Bethlehem Says

November 8th, 2011

Yoenis, superstar

By Eric Freeman

On Sunday night, a highlight video of Cuban defector and aspiring MLB center fielder Yoenis Cespedes, known as “Yoennis” up until a few days ago, appeared on YouTube. It set the sports world (well, one very specific quadrant of it) abuzz, and then just as abruptly, was removed by the uploader, presumably due to copyright issues.

The baseball clips of the 26 year-old Cespedes, generally considered the most talented Cuban position player of his generation, are impressive. Yet virtually no one wanted to talk about anything but the pure spectacle of the 20-minute package: the use of Christopher Cross’s “Sailing” as a backing track; more weightlifting reps than anyone could possibly want to see; an unexplained shout out to former Packers running back Ahman Green; sound effects seemingly cribbed from a high-school sophomore’s PowerPoint presentation; and a lingering close-up of a pig on a spit. .

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Reblogged from The Classical

October 5th, 2011

Has Dana White, President of UFC, inadvertently coined our slogan?

“The Classical what?!?!”

May 26th, 2011

Kevin Durant KILL KILL KILL. In 2007, I did a SLAM feature on Durant when he had yet to find his way in the NBA. Stumbling, I asked if it bothered him that some folks worried he was too low-key. I got an answer that sounded a lot like this one, especially in the tone. He’s been one of my favorite players ever since. Durant, for all his mildness and good manners, is unmistakably real, even abrasive, when he needs to be. And in the end, that KD can be a jerk makes him that much more endearing.

(Via @DailyThunder)

May 15th, 2011

Prodigy’s gramps in action, 1979.

May 14th, 2011

OKC, I did you wrong when I handicapped your musical legacy vs. Memphis. I totally forgot Glass Pyramid was from your fair city! Here’s interview, for local flavor, plus a performance.