Tabloids, Twitter roast Mr. Met after mascot flips off fan
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Can anything else go wrong for the New York Mets?
The Amazin's latest on-field disaster - a 7-1 shellacking at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers - was overshadowed late Wednesday night when video surfaced showing beloved mascot Mr. Met flipping the bird to a fan. The team quickly apologized and said it was dealing with the matter - but not before social media, fans, and even the New York tabloids quickly flushed what was left of Mr. Met's dignity down the drain.
The New York Daily News got things started by roasting Mr. Met on the back page of Thursday's paper:
Here's our @nydnsports back page. @MrMet #mr.met @apse_sportmedia @yankees @NBA https://t.co/WuTWkx8ZmC pic.twitter.com/Y3sukRWwe7
— Back Page Guy NYDN (@BackPageGuyNYDN) June 1, 2017
Twitter quickly spun the Mets' apology into a meme that spared no one who's ever been associated with the franchise.
— Mike Gianella (@MikeGianella) June 1, 2017
— Grant Brisbee (@mccoveychron) June 1, 2017
I'm sorry. Could you be more specific? Which one? https://t.co/1EmSYL45jS
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 1, 2017
... pic.twitter.com/vNg6N7VUR2
— Bleacher Report MLB (@BR_MLB) June 1, 2017
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 1, 2017
— Jesse Spector 📎 (@jessespector) June 1, 2017
Mr.Met clearly had a Covfefe tonight. pic.twitter.com/bmvUd9GLqa
— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) June 1, 2017
Others simply tried to rationalize or even make excuses for Mr. Met's actions.
Looks like he’s picked up a few bad habits from a friend. pic.twitter.com/K4350YBpQR
— Steve Flack (@VitaminSteve) June 1, 2017
"It should be noted that while the gesture in question would generally require an odd number of fingers, Mr. Met only has four." - my story
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) June 1, 2017
Mr. Met wasn't really flipping the bird. That was just a broken finger gone undiagnosed by team doctors.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) June 1, 2017
Gotta wonder if Mr. Met had something to do with the Kevin Plawecki incident a few weeks ago. That would be some surveillance video.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) June 1, 2017
Never forget the days of a young and innocent Mr. Met. Now that he's older, he's wild, naive and reckless. pic.twitter.com/NpnyfHKTIk
— Igor Mello (@SuperIgor) June 1, 2017
Guy in the Mr. Met costume is going to get a harsher penalty than Strickland and Harper somehow
— Neil Weinberg (@NeilWeinberg44) June 1, 2017
.@CocaCola Congrats on the free advertising. pic.twitter.com/othO4Pum6p
— Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) June 1, 2017
If there isn't a Mr. Met bobblefinger bobblehead giveaway by the end of this year then why have bobbleheads at all?
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) June 1, 2017
Hey @Mets give me a call when your mascot gets into a fight with a major league manager https://t.co/d80OOuSaIu
— Bill Baer (@Baer_Bill) June 1, 2017
Mr. Met's wife, Mrs. Met, was not available for comment on her husband's actions.