Why are the Mets fans booing?

Mets players have been celebrating big hits for the past week or so by flashing two thumbs down. On Sunday, new second baseman Javier Báez explained the reasoning: “When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed. So they’re going to get booed when we get success.” Which means the fans are in for an earful.

What did the Mets do to their fans?

In Queens, the Mets Give Their Fans a Bronx Cheer. Showing off their sensitivity, Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Kevin Pillar celebrated a win by making thumbs-down gestures at the fans who had booed them. The funniest thing about the Mets is the players’ pious self-image.

Why do fans boo Javier Báez?

The boos typically directed at Baez and other Mets really aren’t about them — not as people or even as individual players. He’s being booed because the Mets stink. And the Mets’ stinking is not his fault, or the fault of any individual player: It’s the responsibility of the people who put the team together.

What did Lindor and Baez say?

Báez on Tuesday said he flashed a thumbs down in Los Angeles as a way of saying “boo me now — not to the fans, to our dugout.” In reference to Sunday’s comments, when Báez said the Mets were booing the fans back, he clarified by saying he “might’ve said something wrong about booing the fans.”

Why did Javier Baez give a thumbs down?

On Sunday, after a game where Báez homered and celebrated with a thumbs-down, he explained during a postgame press conference that the meaning behind the thumbs-down celebration was in retaliation to New York fans for routinely booing him and his teammates for their struggles at Citi Field.

Why do Mets give thumbs down?

The thumbs-down gesture is a way for players to remind fans to be more supportive when they’re losing, Báez said. “We’re not machines, we’re going to struggle,” Báez explained, as noted by the New York Times. “We’re going to struggle seven times out of 10.

Why did Javier Baez give thumbs down?

What did Javier Baez say?

During the Mets’ 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday, Baez gave New York the lead with a go-ahead, 444-foot home run in the fourth inning. As the Mets infielder crossed home plate, he gestured a “thumbs down” with both hands towards the dugout.

What did Javier Baez say about the fans?

“I love the fans,” Baez said. “I like playing for the fans, but we can’t have our fans against us.” Hours later, Mets team president Sandy Alderson described the thumbs-down gesture as “totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated”.

What did Javy Baez say about Mets fans?

“If we win together, then we got to lose together, and the fans are a really big part of it,” Baez said. “In my case, they got to be better. I play for the fans and I love the fans, but if they’re going to do that, they’re just putting more pressure on the team, and that’s not what we want.”

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