This blog illustrates exactly what can happen when bloggers have too much time on their hands.

As most of you know we have a companion site on Myspace. One of the most frequently asked questions I get is if I know what song is playing when a particular Mets player comes up to bat at Shea Stadium. So after a little bit of research I saw that the Mets actually had this list posted on their site.

Jose Reyes – This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims
Paul Lo Duca – No Sleep Till Brooklyn – Beastie Boys
Carlos Beltran – He Is Here – David & Abraham
David Wright – Fame – David Bowie
Carlos Delgado – Rompe – Daddy Yankee
Shawn Green – Song 2 – Blur
Jose Valentin – Reggae ton – Don Omar
Ramon Castro – Imperial March – Star Wars
David Newhan – We Fly High – Jim Jones
Damion Easley – Smack That – Akon

It’s really kind of sad that my favorite Mets have such bad taste in music. I mean the only song on this list that I like is Ramon Castro’s because like most nerds, I love Star Wars. I would even go as far as saying that David Wright’s song from David Bowie isn’t that bad, mostly because I have a fascination with people who have two different colored eyes.

Now here are some of the pitcher’s songs. Most of you have heard the stories of how pitchers think they are cooler than the rest of the guys in the clubhouse, so lets see if their songs really bear that out.

Tom Glavine – Sweet Child of Mine – Guns & Roses
Oliver Perez – Can You Feel It – The Jackson’s
John Maine – Seek and Destroy – Metallica
Billy Wagner – Enter Sandman – Metallica

Heck yeah! I mean come on, 3 out of 4 songs on this list are awesome! However, someone needs to keep a real close eye on Oliver Perez… The Jackson 5? Is he kidding me???

If I was running this show I would definitely have come up with a better selection of songs. Here are just some of them…

Pedro Martinez – Miss You – Rolling Stones
Jose Reyes – Speed Kills – Bush
Aaron Heilman – Take This Job And Shove It – Johnny Paycheck
Billy Wagner – Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO
Carlos Beltran – Some Kind Of Wonderful – Grand Funk Railroad
Chan Ho Park – Please Release Me – Engelbert Humperdink
Mike Pelfrey – Rock Me Gently – Andy Kim
Paul Lo Duca – Little Sister – Elvis Presley
Julio Franco – Rock Of Ages – Def Leppard
Oliver Perez – Jumping Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

OK, I already warned you about having too much time on my hands, but what do you think?

Think you can do better? Let’s see some of your song choices!