The San Francisco Giants' leading run producer is no Aubrey-come-lately when he has a song in his heart and some tender lyrics on his mind.
Aubrey Huff was attending a friend's wedding a few years ago when the karaoke machine cranked up and he wowed the assembled guests with his rendition of George Strait's "Amarillo by Morning." One thing led to another, and, in 2005, Huff recorded a track alongside Omar Vizquel, Coco Crisp and several other major leaguers on a baseball CD titled "Oh Say Can You Sing." If Huff's fellow Giants had been unacquainted with his golden pipes, they became aware at Jake Peavy's "Woodjock" benefit concert in Scottsdale, Ariz., in March. Between appearances by Bernie Williams and Bronson Arroyo, Huff took the stage in skintight jeans, a T-shirt and a pair of cowboy boots. With a man-sized gold chain around his neck and a cold beverage in hand, he treated the audience to a couple of pelvic thrusts and a passable interpretation of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."
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