It hasn’t been the best season for Mets fans up to this point. Despite being in second place in the NL East, they’re still close to ten games behind the Washington Nationals and dealing with injuries to key players. There’s a lot to be frustrated about, even if it has been worse in the past. That frustration reared its head on Wednesday night as Mets mascot Mr. Met was caught on camera doing this:
https://twitter.com/adelucia35/status/870092668084375552
That’s right, a mascot with four fingers on each hand managed to give a fan “the middle finger.” The team was losing big to a Brewers team that had only mustered two wins in nine games, so you can only assume that the fans were giving Mr. Met the business as he was leaving the field. This clearly pushed the guy to the edge and he snapped, doing the only thing he could think of doing at the moment. It’s a split second but it has a lot to love — particularly how Mr. Met uses his other hand to hold down the fingers on the obscene hand.
The team issued an apology for the incident and noted that they are dealing with the incident:
Statement from the New York Mets. pic.twitter.com/bRVvqZoqg8
— New York Mets (@Mets) June 1, 2017
Some folks were not happy that the team issued the apology and took up for Mr. Met on social media.
https://twitter.com/Bro_Pair/status/870122327845072900
They should have to subdue Mr. Met at every home game. He should be pouring nacho cheese on elderly fans. Biting kids. Keep fans on edge.
— ozempic zion (@fittedsweats) June 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/870121370218319873
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/870120525254799361
https://twitter.com/davelozo/status/870119947158028289
https://twitter.com/iamHectorDiaz/status/870121101581352960
https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub/status/870130788553064448
https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/870129500427878401
https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/870126031637807105
honestly mr. met flipping off some fans is the least offensive thing a mascot has ever done
— Lana Berry (@Lana) June 1, 2017
Hey Mr. Met, could you sum up the experience of being a lifelong Mets fan in 3 seconds? Thanks. https://t.co/3q11Ys3l9c
— Matt Singer / mattsinger.bsky.social (@mattsinger) June 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/Adam_Jacobi/status/870123760120209410
Considering what happens at a ballgame at any random time, facing a little non-verbal flack from Mr. Met is definitely the silliest thing to have to apologize for. You can understand why the organization has to apologize, but it still seems off for a game where we just saw a brawl on Memorial Day and fans are one cross word from fighting at any moment. If you go to a minor league ballgame, you’re lucky if the mascot is sober half the time.
Let Mr. Met vent a little. It happens. Also, we’re going to need an answer to that human medicine question above.
