Half the entrances to Penn Station are closed. Streets are closed. People have to do extra walking on one of the hottest days of the year so a pop star can get married in a magic castle.
Billonaires shouldn't exist.
You have to be from NY to fully appreciate how absurd this is. Just think of the poor bastard going to the LIRR during a 102 degree day on a holiday weekend just trying to survive and make his/her train to get home dealing with this pure nonsense. Brutal.
This franchise is now literally built on bad juju.
The problem with going too far with analytics is you completely wipe away considerations of karma and vibes. Just because you can't measure it with numbers does not mean it is not a real factor.
Insulting your fan base's favorite player and letting him leave without an offer is bad juju.
Not allowing one of your stars to play in the WBC when it meant the world to him is bad juju. (Don't tell me this didn't happen it absolutely did and you could tell he was heartbroken.)
Trading away another favorite when there was no reason to for an older worse player is bad juju.
Building a casino in the parking lot is bad juju.
Having a dance crew on the dugouts while the team is getting shellacked is bad juju.
Ejecting a fan for holding a sign against a failing GM is the ultimate bad juju.
At some point you gotta take a step back and realize the entire aura around this franchise stinks and I am not talking about the historical lovable loser aura. I am talking about the new regime that is completely based on analytics and profit. Over time the fans will always come back if they win and nobody will care about the lost 2026 season but the direction they are headed is a cold and soulless one.
David Peterson, Kodai Senga, Mark Vientos, Brett Baty & Carlos Mendoza should not be with the Mets organization come August & at the latest in the offseason.
Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, AJ Ewing, Carson Benge.
I’m willing to trade the rest of the team for a hot dog, any takers?