Mets Angel Pagan is HUGE in Puerto Rico

Angel Pagan is becoming quite popular among Mets fans in Queens, but in the center fielder's native Puerto Rico he is bigger than Lebron James and Barack Obama combined.  We took a walk around Hiram Bithorn stadium and found no less than 14 billboards of Angel Pagan selling everything from oil changes to toilet paper. 

As the latest rising star from the tiny island, Pagan has replaced Carlos Beltran in center field and also passed his teammate as the go to guy for Puerto Rican advertising agencies.  Pagan has most recently signed on to be the face of Angel Soft toilet paper in the Caribbean.

We caught up with Pagan at a local Jiffy Lube where he was handing out hats and t-shirts while signing autographs for his fans.  Pagan, who just became the spokesman for Jiffy Lube in Puerto Rico, seems to be taking it in stride.  "I was a fourth outfielder a year ago.  A lot of fans thought I didn't even belong on the team.", said Pagan.  "Now I am a star and I am cashing in baby!  In fact, for the rest of this interview you have to call me Angel Ka-Ching."

The Apple is happy to see Ka-Ching succeed and cash in on that success.  We just think he should pick and choose his endorsement jobs a little more carefully.  Did we really need this?

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Mets Visit Causing Strange Behavior In Puerto Rican Wildlife, Scientists Baffled

The scientific community is buzzing in Puerto Rico today as residents from all over the island are calling in reports of a strange new species of tree frog.  For those familiar with the island, the Coqui is a small tree frog native to the island that got their name from their signature two part chirp that sounds like "coqui" (pronounced coh-key). 

The frogs are extremely common and most residents barely notice them but when blue and orange coquis began showing up it caused the scientific community to take notice.  Felix Alomar, a researcher who studies the frogs, explains, "It would appear that we are seeing a mutation that has manifested in the last two days.  Physically these frogs are the same as the others but their brown color has been replaced with a blue and in some cases orange tint.  Even more more puzzling is the markings that have appeared on the backs of the animal.  It appears to be an interlocking N.Y."

This new species of Coqui, scientifically named EleutheroMookieus has a different diet than the traditional tree frog.  Rather than a diet of small insects, this frog apparently prefers peanuts and cracker jack.  The most bizarre aspect of this curious amphibian however is his song.  Instead of the traditional two part chirp, this creature prefers to sing in a three part Co-Co-Qui rhythm that appears to be it's attempt at a Let's Go Mets chant.

Scientists will continue to study the frogs and our curious to see if the behavior will continue after the Mets leave on Wednesday.

In an unrelated note, the mythical blood-sucking Chupacabra was also spotted this week but it was later confirmed that it was merely Gary Matthews Jr. on vacation.

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