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It’s another special Friday here at The Golden Sombrero.  One week ago marked the MLB debut of Royals prospect Mike Moustakas, and we celebrated it in style with some videos of Moose backed by the musical stylings of the Tri-Lams.

This week we are once again excited to bring you another big league debut, this time by the Mariners’ Dustin Ackley.  Ranked as the Sombrero’s No. 3 prospect in all of baseball headed into the 2011 season, Ackley is hitting .303/.487/.908 with 17 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 35 RBI at Triple-A Tacoma.  More importantly, he’s demonstrating a ridiculous eye at the plate, drawing 55 walks and fanning only 38 times.

So to commemorate the arrival of Dustin Ackley, here a few videos to hold you over until 9:10 pm cst when the Mariners host the Philadelphia Phillies.

Happy Dustin Ackley Day

And some random tunes:

Top 1: Jeff Francoeur struck out swinging against Gio Gonzalez

Top 3: Francoeur struck out swinging against Gonzalez

Top 5: Francoeur doubled to left against Gonzalez

Top 7: Francoeur struck out swinging against Joey Devine

Top 9: Francoeur struck out swinging against Grant Balfour

Final Line: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, 4 K

Notes: Oh Frenchy, why am I not surprised.  His four strikeouts accounted for a quarter of his team’s total punch-outs on Thursday, as the Royals were carved up by Gio Gonzalez and three other Oakland relievers.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 44

Bottom 2: Xavier Nady called out on strikes against Madison Bumgarner

Bottom 4: Nady struck out swinging against Bumgarner

Bottom 6: Nady struck out swinging against Bumgarner

Bottom 9: Nady struck out swinging against Brian Wilson

Final Line: 0-for-4, 4 K

Notes: Nady’s golden sombrero on Wednesday raised his season strikeout total to 32, which is also how many hits he has thus far.  And just to add to insult, Wilson fanned Nady on three consecutive pitches in the ninth.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 43

Top 1: Grady Sizemore called out on strikes against Justin Verlander

Top 3: Sizemore struck out swinging against Verlander

Top 6: Sizemore called out on strikes against Verlander

Top 9: Sizemore struck out swinging against Verlander

Final Line: 0-4, 4 K

Notes: Not too much to point out here beyond the obvious domination by Verlander, who flirted with a no-no and fired a two-hit shutout against the Tribe on Tuesday.  The sombrero was Sizemore’s second of the season (and second since being activated from the DL), and I think it’s a safe assumption that we’ll see a few more from him this season. Go get ’em, Grady.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 42

Top 1: Freddie Freeman struck out swinging against Brett Myers

Top 3: Freeman stuck out swinging against Myers

Top 6: Freeman struck out on a foul tip against Myers

Top 9: Freeman struck out swinging against Fernando Rodriguez

Final Line: 0-4, 4 K

Notes: There’s no better way to bring a hot streak to a screeching halt than with a sombrero, which is exactly what happened to Freeman on Sunday against the Astros.  He had hit safely in seven of his last nine games—four of which were multi-hit efforts—prior to his sombrero.

Total 2011 Sombreros: 41