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I explained last week that Ross Devonport has turned me on to what getting Rick Roll'd means (someone sending you a link that you think is to something else, but instead sends you to a video of Rick Astley singing, "Never Gonna Give You Up").

According to the Mets/2008/04/08/2008-04-08_team_brass_sees_astley_as_ghastly.html">N.Y. Daily News, the Mets got Rick Roll'd.

The team asked for fans to vote on a new eighth inning sing-along song to be played at Shea Stadium, likely carrying them into new CitiField next season. Some of the songs among the options: "Livin' on a Prayer," "I'm a Believer," "Movin' Out," "Sweet Caroline" and "Build Me Up Buttercup." Fans from the website Fark.com inundated the Mets with write-in candidate, "Never Gonna Give You Up." And of course, it won. So the team is scrambling now to come up with a reason why that won't be the song, despite it being the fans' choice.

Anyway, we started thinking of some songs on our own that might be good for the Mets in the eighth:

"Loser" -- Beck
"Top Jimmy" -- Van Halen (for Jimmy Rollins' prediction last season)
"Cocaine" -- Eric Clapton (in honor of the Mets from the 80s)
"Achy Breaky Heart" -- Billy Ray Cyrus
"Chokin' in the Boys Room" -- Motley Crue (this is Ross' contribution and twist on a classic)
"Another One Bites the Dust" -- Queen

But nothing beats this one.

Here's our podcast from this afternoon -- Scott Eugene White Junior makes his podcastorial debut.

The Boog Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Aug 10, 2006	Posted on: April 8, 2008 10:41 am Score: 90 Mets Get Rick Roll'd Why don't they just sing that stupid "Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose!" crap some more? I mean, they can't possibly be tired of hearing it for the one millionth time, can they??? [ Reply to Comment ]
BigTyme99 Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 15, 2008	Posted on: April 8, 2008 5:26 pm Score: 93 Mets Get Rick Roll'd How could they have given Sweet Caroline as an option. Why would you want your team to copy another teams song. Stupid. It should be that chant jose jose ..etc.. you know like they did in the movie Replacments.. when that dude kicked the field goal..lol. [ Reply to Comment ]
JJLaman Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Dec 28, 2006	Posted on: April 9, 2008 8:16 am Score: 95 Mets Get Rick Roll'd I miss the "Curly Shuffle" and lets face it, Mets fans are more than used to thinking of the Stooges when watching our team play (I know thats what i thought of Jose Reyes's dancing last season). [ Reply to Comment ]
RayWills Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Sep 29, 2006	Posted on: April 9, 2008 10:02 am Score: 90 Mets Get Rick Roll'd I have now RickRoll'd 37 people, including my boss, my mother & and the Mayor of Syracuse... All of which replyed with the same comment.... Rick Astley looks alot more manly it that video then he did when he was relevant.... [ Reply to Comment ]
David Gonos Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Aug 10, 2006

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