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For those who grew up in the ’90s like the writers here at the Sombrero, you may recall VH1’s popular tv series, “Pop-Up Video.”  It was essentially a director’s cut of a trendy music video, but featured random captions during various scenes to provide the viewer with behind-the-scenes factoids about the video, artist/band and director.  Well, due to my three-plus hours in the car today and general idleness due to a poorly-timed cold, I thought I’d get the ball rolling on my latest idea: “Prospect Video.”

Every Tuesday I will post a prospect-related video that I feel our readers must watch.  So, for the first installment, I thought that I’d post an awesome video of UCLA right-hander Trevor Bauer, who was recently selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the third-overall pick in 2011 MLB Draft.

This particular video shows Bauer’s warm up pitches, first inning of work, and final out from a recent start against Fresno State in Game 3 of the 2011 NCAA Los Angeles Regional.  In the game, the Lincecum-like right-hander picked up his 13th win of the season and fired his ninth-consecutive complete game. (Not bad, right?). He ultimately struck out 14 while allowing one run on six hits and two walks.

What to look for: Please, just watch the dude’s first warm up pitch.  He gets a running start from behind the mound and absolutely burns one at his catcher, just as if he was playing long-toss in the outfield to get loose. Now, I know Bauer runs it up in the mid- to upper-90s, and granted there’s no radar gun on him at the time, but that first toss has got to be damn close to 100 mph.  His smirk after throwing it says it all.

Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the Sombrero’s first installment of “Prospect Video,” and if anyone has any requests, drop me a line on Twitter and I’ll make it happen.

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Orlando Cabrera and Mark Teich

Who’s Mark Teich? You may know him as the balding comedic sidekick in Stephen Lynch’s act. And if that doesn’t help, just watch this video and thank me later:

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:

Baseball fans have waited patiently for this day since the Royals drafted him second-overall in 2007.  But after Eric Hosmer received the call ahead of his fellow future cornerstone, it became obvious that Moose would be loose at Kauffman within a matter of months.  As a baseball fan and prospect junkie, this is an awesome day.  It’s a day that’s been at the forefront of every Royals discussion and signifies that the future has officially arrived in Kansas City.

So, in honor of Moose’s arrival, here are a couple videos of the slugger that will hopefully hold people over until 9:05 PM cst, when he makes his MLB Debut against Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels.  The first video is courtesy of FarmSystem, and features Moustakas taking batting practice prior to the 2009 California League All-Star Game:

The second video features Moustakas crushing a three-run shot in August of 2010:

And what would Mike Moustakas Day be without some celebratory tunes???

The MLB Network asked the Batting Stance Guy, Gar Ryness, what a Brain Wilson Late Night TV Talk Show would look like. And once again, the BSG sleighed it.  The first episode aired on Thursday and according to the man himself, there are several more to come. So get your weekend started a little early and enjoy, “The Brian Wilson Show: Episode 1”