NY Mets Twitter Takes

[stevejrogers]

Ooh, that Elizabeth Warren one was cold.

The Mets traded for 4 shortstops, but at a young age the best players are shortstops. Hell, Jacob deGrom was a shortstop. Eventually they grow into their bodies and become third basemen or second basemen or outfielders. Not really too concerned about a 17-or 18-year-old's position; I'm concerned whether they can hit and are reasonably athletic.

This is NOTHING like 1977. The Seaver trade ripped my heart out. The Scherzer trade was, "Wow, cool, we got Ronald Acuna's little brother".

The TwiX twat was talking about the Verlander deal. But yeah, 16 games out of a legendary pitcher and a course correcting deal compared to The Franchise and an incompetent mess of a FO and ownership group isn’t even comparing round fruit to each other!

[kcmets]

This is NOTHING like 1977. The Seaver trade ripped my heart out. The Scherzer trade was, "Wow, cool, we got Ronald Acuna's little brother".

Best line of the month, and it's only the morning of the 2nd.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's like 1977 in the sense that a set of deadline deals suddenly changed the complexion of the team. But emotionally, it's entirely different.

[Edgy MD]

We were robbed of Seaver's 200th win in a Mets uniform. We missed his 250th and his 300th. These were sacred milestones to Mets fans that were somehow achieved for someone else's cause.

We got to see Verlander's 250th win and it was like "I guess that's cool, because it beats losing, but whatev ... oh, you traded him?"

Part of that is just being old, but a big part is the knowledge that these guys were always just passing through. If Pete Alonso were to go, it wouldn't "rip my heart out," because I'm already a crotchedy old fuck whose heart is made of crumpled, rusted scrap metal, but I recognize how it would do painful things to a ten-year-old heart that trading Justin Verlander could never do.

[stevejrogers]

We were robbed of Seaver's 200th win in a Mets uniform. We missed his 250th and his 300th. These were sacred milestones to Mets fans that were somehow achieved for someone else's cause.

We got to see Verlander's 250th win and it was like "I guess that's cool, because it beats losing, but whatev ... oh, you traded him?"

Part of that is just being old, but a big part is the knowledge that these guys were always just passing through. If Pete Alonso were to go, it wouldn't "rip my heart out," because I'm already a crotchedy old fuck whose heart is made of crumpled, rusted scrap metal, but I recognize how it would do painful things to a ten-year-old heart that trading Justin Verlander could never do.

I said earlier that using Verlander’s 2017 trade to the Astros from the Tigers was a much better comp to 1977 Seaver in terms of how the two fanbases felt.

And the Tigers didn’t even get a Flynn, Zachary or Henderson type out of their haul, never mind they still haven’t finished over .500 since the previous season. Verlander was clearly a rental deal as the team was going through a downturn that they haven’t climbed out of, though he did sign with the Astros in the offseason. So that was clearly a more similar deal and probably was up there in terms of soul crushing for fans of the Tigers.

Don’t even know where that OP was coming from even saying that going from the Mets back to the Astros was even slightly similar.

But I think it’s more that it’s not even remotely comparable more so than it’s a case of “seen this happen to my team/favorite players dozens of times now in my decades of rooting for them/I’ve been made well aware now about how the sausages are made for decades now!”

[dgwphotography]

Mets skyline logo is underrated.

I love that the Mets logo is basically the view you get when going over the Throgs Neck bridge.

[batmagadanleadoff]

lol. You woulda never admitted that you found the card "amusing" if you knew where that card came from. hahhahha.

I have no idea what this means.

Yeah. And I am the King of Jupiter.

[kcmets]

Yeah. And I am the King of Jupiter.

I had no idea we had inter-planetary royalty in our midst!

This place is so fun, new surprises every day.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Ooh, that Elizabeth Warren one was cold.

But her headband matches her jacket! That one was VicSage's favorite, too. But he was partial to anything Elizabeth Warren.

There are at least 10 more in that series. Here's a few more:



(speaking of F Troop)




and bringing it all back home to Harry Chiti

[batmagadanleadoff]

lol. You woulda never admitted that you found the card "amusing" if you knew where that card came from. hahhahha.

I have no idea what this means.

Even if true, what's the difference anyways? You admitted that the card was "amusing". That's enough. Gotcha.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Who exactly is obsessed with whom around here?

[kcmets]

I haven't been on Twitter in weeks, isn't it X now?

(dumb name change imho)

[stevejrogers]

I haven't been on Twitter in weeks, isn't it X now?

(dumb name change imho)

Sadly everyone slept on my TwiX Twat quip…but it’s probably right to edit the thread title.

[whippoorwill]

And (I didn't know this until this morning) Indian Giver is a cover and
performed by all these artists:

1910 Fruitgum Co 1969 First release
The Tonics 1969
Jalopy Five 1969
The Honeys 1983
Ramones 1987
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 1993
22 Pistepirkko 1998
The Grand Prixx 2001

Source: https://secondhandsongs.com/

The one I remember is probably 1910 Fruitgum. Just a guess

[Frayed Knot]

Are all those singers now 'canceled' and/or under arrest for hate crimes?

[kcmets]

I'm sure it's on YouTube.

[kcmets]

I won't get around to it until tomorrow but I bet the Joan Jett
cover is really good.

[metirish]

Ike Davis, easily forgotten, had a sweet swing

[whippoorwill]

Wasn’t there another Ike Davis?

[whippoorwill]

I won't get around to it until tomorrow but I bet the Joan Jett
cover is really good.

I’ll bet you’re right. I’m picturing it…

[kcmets]

This is a little tinny and there's like no bass and the drums
sound like garbage can tops but fun to find nonetheless....

[Edgy MD]

Imma guess that nobody's campaigning to "cancel" The 1910 Fruitgum Company

Also, if The 1910 Fruitgum Company gets cancelled, does it make a sound?

[metirish]

Ryan is mentioned so it works , but anyway , I don't think I've ever heard anyone say Ryan was overrated

[Lefty Specialist]

Ike Davis, easily forgotten, had a sweet swing

I was at that game, in pretty good box seats on the first base side. A fun moment I haven't thought about for a while.

[metirish]

What ?