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Pump up the bass hits: L.A. Dodgers' at-bat songs for 2012
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Matt Kemp will walk up to bat this year to the sound of "Spend It" by 2 Chainz or ?"I'm A Boss (Remix)" by Meek Mill. Others will listen to songs from AC/DC, E-40, The Killers and more.
Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary for the Dodgers playing at Chavez Ravine, and what a better way to celebrate than with some hard rock and hoochie mama jamz as the players get announced to the batter's box?
From new hip-hop hits to alt-rock anthems, according to the Dodgers' PR spokesman the songs are a fluid system where the songs can change on a daily basis. Thus you will see that some of the players below will have several different songs.
Chad Billingsley, #58, pitcher
"T.N.T" AC/DC
*Billingsley seems to have a particular affinity for the Aussie hard rock anthem as he has used "T.N.T." as his song for the past few years.
Matt Kemp, #27, outfielder, NL MVP runner-up:
"I'm A Boss (Remix)" - Meek Mill
Dee Gordon, #9, shortstop
"Shot Caller" - French Montana
Andre Ethier, #16, outfielder
"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" - Snoop Dogg
"Tres Delinquentes" - Delinquent Habits
"Check Yo' Self (Remix)" - Ice Cube
James Loney, #7, first baseman
"Wild Boy" - Machine Gun Kelly
Tony Gwynn Jr., #10, outfielder
"Function" - E40
"Speakers On Blast" - The Game
Jerry Hairston, #6, infielder
"Top Down" - Swizz Beatz
"Get Up" - 50 Cent
Juan Uribe, #5, infielder
"Plomo Plomo" - El Negro 5 Estrellas
Justin Sellers, #12, infielder
"Ballin" - Young Jeezy/Lil Wayne
Clayton Kershaw, #22, pitcher , reigning Cy Young Award winner
"All The Right Moves" - OneRepublic
Javy Guerra, #54, closing pitcher
"Insane In the Brain" - Cypress Hill
Todd Coffey, #60, pitcher
"Unstoppable" - WWE
Kenley Jansen, #64, pitcher
"I Wanna Rock (Remix)" - Snoop Dogg/Jay-Z
Aaron Harang, #44, pitcher
"Can't Stop" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
AJ Ellis, #17, catcher
"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" - The Killers
Ivan De Jesus, #13, infielder
"En El Cielo No Hay Hospital" - Juan Luis Guerra
"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" - will.i.am
Correction: In our zeal to celebrate all these great tunes, we gave Billingsley the 2011 Cy Young. That honor, of course went to the Dodger ace, Kershaw.
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