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I have a question about the 8th inning and I would like an answer from someone who was actually there:
They said the largest prank ever was held at Shea in the 8th inning.... we were RickRolled??? Seriously?? What was the reaction of the fans??
**** for those of who have no idea what I'm talking about or wondering what the heck a RickRoll is...
To be RickRolled is to be lured to a very interesting link...only to be unwittingly directed to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up video on YouTube or another hosting site.
Here's Wiki's answer of a RickRoll...
A rickroll is a prank played on an unsuspecting web surfer. To be rickrolled is when browsing a website (especially a discussion forum or comment board), one comes across a link expecting it to lead to one thing, but finds something completely different when the link is clicked.
The name Rick refers to 80s pop singer Rick Astley. The standard rickroll generally involves someone posting a link claiming it leads to something quite interesting, but actually linking to a video of Mr. Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." This is usually considered a major let-down.
The practice began as a variant of an earlier prank originating from the imageboard 4chan called duckrolling, in which a link to a popular celebrity or news item would instead lead to a photoshopped picture of a duck with wheels."
It is a bizarre internet phenomenon that is even starting to creep it's way into the "real world." On April 4, 2008 many web communities, originating with Fark.com, urged their readers to vote "Never Gonna Give You Up" for the 8th inning sing-along at Shea Stadium for the New York Mets season. The Mets posted a web poll to select a song, and left a blank field for write ins.
On April 7, 2008 the Mets organization announced "Never Gonna Give You Up" as the winner with more than 5 million votes. A run off between six songs will be played at Shea Stadium for the next six games starting with "Never Gonna Give You Up" on April 8, 2008.
On April 8, 2008 Mets and their fans were sucessfully Rick Roll'd during the Middle of the 8th inning. Though there were varying emotions about the song at Shea Stadium, the web communities behind Rick Rolling were shocked that it actually worked if only for that one time and declaring this RickRoll "epic".
They said the largest prank ever was held at Shea in the 8th inning.... we were RickRolled??? Seriously?? What was the reaction of the fans??
**** for those of who have no idea what I'm talking about or wondering what the heck a RickRoll is...
To be RickRolled is to be lured to a very interesting link...only to be unwittingly directed to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up video on YouTube or another hosting site.
Here's Wiki's answer of a RickRoll...
A rickroll is a prank played on an unsuspecting web surfer. To be rickrolled is when browsing a website (especially a discussion forum or comment board), one comes across a link expecting it to lead to one thing, but finds something completely different when the link is clicked.
The name Rick refers to 80s pop singer Rick Astley. The standard rickroll generally involves someone posting a link claiming it leads to something quite interesting, but actually linking to a video of Mr. Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up." This is usually considered a major let-down.
The practice began as a variant of an earlier prank originating from the imageboard 4chan called duckrolling, in which a link to a popular celebrity or news item would instead lead to a photoshopped picture of a duck with wheels."
It is a bizarre internet phenomenon that is even starting to creep it's way into the "real world." On April 4, 2008 many web communities, originating with Fark.com, urged their readers to vote "Never Gonna Give You Up" for the 8th inning sing-along at Shea Stadium for the New York Mets season. The Mets posted a web poll to select a song, and left a blank field for write ins.
On April 7, 2008 the Mets organization announced "Never Gonna Give You Up" as the winner with more than 5 million votes. A run off between six songs will be played at Shea Stadium for the next six games starting with "Never Gonna Give You Up" on April 8, 2008.
On April 8, 2008 Mets and their fans were sucessfully Rick Roll'd during the Middle of the 8th inning. Though there were varying emotions about the song at Shea Stadium, the web communities behind Rick Rolling were shocked that it actually worked if only for that one time and declaring this RickRoll "epic".
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