David Gonos

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.

I have video this afternoon (something I never look forward to, especially since I look like I ate Amber Wilson before going on air), and we have to churn out as many updates as possible before 12:30 or so since the Cubs play at Pittsburgh at 1p.m. Owners need info before deadline time, so set your lineups ASAP -- then check back around noon for any last-minute changes.

Here's how the Mixed Tout Wars FAAB went down (we have a Friday, 5pm deadline for bids):

• Jon Rauch - Schechter $23, Ma $4, Gonos $4, Hoyos $3 - $5 to Schechter
• Mark Lowe - Petera $12 - $1 to Petera
  
• Carlos Silva - Hoyos $19, Petera $1 - $2 to Hoyos
• Ryan Dempster - Hoyos $19, - $1 to Hoyos
• Joe Saunders - Cushing $16, Petera $1 - 2 to cushing
• Scott Hairston - Cushing $6 - $1 to cushing
• John Buck - Kastner $6 - $1 Kastner
• David Riske - Salfino $5 - $1 Salfino
• Jake Westbrook - Ma $5 - $1 Ma