Robbie and Melky get their groove on
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Nov 24, 2007 
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Wondering how Robbie and Melky are spending the offseason? Check out the video for Pa’ La Tumba, the hot reggaeton song from Hector El Father.
Cano and the Melkman have cameos along with Jose Reyes of the Mets. I saw this first over on Metsblog.com
I got to know Jose pretty well when I covered the Mets and he gave me a few reggaeton CDs to rip for my iPod. It’s good stuff. The King of Kings CD by Don Omar or anything by Daddy Yankee would give you a good idea of what it’s all about.
um yeah that’s nice. ok now get to working out robby and melky.
I wonder what MLB team cap Jose Reyes is wearing in the video…lol
Pete,
Being a Panamanian (and since we invented Spanish language Reggae), I’m partial to Panamanian Reggae (surely Mariano can tell you about Panamanian Reggae).
Go to Itunes and download “El Alicate” by Aldo Ranks. You’ll like it….
Ooo, My ears!
Melky and Robbie have gotten lots of practice for this video..like every night after Home games!
“121345″ – This IS their workout, their new Spring Training
exercise, mi amigo!
I love those guys
I disagree with you on Reggaeton. I find it to be the worst music in the world next to New Country and Hardcore Techno.
Well that’s one way to spend your late October.
JRVJ-
YES EL General who is from Panama and other Panamanins was one of the founding members of reggaeton but Puerto Ricans Perfected it and are much more popular.
Mehdi hates Randy LEvine-
I hate Reggeton as the next person but what ever gets Puerto Ricans off the streets to make money,I’m all there for.I also hate rap and death metal but what are you gonna do.And latinos don’t need you or Putero Ricans like me to buy there records if this gets Melky and Robbie hitting baseballs well I’m all for it.
I’m also writing this while listening to my old albums of Smashing Pumpkins.But hey guys please just don’t go bashing latinos which tends to happen on blogs.
“But hey guys please just don’t go bashing latinos which tends to happen on blogs.”
WOW! Generalize much?
Either too much white guilt or you have an itchy trigger finger to play the race card.
Relax Francis.
am I missing something
Adrian was someone bashing Latinos?
Ahh NYPD with the STRIPES reference. nice!
Adrian-Retire 21,
I’m not sure Puerto Ricans “perfected” Reggaeton, but I do agree they popularized it (probably because the first great wave of Panamanian reggae happened from the very late 80-to-mid 90s, just a little before the internet truly exploded worldwide).
And frankly, I don’t particularly go for Puerto Rican stuff, but I do love my Chichoman, Renato, Gaby, Nando Boom and El General (heck, I even like Demphra, though she’s from the younger crowd).
JRVJ:
Thanks! Lively song by Aldo Ranks.
sounds strangely like Buster Pointdexter’s “Hot, Hot, Hot” though!
Medhi….someone caught it!
You think?
I can’t say I notice the similarity….
JRVJ-
Es obvio que tu escuchas la buena plena
but don’t leave out Kafu Banton, Aspirante, Jimmy Bad Boy and El Roockie (well, at least his earlier stuff)
Bueno, es que todos esos buays son muy recientes pa’mÃ… (a mis 36 años).
(What I’ve said to Doctor Companion is that all those guys are too recent for my 36 yeard old hide).
Xu..leta pero eso no importa, que yo soy joven pero yo se de Keribel, de Papa Chan, ya tu sabes!!
[Translation-Age is just a number]
reyes is lookin fly cano takes notes….
What’s up those guys appearing in a video where Hector is wearing a Boston cap??
I hope they get a good ole fashion Yankee ribbing when get back to the clubhouse. That is of course, if they’re not in Minnesota as part of the Santana deal…
That was the worst garbage I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to.
first off I’m part latino so I’ll be damned if anyone makes those types of comments towards the music & second to NYPD113 than don’t listen to it !!!, latinos aren’t dissing your music NYPD and if you don’t like reggaeton than don’t listen to it no one is forcing you !
I liked that song
I’m not sure what reggaeton is, but I like Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall.”
whoa-
that’s like the purest, original reggae from Jamaica, true roots music right there.
damn dude….wtf….reggaeton sucks, and im come from venezuela, i hate that crap 100%.
nothin like some smooth jazz latino or salsa…
though rock is kind of music
That is some of the worst “music” I have ever heard.
lol i love these two clowns… ill be sad to see one of them go
reggaeton is all about the hot girls and ugly guys
Try watching the video with the sound off. See…. it dosen’t work. Daddy Yankee is really popular here in Nicaragua and you need to see the video to “get” reggaeton. The local girls do very good impressions at the “disco”
Thank you Pete for giving me yet another taste of Yankee fandom during the off season
After seeing this vid I will not be as sad to see one or both traded, how do you appear in A VIDEO WITH A GUY WEARING A BOSTON RED SUX hat? Disgusting!!
LOL – seeing Robbie flash across the screen was hilarious but — those two need to enjoy the limelight a little less and focus on the game a little more.
Hey, it’s the off-season. Can they have a life????
I can’t believe how many people are taking this stuff seriously…
they were just having a little fun
I wish I had known that you were at the game. I was there taking my father to his first hockey game and would have loved to shake your hand and thank you for your excellent Yankee coverage. This is just about the only blog that I visit regularly.
I’ll ignore the ignorant individuals. Peter, sometimes you shock me. Today is one of those days. Reggeton has reached so many people I don’t know why it surprises me that you’ve listened to it. I’m glad. It made me smile to read it. let me go watch that video now.
Oh my–that was too adorable! Thanks very much for that, Pete. I confess to really disliking Reggaeton when I first heard it (my block is very Puerto Rican so in the summer I hear it loud and often!), but I have grown to like it and some songs I love.
I don’t even know,fellow!) continued to write in the same vein, it is interesting people!