Meet the Mets, Rickroll the Mets

Thousands of Internet denizens--including some Mets--don't want to ever give Rick Astley up, so they are attempting to rickroll the Amazin's by writing in Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" as the 8th Inning Sing-A-Long song at Shea.

Seriously--over 8000 people have Dugg it! It's so funny, we can already imagine Mr. Met getting down, although one Mets fan turned visibly pale at the prospect. [Via reader Jason - thanks!]

The Mets have asked fans to vote on the 8th Inning Sing-A-Long Song (voting ends tomorrow, Monday at noon), and the choices are pretty lame, reflecting a family-friendly vibe that doesn't really befit trying to cheer a team into victory (really, the Friends theme song?). The two most rocking songs are Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' I Love Rock N' Roll.

Cast your vote, whether by picking what the Mets suggest or writing in "Never Gonna Give You Up-Rick Astley" in the "Other" line. The home opener is on Tuesday, against the Phillies.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on April 6, 2008 2:24 PM

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gumbercules

fakenewyorker:

it's not considered rick rolling when we're actually talking about the song.

nivek

#11

It's an Internet meme.

Jen S

What's going on with this song? This is the third appearance it's made in my life in the past week.

bornbrednewyorker

Wow what a horrible choice of songs.

liulide

i'm in a gothamist post for the third time. they should make me an honorary editor.

ANGRYGOD11

We've known each other for so long

Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it

Inside we both know what's been going on

We know the game and we're gonna play it

ANGRYGOD11

You know the game and so do I

smitty

Their song selections in the poll are horrendous.

fakenewyorker

Whoops, wrong link. This is the actual footage from one of Ramon's at bat's last season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU&feature=related

fakenewyorker

This song is already Ramon Castro's song when he's at bat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

PJS

One of the songs on the list is actually rather ill-conceived, can you guess which one...details here.

(http://www.patricksauer.com/in...

My Shea kingdom for Ace Frehley!