Mets owner Steve Cohen just keeps leaning into the LOLMets tradition
You don’t have to wonder very hard if New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is thankful for any of the agents affiliated with former Mets pitcher Steven Matz this Thanksgiving. Just check Twitter and you will know the answer.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen took to Twitter to express outrage over the Steven Matz signing by the St. Louis Cardinals
It wasn’t long after it was announced that Matz had reached a four-year, $44 million deal with the Cardinals that Cohen took to social media to express his frustration. After all, he reportedly believed his New York Mets were in negotiations for a deal to bring back Matz, who pitched in New York for six seasons before his lone year in 2021 with the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a very solid season for Matz (3.82 ERA and 1.334 WHIP in 29 starts covering 150.2 innings), who was, by the way, traded from the Mets in the offseason to Toronto.
Mets are upset about the Matz situation and his last minute call to Cardinals. They had the impression he was going to come back to them for a final chance. Sources say Mets would have gone to that level ($44M, 4 years) https://t.co/IQb31i6Tvu
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 24, 2021
Joel Sherman of The New York Post went a step further in his tweet, saying “that the Mets were pursued by Matz and his agent — not vice versa — and told the NYM were Matz’s first choice, that there was unfinished business with the NYM and he wanted to return.”
Regardless of the “he said, he said” finger-pointing going on on Wednesday, one thing is clear: The leader of the organization once again stepped right into the LOLMets mentality that has been the entire year of 2021.
Think back to the year that has been for the Mets. The front office shuffling and soap opera. The thumbs down saga between fans and players. The lack of a postseason berth after such high expectations entering the season (and an 89 percent chance to make the postseason on June 16 after a strong start to the campaign). The inability to find a general manager and manager, leading to starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard bolting for the West Coast. The resulting war of words between Syndergaard and Mike Franseca about the state of the Mets.
Cohen put it pretty succinctly on Twitter back in August.
I miss the days when the biggest controversy was the black jerseys
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) August 30, 2021
dark. Next. 3 manager options for the Mets
The chase for Matz and the subsequent Twitter beef about its unraveling is just another layer of the LOLMets cake that Cohen and his team have baked in 2021. Mets fans are just ready for the calendar to turn to 2022 with the hopes of less head-scratching moments ahead.