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Get Pumped for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Season with this Vince Velasquez Hype Video
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We’ve now seen it all:
there's no way the pirates dropped a hype video for a vince velasquez signing 😭
— Evan (@OhChev) December 14, 2022
Look, no disrespect to Vince, who gave a half-decade of his career to the Phillies organization at various levels and could throw at 20% speed and make me whiff every time, but the hype/promo video should be reserved for marquee signings. Trea Turner should get a hype video. Carlos Correa should get a hype video. Even that Japanese bastard who insulted baseball fans at large by signing for the Red Sox should get a hype video.
This is, however, the Pirates we’re talking about here, a team with a grand total of one playoff win since 1992. These jokers have the ambition of a Berks County high school drop out, so maybe landing Vinny Velo is a big deal for them.
This would be like the Houston Texans signing Cole Beasley and then making a video for him. It would be like the 2010 Sixers signing Brian Scalabrine and whipping something together.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com