Painfully familiar: the New York Mets (RIP Morbs)

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It was a great first half! But back to cold hard reality now. Offense has dissolved and can’t seem to buy a hit with RISP all month. I’m so used to them dramatically collapsing, but each year comes with a different flavor of what-ifs. This year you really wanted to see what Degrom could have done had he stayed healthy. And Lindor was finally hitting consistently well before being injured.

everyone has injuries, and they've had -- as ever -- perhaps more important ones than most. but . . . also cohen is kind of right?

conforto and dom smith and mcneil have had terrible years, but at least they're not making what lindor is

stroman has been fantastic, walker merely average but easily above expectations. may and diaz (again) have been major disappointments. if degrom had been healthy they'd be right in it but also: fucking hit better!

(there is literally no one in MLB i want to see succeed more than jeff mcneil, just because keith law was such an incredible asshole about him 'not being a prospect')

Cohen strikes me as someone who could become a cross between Steinbrenner and Daniel Snyder with very little trouble.

Very much in the spirit of morbs:

Javier Báez said the "thumbs down" sign Mets players have made on the field is a response to fans that have booed him and others. Báez said the players disapprove of how often they've been booed.

"I love the fans, but ... we can't have our fans against us," Báez said. pic.twitter.com/OJmkZQX3xZ

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 29, 2021

Morbs would have done his traditional SEASON OVER post about a week or two ago.

Villar and Pillar, despite not putting up impressive numbers, have had a lot of clutch hits this year. Jose Peraza too. But pretty much every other batter aside from Alonso and Nimmo has underperformed, especially with runners in scoring position.

Surprisingly the bullpen (including Diaz) has been mostly good this year, throughout all the turmoil. Although anything would be better than 2019.

Morbs was anti-booing?

These guys need a thicker skin. Mets fans are pretty lax given the level of futility the last 60 years.

Don’t think Morbs would be anti booing, probably would be as disgruntled as the rest of the fans, although with a sense of futility that most Mets carry the past few decades.

Never heard Mets fans described as lax though

lol gtfo

this team has the third-highest payroll in the majors and they've shit the fucking bed. pillar is a replacement-level asshole and baez will be gone in five weeks because he has a career .302 OBP

lindor needs to wake the fuck up though. this entire city was dying to love him and then he hit .224/.317/.370. i'm sure it sucks being booed, but play better

i mean the team is 7-19 in august -- same as the pirates, after trading away almost anything that responded to light

No argument here

mookie otm

I hate to be the “in my day” guy but in my day, a Met responded to boos by THROWING A GRENADE at fans. https://t.co/vjlCb5f3PC

— Michael Rosenberg (@Rosenberg_Mike) August 30, 2021

i kind of like this trend

Francisco Lindor, Javier Báez and Kevin Pillar were among those Mets players to flash thumbs-down signs after their hits today.

"When we don't get success, we're going to get booed," Báez explained afterward. "So they [the fans] are going to get booed when we get success." pic.twitter.com/TGX55fQM2O

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 29, 2021

it's true, fans suck

every time i go to a baseball game there's the low-key existential dilemma over the fans and how they suck

when the pitcher throws over to check on first base, fans are like BOOOOOOOOOO!!! whatyaa doin!? you can't check on the runner! come on, hit for a cycle, the cycle is the best!!

*annoying guy voice*
"wouldn't you rather a player hit 4 home runs then the cycle? 4 home runs would be much be-"
"BOOOOOOOO!!!! whaatya doing, us fans want the cycle!"

New York media is pressing people to care about this much more than is biologically possible for the average homo sapien

Has the “thumbs down guy” weighed in yet

lol

It took three weeks for the Mets thumbs down to be noticed bc they only did it when they did something good and they never did anything good and I’m dying https://t.co/mDmJ5I2M8Q

— Razzball (@Razzball) August 30, 2021

"When you have the last name of Boone, you never get booed." - Aaron Boone

Aguilar to Lindor: “Me, what did I do? You’re the one booing the fans” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EiFSYaZ4CZ

— Master flip (@Masterflip_) August 31, 2021

it's not on the same level of knocking the mets out of the playoffs on the final day of the season two years in a row, but i'm eyeing a marlins doubleheader sweep at citifield at the height of thumbgate as the next chapter in the history of the marlins torturing the mets

this thumbgate thing is hilarious

i am a fan-hater. i hate when fans boo. fans fucking suck, so it's hilarious to watch players try to fight back against it. because they are screeeeeeeeeeewed lol, zero % chance of success with this tactic

in New York, no less. Lovin it.

you know if lindor wants to take a slight paycut to play in front of the BFIB for a few years, he might find that upside-down thumb turned upside-down again

by which i mean that after turning his thumb up upside-down, the "new" upside will be turned down again, back to the original position of thumbs up, with the up and down in their proper positions

i'm trying to say that lindor would be giving thumbs up to the BFIB

A search party remains on the field in Flushing apparently looking for a piece of jewelry that Javier Báez lost during his slide across home plate. Sandy Alderson is among those searching, alongside members of the grounds crew and security staffs.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 31, 2021

It's not on the same level of knocking the mets out of the playoffs on the final day of the season two years in a row, but i'm eyeing a marlins doubleheader sweep at citifield at the height of thumbgate as the next chapter in the history of the marlins torturing the mets

Looked like it was on its way to happening, but they got 5 runs in the 9th inning to walk it off, with Baez scoring the winning run. Gary Cohen's voice cracked/jumped an octave during the final call. Apparently their first four-run ninth inning comeback in 10 years. Ya gotta believe?

After playing only Giants/Dodgers for 13 games (they went 2-11), they are now in the midst of playing only Marlins/Nats for 15 games in a row. Weird.

A search party remains on the field in Flushing apparently looking for a piece of jewelry that Javier Báez lost during his slide across home plate. Sandy Alderson is among those searching, alongside members of the grounds crew and security staffs.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 31, 2021

Oops.

sometimes the metsing is just relentless

We were surprised and deeply disappointed to learn this morning about an alleged DUI involving Zack Scott. We take this matter very seriously. Zack will not be traveling with the team for our upcoming road trip while we learn more and determine next steps.

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 1, 2021

fucking terrible name

that doesn't excuse the DUI though

how do the mets keep coming up with this stuff?!

Maybe the Wilpons were just victims of the franchise like everyone else?

The new owner certainly doesn't seem to have changed anything.

stop hiring a GM. has never worked out

— ryan (@ryantherooster5) September 1, 2021

“The New York Post was first to report details of Scott’s incident, which occurred early Tuesday morning when police found him sleeping in his car in White Plains, N.Y. ESPN reported that Scott had been at team owner Steve Cohen’s house earlier in the night for a charity fundraising event.”

Even in the midst of a extended winning streak, gave up a 9-0 lead today in a 7 inning game, only to barely squeak by in extras. Geesh.

I’m amazed they won after that.

you gotta believe

Mets suck

When I see kids wearing Mets caps I can only say I’m so sorry…your parents must be major douches…

Gary Cohen surprising me with multiple Gilmore Girls references in the past two weeks.

Jonathan Villar is batting .519 in the last 7 games.

welp, who is going to watch the battle of the old men tonight? over 81 years of experience and leadership!

Double no hitter incoming surely