The murmurs began in the seventh inning, a low noise throughout the stands, as Francisco Lindor pitched as a pinch to headline the entry into Wednesday’s game against the Giants with the Mets behind 3-2.
But that was just the appetizer.
After remaining in the match, Lindor came to the plate with runners in first and second and an out in the ninth inning, still down 3-2. The Giants had thrown a small pop-up and a flying ball in the center left to put the potential for a draw and victory at the base.
Everything was there for Lindor. It was all there for the besieged Mets. Until Lindor made a soft pop-up to first base on Jake McGee’s first pitch. The low noise was more than that. The loud bang turned into boos that swept through Citi Field. The same kind of outbursts Lindor had heard earlier in what has been a disastrous first season in Queens.
Two batters later, the Mets had lost the 10th of 12 in 13 days against the Giants and Dodgers in what had become a two-week sightseeing tour of a small gated community to which they have no code.
A night earlier, Lindor had received a warm standing ovation at the first bat-bat after being activated from a five-week 36-game stay at IL with a tense oblique. The ovation intensified as he sent a long into the wall before the night ended 0-4.
“It simply came to our notice then. I loved it, “Lindor said that night of the fan reaction.” Going home and hearing the fans, they gave me that extra boost I needed.
“I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous, a little anxious, but the fans have done a little better tonight. I thank them for encouraging me. “
One night later, there was thanks for nothing and boos for free.
Lindor, who received a ten-year, $ 341 million extension in the spring after being acquired in Cleveland, is having the worst season of her career after having the worst season of her career last year . After reducing .258 / .335 / .415 while recording a 102 wRC + in 2020, it is reducing .224 / .321 / .369 with a wRC + rating of 94.
It is signed until 2031.
So yeah, it’s apupat.
The thing is, though, that when fans poke Lindor, they also poke the memory of Carlos Baerga, another Cleveland center star who failed. They also cherish the memory of Robbie Alomar, another star from downtown Cleveland (and Toronto and Baltimore) who failed. They are cherishing the memory of the failures of free agents Jason Bay and Vince Coleman.
They are squandering everything. They are hoarding the history of the franchise with the same security as hoarding this particular team, which has been out of its element against the top tier of the league and has fallen to the worst four games of the season with less than .500 a 61-65, while falling to seven games of the first -place Braves entering Thursday’s series finale against San Francisco.
You know, the Mets were 35-25 with a five-game lead in the division until June 16th. Everyone was excited. The city seemed captivated. They had a four-game lead until July 31 and were in the lead until August 5.
Of course, however, his successes in the first half were almost dismissed by acting general manager Zack Scott on August 11 when he said, “We played very mediocre basketball most of the year. “.
She could also have been one of those booing people.
One day retired from the controversial decision to replace Taijuan Walker with Aaron Loup in the seventh inning, which immediately exploded in his face like a novelty cigar, manager Luis Rojas spoke of the experience of directing the glove against the 82 -44 from San Francisco. and 80-47 Los Angeles, which have the two best records in the category.
Rojas seemed to be comforted that the Mets had come close in most of the ten defeats and had not flown night after night. He praised the team’s endurance. In fact, six of the losses came from a throw-in, with a couple of people in additional tickets.
But is this supposed to make anyone feel better with the state of the union approaching the end of a month in which the team had gone from 6 to 17?
Boo.