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Yoenis Cespedes wants to play for the Rockies!

Cuddyer who??

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via farm8.staticflickr.com

If you haven't seen the epic promotional video for Cuban OF Yoenis Cespedes yet, please do so now. Besides being hilarious, it has done a great job of marketing Cespedes, making him a hot free agent this offseason. Casual viewers might have missed it, but the video included a subtle hint that reveals which MLB franchise Cespedes would prefer to join...

Star-divide

Twice during the video, an Indiana Jones map effect is used to track the Cuban defector's travels, as he chooses the Dominican Republic to showcase his abilities to the world (at 6:05), and ultimately looks to end up in the United States (at 16:00). In the second flight sequence, Cespedes subconsciously reveals the team with which he wants to sign. Before a giant question mark appears on the screen, a red dot marks the outfielder's intended destination. To wit:

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Yoenis just let the cat out of the bag! via farm8.staticflickr.com

At first, it seems like the red dot is not located on any of the 30 MLB teams. However, thanks to the magic of Google Earth, the precise location is made clear:

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Eureka! via farm8.staticflickr.com (click for higer-res)

That's right! The little red dot hovers over Tulsa, Oklahoma, home of the Rockies' AA affiliate Tulsa Drillers. "The Showcase" is much more than a promotional video. Yoenis Cespedes is reaching out to the Rockies franchise, in hopes that he can help resurrect Rocktober!

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Holy smokes, you're right...

This is so obvious and not at all flawed or presumtuous, Pioneer Skies. It’s almost like you’ve cracked the Da Vinci Code (which was also a perfectly reasonable and historically accurate text) or something. This is going to make the outfield mix a little trickier for Tracy to juggle, but now I’m wondering if the Cuddyer signing was just a precursor to a trade for Yu Darvish.

This makes sense to me because I was just noticing the other day that Yu Darvish, Nippon Ham Fighters is an anagram for “O hai Dnver, u ar mighty pop’n fish.” All of this time, he was trying to tell us that he was coming here in LOLcat speak, but since none of us speak that language, we never got the message.

by Rox Girl on Dec 16, 2011 4:34 PM MST reply actions  

YES!

I’m glad that SOMEONE else understands!

by PioneerSkies on Dec 17, 2011 9:07 PM MST via mobile up reply actions  

So,

he wants to play in Tulsa?

by mkorpal on Dec 17, 2011 8:57 AM MST reply actions  

No...if he wants to be #51, he can't be a Rockie

Matt Reynolds would kick his butt

"Some guy on the net thinks I suck, and he should know - he's got his own blog." - Nick Hornby
"Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est"
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 18, 2011 7:17 PM MST reply actions  

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