Susan Laney Spector

I don’t know how to say this but after these two games against the orioles. I feel sad to be a Mets fan. And not because of the organization but because of our fans. Just an insane feeling right now. #mets

Alonso (who plays for the Orioles) got a louder ovation for almost hitting a home run than a potential cornerstone for this franchise did for going 6 scoreless innings. I have never been more embarrassed to be a Mets fan than I am today.

The Mets offered Alonso an extension of $158M over 7 years. He turned it down. There was no market for him when he took the one-year deal from the Mets. He then signed the big deal with Baltimore when there was no bidding war. He’ll probably finish his career there in irrelevance. He’s a top notch power hitter, but I don’t get the love affair with him.

A reminder to all that Pete opted out before his hair was dry after game 162. He wasn’t even on the bus yet. He took less money from the Orioles than if he just said yes to Steve. He does not love you.

The Alonso stuff is a level of bizarre I’ve never seen in New York. The fans booed him out of town in 2024. The team collapsed in 2025. The radio hosts trashed him for 5 years. And now we’re treating him like he’s Mantle and was done wrong after he opted out. Weirdest stuff ever

This fanbase deserves to be dogshit forever. This is the most embarrassed I’ve ever felt in my life to call myself a Mets fan and that’s a VERY high bar.

I recognize that this team has given me many reasons to be embarrassed to be a Mets fan, but these past two nights have easily been the most embarrassed I've ever been to call myself a Mets fan.

We loved Pete Alonso too, but how are so many fans choosing to ignore the fact that he turned down a 7 year, $158 million contract extension offer from the Mets in 2023? It's not like they let him walk after last season before giving him the chance to stick around.

Carlos Beltran was a much better overall Mets player than Pete Alonso. Carlos Beltran is a much more hated Mets player than Pete Alonso and it’s not close. Let that make sense! There we go, I said it.

I’ve never seen a crowd this large so confident they are right about a decision so simple that most front offices avoid. Last night and tonight, fans made it sound like the Mets committed some unforgivable sin by letting Pete Alonso leave. That is simply being far out of touch with reality. The Mets declined to buy the back half of a first baseman’s career, which is a positive thing that deserves praise, not hate. Only one team in baseball offered him a five-year contract. That is not an accident. There was a lot of pressure for the Mets to sign Alonso last offseason. Many GMs don’t make these tough, unpopular decisions even when they are much needed and could potentially make a massive impact on the future. To think this is a fireable offense is so ridiculous and backwards it's unreal. Alonso is 31 and in year one of a five-year deal. Year one is the safest year, the risk is everything after it. Pete was not a player walking in his prime. He's at the start of the window where first basemen get paid for production they may not continue giving you. The years where he'll likely be most productive, like 2026, are not the years this Mets roster is built to contend. 2026 is a bridge year. Every move made was a temporary move, trying to compete but not at the expense of the future. The focus is clearly on the future with all these young players. The next core is coming. You do not want $31 million a year sitting on the books when that bat starts to slip and the money is needed elsewhere when they're actually contending for a World Series. That is the number one thing that holds teams back and hurts them as they enter their contention window. TLDR: Mets fans are wrong about this. The chants are loud and still extremely stupid. Stearns made the right call and is a great POBO. #LGM

Quite simply, one of the most surreal experiences of my career.

Tong looks like he's starting the dance from the "When You're a Jet" song from "West Side Story" ( When You're a Met? ).