Post script: Duda's Dylan tune is another fine fit

After writing about Yoenis Céspedes' walk up music the other day, it occurred to me that there is another Met whose music always comes through loud and clear on the television broadcast. His name is Lucas Duda, and he enters his at-bats to the tune of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," as covered -- and electrified and elevated -- by Jimi Hendrix.

Hendrix was just 25 years old when he recorded his arrangement at a studio in London, and the track went on to be considered the definitive version. Now, nearly 50 years later, it blasts through the speakers in CitiField to announce the arrival of New York's Lucas Duda who, when healthy and hot, is among their best sluggers. While perhaps not as bold a choice as "The Circle of Life," I couldn't help but notice how fitting a wish that first line represents: "There must be some kind of way out of here."

Duda will be out for a bit with an injury to his elbow, but when he returns, he'll be back to looking for a way to help that ball get out of here...