Mychael Urban is a Bay Area sports reporter who writes the Good for Ball…Bad for Ball column on MLB.com. He had a section on Byrnes in his latest column:

A true classic: Arizona outfielder Eric Byrnes has been accused of false hustle, showboating and being a bit too much of a self-promoter. Whatever. The man is an entertainer, and baseball can never have too many colorful characters, so cut Byrnes some slack.

But how can you not love someone who’s walkup song is essentially an homage to the roller-skating parties most 30-somethings remember so fondly?

Most players go for an ominous, intimidating tune. Not Byrnsie, who used to rock “Disco Inferno” because of the “Burn, baby, burn” lyric. He now goes with The Outfield’s “Your Love” — Josie’s on va-ca-tion far a-way, come around and talk it o-ver …

It’s just plain silly, as was his recent vow to start growing his upper lip out every time he starts a new hitting streak, declaring 2008 the “Year of the Moustache.”

Sure, he loves attention. He openly admits it. He plays ball for a living and has a blast doing it. Good for him. Good For Ball.

Indeed!

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BTW, the latest hitting streak is at 4 games. 

 

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