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Mr. Met Says It All

G-Fafif Jun 01 2017 11:26 AM

Mr. Met knocks covfefe off everybody's fingertips. This season is even taking a toll on Mr. Met. The lovable mascot reached a breaking point Wednesday and flipped the bird at some fans during the 7-1 loss to the Brewers at Citi Field. The defeat stopped a three-game winning streak for the Mets and dropped their record to 23-28 on the season. A video posted by @adelucia35 on Twitter captured the moment when Mr. Met gave the finger to a group of shouting fans as the mascot appeared to walk toward a tunnel at Citi Field. There is a lot of inaudible shouting in the video, but DeLucia told several people on Twitter that he and the rest of the fans were just trying to get a high-five from Mr. Met. At 11:17 p.m., after the video had been circulating on the Internet, drawing a great deal of attention and ridicule, the Mets tweeted out an official statement condemning the actions of their popular mascot. “We apologize for the inappropriate action of this employee,” the statement read. “We do not condone this type of behavior. We are dealing with this matter internally.” According to The Associated Press, a Mets official said more than one employee wears the Mr. Met costume during the season and that the person inside of it Wednesday night will not wear it again. The incident came on a night that marked the 53rd anniversary of Mr. Met’s debut as the team mascot. Mr. Met, with former Mets ticket salesman Daniel Reilly donning the costume, first appeared before the second game of a doubleheader against the Giants at Shea Stadium on May 31, 1964, a game the Mets went on to lose in 23 innings, 8-6. On Wednesday, a majority of the crowd of 26,517 had departed the stadium Wednesday before the end of the game. The few that remained booed relentlessly at reliever Neil Ramirez in the ninth after the righthander walked back-to-back batters with the Mets trailing 7-0. The hostility clearly transitioned to Mr. Met, who’s gained notoriety recently thanks to his antics with now-injured starter Noah Syndergaard. At a public appearance in early April, Syndergaard coincidentally gave Mr. Met the middle finger from the podium, jokingly referencing where a blister had formed. Syndergaard was forced to leave his Opening Day start April 4 because of a blister. Syndergaard was not punished for his gesture. Mr. Met was not so fortunate. For much of the 2000s, 12 years to be exact, the Mets employed the same man to be the mascot — Steven Boldis. But Boldis left his post after the World Series appearance in 2015 to take a construction job. And he was later upset he didn’t receive a N.L. pennant ring. Mr. Met’s middle finger Wednesday is yet another blemish on an otherwise disappointing season in Flushing — filled with unusual and cringe-worthy moments. First, after a one-run win over the Marlins on May 5, the Mets inadvertently tweeted out a picture of T.J. Rivera with a sex toy lingering in the background in Kevin Plawecki’s locker. After learning of the gaffe, the Mets deleted the tweet and re-sent it with the photo cropped. But replies to the second post included zoomed-in images of the sex toy, so the Mets deleted that too. The very next day, Matt Harvey failed to show up for a game after admittedly staying out past curfew on Cinco de Mayo. The Dark Knight hit the golf course in the morning but never arrived at Citi Field for the Mets’ contest against the Marlins. He told he team he was suffering from migraines and didn’t inform anyone of his intended absence until the late afternoon. Harvey was suspended three days for violating of team rules. Sources later told the Daily News that Harvey was heartbroken over his breakup with Brazilian super model Adriana Lima. For the Mets, it just never ends.

MFS62 Jun 01 2017 11:45 AM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

He was just saying "We're #1". (Or so says a Trump spokesperson.) Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 01 2017 11:58 AM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years.

bmfc1 Jun 01 2017 12:03 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Every morning I wake up and wonder what stupid thing Trump did while I was sleeping. I never imagined that Trump, for even a second, would be out-done by Mr. Met.

Lefty Specialist Jun 01 2017 12:04 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Geez, it's always something with this team, innit? Even the mascot is having a disappointing year.

bmfc1 Jun 01 2017 12:36 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

The Mets have the greatest mascot in sports but even Nationals fans (their mascot is an effeminate owl) can say "yeah, but at least he doesn't give fans the finger."

Benjamin Grimm Jun 01 2017 12:41 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. That's a great point.

MFS62 Jun 01 2017 12:48 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Benjamin Grimm wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. That's a great point. The Phanatic is scared. He saw what the fans in Philadelphia did to Santa Claus. Later

metirish Jun 01 2017 01:42 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Benjamin Grimm wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. That's a great point. Totally agree...

seawolf17 Jun 01 2017 01:48 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. This, definitely this. I work with our mascot team here, there are just things you don't do, and this is pretty high on the list.

Bunt the First Two Jun 01 2017 01:54 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 01 2017 02:04 PM

Yo, he threw a hammy And Noah tore a lat A thousand pricks felled Travis Enough said ‘bout all that And Ray Ramirez took the heat These stories are not new But they fired Mister Met ‘Cuz he was working blue Harvey liked to goldbrick He’d drink and show up late And when he showed up not at all He got an escort to the gate Reyes sued for child support Your standard scandal stew But they fired Mister Met ‘Cuz he was working blue [indent]Seasons come and seasons go And most, they don’t work out Now and then, the stars align And we end a pennant drought But one thing's kept from year to year Be they glorious or fallow Our champ of joy and decency Was never crass nor callow[/indent]Yes, some seasons have a happy face Or sweet, or old and grey Some seasons smell of fire Or resound like children’s play But this season wears a sickly masque Beneath a veil or two For they’ve fired Mister Met ‘Cuz he was working blue

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 01 2017 01:56 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Dumb people on Twitter are like 'what's the big deal the guy screwed up?' That misses the point so completely.

Ceetar Jun 01 2017 01:58 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. Do they though? I feel like the "vet" the party patrol people at least a little bit. Granted they're all young adults for the most part, but I'm not really sure how you could know someone's gonna not be able to control their temper down the line. I guess the Mets could double or triple to salary and make it a career and hire a vet, but why? They've spread Mr. Met too thin by having him everywhere, hell you don't think there are pictures of Mr. Met doing rather stupid things at someone's corporate outing or smoking in his truck after/before a birthday party? Meh, it breaks the fourth wall for a moment while everyone gets their yuks in, and then it's business as usual. I mean, it's not like people stop taking their children to sesame place because an Elmo in Times Square sexually assaulted everyone woman that walked by. Or maybe they run with it. Have Mr. Met "go bad" for a few years. harass opposing fans, break things. Oversleep. And then in 2022 have a "Mr. Met apologizes" year where he's constantly out and about handing out goodies and making nice.

Edgy MD Jun 01 2017 02:08 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I tried to get Mister for a party nine or 10 years back. The date didn't work out because the Mets were in town. "So, there's only one costume?" I naïvely asked. "There's only one Mister Met," I was firmly told. I felt simultaneously taken to school and delighted. Delighted that the organization cared about risk management and quality control in exactly the department where they should care. Or did.

SteveJRogers Jun 01 2017 02:09 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceetar wrote: Meh, it breaks the fourth wall for a moment while everyone gets their yuks in, and then it's business as usual. I mean, it's not like people stop taking their children to sesame place because an Elmo in Times Square sexually assaulted everyone woman that walked by. You would have to be an utter mark if you think any of the characters in Times Square are licenced by the property owners. So that being said, it would be a big deal if the Elmo at Seasme Place did sexually assault every woman who walked by. If you are an employee, you kind of should have some decorum when it comes to dealing with idiot customers. I mean if an usher, vendor or security personnel did that, you'd probably agree with it being handled by the company in the same manner, right?

SteveJRogers Jun 01 2017 02:10 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Edgy MD wrote: I tried to get Mister for a party nine or 10 years back. The date didn't work out because the Mets were in town. "So, there's only one costume?" I naïvely asked. "There's only one Mister Met," I was firmly told. I felt simultaneously taken to school and delighted. Delighted that the organization cared about risk management and quality control in exactly the department where they should care. Or did. Yeah, that ended after 2015 season apparently.

Centerfield Jun 01 2017 02:11 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This is "funny" but totally not funny. That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. They cut every corner even on their own identity. I hate to say this but the Phillies would never do this. They had 1 Phanatic for years. A thousand times yup.

Ceetar Jun 01 2017 02:18 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

SteveJRogers wrote: Ceetar wrote: Meh, it breaks the fourth wall for a moment while everyone gets their yuks in, and then it's business as usual. I mean, it's not like people stop taking their children to sesame place because an Elmo in Times Square sexually assaulted everyone woman that walked by. You would have to be an utter mark if you think any of the characters in Times Square are licenced by the property owners. So that being said, it would be a big deal if the Elmo at Seasme Place did sexually assault every woman who walked by. If you are an employee, you kind of should have some decorum when it comes to dealing with idiot customers. I mean if an usher, vendor or security personnel did that, you'd probably agree with it being handled by the company in the same manner, right? Of course the characters aren't licensed, but you know what? It's still Elmo. The headline is still "Elmo assaults women" If the Elmo in question was actually an employee of ..Sesame Place? HBO? he'd be fired and we'd move on. I believe that you just can't take these things too seriously. These are not monoliths that are immovable. they're people and brands and fluid. It's just like not holding up Athletes as heroes who can do no wrong. (And really, still employing Jose Reyes is more damaging to the image than Mr. Met doing anything) These are actors in a play, and occasionally they err and it breaks the illusion. You lol and move on. You give the rest of the employees a stern talking to, internally.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 01 2017 02:23 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceets I think you're underestimating how delicate a thing a brand is. Brands are not fluid. They are constructs that exist only because they adhere to parameters given them. I'm not talking about a guy in a suit but an idea. That's what got screwed up last night and there's no going back.

TransMonk Jun 01 2017 02:44 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That the Mets just put any party-patrol dumbass in the clothing of its most recognizable branding icon is just unconscionably stupid and reckless. Especially since we live in an age where nearly everything is visually recorded and instantaneously put on the internet for the whole world to see. I believe Disney has a procedural manual that is inches thick on dos and don'ts for it's costumed employees. The Mets have to have something like this, right?

Ceetar Jun 01 2017 02:54 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ceets I think you're underestimating how delicate a thing a brand is. Brands are not fluid. They are constructs that exist only because they adhere to parameters given them. I'm not talking about a guy in a suit but an idea. That's what got screwed up last night and there's no going back. Sure, to you. But to me, it's exactly the same. Nothing is screwed up. The brand is what the brand was. That's what I mean by fluid. the perception of what the brand is exists in different states for me and you, and is probably different than what the Mets try to project it as. And what they're going to continue to project it as. That he flipped off a guy once is going to barely register in a month, never mind years from now. I mean, are you really going to look at Mr. Met tomorrow dancing on the dugout and think "secretly you're an angry asshole and this feels fake"? It only hurts the brand because you, and a bunch of others, think it does. Some people think having multiple Mr. Mets and wide outreach and appearing at banks hurts/dillutes the brand but the exposure and spread of it to new people might override that in the Mets eyes. And what exactly is that brand? To me Mr. Met is a happy go lucky mascot who's a little silly and enthusiastic. But to me that doesn't preclude him from occasionally getting angry.

Lefty Specialist Jun 01 2017 02:59 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

He's done worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuNQOFePQeM

themetfairy Jun 01 2017 03:12 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

But I only have four fingers! How can I have a middle one?

SteveJRogers Jun 01 2017 03:14 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: (And really, still employing Jose Reyes is more damaging to the image than Mr. Met doing anything) I see, so in a SJW, YOLO selfie taking (people have been dismissed for social media photos showing them doing crazy things with alcohol or things much tamer than lewed and/or obscene gestures) world that giving a disgraced former employee a shot to help rehabilitate his image and career is worse than letting an anonymous employee go due to an obscene jesture made towards customers.

Ceetar Jun 01 2017 03:24 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Why are we not letting the Mr. Met employee 'rehabilitate' his image? (Because someone else can do exactly what he can do with no loss of value) I'm not objecting to him being fired. I'm merely pointing out this means virtually nothing to the Mets or Mr. Mets image. Also a middle finger is pretty tame and anyone dismissed from a job because they posed with a margarita on a beach or something equally mild should definitely have a gripe and should probably sue if it was made clear that that's why they were dismissed.

Centerfield Jun 01 2017 03:55 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceetar wrote: I'm not objecting to him being fired. I'm merely pointing out this means virtually nothing to the Mets or Mr. Mets image. I think you cannot be more wrong. Like the Bobby Bonilla contract, or Madoff, or Vince Coleman and the firecracker, this is the type of thing that tends to stick. Five years from now, someone will mention Mr. Met and some annoying guy will bring up this incident.

Ceetar Jun 01 2017 04:03 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Centerfield wrote: Ceetar wrote: I'm not objecting to him being fired. I'm merely pointing out this means virtually nothing to the Mets or Mr. Mets image. I think you cannot be more wrong. Like the Bobby Bonilla contract, or Madoff, or Vince Coleman and the firecracker, this is the type of thing that tends to stick. Five years from now, someone will mention Mr. Met and some annoying guy will bring up this incident. yes, but that annoying guy doesn't actually _mean_ anything. And Vince Coleman and the firecracker certainly is history. What relevance does that have on anything today? Annoying memes around the Mets are not the same as the Mets themselves.

themetfairy Jun 01 2017 04:04 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

FWIW, I was planning on wearing a Mr. Met shirt to tonight's Trenton/Binghamton game, but I decided to go with a FAFIF shirt instead because I knew I'd have to deal with a certain amount of shit over the Mr. Met incident and wanted to minimize it. The most benign aspect of the Mets' brand is now an object of derision. Hopefully this will be short-lived, but at the moment the tarnish is real.

MFS62 Jun 01 2017 04:32 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceetar wrote: And Vince Coleman and the firecracker certainly is history. I still contend that Vince did not intentionally throw that firecracker into the crowd. He simply missed the cutoff man. Later

d'Kong76 Jun 01 2017 04:48 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I didn't know about this until just now reading this thread. What a dick.

Lefty Specialist Jun 01 2017 04:57 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

themetfairy wrote: The most benign aspect of the Mets' brand is now an object of derision. Hopefully this will be short-lived, but at the moment the tarnish is real. Yup. A brand is only as good as the public perception of the brand. The character of Mr. Met needs to take a few days off to let this cool down.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 01 2017 05:49 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I think he needs to spend a few nights with Adriana Lima.

Lefty Specialist Jun 01 2017 07:03 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

No, because then Harvey will get all mopey again.

Edgy MD Jun 01 2017 07:29 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

It's on the front page of CNN.

cooby Jun 01 2017 07:48 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I didn't know it either. And full disclosure: I didn't know about Santana s no hitter.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 01 2017 08:31 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

G-Fafif wrote: Mr. Met knocks covfefe off everybody's fingertips. This season is even taking a toll on Mr. Met. The lovable mascot reached a breaking point Wednesday and flipped the bird at some fans during the .... For the Mets, it just never ends. I read this post early this morning, shortly after I woke up and still groggy with sleep. And as I got mid-way throuhj, I thought it was one of Greg's April Fool's joke. I read the rest of the piece, all the way to the end, while in the back of my mind, working out the calendar, still half-asleep, trying to figure out if today was April 1st.

G-Fafif Jun 01 2017 08:41 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer.

G-Fafif Jun 01 2017 08:43 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

cooby wrote: I didn't know it either. And full disclosure: I didn't know about Santana s no hitter. I can confirm: Johan Santana threw a no-hitter for the Mets.

cooby Jun 01 2017 08:47 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

:). I see and I'll join the celebration now! I've been trying to figure out how I could possibly miss that news but I retired that summer so maybe I was just all happy about that!

A Boy Named Seo Jun 01 2017 09:40 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Ceets said he will LOL and move on (I mean, shit, we've all Trump to worry about IRL) but I think that's kinda the point... this episode adds to the #LOLMets perception that this organization will fuck up anything it can get it's 4-fingered, cartoon mitts on. And maybe the 7 Line or some copycat may sell Mr. Met/flipping-the-bird t-shirts, but if a handful parents don't wanna buy Mr. Met stuff for their kids now, then the brand def takes a hit and #LOLMets grows louder.

MFS62 Jun 01 2017 09:55 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

G-Fafif wrote: The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer. Just saw on WABC that there was a new Mr. Met shooting t-shirts into the crowd at today's game. The perp has been reassigned to another position and will "never wear the Mr. Met outfit again". How will we know its somebody else? Later

Centerfield Jun 01 2017 10:03 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

G-Fafif wrote: The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer. Well that's good. No one wanted Fman to get fired. Just slapped around a little bit.

Fman99 Jun 02 2017 03:05 AM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Centerfield wrote: G-Fafif wrote: The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer. Well that's good. No one wanted Fman to get fired. Just slapped around a little bit. Oh, come on now, I'd come up with something more clever than that. If you ever see Mr. Met dry humping a woman in a Big Bird suit, well, then you know I've gone off the reservation.

G-Fafif Jun 02 2017 05:05 AM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

Fman99 wrote: Centerfield wrote: G-Fafif wrote: The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer. Well that's good. No one wanted Fman to get fired. Just slapped around a little bit. Oh, come on now, I'd come up with something more clever than that. If you ever see Mr. Met dry humping a woman in a Big Bird suit, well, then you know I've gone off the reservation. Or a big bird in a woman suit.

MFS62 Jun 02 2017 12:49 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: The employee won't be fired, it has been reported, but won't be on Mr. Met duty any longer. Well that's good. No one wanted Fman to get fired. Just slapped around a little bit. Oh, come on now, I'd come up with something more clever than that. If you ever see Mr. Met dry humping a woman in a Big Bird suit, well, then you know I've gone off the reservation. Or a big bird in a woman suit. Kinky. Later

Lefty Specialist Jun 02 2017 04:14 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I wonder what Ms. Met has to say about all this.....she's been pretty quiet.

Frayed Knot Jun 02 2017 04:26 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I heard she's blaming Trump, the Russians, the vast right-wing conspiracy, and the DNC.

d'Kong76 Jun 02 2017 04:41 PM Re: Mr. Met Says It All

I haven't read it yet, but I'm told Mr. Met wrote an article/column in today's NYT Friday Sports section. (it's one of those as-told-by submissions to a reporter, he can't type with those fat stubby finger...)