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
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Monday, 30 August 2021 03:52 (two years ago) link
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!!
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Monday, 30 August 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link
*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!"
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Monday, 30 August 2021 03:54 (two years ago) link
New York media is pressing people to care about this much more than is biologically possible for the average homo sapien
― ✖, Monday, 30 August 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
Has the “thumbs down guy” weighed in yet
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 30 August 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
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
― Taliban! (PBKR), Monday, 30 August 2021 21:54 (two years ago) link
"When you have the last name of Boone, you never get booed." - Aaron Boone
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 30 August 2021 23:45 (two years ago) link
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
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
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
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 August 2021 18:35 (two years ago) link
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
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link
in New York, no less. Lovin it.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 19:40 (two years ago) link
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
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
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
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
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
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
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?
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 22:02 (two years ago) link
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.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 22:05 (two years ago) link
― Andy K, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 23:58 (two years ago) link
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
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 September 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
fucking terrible name
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 September 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
that doesn't excuse the DUI though
― professional anti- (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 1 September 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link
how do the mets keep coming up with this stuff?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 1 September 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
Maybe the Wilpons were just victims of the franchise like everyone else?
The new owner certainly doesn't seem to have changed anything.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Wednesday, 1 September 2021 21:37 (two years ago) link
stop hiring a GM. has never worked out— ryan (@ryantherooster5) September 1, 2021
― Taliban! (PBKR), Wednesday, 1 September 2021 21:40 (two years ago) link
“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.”
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 1 September 2021 23:22 (two years ago) link
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.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
I’m amazed they won after that.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:45 (two years ago) link
you gotta believe
― mookieproof, Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:46 (two years ago) link
Mets suck
― calstars, Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
When I see kids wearing Mets caps I can only say I’m so sorry…your parents must be major douches…
― B43 (calstars), Saturday, 4 September 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
Gary Cohen surprising me with multiple Gilmore Girls references in the past two weeks.
Jonathan Villar is batting .519 in the last 7 games.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 5 September 2021 18:31 (two years ago) link
welp, who is going to watch the battle of the old men tonight? over 81 years of experience and leadership!
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Monday, 13 September 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
Double no hitter incoming surely
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 13 September 2021 21:05 (two years ago) link
i'm very excited to listen to the mets broadcast crew today for a couple reasons. first, they're great, and i'm keith hernandez. but more importantly, i figure they will either not talk much at all about the thumbs down stuff, or talk about it briefly or in passing or something. the cardinals announcing team, whoever it is, will talk about it at length and find a way to spend an inning or two on it during each game of the series. somehow, they will have terrible opinions about it, and if jim edmonds is on, he'll have a just bonkers opinions of some sort and will then dan mclaughlin will start to apologize to him for disagreeing but stress that the facts are facts. at this, edmonds will double down and assert his opinion as the truth.
meanwhile over in the mets broadcast they appear to be enjoying a baseball game
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Monday, 13 September 2021 22:54 (two years ago) link
, and i'm keith hernandez. but more importantly,
and just like that, hernandez just made a reference to wainwright and hill having 81 years of experience combined. make sense to me!
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Monday, 13 September 2021 23:05 (two years ago) link
Love GKR
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 13 September 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
wow. that third pitch was called a ball.
https://i.imgur.com/oEV3fy1.png
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Monday, 13 September 2021 23:42 (two years ago) link
that may place in those end-of-year "worst called strike / worst called ball" articles
for those not catching this game, so far the home plate ump called a pitch thrown near the middle of the zone a ball, the third base umpire called a ball that was at least 6-7 feet fair a foul ball, and the first base umpire's right cheek was smashed by an errant through by SS edmundo sosa. the umpire's attention was completely focused on first base, so he didn't see it coming at all.
i am worried about the final umpire at 2B.
― "HYYOOOOOOONK!" is the sound I make (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 14 September 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
*errant throw*
fuckin waino isn't going to make the hall, but wow he's really been great
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 02:48 (two years ago) link
Welcome back, Thor.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 18:58 (two years ago) link
had no idea it'd been so long
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 28 September 2021 20:11 (two years ago) link
right on time
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 September 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
i'm not against 'moving on from' (hate this euphemism) luis rojas but why in the fuck is sandy alderson still in charge of anything? the mets have gone 817-863 (.486) and made the playoffs twice in 11 seasons since his involvement with them began, and he's seemingly incapable of hiring people who aren't sexual predators
i don't like tlr either but he's at least won some other shit since the 1989 world series
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
anyway, mets free agents:
syndergaardconfortofamiliastromanbaezvillarlouphandhill
on the bright side, the return of robinson cano for $24m!!!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 01:35 (two years ago) link
I think maybe half of those guys come back? Thor might do the qualifying offer. Team really does need a manager and management that they can believe in. Cohen can only do so much.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 04:03 (two years ago) link