year Award in 1945. He is currently the youngest player to win the award two consecutive years at the age of 24. Newhouser was the Sporting News Player of the Year. In 1946, he went 26--9 with a 1.94 ERA, again leading the league in wins and ERA. His 275 strikeouts was second in the league. Newhouser was runner-up in the MVP race to Ted Williams. He was denied a third straight Pitcher of the Year Award when they suspended the award in 1946 and 1947. Newhouser continued to rate among the game's best pitchers for the next five years. He won 17 games in 1947, led the AL with 21 wins in 1948 and rang up an 18--11 mark in 1949. After a 15--13 season in 1950, he hurt his arm and his workload was cut significantly. After being released by the Tigers following the 1953 season, Newhouser signed on with the Cleveland Indians and was their top long reliever in 1954, when Cleveland won 111 games and the pennant. In his final big-league hurrah, he posted a 7--2 mark with a 2.54 ERA, and got to pitch in his second World Series. He ended his career with a record of 207--150 and a 3.06 ERA. He is the only pitcher ever to win consecutive MVP awards. In 1992, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Braves New World | Program |

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Duration: 56:47
Updated: 28 Jul 2012

In 1953, the Boston Braves became the first major league team in 50 years to relocate. The team made its home in Milwaukee, and in 13 seasons, never experien...

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Gene Autry & Elena Verdugo - La Golondrina (from The Big Sombrero,1949)

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Duration: 2:25
Updated: 13 Nov 2013

* Orvon Grover Autry (September 29, 1907 -- October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films and 91 episodes of The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true—and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans. Autry was also one of the most important figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy movies were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, "Here Comes Santa Claus", which he wrote, "Frosty the Snowman", and his biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honor. * Elena Verdugo (born April 20, 1926) is an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West (1931). Her career in radio, television, and film spanned six decades. Verdugo made numerous film appearances through the 1940s, including several Universal horror films. While filming the Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant (1946), she met and married screenwriter Charles R. Marion, who also wrote for the comedy team's radio show. The couple had one son, Richard Marion, who later became an actor/director. He died of a heart attack in 1999, aged 50. Her second husband was Charles Rosewall. Verdugo starred with Gene Autry and Stephen Dunne in the movie The Big Sombrero (1949). Verdugo had a flair for comedy, and she garnered much laughter and applause in the title role of the hit situation comedy Meet Millie on both radio and live television of the early 1950s. She co-starred in Thief of Damascus (1952) with Paul Henreid and John Sutton. She guest starred on The Bob Cummings Show (AKA Love That Bob) in a 1958 episode entitled "Bob and the Ravishing Realtor," playing the part of the realtor. In 1963, she co-starred with Richard Egan and Roger Davis in the short-lived NBC half-hour Western dramatic series Redigo, actually the second season of Egan's earlier hour-long Empire. The program was set on a New Mexico ranch during the early 1960s. Verdugo appeared as herself in 1963 on the NBC game show Your First Impression. From February to June 1964, Verdugo played Audrey, the widowed sister of Phil Silvers' character of Harry Grafton, in Silvers' unsuccessful CBS sitcom The New Phil Silvers Show. Joining Verdugo on the program were Sandy Descher as her daughter, Susan, and Ronnie Dapo as Andy, Audrey's son. In the full 1964--1965 season, Verdugo played Lynn Hall, an employee of a complaint department at a fictitious Los Angeles department store in CBS's Many Happy Returns starring character actor John McGiver. Her costars were Elinor Donahue, earlier of Robert Young's Father Knows Best, and Mark Goddard, also of Lost in Space and Johnny Ringo. Verdugo was twice nominated for an Emmy Award in her performances as office assistant/nurse Consuelo Lopez in Robert Young's ABC series Marcus Welby, M.D. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Remembering Chinua Achebe, Virgil Trucks, Harlon Hill, Rise Stevens

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Duration: 19:57
Updated: 28 Jul 2013

The Greatest African Writer POSTCOLONIALISM, NO-HITTERS, A WIDE RECEIVER AND CARMEN Chinua Achebe was the Nigerian writer whose masterpiece Things Fall Apart...

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LAURA DION JONES SHOW 130 PART 1 .mp4

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Duration: 29:58
Updated: 13 May 2012

SHOW #130 Bob Miller, major league legend, was a high school pitching phenom from Morton High School in Berwyn, and his high school record was 33-6, with thr...

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LAURA DION JONES SHOW 130 PART 2 (1).mp4

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Duration: 26:03
Updated: 13 May 2012

SHOW #130 Bob Miller, major league legend, was a high school pitching phenom from Morton High School in Berwyn, and his high school record was 33-6, with thr...

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Baseball Legend - Sid Gordon

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Duration: 5:32
Updated: 25 Aug 2013

Sidney "Sid" Gordon (August 13, 1917 -- June 17, 1975), known as "Sid," was a stocky, powerfully built American right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman. He had a 13-year career in MLB for the New York Giants (1941--43, 1946--49, and 1955), Boston Braves (1950--52), Milwaukee Braves (1953), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1954--55). Gordon was one of the Giants' most popular players. He played 13 years in the majors, batting .283, hitting 202 home runs, and batting in 805 runs. In 3 different years he homered at least once in every park in which he played. A slugger, he also had a great eye—he drew 731 walks, against only 356 strikeouts. He was a 2-time All-Star. Harold Ribalow in his book The Jew in American Sports referred to Gordon as the "Solid Man." Gordon was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, and was Jewish. His parents were Morris and Rose (née Meyerson) Gordon. Morris emigrated from Russia, and became a plumber and a coal dealer in the United States. Eventually, the family moved to the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Gordon went to Samuel J. Tilden High School, where he was a star baseball player. In 1936, the year he graduated from Tilden, Gordon's high school coach arranged for Gordon to work out for Casey Stengel, then manager of the Dodgers. Stengel liked what he saw, but soon after the Dodgers fired Stengel. Gordon attended Long Island University's Brooklyn campus. Gordon kept playing in sandlot baseball, where he was noticed by scout George Mack of the Giants. In January 1938, he was signed as undrafted amateur free agent by the Giants, and Mack sent Gordon to Milford, Delaware, in the Eastern Shore Baseball League. At Milford, Gordon was put at third base, an unfamiliar position, but responded with a .352 average and 25 homers, while playing every game. Gordon led the league in hits (145), total bases (256), and triples (9). In 1939 Gordon played in Three-I League with Clinton. He batted .327 and hit 24 triples. In 1941 he hit .304 and stole 15 bases in the International League. At the end of the 1941 season, the Giants brought him up. Wanting to get Gordon more experience as an outfielder, manager Bill Terry sent Gordon to Jersey City in 1942, where he hit .300. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Autographed baseballs

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Duration: 1:19
Updated: 07 Mar 2013

Autographed baseballs: Don Larsen, David Wells, David Cone. Go to: http://amzn.to/WMw9au The perfect gift for any sports enthusiast. An Official Major League...

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Rudolph the red nose reindeer by Gene Autry

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Updated: 18 Aug 2013

Orvon Grover Autry[1] (September 29, 1907 -- October 2, 1998), better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on t...

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Whack History Visuals 7 - Satchel Paige Greatest Baseball Pitcher Of All Time

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Duration: 0:37
Updated: 01 Jun 2013

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 June 8, 1982) was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball mad...

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Vacaville's First Little League Baseball Team - 1952

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Updated: 16 Nov 2010

Vacaville's first Little League baseball team in 1952 became season champions. Photos show most of players on 1952 Juniors team and 1953 Lions and Tigers tea...

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Satchel Paige

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Updated: 08 Jan 2013

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 -- June 8, 1982) was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball ...

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Baseball Legend Stan Musial {1920 - 2013}

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Duration: 4:44
Updated: 24 Aug 2013

Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial, born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał (November 21, 1920 -- January 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and Navy veteran of World War II. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and first baseman on the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 seasons, from 1941 through 1963. Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He compiled 3,630 career hits, ranking fourth all-time and first in a career spent with only one team. With 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road, he also is considered to be the most consistent hitter of his era. He also compiled 475 home runs during his career, was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, and won three World Series championship titles. He shares the MLB record for the most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball in both informal and organized settings, eventually playing on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder prior to his major league debut in 1941. Noted for his unique batting stance, he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter. In his first full season, 1942, the Cardinals won the World Series. The following year, he led the National League in six different offensive categories and earned his first MVP award. He was also named to the NL All-Star roster for the first time; he would appear in all the All-Star games (MLB had two games from 1959 to 1962) in every subsequent season he played. Musial won his second World Series ring in 1944, then missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy. On his return to baseball in 1946, Musial resumed his consistent hitting. That year he earned his second MVP award and third World Series title. His third MVP award came in 1948, when he finished one home run shy of winning baseball's Triple Crown. After struggling offensively in 1959, Musial used a personal trainer to help maintain his productivity until he decided to retire in 1963. At the time of his retirement, he held or shared 17 major league records, 29 National League records, and 9 All-Star Game records. In addition to overseeing businesses, such as a restaurant both before and after his playing career, Musial served as the Cardinals' general manager in 1967, winning the pennant and World Series, then quitting that position. He also became noted for his harmonica playing, a skill he acquired during his playing career. Known for his modesty and sportsmanship, Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. In February 2011, President Barack Obama presented Musial with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest civilian awards that can be bestowed on a person by the United States government. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Baseball Legend - Joe Adcock {1927 - 1999}

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Duration: 15:50
Updated: 03 Oct 2013

Joseph Wilbur "Joe Bill" Adcock (October 30, 1927 -- May 3, 1999) was a major league baseball player, best known as a first baseman and right-handed slugger with the powerful Milwaukee Braves teams of the 1950s, whose career included numerous home run feats. A sure-handed defensive player, he also retired with the third highest career fielding percentage by a first baseman (.994). His nickname "Billy Joe" was modeled after Vanderbilt University basketball star "Billy Joe Adcock" and was popularized by Vin Scully. Born in Coushatta, the seat of Red River Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Adcock attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds, but Ted Kluszewski had firm hold of the team's first base slot. Adcock played in left field from 1950 to 1952, but was unhappy and demanded a trade, which he received. His first season with the Braves was capped by a mammoth home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds on April 29, 1953, a feat that had never been done before and would only be accomplished twice more, by Hank Aaron and Lou Brock. On July 31, 1954, Adcock accomplished the rare feat of homering four times in a single game, against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. He also hit a double off the top of the wall to set a record for most total bases in a game (18) that stood for 48 years, until broken by Shawn Green in 2002. Another notable home run was the blast that ended the epic duel between Lew Burdette and Harvey Haddix on May 26, 1959, in which Haddix took a perfect game into the 12th inning. Adcock did not get credit for a home run, however, because Aaron -- who was on first base -- saw Felix Mantilla, the runner ahead of him, score the winning run and thought the hit had only been a double and walked back to the dugout, causing Adcock to be called out for passing him on the base paths. (Eventually, the ruling was that instead of a 3-run home run for a 3--0 Braves victory, Adcock got a double and 1 RBI, and the Braves won 1--0.) Adcock was often overshadowed both by his own teammates Aaron and Eddie Mathews, and by the other slugging first basemen in the league, Kluszewski and Gil Hodges, but he did make one All-Star team (1960) and was regularly among the league leaders in home runs. In 1956, he finished second in the National League in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging average. After concluding his playing career with the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1964--66), Adcock managed the Cleveland Indians for one year (1967), with the team registering its worst percentage finish in 21 years (.463, vs. .442 in 1946), finishing eighth in a 10-team league. Following the season he was replaced as Cleveland manager by Alvin Dark. Adcock managed two more years in the minor leagues before settling down at his 288-acre (1.2 km2) ranch in Coushatta to raise horses. He died in Coushatta at age 71 in 1999 from Alzheimer's Disease --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Satchel Paige (1906 - 1982)

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Updated: 29 May 2013

A short 4 minute video that documents pitching great Satchel Paige. It has footage from both his Hall of Fame speech and of him warming up for his 1965 start...

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Al Rosen on the play that decided the 1953 MLB Triple Crown

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Updated: 09 Aug 2013

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Life Magazine 1953 Roy Campanella Baseball's Greatest Catcher - SleepyJohnCollectibles.com

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Updated: 07 Sep 2013

Get it at SleepyJohnCollectibles.com

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Pulse of the Postseason: Indians and Braves walk off

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Updated: 27 Sep 2013

The Indians stay put in the standings thanks to Jason Giambi's walk-off shot and the Braves inch closer to home field advantage in the NL Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides fans with a stable of Club beat reporters, extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games. Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game over the Internet when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com also provides fans with a stable of Club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, that deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games. Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals. Visit MLB.com: http://mlb.mlb.com Subscribe to MLB.TV: http://mlb.mlb.tv Download MLB.com At Bat: http://mlb.mlb.com/mobile/atbat Download MLB.com At The Ballpark: http://mlb.mlb.com/mobile/attheballpark Play Beat The Streak: http://mlb.mlb.com/bts Get MLB Tickets: http://mlb.mlb.com/tickets Get Official MLB Merchandise: http://mlb.mlb.com/shop Connect with us: YouTube: http://youtube.com/MLB Facebook: http://facebook.com/mlb Twitter: http://twitter.com/mlb Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/MLBAM Instagram: http://instagram.com/mlbofficial Tumblr: http://mlb.tumblr.com Google+: http://plus.google.com/MLB

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High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Xbox Gameplay

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Updated: 03 Mar 2013

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Top Defari, Major League

Don't front
So many claim the fame, but never see the day
When lyrically they could even run, in the triple-a's
This here's the major leagues, where big hits are guaranteed
The ken griffey turbo 850 professional mc
One more time that cat defari
With a sting operation so blatant we call it franchise
Man sign, independent on some enterprise
It's time to shoot straight, innovate, and make the world realize
That mics get ripped, and spots get blown
I strive to be a golden state all-time great, like j-ro
I gets burned when the technics turn on mix shows and mix tapes
That you hear when a car turns left on the street
You know that shit that make you bounce
'nuf respect to rasco and evidence
Yo hold it down on the mound
I'm not like hideo, don't got it nomo
I'm more like randy johnson, guaranteed heat for sure
Yo this that where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what? )
But when you step up to the plate better bring it fat

I throw spitballs and sliders, and hit batters with attitude
The signal's in, and my catcher's 'fari herut
I got to risin on the mound, talkin at pen-point
Retire the side, put on a jacket, ice my joints
And body parts, world-wide, evidence is known
Have you fallin out the batter's box when curves are thrown
Precise angles, I disect the strategy, no cost
And just 'cause I choose to wander don't mean I'm lost
I got the button-up jersrey, dilated written in cursive
I spill my heart to wax and put the in the open
Three men against nine players, yo, that shit's unheard of
Plus my eyes are open in takin' folks
One cat got on base but he didn't learn his lesson
I faked to first and picked him off at second
Patience is a virtue, yo he couldn't understand
That cat's out, time waits for no man
Bust it
Don't front
This where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what? )
But when you step up to the plate

It be the large caliber rhyme
Ask yourself why try
Microphone slash rasco defari
Evidence, rhymes that set the precedence
Straight out the box, mcs to bobby sox
Major league, set to intrigue you small fee
Nothin' to the game, we doused them small flames
Take names
Head for the fence, we track prints
Track down the scent, then fold your whole tent
Stay bent
The illest on rhymes at all times
Call your bullpen, rasco just pulled into the lot
Be strikin em out with one shot
While your pitch be hittin the plate at one spot
Down the pipe
The major lieutenant that earn stripes
Bet strap in, cadet to captain
Stand up, better yet, put them hands up
And watch the triple threat come fuck them plans up
Smack niggas, with lyrical gems that sayin hymns
Niggas still rappin 'bout clothes and car rims
Man debted
But dishin that corn, you get spreaded
We runnin on supreme, you runnin on unleaded
Couldn't match, you out the line-up, you been scratched
Sittin on the bench, not feelin you one pinch, in the trench
We loadin the guns to stack funds
Went from stackin ones to stackin them one-huns
Scored runs
The hotter the bat, the more fat
It's dilated, ras, 'fari, we bust back
Like that, like that, like that, like that
Like that y'all, like that, check it
Yo this that where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what? )
But when you step up to the plate better bring it fat
Don't front

Top Rasco, Major League

Don't front
So many claim the fame, but never see the day
When lyrically they could even run, in the Triple-A's
This here's the major leagues, where big hits are guaranteed
The Ken Griffey turbo 850 professional MC
One more time that cat Defari
With a sting operation so blatant we call it franchise
Man sign, independent on some enterprise
It's time to shoot straight, innovate, and make the world realize
That mics get ripped, and spots get blown
I strive to be a Golden State all-time great, like J-Ro
I gets burned when the Technics turn on mix shows and mix tapes
That you hear when a car turns left on the street
You know that shit that make you bounce
'Nuf respect to Rasco and Evidence
Yo hold it down on the mound
I'm not like Hideo, don't got it Nomo
I'm more like Randy Johnson, guaranteed heat for sure
Yo this that where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what?)
But when you step up to the plate better bring it fat
I throw spitballs and sliders, and hit batters with attitude
The signal's in, and my catcher's 'Fari Herut
I got to risin on the mound, talkin at pen-point
Retire the side, put on a jacket, ice my joints
And body parts, world-wide, Evidence is known
Have you fallin out the batter's box when curves are thrown
Precise angles, I disect the strategy, no cost
And just 'cause I choose to wander don't mean I'm lost
I got the button-up jersrey, Dilated written in cursive
I spill my heart to wax and put the in the open
Three men against nine players, yo, that shit's unheard of
Plus my eyes are open in takin' folks
One cat got on base but he didn't learn his lesson
I faked to first and picked him off at second
Patience is a virtue, yo he couldn't understand
That cat's out, time waits for no man
Bust it
Don't front
This where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what?)
But when you step up to the plate
It be the large caliber rhyme
Ask yourself why try
Microphone slash Rasco Defari
Evidence, rhymes that set the precedence
Straight out the box, MCs to bobby sox
Major league, set to intrigue you small fee
Nothin' to the game, we doused them small flames
Take names
Head for the fence, we track prints
Track down the scent, then fold your whole tent
Stay bent
The illest on rhymes at all times
Call your bullpen, Rasco just pulled into the lot
Be strikin em out with one shot
While your pitch be hittin the plate at one spot
Down the pipe
The major lieutenant that earn stripes
Bet strap in, cadet to captain
Stand up, better yet, put them hands up
And watch the triple threat come fuck them plans up
Smack niggas, with lyrical gems that sayin hymns
Niggas still rappin 'bout clothes and car rims
Man debted
But dishin that corn, you get spreaded
We runnin on supreme, you runnin on unleaded
Couldn't match, you out the line-up, you been scratched
Sittin on the bench, not feelin you one pinch, in the trench
We loadin the guns to stack funds
Went from stackin ones to stackin them one-huns
Scored runs
The hotter the bat, the more fat
It's Dilated, Ras, 'Fari, we bust back
Like that, like that, like that, like that
Like that y'all, like that, check it
Yo this that where the big hits are guaranteed
This ain't no minor league affair this here the major leagues
You in the batter's box ready for combat (what?)
But when you step up to the plate better bring it fat

Top Major League, What You Make Of It

My dad says "Get wise before you're old son"
This is something no one ever learns from
Here I am to set this record straight
And truth be told about the Garden State
It's not the kids or the bands or the shows or my friends
It's the feeling of living life on the road
Reminding me of how much I hate this place
Soon you'll be saying "there goes the under rated kids who made it"
So thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
I've got my things all packed
Leaving this song behind for non believers
So Thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
I'm sick of partying with the same shady dudes
"Hey bro, check out my knuckle tats!"
A constant reminder of what I hate in this state
Arguing over who called next game
Way to make your parents proud
And Johnny's screaming the same old shit
We heard it all in his last band
Something about how his 'Friends are on Fire'
Well if they're all from this town I say we let 'em burn out
Soon you'll be saying "there goes the under rated kids who made it"
So thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
I've got my things all packed
Leaving this song behind for non believers
So Thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
So Listen up! and listen here close
It's nothing new to all the breaking out locals
I'm giving credit where the credit is due
And where it's not just assume this songs for you
Soon you'll be saying "there goes the under rated kids who made it"
So thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
I've got my things all packed
Leaving this song behind for non believers
So Thanks for nothing thanks for nothing
Thanks for nothing

Top Major League, Together And Tonight

I'm okay, I'm doing just fine,
everyone back home has finally moved on.
I know it's been awhile but
these highways lines just got me thinking,
I thought I'd let you know.
No matter where we go, or what we do;
You'll affect me more than you could ever know.
[Chorus]
Together and tonight, I wish that we could turn back time.
Together and tonight, I wish that we could turn back time.
You brought us together once again,
there’s an empty space to fill this time.
It’ll have to take some getting used too.
Everyone I know is not the same without you.
And even though that you’re gone, you’ll always be my inspiration.
[Chorus]
Together and tonight, I wish that we could turn back time.

Top Major League, The Truth Is

I've given up everything for this
No job no car no sign of my friends
And I could care less if they think I can make it
So many people live their lives afraid of being outdone
But records are meant to be broken
Why keep score if no ones supposed to win
I don't believe in what goes up must come down
They're words of wisdom from a coward staring up from the ground
I'm not a doctor, a pilot, a lawyer, marine
But I'm the best damn me they've ever seen
I'm gonna plan my life accordingly
Say what you will
I've got my head up in the clouds
My past lies out on the curb
In a box labeled "useless shit"
Thrown away all I've ever known
Just to find my place and a perfect world
Whose to say lifes lived a certain way
When the hand you're delts not worth betting
Everything still seems to fall in place
I don't believe in what goes up must come down
They're words of wisdom from a coward staring up from the ground
I'm not a doctor, a pilot, a lawyer, marine
But I'm the best damn me they've ever seen
I'm gonna plan my life accordingly
Say what you will
I've got my head up in the cloud
The truth is...
You won't care if I don't make it
But in my opinion, failures not an option
I don't believe in what goes up must come down
They're words of wisdom from a coward staring up from the ground
I'm not a doctor, a pilot, a lawyer, marine
But I'm the best damn me they've ever seen
I'm gonna plan my life accordingly
Say what you will

Top Major League, Take Me

These stars have aligned for one more moment on this 4th of July
Lime lights guide us to where we are destined tonight
As we walk this path something just feels all right
Not knowing where we're going just following skylines
Under these fireworks and city lights
All before you realized that you caught my eye
I'd imagine that you were mine tonight
Thinking back sparks a bigger flame every time
Coming across the field I catch a glimpse of you
Finally working up my courage if you only knew
I can't believe you said yes all my dreams are coming true
It almost seems like forever since I've been with you
Under these fireworks and city lights
All before you realized that you caught my eye
I'd imagine that you were mine tonight
Thinking back sparks a bigger flame every time
Take Me, Take, Take Me
Lend me your heart
Take Me, Take, Take Me
I won't let you down
You can trust me oh just believe
You're all I've ever wanted since the beginning
Under these fireworks and city lights
All before you realized that you caught my eye
I'd imagine that you were mine tonight

Top Major League, I Don't Like You Whatsoever

So here we go again, swimming with the sharks again
It's getting harder to keep my head afloat
Flares to the Coast Guard I'm sending out my S.O.S
Hold Fast! We're sinking deeper this time around
These lines are tangled and I can't get out
It started you and me but now they're calling for mutiny
The boats abreast and now you're ready to jump ship
After One Two Three for a new life adrift
I'll walk the plank with my blindfold tied
I'll never make it out of this storm alive
One Two Three Four! Hold my breath and take the dive
Abandon ship Abandon what we've left behind
I hate you all, I'll see you on the other side
[x2]
We watched this ship sink deeper and deeper
Now that the storms passed the skies are getting clearer
Crawled ashore, I look up towards the sky
I can't believe I made it out of this alive
Crawled ashore, I look up towards the sky

Top Major League, Hometown Heroes

My soul it past down forty five
Heartbeats synchronized, yours with mine
Yours with mine
Hometown Heroes in disguise
We are the, we are the home (Home)
Hometown Heroes in disguise
And now it's our time to shine
The music hits the ears of passers by
Boardwalks and summer nights
Hand in hand, yours in mine
Yours in mine
Hometown Heroes in disguise
We are the, we are the home (Home)
Hometown Heroes in disguise
And now it's our time to shine
If you want to get down with the get down
Then step in line
Holla atcha boy
Cause it's my time to shine
Hometown Heroes in disguise
Hometown Heroes in disguise
We are the, we are the HOME
So fresh so clean unfamiliar to your eyes
And now it's our time, and now it's our time
And now it's our time to shine
Hometown Heroes in disguise

Top Major League, Some Kids Just Can't Hang

So this is what best friends do
They cut the ties and live the lives of everyone around you
It's no surprise, I guess it's true
They don't make em like they used to
Don't mistake my happiness for bitterness
Because the truth is
I'd rather pretend that I don't know you then to ever have to admit I ever knew you at all
Living in this frame doesn't seem so bad when you can't see from the outside in
So this is what best friends do
They cut the ties and live the lives of everyone around you
Its no surprise, I guess it's true
They don't make em like they used to
Watch who you call your friends
They don't make em like they used to
Watch who you call your friends
They don't make em like they used to
Now I lay me down to sleep
I told the Lord your soul is cheap
I'm every thing you wish you were
And everything you'll never be
So cover me in dirt and sand
I'll rest my head on top these hands
I sized this grave for comfort, space
You can't accept you've been replaced
I'm buried treasure
You can't accept you've been replaced
So this is what best friends do
They cut the ties and live the lives of everyone around you
Its no surprise, I guess it's true
They don't make em like they used to
Watch who you call your friends
They don't make em like they used to
Fuck you and all your friends

Top Major League, Six Ways To Lie

Twenty percent of this mess left behind
and this half assed song to remember you by
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Lately I've been grinding my teeth to the gums trying to understand your logic
And you know I'm scared to death
To know this was nothing more than your mid-life crisis
We sat through your lectures of bullshit
Six promises never kept
And now I'm bored to death in this waiting room
These smoke and mirrors are suffocating
So here you go
You get what you've earned
Twenty percent of this mess left behind
and this half assed song to remember you by
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Everything gone in the blink of an eye
If we pass on the street I won't give you the time
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Lately I've been grinding my teeth to the gums
I try to understand your logic
But now I think it's safe to say
It was nothing more than your mid-life crisis
So here I'm sitting on the edge of my seat
Trying to find the right words to say
Why don't you shut your mouth and listen
I'm sorry but all your smoke and mirrors were suffocating
(were suffocating)
So here we go now
(So here we go now)
You get what you've earned
(You get what you've earned)
Twenty percent of this mess left behind
and this half assed song to remember you by
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Everything gone in the blink of an eye
If we pass on the street I won't give you the time
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Write me once a week to let me know what you're up to
Please don't call, I'm pretty sure that you want to
You're lacking in a little something we call heart
(You're lacking in a little something we call heart)
Write me once a week to let me know what you're up to
Please don't call, I'm pretty sure that you want to
You're lacking in a little something we call heart
Twenty percent of this mess left behind
and this half assed song to remember you by
I'll be sure to send you photos of all these clear skies
Everything gone in the blink of an eye
If we pass on the street I won't give you the time

Top Major League, Seasons

Go ahead and take a walk in my shoes
Maybe you’ll find what I’ve been looking for
Cause living now at the end of time
Doesn’t seem so bad when we’ve got nothing left to lose
I’m changing with the seasons
First sign of spring I’ll be just fine
The sun only shines on paradise
And maybe we’ll get there someday
But for now just take my word
Cause this world’s an ugly place
So don’t change now
Please stay the same
I can’t keep living with my back against the wall
And I can’t lie to myself forever
Even if every step forward is five steps back
At least I’m getting somewhere
I’m changing with the seasons
First sign of spring I’ll be just fine
I don’t know where I’ve been for these past few months
I can’t believe that I got this low
I’ve been preaching ‘keep your head up kid’
When all along I’ve had mine buried in the sand
And I don’t know where I’ve been for these past few months
I can’t believe that I got this low
I’ve listened to the upsides, beside
Looking for the answers
The sun only shines on paradise
And maybe we’ll get there someday
But for now just take my word
Cause this world’s an ugly place
So don’t change now

Top Major League, Save An Ocean Drink A Seagull

This ships set sail
Now let the trade winds carry me away
This ocean has taken the best out of me
And this ship has seen better days
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
Where is home?
Where oh God do we go from here?
How do i find my way,
My way back to comfort
We'll make our way to the Crown Point
the path we followed has been swallowed alive
Theres no tracks to follow back behind
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
Where is home?
where oh God do we go from here?
How do i find my way,
My way back to comfort
Where is home?
Where oh God do we go from here?
How do i find my way,
My way back to comfort
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh)
(Woah Oh Oh Oh)
(We Are Nothing!)
We are Nothing without rivalries
These Battles Rage, On and On and On and On
We are Nothing without rivalries and these battles keep raging on.
This ships set sail
Now let the trade winds carry me away
This ocean has taken the best out of me
And this ship has seen better days
This ships set sail
Now let the trade winds carry me away
This ocean has taken the best out of me

Top Major League, Head Up Kid!

God Damn, We're in for it now boys
State lines used to mark the borders
We're making our way one highway at a time
Avoiding tolls has turned this two hour trip into a nine hour drive
Hot boxing in the dead of summer
Legs dead in this captains chair
It's like a fucking head trip
And I can't breathe in this Carolina air
Staying up, All Day All Night
Word is, there's a party on Broad Street
Another night in another Walmart
I can't stand this Mississippi heat
Here we are day one its a million degrees
Loading in
Its a sin
But this'll work for me
In walks this kid without his shoes
He says he's here for the show
Sorry kid, one Chris Drew is enough for this world
We made out way down south let it finally begin
Day 9, Tennessee
I think we've finally made friends
And now I'm dreading this twenty hour ride back home
Hot boxing in the dead of summer
Legs dead in this captains chair
It's like a fucking head trip
And I can't breathe in this Carolina air
Staying up, All Day All Night
Word is, there's a party on Broad Street
Another night in another Walmart
I can't stand this Mississippi heat
Keep your head up, kid
Just cause you couldn't make it this time around
We'll see you next season
Just gimme one reason
By the next snow fall we'll be headed out west again!
Here we are day one its a million degrees
Loading in
Its a sin
But this'll work for me
In walks this kid without his shoes
He says he's here for the show
Sorry kid, one Chris Drew is enough for this world
We made out way down south let it finally begin
Day 9, Tennessee
I think we've finally made friends

Top Major League, From States Away

I'll be home before you know it
Sleeping on your bedroom floor
And I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be
I stole some pictures from your scrapbooks to take with me
So I feel like I'm safe at home
It's like I'm in your room when I can't sleep
But this time it's the passing lights that are from the road
I'll write you a letter once a week
To let you know where we are and what I've been thinking
Please don't forget to write me cause I can't stand this separation
I'll be home before you know it
Sleeping on your bedroom floor
And I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be
I'll be home before you know it
Sleeping on your bedroom floor
And I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be
Than right here with you
Count down these nights with me
I can see you're sick of waiting
It seems like it'll be forever until I'm back on your bedroom floor
I took some pictures of all the pretty fields we saw
And all the city skylines for you to see
I've got some pictures of the world to hang on your bedroom walls
So you can feel like I'm at home when you're alone
I'll be home before you know it
Sleeping on your bedroom floor
And I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be
I'll be home before you know it
Sleeping on your bedroom floor
And I can't think of anywhere in the world I'd rather be
Than right here with you
Than right here with you

Top Major League, C. You Next Tuesday

Your always talking, talking
But those lips will only get you so far, so far
You shake your hips for all the boys to see
But we've seen this tactic once or twice before
I've got a case of the Mondays
On a Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday can't come soon enough
to show me something good.
[x2]
It's only a matter of time
till you'll be walking that fine line
Between fact and fiction
I'm hoping you get the picture
But once these lies catch up,
who will be catching you now?
(YOU'VE GOT THE MOVES TO MAKE THE WORLD SHAKE)
(I'VE GOT THE TRUTH TO MAKE YOURS BREAK)
[x2]
(YOU'VE GOT)
You've got the moves to make the world shake
(I'VE GOT)
I've got the truth to make yours break
[x2]
I've got a case of the Mondays
On a Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday can't come soon enough
to show me something good.
[x2]
Cross your fingers and give it
Another go, whats the difference
I've got a case of the Mondays
On a Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday can't come soon enough
to show me something good.
[x2]
(You've got the moves to make the world shake)
I've got a case of the Mondays
On a Tuesday afternoon
(I've got the truth to make yours break)
Wednesday can't come soon enough
to show me something good.

Top Major League, Subject To Change

I enjoy the company lately but
You and I are a crowd so I hope
You can understand that tonight
I wanna be with an old friend I've been missing
If I hold this in just one more day
I'm pretty sure I'm bound to break
I've waited way too long to get this off my chest
(But I know!)
I've been barking up the same damn tree
for the past two years
And maybe this time it's no one else's fault
But my own
Believe me I'm sorry if you took things too personally
I don't know where I've been for these past few months
I can't believe that I got this low
I've listened to the "Upsides" B-Side
Looking for the answers to what you've been asking
I've been preaching "Keep your Head Up, Kid!"
When all along I've had mine buried in the sand and
I think thats got to do with everything we never talked about
People constantly change all around me
The friends I had are completely different now
They've all been hyped up on shit and its making me sick
It's getting painful to watch them fail
I've been tracing these sidewalks
Until these side streets got the best of me
I'm a sucker for memories
(And the way things used to be)
I don't know where I've been for these past few months
I can't believe that I got this low
I've listened to the "Upsides" B-Side
Looking for the answers to what you've been asking
I've been preaching "Keep your Head Up, Kid!"
When all along I've had mine buried in the sand and
I think that's got to do with everything we never talked about
I think I've gotten better at letting shit go
Like that time down on market
Where we told Sixx I'm sorry
Or that time that Mike B. stopped calling completely
But let's be honest

Top Major League, Need I Remind You

I wish time was on our side
But your clock hands have got the best of me
I only hope that when I come back
You'll finally be ready for me
And I hope and I pray that you're sorry
And I hope that you know that I'm sorry
Cos I never thought I would be here
No I never thought I would be here
And I hope and I pray that you're sorry
And I hope that you know that I'm sorry
Well maybe this could be our year
So this is it, I'm coming home
I wonder if you spent this time alone
I'm the only one who cares
Well maybe I'm better on my own
And I hope and I pray that you're sorry
And I hope that you know that I'm sorry
Cos I never thought I would be here
No I never thought I would be here
And I hope and I pray that you're sorry
And I hope that you know that I'm sorry
I don't think this will be our year
I'm going to take the time to remind you
When you act like this, I despise you
I wrote this to let you know
I'm going to use this time to forget you
Cos I wish that I never met you
I wrote this to let you know
That I'm better off on my own
This was never my plan
But I hope that we could become friends
It wasn't you, it was me, I'll take the blame
Well you can go back to hell
Every word you say was a lie, I can tell
It wasn't me, it was you, so here's the blame
As a song in your name
I'm going to take the time to remind you
When you act like this, I despise you
I wrote this to let you know
I'm going to use this time to forget you
Cos I wish that I never met you
I wrote this to let you know
That I'm better off on my own
I wrote this to let you know

Top Southside Playaz, Major League

[Hook: x2]
We major league players, on a mission for our cash
Back up in that ass, kicking the do's down like the task
Ballers boss balling, crawling having fun
Superstars sipping bar, smoking killa by the ton
[Mr. 3-2:]
Southside Playaz, balling major league
Hitting homeruns, for the paper yes indeed
Full of hydro ponic weed, hungry on the chase
Back up in that ass, and we wrecking boys face
Paper plates on my vehicle, fresh up off the lot
Giving these poor hustlers, some'ing to talk about
These streets is hot, and burning up like the sun
I'm stacking and saving my feddy, balling having fun
Niggaz don't want none, I could see it in they eyes
Back since 9-9, playing the game 2-thou
Major league kinda guy, continues to steady mashing
Staying on top of all, with my hands in some action
The Governor and I'm taxing, want all the legal goods
Manufactured and distributed, supplying they whole hood
Thoed got it sewed up, like needle and thread
Moving on up in the big leagues, baby we breaking bread
[Hook x2]
[Clay-Doe:]
A major league player, known to provoke the hoes to approach
So nigga get close get a hole, in the lens of his locs
I don't know who guard the fort, when the shotgun blast
We back up in that ass, kicking the do' down like the task
Now all I mash, keep me me street no time for no gain
Big trucks with ceiling air dust, swallow the lane
Fuck bitch getting tangled, bitch it's hope reformed
Be bleeding on the block, like a open sore
[Smurf:]
Major league players, it be me the brick layer
Money by the ton, I can't see it no other way
I play these niggaz, like I add points and figgas
Microwaves to play, pyrexes to break
You better not buy, no dope for me
I tax for five for fifteen, grams my nig'
The game be shorter, but it's shorter when you fucking with me
Forever I ball, put that on the S.U.C.
[Hook x2]
[Mike D:]
Less of your game, running flames up your dukie shoot
You never peep my K, cause I'm catch 22
Run with Doe, 3 and the runt of the litter
Bases loaded I step in, like a true pinch hitter
Major nigga, by turning shakes to cakes
Let em hang on the interstate, and use these hoes for bait
Bringing home the bacon, cheddar cream and cash
From Y2K to 3K, we gon stay in that ass
[Duke:]
Keeping it heated, all day your paper deleted
Fucking with this young gun trap, rapid fire repeated
My game is thoed, nigga I'm too hot to hold
And best believe when we drop, we gon take this shit gold
Cause game is sold, by the tons the boat load
Keeping my mind on my money, and I'm staying in mash mode
I'm never alone, Y-C-T is my home
Southside Playaz got my back, I know fa sho Corleone