In the movie Major League, Pedro Cerrano freaked out the young guys in the clubhouse because he was trying to sacrifice an animal in his attempt to help the Indians win the pennant:

(By the way, this is an iconic scene. How is it not available on YouTube?)

Like his fellow Cuban, Yoenis Cespedes is sacrificing animals to help the Mets. 

Cespedes already sent his $7,000 pig to the butcher.

— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) March 2, 2016

Like Cerrano, people have stepped in to prevent the sacrifice from taking place. Seriously, vegan bacon?  At least Jake Taylor got a bucket of KFC. 

With the attempted animal sacrifices and the raw power, it appears Cespedes is turning into Cerrano. Where does it end from here?  Does Cespedes have trouble hitting curveballs?  Does Cespedes use the covers from his golfbag to keep his bats warm?  

No matter what, I just hope he doesn’t lose his marbles:

 https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Mve0zRiw6w 
If he loses his marbles, and he cannot hit a curveball chances are he’s going to have to go to Japan to try to resurrect his career. There they will refer to him as “The Hammer” instead of “La Potencia.”

But I guess the ending isn’t all bad for Cespedes. From there, he somehow will become the President of the United States (even if he wasn’t a natural born citizen) before becoming a high profile insurance salesman. 

All joking aside, Cespedes has kept Spring Training fun. Lost in this shuffle is the fact that the $7,000 Cespedes paid for the pig went to charity, and he ultimately had no control over what happened to it. I’m glad Cespedes is back with the Mets, and I hope like in Major League II, the Mets can climb that last hurdle. 

Mets fans have been waiting a long time for a World Series.  I’m sure we’ll all be happy to sacrifice a chicken or a pig if that’s what it takes. Heck, I’d even try some of that vegan bacon.