August has been so bad for the New York Mets that even when they win a baseball game — which has been few and far between recently — it feels like they lost. Case in point was this past weekend’s series against the Washington Nationals. After dropping the opener on Friday, New York ended up winning on Saturday and Sunday to keep their very slim playoff chances on life support....
Read MoreHow bad is the blood between Mets players and their fans? The ball club can’t even get some loyalty love when they win and a few of the newly employed are lashing out. Cubs transplant Javier Báez along with Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar, flashed thumbs down to their faithless followers in response to the bounty of boos they’ve received for the majority of the season. Afterward, Báez...
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AAA: Syracuse Mets (39-60) 3, Rochester Red Wings (43-55) 3 Box Score Luis Guillorme SS: 2-for-4, .304/.393/.304 David Thompson 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, .239/.345/.521 David Rodriguez C: 3-for-3, RBI, .313/.377/.458 Sunday’s game was threatened by rain all afternoon. After a delayed start, the game was called following the seventh inning. That call would have resulted in a two-run loss...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The team is coming off back-to-back wins against the Nationals, but there was some drama following the team after the game. After their big hits, Francisco Lindor, Javier Báez and Kevin Pillar, celebrated by putting their thumbs down. This seemed innocent enough, but Báez explained there was more to it. Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Kevin Pillar did thumbs-down...
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Updated Post: August 29, 2021, 9:12 p.m. Sandy Alderson sent out a statement regarding the players’ feelings and reactions toward booing. The team president said the gestures some players made, including the “thumbs down” when celebrating hits, “are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.” He continued: “The players and the organization are equally...
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Balk in the New York groove. The Mets have a win streak for the first time in weeks after defeating the Nationals 9-4 on Sunday. New York continued its power streak with two more home runs on Sunday. Now at five home runs in the last two games, the Mets have shown signs of life after an abysmal 13-game stretch against the top of the National League. The Mets scraped out a run in the first...
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