Hits of an Angel

A parody of Lips of an Angel/tribute to Angel Pagan. Enjoy.

Why did this game run so late?
Shea is really rockin' right now
Charile quit your whining
You'll lose anyway
Can't hear a whisper through the roar of the crowd

Well
Your hit bounced
Through the infield
Boy did you ever come through
And drive in Jose with the winning run

It's really good to have you back
On our team
Your swing's so sweet
We're livin' on the hits of an Angel
Winnin' the walkoff game of the week
And why
Doesn't Charlie say good bye
To the umpire who made a good call
On the hit of an Angel

It's funny he's called safe tonight
And yes, it's the right call too
But it's not gonna stop old Charlie
From trying to start a fight
No I don't think he has a clue

Well
Your hit bounced
Through the infield
Boy did you ever come through
And drive in Jose with the winning run


It's really good to have you back
On our team
Your swing's so sweet
We're livin' on the hits of an Angel
Winnin' the walkoff game of the week
And why
Doesn't Charlie say good bye
To the umpire who made the right call
On the hit of an Angel

Enough's enough, I've suffered and I've seen the light

You're my Angel, come and save me tonight. You're my Angel, come and make it all right.

Walk-off hit for the Mets' best hitter in the clutch this year. What else did you expect? Pagan leads the team in RBI right now, and has a nifty .370 batting average. It's early, but still this is encouraging. He may not have Moises' pop, but he (along with Ryan Church) are driving in the runs right now. And he's racking up the hits, when pitchers are usually ahead of hitters.

But let's not forget to give this guy some credit too...


That pic's for you, lady readers (Hi Mom!!!). Big time two out double. Gameday made it look like it was smoked, as much as Gameday can. Two hits for Jose, and his first steal of the year. And scoring from second when Werth was playing shallow in center. I'm not sure how he was safe, but I think he was.

It looks like he got his hand in right before Coste applied the tag. Gameday only gives the one replay (which, by the way, is awesome to get replays right after they happen), so I didn't get a better angle of the play.

The angle isn't the best, but the Angel is pretty darn good.

The Bonds Debate

Over at Amazin' Avenue Eric Simon gives us an account as to why we should sign Barry Bonds to strengthen our lineup.

I'm here to respectfully disagree. While I agree that he is one heckuva player and should go out on his own terms, I don't think he is the right fit for us right now. Don't worry, I have reasons that are strictly baseball related.

1. He is another aging player who will probably miss significant time. If we bring in Barry and he goes down in the first week of April, we are in the same situation we are in now. While anybody we bring in (or don't, I'm looking at you Angel Pagan) could potentially get injured, it is more likely an older guy like Bonds will get hurt.
2. We haven't had the best success bringing in aging stars. From Willie Mays to Mo Vaughn and Robbie Alomar this just isn't our thing. And we wouldn't want to fall back into that pattern and be the Washington Redskins of the MLB.
3. Bonds doesn't hit well at Shea. Barry's career statistics at Shea are .265 BA with 13 homers and 60 RBI. This is over 115 games there in his career. Also, is OPS is .800, compared to a 1.051 career OPS. I don't think he can change his luck in his 23rd season.
4. He doesn't play first base. The benefit of bringing in a guy like Xaiver Nady (I know its a stretch) is that he can also fill in at first if Delgado misses time (and if you ask some Mets fans, he can fill in in left and at 1st at the same time).
5. Barry is left-handed. So are Ryan Church, Endy Chavez, and Marlon Anderson. We need some right-handed pop to add balance to the lineup. Barry doesn't fit the bill.

When you throw in his baggage and the potential problems he could cause, bringing in Barry could have a devastating effect on our team this year. I'm sure Omar and Willie are well aware of this too.