Tom - Mets Fan From the Beginning

The good old days….

@Jimfrombaseball Just a great story.

As requested.... With the 1962 Mets, Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacon spoke no English. A soft pop-up would float over the infield, and Richie Ashburn would range over and yell “I got it, I got it”, in traditional baseball vernacular. Chacon of course, speaking no English, had no idea what Ashburn was going on and on about, and this miscommunication led to an inordinate number of collisions and drops. The seasoned Ashburn had made his way as a quick, intellectual ballplayer and soon thought of a fairly obvious solution to the problem. Richie Ashburn called a meeting between him, Chacon, and outfielder Frank Thomas, and explained that they were now going to yell “¡Yo la tengo!” -Spanish for “I got it”-on fly balls in their area as to avoid the Three Stooges routine they had been employing thus far. The exact scenario for their new plan unfolded as a soft fly ball was lifted to shallow center. “Yo la tengo, yo la tengo” hollered Ashburn, and Chacon peeled off on cue as Ashburn settled under what should have been a routine can of corn. However, while the 170 pound Ashburn had avoided a collision with the 160 pound Chacon, he was instead walloped by the 6’3, 200 pound Thomas, who, speaking no Spanish and having misunderstood the briefing earlier, had careened in from left field like a runaway train. As the diminutive Ashburn and hulking Thomas picked themselves off the ground, a confused Thomas asked the Ashburn: “What the hell is a Yellow Tango?” Rogers Hornsby, Richie Ashburn, Mgr. Casey Stengel.

@Milajoy Estate tax is statewide, not just NYC. Huge problem and Albany has clammed up until after Election Day

I can't stop laughing. Mayor Mamdani is proposing the estate tax be raised to 50% and to kick in at anything above $750k. Boy, are you New Yorkers about to FIND OUT. I'd move NOW. What dummies you are for electing this communist.

RIP John Sterling

@ChrisMollo61563 @Mets Gotta eat half his salary

@FredIsCheap @Mets Lindor is probably untradable, if you pay a big portion of the salary and take another self entitled phony with minor prospects it is possible but would Cohen hang out with

Stearns built a @Mets team to make the Lindors happy. Now eat half of Lindor’s salary, send them packing and start rebuilding from scratch with a real GM. Politics is no way to build a ball club. And stop with the 🐂 💩 that it wasn’t politics when you paid $ to ship out Nimmo.

Just bought this bad boy on Temu 😏

@MLBShotsFired 🤣🤣🤣

Inflation is completely out of control, you can’t even take 3 kids to a Detroit Tigers game anymore without spending an arm and a leg! Crazy!

@ConManBO @Mets Love that idea, the guy has fire in his belly

@FredIsCheap @Mets Ray Knight is the only one I can think of.

I honestly believe that Wally Blackman would turn down the @Mets manager job if he was offered it now. This squad is absolute garbage. Who can they hire who would put prima donna Lindor in his place?

@LIMetsfan @Mets sure

@FredIsCheap @Mets You sound uneducated

@SleeperMets Do it now

TRUE/FALSE: If the Mets continue to struggle through June, they should look into potentially trading Francisco Lindor.

@MetsLoyalist He’s too obvious a fit. Success with @Mets would distract from the casino.

Surprised that Wally Backman's name hasn't come up more often as a possible replacement if the Mets do end up firing Carlos Mendoza

Wally Backman is only 66. Steve, just do it. What’s the worst that happens? At least entertain us.

@SNY_Mets These guys really don’t have a clue about how embarrassing this is, do they?

Lindor’s @Mets say hold my beer…

@Mets fans, there is only one man out there who has a chance at turning this season around, and that’s @Wally_Backman6. I don’t want to hear “that will never happen”, what the hell is the harm in trying? Is @StevenACohen2 afraid he might succeed? Give the guy a shot interim basis

@BigBlue42315671 @Mets @Wally_Backman6 Wow, gonna be awesome, enjoy!

@FredIsCheap @Mets @Wally_Backman6 I can’t take it anymore, can’t wait for the warmer weather and my new swimming pool

Are the 1986 @Mets, the most badass team in franchise history, really going to show up to be honored by the 2026 #Mets, the biggest bunch of pansies in franchise history? These guys might run away and cry if they get within 100 yards of @Wally_Backman6. If I am 86 I don’t show up

@20Hojo Thank you Howard. We are doomed

So brutal…

@InMetsWeTrust Hold my beer

@NYM3stooges @Mets 😂😂😂😂

@FredIsCheap @Mets “What’s with all this bro shit? These guys don’t want to be your bro and I don’t blame them.”