You know there’s something about the last few days that’s been overlooked and needs to be said. One of the things we pride ourselves on MMO is to always strive to be original and out-of-the-box. This is one of those kinds of posts.
What does it say about an organization when a player starts crying uncontrollably while on the field, after learning he’s been traded to another team?
“When I came up to hit I heard everybody cheering. I said, ‘Why?’ There’s no reason. Then I realized I was traded. I was so sad. I wanted to be with the Mets forever, and all my teammates here. That’s why I became so emotional.”
What does it say about an organization when a player from another team learns he’s just been traded to you, and he gets excited, ecstatic, and then starts tweeting selfies of himself showing how happy he is?
What does it say about an organization when a player who’s out for the season, calls his general manager and pleads with him not to trade him because he wants to win a championship with the rest of his teammates?
“I intended to reach out to Zack but actually Zack reached out to me… He really expressed his desire to remain a Met, his excitement for being part of the organization and being part of what is happening here.”
What does it say about an organization when a player who was just traded for the fourth time in two seasons tweets out, “Guess who’s joining the New York Mets, This guy!” and then starts raving about the Mets pitching and their chances to go all the way?
You know for years I’ve heard many people say, why would any player ever want to play for the New York Mets if given the choice?
I’ve also heard, why would any free agent ever want to sign to play for the New York Mets unless they were being grossly overpaid?
It seems to me that there’s been a seismic shift in how the Mets are now viewed throughout the game of baseball.
Sure there’s still the few knuckleheads out there like Jon Heyman who thought that it would be funny to make jokes at Wilmer Flores’s expense the other day.
But like former Met Paul Lo Duca snapped back, “Who cares what Jon Heyman thinks, the guy’s never even worn a jockstrap.”
Anyway, I just thought it would be cool to consider how much things have changed around Flushing even with the sleaze bags we have for owners . Because it certainly seems to me that playing for the New York Mets is suddenly now the IN-THING… And I for one am very happy about that.
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