Tag: Francisco Lindor

Buck Showalter may dye his hair if Mets win the World Series. Here are our suggested colors.

We have some ideas.

The New York Mets are one of the betting favorites to win the World Series.

That is particularly exciting as we near the end of MLB’s regular season, especially because the Mets have won the championship just twice since they first became a franchise in 1962.

There are a lot of reasons to root for the Mets this season, but manager Buck Showalter (who is legitimately hilarious) provided yet another over this past weekend.

As noted by MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, the 66-year-old manager hinted that he would “dye his hair” if his team is able to win the championship this season.

Showalter, a veteran who has won American League Manager of the Year in three different decades, clearly knows how to get his team pumped up.

But as a fan, I’m all about this idea as well. In fact, in an effort to help, I’ve decided to provide some suggestions for what color Showalter should choose if the Mets do end up playing in the October Classic and winning it all.

Francisco Lindor got caught in a can’t-win hit-and-run situation that resulted in a wild, key out

A rough spot to be in.

You can’t fault Francisco Lindor here.

It’s just a no-win situation.

First off, let’s break it down: On Thursday, the New York Mets were down 3-2 to the rival Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning. Lindor was on first with no outs. Pete Alonso was at the plate.

On the first pitch from Kenley Jansen, Lindor took off for second and Alonso got the bat on the ball in an apparent hit-and-run.

But Alonso hit a fly ball to shallow right field. Lindor slid into second and realized he could be doubled off if a catch was made, so he started heading back toward first.

But the ball dropped. And Lindor was out at second after an easy force play:

Mets owner Steve Cohen tweeted a pun about injury to Francisco Lindor, and it deserves a facepalm

It is a lot harder to make fun of the Mets now that they are one of the best teams in baseball.

It is a lot harder to make fun of the Mets now that they are one of the best teams in baseball, but it’s impossible to see this tweet and not say something.

Mets superstar infielder Francisco Lindor was ruled out in the first game of their series against the Dodgers because he caught a finger in the door of a hotel room. Even just typing that out right now feels absurd, but sometimes the truth is way stranger than fiction.

If it hurt enough that a professional athlete decided to sit out, it must have been a brutal slam. But one person who sees the humor in the situation is Mets owner Steve Cohen.

After the news broke on Thursday night, here is what he said on Twitter:

“Lin-door just got hurt by a door,” said Cohen. “Ironic.”

In fairness to Cohen, it is pretty ironic that someone whose name sounds like “door” got injured by a door.

However, while it was originally exciting to see an owner like Cohen tweet about baseball when he first bought the team, that honeymoon did not last for very long.

It got ugly when he tweeted about former Mets pitcher Steven Matz, and fans hated what he had to say about unsigned first-round draft pick Kumar Rocker as well.

So maybe, as funny as the joke was for Cohen, he shouldn’t tweet jokes about when his players get injured. Unless, of course, Lindor sees the humor in his own injury as well.

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Mets Francisco Lindor easily turned a double play while being interviewed on Sunday Night Baseball

This was cool!

It takes quite the skill to multitask successfully, but Francisco Lindor just pulled it off with ease.

During Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN with the Philadelphia Phillies visiting the New York Mets, Lindor was mic’d up to be interviewed during play. We’ve seen mic’d up shenanigans between players earlier this season, adding a nice bit of levity and personality to these games.

While Lindor was being interviewed during the third inning, the Mets shortstop had to stop mid-sentence to field a Rhys Hoskins ground ball and kick start a double play to end the inning. Not only that, it wasn’t an easy ground ball either, as it was hit hard with a difficult bounce, but Lindor was able to snag it for the double play.

Pretty awesome, honestly! What a neat moment from Lindor, who easily transitioned from interview mode to baseball mode seamlessly to end the inning for the Mets.

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Buck Showalter might have a point on MLB pitchers needing help with grip after Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch

Baseball is going to have to do something about pitching grip.

Tensions were clearly just flaring everywhere on Friday night. First, you had a fight in NASCAR. Then you’ve got benches clearing in baseball? What a night, man.

Things got a little out of hand during the Nationals and Mets game on Friday night. Nationals’ pitcher Steve Cishek accidentally beaned Francisco Lindor with a pitch that looked pretty dangerous.

The pitch hit him in the face and ended up chipping his tooth. If it weren’t for the c-flap on his helmet things could’ve ended up a lot worse. Through it all, though, Lindor maintained his composure. That was even after both benches completely cleared and ejections were handed out.

Lindor left the game, but he didn’t have any major injuries and passed concussion protocols. Cishek was ejected from the game after said he escalated things by leaving the mound.

All in all, everyone is OK and there are no actual hard feelings here, believe it or not. Mets manager Buck Showalter doesn’t even blame Cishek.

This is just part of a bigger trend around baseball that seems to be an issue.

Francisco Lindor taunted the Yankees about whistling from dugout during 3-homer game

Oh boy.

The Subway Series at Citi Field ended with wild Sunday night game that included some trash talk over … whistling.

Given the sign-stealing controversies we’ve seen in recent years, however, it’s not that crazy to hear teams getting accused of doing something to tell hitters what’s coming.

But the New York Yankees denied any wrongdoing.

We’ll break the whole thing down anyway: as Lindor rounded the bases during the second of his THREE home runs on Sunday, he mimed whistling at the Yankees. The explanation? He thought the Yankees where whistling during Taijuan Walker’s start on Saturday, perhaps to indicate what Walker was about to throw.

When Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-tying homer later on, he stopped to talk some smack to Lindor, which ignited a little face-to-face meeting between players from both sides:

After the game, Lindor didn’t go all the way to accuse the Yanks of sign-stealing, but …

Yankees players said the whistling wasn’t related to pitches:

Let’s end all of this with Lindor’s third home run on the night that was the game-winner:

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The Marlins’ Jesus Aguilar gestured ‘thumbs down’ in a lively exchange with Francisco Lindor

Expect more of that, Mets.

It hasn’t been an easy few days for the New York Mets, and now, the opposing players are even getting in on the act.

The Mets caused somewhat of an uproar amongst their fanbase after Javy Baez, Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar were seen gesturing “thumbs down” in Sunday’s win against the Nationals. Baez said after the game that the gesture was a message to the fans who had booed the Mets throughout the August collapse.

The organization then spent the next two days playing damage control, which included pregame apologies from Baez and Lindor (Mets fans booed those apologies).

Well, it also didn’t take long to see the thumbs down make an appearance in Tuesday’s game.

During the second inning, the Marlins’ Jesus Aguilar retired Jonathan Villar on a groundout to first. Aguilar then turned to the Mets dugout and had some words — likely in a joking manner — with Lindor. At one point, Aguilar made a “thumbs down” gesture in the exchange with Lindor — an obvious reference to the controversy of the past few days.

It did appear that Aguilar was mostly messing with Lindor given the smile at the end of the video. But it’s pretty clear that the Mets are going to hear about the thumbs-down saga for some time from their opponents this season.

And you know what — there’s nothing wrong with that. Baseball needs more taunting.

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Mets fans gestured ‘thumbs down’ and booed throughout Francisco Lindor’s pregame apology

Of course they did.

In a matter of weeks the New York Mets have dropped out of first place and virtually fallen out of playoff contention. It’s been a brutal stretch for the team, and they’ve managed to make matters worse even after a win.

Mets players Javy Baez, Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar were seen gesturing “thumbs down” after big hits in Sunday’s win. When asked about the gesture, Baez said it was a message to the fans who have booed the Mets throughout August.

Now, Mets fans didn’t particularly appreciate that gesture. Team president Sandy Alderson even condemned it in a statement. And on Tuesday, the Mets spoke to the media to offer explanations and apologies for the gesture.

But a young Mets fan managed to steal the show in the process.

Francisco Lindor gives a thumbs up at the U.S. Open amid Mets controversy

Could this be a preview of what’s to come at Citi Field?

Did Francisco Lindor give a preview of what New York Mets players will do when they return to Citi Field on Tuesday night?

We’ll see. But on Monday, the shortstop who was part of the group of players giving thumbs down signals in response to booing fans was at the U.S. Open, where a fan shouted out to him, “Hey Frankie! Thumbs up from now on, baby. Thumbs up! No more thumbs down. Thumbs up, let’s go. Hit .320, no one will boo.”

Telling him to hit better might be oversimplifying things, but hey: Lindor responded with a thumbs up! Here’s the video:

We’ll see if that’s what we see on Tuesday night.

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The best photos of Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor giving ‘thumbs down’ to Mets fans at Citi Field

This particular scenario has been brewing for a long time at Citi Field.

New York Mets middle infielders Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez upset fans at Citi Field by flashing thumbs down in their direction.

While beef between players and fans usually occurs between the home fans and the road team, the Mets have always had their own way of doing things. This particular scenario has been brewing for a long time, as Lindor has been on the receiving end of boos all season long.

Lindor has used the negative energy as fuel for his fire in the past but the two players have heard it go on for long enough and now, they’re fed up.

Deesha Thosar, a beat reporter who covers the team, relayed the message from Baez (via NY Daily News):

“We’re not machines, we’re going to struggle. … It just feels bad when I strikeout and I get booed. … We’re going to do the same thing to let them know how it feels.”

Baez, who made his debut with the team less than a month ago in late July and hasn’t had the warmest welcome, wanted fans to have a taste of their own medicine. As he put it, simply put, they are going to get booed when the team has success.

Regardless of where you stand on the issue, Baez has a point. You expect to get jeered when you’re on the road but when you’re at home, a more welcome environment would certainly help.

Lifelong Mets fan and NBA star Donovan Mitchell didn’t seem to mind, anyway. Mets president Sandy Alderson, however, doesn’t agree.

As he noted, fans are “understandably frustrated” by the recent performance of the team. The executive said that he loves New York fans for how “loyal, passionate, knowledgeable and more than willing to express themselves” they are for their team. He added that they have “every right” to express their disappointment with the on-field product.

The players and the organization are “equally” frustrated, per Alderson, but he will hold a team meeting to tell them players cannot be negative towards fans (via Mets):

“In a post-game press conference today, Javy Baez stated that his “thumbs down” gesture during the game was a message to fans who recently have booed him and other players for poor performance. These comments, and any gestures by him or other players with a similar intent, are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”

Frankly, there are far worse things that have happened within the Mets organization and in comparison, this feels like small potatoes.

However, this somehow isn’t the first time (!) the team has issued a statement about a gesture someone within the organization gave towards the crowd. It’s also not the first time that someone putting their thumbs down at Citi Field has made headlines.

But this time around, we have more photographic evidence. Scroll down for the best photos we could find of the new incidents in question: