On Sunday, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post Tweeted a link to a 2012 WSJ story about Rafael Soriano's entrance song: "El Rey de Monticulo—"The King of the Mound." The song is about Soriano, was written for Soriano by a family friend in the Dominican Republic, and features inspirational lyrics (in Spanish) like "Pitch it, Soriano, pitch it, Soriano! Strike him out, Soriano, strike him out, Soriano!". Also, it touts him as a national hero. And so on.
The WSJ story also describes Soriano as "a man apart...He rarely speaks to teammates"; but he does has the endearing habit of talking to his hat and untucking his shirt after saves.
Anyway, here's Rafael Soriano's entrance song in all its glory:
Awesome, right?
Meanwhile, the word "chemistry" is being bandied about quite frequently these days around NatsTown, what with the 2013 Washington Nationals assembling for the most anticipated season of baseball in Washington since, well, 2005...x 1000. All this talk of chemistry makes us wonder how Raffy will fit in. The Post's Thomas Boswell essentially declared the 2013 Nationals to be the perfect collection of personalities...seemingly perfect chemistry. But what about Raffy?
Too few women saying "Ay Rafi!"
Posted by: Harper Gordek | February 18, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Raffy doesn't have to fit in. He just has to be the best closer in baseball. I'm not saying team chemistry is overrated, but... it isn't the be-all and end-all. Winning is, winning clean without cheating.
Posted by: NatsLady | February 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM
I heard this on Opening Day and almost started a dancing line in Sec 309. This music makes me want to slug tequila and throw fastballs!!!
Posted by: Yelof Nadnerb | April 06, 2013 at 03:24 PM