Mets fans downcast after team loses Subway Series opener vs Yankees: "Utter disgrace to the game of baseball"

The New York Mets suffered a 7-6 loss in the opening game of the Subway Series against the New York Yankees. Throughout the game, the Mets had numerous opportunities to score but failed to convert them, leaving them frustrated.

With a 31-36 record Queens' team has fallen way behind the .500 PCT. They have lost nine out of their last ten games, which is a significant downturn from their performance last season, despite having the highest payroll in baseball under the ownership of Steve Cohen.

In the game against the Yankees, certain moments would be critically evaluated as missed chances. In the eighth innings, Francisco Lindor came to the plate with the bases loaded after Wandy Peralta could last only 0.1 innings. The Yanks were just ahead on a tie-breaking RBI sacrifice fly by Josh Donaldson.

Francisco Lindor was expected to clear out the jam but struck out swinging on a seven pitch at-bat against Clay Holmes who got the last strike on a 97 mph sinker. Holmes then got the better of Starling Marte in eight pitches to save the Bombers lead.

Even defensively, starter Max Scherzer looked weary at the plate. He conceded a five run fourth inning with DJ LeMahieu hitting a two run dinger. Anthony Volpe hit an RBI double before he scored along with Kyle Higashioka as Jake Bauers got his RBI single.

Mets fans were quite displeased with their team's efforts as they took to Twitter to voice their opinions.

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Typical mets fan(BURNES TO QUEENS)

@SethManuel11

@Mets This team is an utter disgrace to the game of baseball. Biggest salary ever and we are under 500 and our supposed “ace” blew this game completely while our supposed star shortstop struck out with the bases loaded. This team has such a loser mindset, and things NEED TO CHANGE.

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@Mets This team is an utter disgrace to the game of baseball. Biggest salary ever and we are under 500 and our supposed “ace” blew this game completely while our supposed star shortstop struck out with the bases loaded. This team has such a loser mindset, and things NEED TO CHANGE.

Queens To Midtown: All Mets & Knicks

@AllAccessNYKNYM

@Mets Everything that can go wrong goes wrong. The worst team money can buy and Cohen knows it. Lindor forgot how to it (drop switch hitting), Max is a shell of himself. Last year wasn’t a sign of things to come, it was a fluke. September/October is who they really were. #Mets

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@Mets Everything that can go wrong goes wrong. The worst team money can buy and Cohen knows it. Lindor forgot how to it (drop switch hitting), Max is a shell of himself. Last year wasn’t a sign of things to come, it was a fluke. September/October is who they really were. #Mets

MLFootball

@_MLFootball

@Mets TONIGHT was FUCKING pathetic:

Sherzer is over the hill and SHIT.

Lindor is the biggest waste of money. Has not had one clutch hit since he got here.

This team WILL ALWAYS find a new way to LOSE in the worst possible ways.

It is TORTURE being a NEW YORK METS FAN.

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@Mets TONIGHT was FUCKING pathetic:

Sherzer is over the hill and SHIT.

Lindor is the biggest waste of money. Has not had one clutch hit since he got here.

This team WILL ALWAYS find a new way to LOSE in the worst possible ways.

It is TORTURE being a NEW YORK METS FAN.

Casey

@CaseyJ_516

@Mets

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@Mets https://t.co/f2fPitpWTS

FAX Sports: MLB

@MLBONFAX

@Mets 9.5 gb

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@Mets 9.5 gb

Mike Daddino

@mike_daddino

@Mets Billy Eppler should be banned from America.

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@Mets Billy Eppler should be banned from America.

Tatsuguru

@Tatsuguru27

@Mets buck has no emotion

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@Mets buck has no emotion

Knicks Memes

@KnicksMemes

@Mets Scherzer sold again

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@Mets Scherzer sold again

Max Fried Enthusiast

@atlhoe12345

@Mets when people think about new york baseball they think yankees

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@Mets when people think about new york baseball they think yankees

Lets Go Mets

@LETS_G0_METS

@Mets So far looks like Mets will be seller by trading deadline..but who…No one probably wants Lindor, Scherzer, Verlander, Vogy, Escobar, Marte, Canha, Mgill…Only player has some value is Pham, Nimmo, Alsonso and McNeil…

@Mets So far looks like Mets will be seller by trading deadline..but who…No one probably wants Lindor, Scherzer, Verlander, Vogy, Escobar, Marte, Canha, Mgill…Only player has some value is Pham, Nimmo, Alsonso and McNeil…

Luiii 🫥 🔮

@BarrettsGoat

@Mets Sell at deadline

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@Mets Sell at deadline

John Savino

@JohnSavino16

@Mets Lindor is a disaster
Buck is a disaster
Not that it mattered, but In what world is Guillorme the right batter there

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@Mets Lindor is a disaster
Buck is a disaster
Not that it mattered, but In what world is Guillorme the right batter there

Another Mets pitcher ejected from a game after sticky substance check

Buck Showalter's team will be concerned as Drew Smith was ejected from the game by the umpires after a foreign substance check.

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“They said both of my hands were too sticky,” Smith said after the game. “Really surprised, because I haven’t done anything different all year. Sweat and rosin. I don’t know what else to say. Nothing changed. It’s just, I think the process is so arbitrary. It can change from one crew to the other, and I think that’s the main issue.”

The Mets need to find a solution to their already ever-growing problems if they want to make it to the postseason.

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