SNY Director John DeMarsico hints at who he wants to be the NY Mets closer

It has been a busy few days for the New York Mets. After the loss of Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso in free agency over the span of less than 30 hours or whatever it was, the next step was to go about replacing them. Plenty of Mets rumors have come out since with a heavy focus on a looming blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres.

Plenty of Padres players have been specifically named as Mets targets. One of the better options is closer Mason Miller. Acquired by the Padres just last summer in a trade with the Athletics, it would be a bold way to replace Diaz as the team’s closer and brush Devin Williams back into a setup role.

SNY’s John DeMarsico makes art with every broadcast and in the absence of Diaz’s fantastic entrance, he has to start planning what’s next. A clip of Miller entering an April game against the Mets back in April was what he re-shared, with the “thinking face emoji” doing all of the talking.

John DeMarsico can turn this tame Mason Miller entrance into one of MLB’s best

Playing in a minor league park at the time, Miller’s entrance felt a little tamer than it could on a night in a big league ballpark. And with DeMarsico’s movie magic at play, Miller entering to Nickelback’s “Burn it to the Ground” could make Chad Kroeger’s biggest haters bow down.

There is only one problem with this music. It’s what Jonah Tong used.

In an offseason when we’ve been wondering which Mets can co-exist and which ones can’t, is there room for two pitchers using WWE’s former theme song?

There isn’t a rule against song usage and surely there’s room for Miller and Tong on the roster even if we hear Nickelback at the start of games. Tong, the proud Canadian that he is, might get the advantage in any debate as to who gets to claim the song as their own. Miller doesn’t have too many places to pivot. Pittsburgh has produced some successful people, but music isn’t one of them. “Send Me On My Way” by Rusted Root is probably the most recognizable song from a Steel City band.

Pulling off a trade for Miller would be a significant one for the Mets especially with the high cost the Padres just paid to land him a few months ago. A rising star already regarded as one of the league’s best closers, adding him to the roster would have DeMarsico putting a hold on his plans to improve Devin Williams’ entrance.