The contest between the New York Mets and the Tampa Bays Rays at Citi Field had some unpleasant scenes. It had everything from screen malfunctioning to fan-booing players. It happened when the Mets were having a difficult time on the field as the Rays took a 7-1 lead. The Mets fans were already not happy with the proceedings of the home game.?A shocking incident then added fuel to the fire.
The fans were unhappy with the overall situation and showed their displeasure over it. They booed the players and the Justin Verlander was on the receiving end of most of it. What exactly is the case? What made fans so angry? Let’s find out!
A hard and forgetful outing for New York Mets
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The New York Mets went through a lot in their last game. They had to bear the anger of fans for poor performance and shocking errors beyond their control. A scoreboard shutdown and the emergence of the Rays logo made the situation more difficult for them. ‘Talkin’ Baseball’ shared a post with the caption quoting Anthony DiComo, ” The Mets are losing 7-1 to the Rays, and the scoreboard shutoff for a brief period. When it came back on? there was a Rays logo.”
The Mets are losing 7-1 to the Rays and the scoreboard shutoff for a brief period. When it came back on… there was a Rays logo 😳
(via @AnthonyDiComo) pic.twitter.com/n9kqWzRsAU
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 17, 2023
Even though the Mets did a little better with the bat later on, the damage was already done. The Mets lost it with a score of 8-5. The Rays took the lead early and dominated it as the game progressed. Isaac Paredes did the job and contributed with 5 RBIs and two home runs. He finished the game with an average of 0.667 and an unbelievable OPS of 3.467.
The Mets fought back with an effort from Pete Alonso, but they fell short of the desired result. It was their pitching which let them down. Justin Verlander had a poor game. He pitched in five innings and gave six runs, including two homers to finish it with an ERA of 4.76.
Fans show their displeasure with the Mets
Fans are not happy with the franchise and have shared their displeasure with the overall work. Many fans even claimed that this is the worst franchise in the league.
METS – My Entire Team Sucks
— Katie of Catherine (@KatieofCat) May 17, 2023
Dumpster fire franchise
— steve cader (@CaderSteve) May 17, 2023
The takeover is complete.
— Z€d (@zed0981) May 17, 2023
Bro this franchise is cursed I’m expecting to never see a WS title
— Evan Greenfield (@EvanGreenfield6) May 17, 2023
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the video of Siri’s home run has some of the loudest boos i’ve ever heard from Citi. Those boos could’ve been louder than the wild card boos
— Jacob Piccini (@JacobPiccini) May 17, 2023
The Mets will look to do better in the next game to overcome this defeat. Given that the fans are not happy with the franchise, it will be interesting how they perform under this pressure.
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