A week ago, I ranked the Twins' position players 1-14 when it came to their choices in walk-up music. The list is entirely subjective with the exception of one choice: John Ryan Murphy, who occupies the No. 1 spot, is there because his pick of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" is objectively one of the greatest songs ever.
(OK, maybe that's still subjective).
Murphy saw the rankings, and I was told he was honored to be in the top spot. So Tuesday morning, before the Twins prepared to try to squeeze a game in with the Brewers in the midst of a drizzle, I talked to Murphy about the song. He was slated to bat eighth in Tuesday's game, so fans were on pace to be treated to snippets of the song a bunch of times.
RandBall: I want to talk to you about No Diggity. Because I love that song.
John Ryan Murphy: I love those rankings.
RB: So how did you choose that song?
JRM: Honestly, it was chosen for me in Double-A a bunch of years back. Walkout music has never really been like that important to me, so I always try to have something fun. I don't know if that song was just hot at the time or if my buddy thought it was the best song at the time. (Murphy, who came up in the Yankees organization, was at Class AA Trenton in 2012 and 2013. No Diggity was released in 1996, so let's go with the latter). So I can't take all the credit for it. But I liked it then, and when I was looking for (a song) this year I went with it.
RB: So you've changed it up over the years?
