Myron Cope’s Pirates Freestyle

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ST. ANDREW'S NET: FUNKY COPE MEDINA
Published 5/9/2008 at With Leather
... Bugs And Cranks uncovers a video of the late Myron Cope making guttural rap-like sounds to the tune of "Can't Touch This". Double what? ...

YOU CAN'T TOUCH MYRON
Published 5/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
... Yeah, this was probably one of the more ridiculous things to ever find in my inbox: an early-1990s video of Myron Cope rapping about the Pirates to the tune of MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This. Myron really gets into character, with a crooked Pirate hat, huge chain, and backup dancers. ...

I miss Myron Cope
Published 5/9/2008 by Pat (noreply@blogger.com) at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
Cope: the motherflippen' Rhymenocerous What a wonderful way to kill a Friday afternoon. Honestly, words don't do this thing justice Hat-tip: Bugs and Cranks

THIS IS DEEPLY, DEEPLY DISTURBING
Published 5/9/2008 at With Leather
We linked to this video from B&C in this morning's Saint Andrew's Net, but -- like the tape in The Ring or the horse humpers video -- it's far too troubling not to share on the largest scale possible. This is Myron Cope, inventor of the Terrible Towel and the famed voice of the Steelers who died this year, doing a "U Can't Touch This" spin-off to honor the Pirates.  If you for some reason can't watch YouTube videos on your computer, just imagine that the ...

Terrible Towel Inventor Myron Cope Drops Not-So-Dope Rhymes
Published 5/9/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... that article on Fox Sports yesterday that listed the worst franchises in pro sports. Coming in at #1 was the Pittsburgh Pirates. That admittedly seemed a bit unfair to me, until I saw this video. Then everything made perfect sense. By the way, the dude in the video is Myron Cope, inventor of the Terrible Towel and the famed voice of the Steelers (although I'm not sure why). The Hammer pants, however, I cannot speak for. [HT: Bugs & Cranks and With Leather]

More on Last Night
Published 5/10/2008 by Brian McElhinny (noreply@blogger.com) at Raise the Jolly Roger!
... The third one was right down the middle and he didn't even move. Fred bailed him out quickly, though. ------ Ian Snell hit maybe the hardest ball I've seen him hit...ever. He got his 2nd career double. -- The win (our 4th in a row-tying a season high) moves us to just 3 under .500 (16-19) and 5 back in the division. -------------------------- Not really related to the game or anything, but this is just awesome. You have to watch it: (Via [WHYGAVS] via [Bugs and Cranks]) ...