Here’s a funny summer job story:
Imagine you’re a star baseball player for the New York Mets. You get paid big bucks to play a game. First of all, how awesome is that?

Recently your fans got to vote on a song to pump up the players during the 8th inning via the team’s website. Choices included Bon Jovi’s hard rockin’ monster track, “Livin’ on a Prayer.” But somehow, ‘80s anti-rock icon Rick Astley and his terribly addicting “Never Gonna Give You Up” was selected. Yes, it was a joke and part of a running Internet gag known as “Rick Rolling.” And it really happened.

Now just imagine: You’re down by one run in a home game during the World Series. And just when you need a juiced crowd to pump up your adrenaline, you hear a crooning pop rock fossil who dances around in all denim being blown through the loudspeakers. How do you not giggle, lose focus and drop a routine pop fly when you hear Celine Dion-meets-Vanilla Ice?

Now that’s a great summer job story for a ball player. But we’re sure you’ve got better. And we want to read them.

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