Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Hey @mets – I saw your tweet.

But….do you really?

How about wearing something IN GAME ON FIELD?

The Dodgers are going to do it.  This week!  June 3rd!  They will do it again on June 11th.

In a public release, Stan Kasten, President and CEO of the Dodgers said, “The Los Angeles Dodgers are proud to stand with and recognize the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles and globally. The Dodgers have a history of breaking barriers and we’re proud to be a part of another chapter in MLB history as the Dodgers and Giants each wear their team’s pride caps on June 11. While our organizations have a long-storied rivalry on the field, we stand together when it comes to equality for all.” (via CBS News)

The Mets?   They tweeted.

Remember when the Mets acted like they cared about BLM?  The next day the BLM on the mound was replaced by a car ad.

Remember when the Mets cared about Ukraine on opening day?  That left fast.

So Mets…spare me the tweet.  I know the editorial calendar reminded you to do this today – I have the back end on Facebook too, I see what you see.

You want to show your serious?  Do what the Dodgers are doing.  Are you afraid of backlash form fans?  Screw those fans.  Steve doesn’t need their money.

Are your players homophobic?  Well then, that’s a whole other conversation….and seemingly a problem the Dodgers have overcome.

 

What are we even doing?  And what is the point of a side patch you can’t even see?  At least it is $44 not $56

The Just Caps Drop 2 New York Mets 59FIFTY Fitted Cap features an all over monochromatic theme, an embroidered Mets logo at the front panels, a celebratory patch at the right-wear side, and a matching MLB Batterman logo at the rear.

One time in college you drank 13 beers and had a GREAT TIME.  Man what a fabulous night that was.   Then you spent the night praying to the porcelain gods.  Then the dry heaves came and you WISHED you could throw up.

That’s what happened ten years ago and Terry Collins was the bartender.

…Aside from the pesky fact that there was a fair ball called foul….

That night Terry did the unconscionable and broke Santana.   I know some of you weirdos claim that it had nothing to do with this night and that someone stepped on his foot two starts later…..yeah OK.

Coming into the game Santana was 2-2 with an ERA of 2.75.

Terry The Maniac had let him pitch 9 in his previous start (younger fans may not remember something called a Complete Game) and 96 pitches IN A GAME THE METS WON 9-0.  Reckless.

Santana was at 75 pitches on the 5th,  I started first-guessing it then, tweeting several times that they shouldn’t even think about it.  The math was impossible. Terry didn’t care.

Santana would make 10 more starts after June 1, finishing 6-9 with an ERA of 4.85.  There are some worrisome stat lines along the way  In his final 5 starts he gave up 7, 6, 6, 8 and 6 earned runs.  But the Mets, who a decade later old break deGrom by celebrating him mowing down teenagers in March and again in A ball – the Mets kept rolling Santana out there.

One wonders what might have been..  The 2013 Rotation probably looks better if it were Santana, Dillon Gee, Harvey and Niese…instead of Gee being at the top of that deck.

We’ll never know.

I hope you still have your t-shirt.   I hope you’re not a fool who thinks this was a proud night for the organization.

Terry Collins, this is on you.

Pete Alonso with the 1B KO!

INF Dominic Smith was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on May 30.

RHP Adonis Medina has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse today.

Well, I don’t recall having THIS problem.

I don’t think there’s much reason to watch the Mets.

Yep, they are good.

Yep, they win.

Yep, they have a big lead.

And what’s the reason to watch.

This isn’t 1986 which was the third film in the 1984-1988 series where we met some young players, almost won, then did, then somehow didn’t, and then almost did again except for Mike Scioscia.

This team…..

If Scherzer were pitching I would watch,

If deGrom….sure.

Bassitt?  Cookie?  Peterson?  Eh…it’s kind of nice out and Kenobi is on and I haven’t watched Hacks or John Oliver yet and…..

I also think this team lacks stars.

Pete Alonso is a baseball star.  I also can’t stand him.

Lindor could be a star but he booed the Mets fans so he can rot.

Other than that?  You guys will now throw up a bunch of names in the Facebook comments (WHAT, you don’t think XXXX is a star?)

No, I don’t.

So….Let’s Go Mets and all that….but it’s not good TV.   The team is TOO good?