As is so often the case, there was booing at Citi Field this weekend. But finally it was directed at the people who deserve it: the fans.
Mets players have been celebrating big hits for the past week or so by flashing two thumbs down. On Sunday, new second baseman Javier Báez explained the reasoning: “When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed. So they’re going to get booed when we get success."
Which means the fans are in for an earful. New York has won two in a row, an especially impressive stretch for a team that had previously won two of their last 14.