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About Rafael Soriano's entrance music, and chemistry...

Found February 18, 2013 on Nationals Enquirer: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Rafael Soriano
TEAMS: Washington Nationals
(Photo of Raffy in the cold on Sunday in Viera by @djbinFl) 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 ass...
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