Why Curtis Granderson digs Busta Rhymes, and other at-bat stories

Some of the biggest stars in the game gathered at the MLB Fan Cave in Manhattan on Tuesday to help baseball kick-off the All-Star season. Naturally, they were peppered with questions from the press about what it's like to be an All-Star, what going to the game means for them and all the other queries for which they've developed canned answers.

So we decided to find out what songs get them pumped up.

So here, in their own words, is what four MLB stars—including two Yankees—use as their at-bat music and why:

“There's a lot of songs I love out there, but the one thing I always have when I'm picking my song, I like to pick a song that no one else is going to pick. So the most popular songs don't necessarily get a good shot with me, cause I know someone else is probably going to do it. I want that song like 'Oh, I forgot that song!'”

(It's pretty difficult to find fully clean versions of Kemp's favorite tunes. Here's a link to "Mercy", but be aware that there is still some adult content and language)

“I'm actually debating on whether or not to switch it to Chevelle's 'The Clincher.'”

A reporter asked if Joyce is superstitious about changing his music. Before he finished five words of the question, Joyce cut him off.

“That's exactly why I haven't yet! I have not changed the music yet just because I've done pretty well so far.”

Joyce is hitting .289 with a .400 on-base percentage heading into Wednesday's action. Eighteen of his 46 hits have gone for extra bases. He may want to stick with Flux Pavilion for a little while longer.

And here are links to "Papercut" and "The Clincher."

Hoping to get a bit more out of him, a reporter asked if Cano was superstitious about changing his songs.

“No. Never.”

Fair enough.