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Jul 21 13 tweets 13 min read
Too many #Mets fans are afraid of success, a thread 🧵

We put up billboards to “Sell the Team” & they did!

Wilpons are gone. Cohen is here. It’s different. But some of you refuse to believe it. You think your misery makes you a better fan. It doesn’t.

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We wished for consistent success. To play meaningful games. To be in the race. It’s happening now. They’re winning & on their way to becoming a top 5 org.

Instead of enjoying it, embracing the pressure, you wait for the other shoe to drop.

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We clamored for DECADES to be in on star players. We get 1 in Lindor, “he’s not good enough.”

We’re in on Soto (who’s even better), “he’s not worth it.”

You always want “the other guy.” Bc you live in a fantasy where there are no stakes.

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You don’t want Lindor, bc “we could’ve had Seager.”

You don’t want Soto, bc “we can just sign Judge.”

You won’t want Judge, bc “he’s too old to give that $ to. Wait for Ohtani.”

You won’t want Ohtani, bc “will he hold up as a 2 way player?”

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The grass is always greener w/ hypotheticals. As soon as something becomes real, it scares you. Why? Because we’ve been losers our whole fandom. Part of that will go away w/ winning, but part of it needs to die regardless.

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We lived thru the winter. We — YOU — deserve enjoy the sunshine. Instead of being miserable the entire time. Sports are up & down by nature. We’ve seen plenty of downs. Enjoy the ups while they’re here. They won’t always be.

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The Mets are good, maybe great. They have Scherzer, deGrom, Díaz, Lindor, Alonso, McNeil, Nimmo, etc. They hired Buck. They’re in on EVERYONE. No one is too expensive. No dream is too big. If you’re not happy now, you’ll never be!

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So I don’t wanna hear that players you didn’t hear of ‘til last year who play for fucking Binghamton & Syracuse are “too valuable” to give up for a 23 year old SUPERSTAR right now, who’s on a HoF path.

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I don’t wanna hear that “Cohen can’t just have an unlimited payroll.” “You can’t gut the farm.”

I understand how baseball works. Thing is, we’re in uncharted territory & I don’t care what happened before. I want the Mets to win.

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There’s never been an owner richer than Cohen in the history of baseball. Who’s to say he won’t have a $400 mil payroll? Not every year forever, but for now. For the next few. To get Soto. To keep Jake. To keep Nimmo. Etc. To go all in.

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The guy is worth

SEVENTEEN
BILLION
DOLLARS

A # so large, none of us have the capacity to even comprehend it. He buys cross sections of sharks to hang on walls that make no ROI. You think he’s scared to make Juan Soto a Met for 15 years?

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It’s not your money. It’s not mine. Ultimately, only Cohen can decide how he’s gonna run this team.

But it is your happiness. I choose to embrace the pressure. To dream. To want. Because I’ve wanted this my whole life.

What are you gonna do?

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End of thread 🧵

Goodnight 😴

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