Before we begin today, let me say I am here to support Soto. Any time you can acquire the best player available that’s a good thing. If he can spell LGM with three letters not four, and if he can avoid telling the fans to go to hell like the other guy did, I will support him.
I will remind you guys that sometimes players get off to slow stars, so maybe don’t boo the guy in April like you did with the other guy.
So if he isn’t vulgar and he likes the fans, he can bat .185 and I will support him. On to today’s main topic: Does Juan Soto know anything about the Mets?
I propose to you that Juan Soto did zero research, and this actually is about the money.
Some quotes from Mr. Soto, along with my comments:
“It’s been a Mets town for a long time,” “I think we just got to bring it to the top. Championships are going to tell you if it’s a Yankees or a Mets town at the end of the day.
WHAT? Dude you were ON the Yankees and you think this is a Mets town? Did you mean to say this HASN’T BEEN A METS TOWN FOR A LONG TIME. The Yankees have owned this town since 1996. There was that 5 year period in the 80s when this was Mets town. That’s it. In the first half 90s it wasn’t even a baseball town. it was Knicks Town (and somewhat Rangers town).
Now, sure, if the Mets win a few World Series, this will be a Mets town for a while. And eventually it will revert to being a Yankees town. This is a Knicks Town, it is a Rangers Town, it is a Giants Town. It is also a town of Frontrunners, some of whom spent five summers in Shea Stadium once.
This hasn’t been a Mets town since Keith Hernandez went to Cleveland.
““The Mets is a great organization and what they have done in the past couple — showing the ability to grow a team, grow a dynasty — is one of the the most important things,””
I’m sorry, what? Was he impressed by the third place finish? Maybe 2023’s 75 win team? The last time the Mets finished over .500 four seasons in a row was 2005-2008. The last time they finished over .500 TWO seasons in a row was 2015-16. They were 29 games out of first place in 2023, and 6 games out in 2024..
What are you talking about Juan? Juan YOU PLAYED IN THE WORLD SERIES FOR THE YANKEES TWO MONTHS AGO. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???? How could you play FOR the Yankees and think this is a Mets town?
Also, Steve apparently said that he intends to win “two to four’ World Series over the next decade. While that may be realistically optimistic, it is a losers mentality. I expect the Mets to win TEN championships in the next ten years. Anything else is a failure. Mindset, Steve. Mindset.
Nobody cold tell the guy to wear blue? That black under the pretty uniform was jarring.
A reminder that the press releases seem to always refer to Mets owners Steve AND Alex Cohen. Remember that.
Nice to see proper number font back.