8 Reasons Why You Should Have a Man-Crush on Omir Santos

If you've watched the Mets this year then you would know that the only reason why we are in 1st place is because of the outstanding phenomenal play of one special guy, Omir Santos.

For those of the you who were fortunate enough to watch Omir play in either some random Triple A town or in Baltimore for 10 games last year - let me tell ya. You. Are. Lucky. Here are 8 reasons why I and many similar Mets fans, have a man crush on #9 Omir Santos.

1) Ever since I heard his name for the first time, good things have happened. As evidenced by the Mets now having a 9-6 record since his call up. No big deal for my man Omir.

2) Ramon Castro realizes that he doesn't have the best name amongst all Mets catchers anymore - This has inspired him to play better baseball as a result. Omir makes the people around him better, even if they aren't even playing at the same time.

3) The name Omir reminds me of a nothing except Omir Santos. Think about it. Almost every word in the English language can mean a multitude of things, especially someone's name. But the name Omir means just Omir (Except when it means Old Mutual Implied Rate ('OMIR'). The broad unofficial proxy for the value of the Zimbabwe Dollar to the US$ based on the relative values of shares)

4) I heard a rumor that he got his mom a brand new Toyota Prius for Mother's Day. Isn't that amazing? I mean, not only does he repay his mother for making him the man he is today, but he is also environmentally conscious.

5) He doesn't have the shitty defeatist attitude that some of the other Mets players have (although it appears that the team has shed this recently). He's always playing hard, calling a good game, and doing his best to contribute to the team, especially in big spots. I also hear he has a fine taste in women.

6) He makes the pitchers better. Like when Livan Hernandez pitches, Omir makes sure that he doesn't take 3 hours to throw one pitch. He gets him to do it in 10 seconds. He is also BFF with Francisco Rodriguez and Frank just loves him to death. Just look at the picture below for proof. I heard that K-Rod and Omir share a tree house in the offseason where they frequently look at outdated porn magazines with flashlights and eat smores.

7) When he was brought up from Triple A, he asked the equipment manager, what the number of the catcher was when the Mets last won the World Series which is Gary Carter, #8. He then chose the #9 jersey. That actually happened.

8) He can run the bases. This is a valuable asset to have when Castro plays when Omir decides to take a day off. He can still come in when it is a pinch running situation and have the speed needed to score from second on a single. In fact, Omir is so fast that one time he went the wrong way after bunting, ran 26,000 miles, and still beat the throw to first.

It's only a matter of time before Omir starts getting intentionally walked every time he gets up to the plate. Until that happens, I could use your help with some more reasons why people should have a man crush on Omir.