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Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
"This is laughable"- Fans react as WFAN Sports Radio commentator sparks controversy over Yankees' current biggest rival
Image Source: Getty A WFAN Sports Radio host caused a stir by saying the New York Mets are now the Yankees' biggest rival. Fans quickly disagreed, saying teams like the Boston Red Sox or the Houston Astros matter more. This debate shows how much New York baseball fans care about their teams. The argument is heating up online and among listeners. WFAN commentator claims Mets are Yankees' top rival On June 7, 2025, WFAN's Evan Roberts shocked listeners by claiming the New York Mets are the Yankees' top rival, surpassing teams like the Boston Red Sox or Houston Astros. He said the excitement during the recent Subway Series, especially with Juan Soto now playing for the Mets, proves this. Roberts even suggested that WFAN hosts Keith McPherson, Chris McMonigle, and Sean Morash, called the 'law firm,' agree deep down. But fans pushed back hard, with one posting on X, ' This is laughable. I don't think twice about the Mets. In fact, if they play Houston, the Dodgers or Boston, I want them to win. Mets fans want so bad for them to be our biggest rival. Lol. ' Many fans believe the Red Sox, with their long history of intense games, or even the Astros, due to past playoff battles, are the true rivals. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo This bold claim has sparked a lively debate about what makes a real rivalry in baseball today. Also Read: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox: Predicted lineup, venue, where to watch, and more (June 7, 2025) Juan Soto's move to Mets fuels rivalry tension Juan Soto's massive $765 million contract with the Mets after leaving the Yankees has made the rivalry talk hotter. When Soto returned to Yankee Stadium in May 2025 for the Subway Series, fans booed loudly, which Roberts said shows the Mets-Yankees rivalry is growing stronger. The Red Sox rivalry, built on decades of epic matchups, still feels bigger to many fans. With the Mets getting stronger under owner Steve Cohen, some wonder if they could become the Yankees' top rival, but most fans aren't convinced yet. The debate over the Yankees' biggest rival keeps New York baseball fans talking. Roberts' comments have stirred up passion, but many still see the Red Sox as the true enemy. As the next Subway Series looms, fans are ready to cheer and argue even louder.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mets Fans Have Words for Yankee Stadium After Home Run
Yankee Stadium has long had a reputation as a hitter's ballpark, one where balls can sneak over the right field short porch for an easy home run. New York Mets fans found themselves reminded of that reality this weekend, and they were far from pleased. Advertisement New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu, a right-handed hitter, took advantage of the short porch and mashed an opposite-field homer on Saturday afternoon. LeMahieu's first hit of the season gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead and immediately sent Mets fans to X/Twitter. 'My dog could've hit a home run over that short porch,' one fan wrote. Added another: 'That short porch in Yankee Stadium is so stupid. That ball would've bounced off a wall [at every] other stadium or been a line out. Ridiculous.' LeMahieu's home run traveled 333 feet, three feet longer than home plate and the right field wall at Citi Field. The two-time batting champion finished 2-for-4 in the Yankees' 3-2 loss. Advertisement 'Your stadium should be demolished if DJ LeMahieu can hit a home run on a pop up,' read one post. New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieuBrad Penner-Imagn Images One user referenced the popular term 'Little League home run,' which refers to a player taking advantage of various errors to circle the bases on an inside-the-park homer. 'We need to use that same term for THIS!' they continued. 'This is a HR @yankeestadium AND NOWHERE ELSE BECAUSE the RF fence is Little League distance for [the Yankees].' We'll see if any Mets players follow LeMahieu in taking advantage of the short porch in Sunday's finale. Related: Fans Outraged Over What Umpire Did in Mets-Yankees Related: Aaron Judge Has Words for Yankees Outfielder After Giancarlo Stanton Injury News
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Mets Superfan Has Harsh Words for Juan Soto After Latest Loss
Over five months after signing a record-setting contract, perennial All-Star Juan Soto officially joined the New York Mets on Monday night. When you play in Queens, your first true Mets moment has nothing to do with a home run or clutch strikeout. It's when you get a reaction from Barstool Sports star and noted Mets superfan Frank Fleming. Advertisement Fleming unleashed on Soto in a series of Twitter/X posts both during and after the Mets' 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Soto went 1-for-4 and controversially failed to hustle out of the box on a ball that hit the Green Monster. The loss dropped Soto's average to .246 and knocked the Mets out of first place. Soto and teammates had held sole possession atop the NL East since April 13, though they now trail the Philadelphia Phillies by half a game. 'He plays with no [emotion],' Fleming wrote. '[Now] he's [sucked] the energy out of the Mets.' New York Mets right fielder Juan SotoSam Navarro-Imagn Images Given the profanity involved, we can't share most of Fleming's posts, but it's clear he already has significant concerns about Soto's fit in Queens. Advertisement 'Juan Soto is not even giving [competitive] at-bats,' he told his nearly 300,000 X followers. Another post: 'He's been [miserable] all season and now it's catching up.' Soto enters Tuesday with a career-low .815 OPS through 210 plate appearances. At one point, Fleming even compared Soto to Bobby Bonilla, the former Mets outfielder who will earn nearly $1.2 million every July for the next decade following a 1999 buyout agreement. Fleming ripped Soto for 'pathetic' at-bats and called the team 'lifeless' amid their 8-8 May. 'This is feeling like the 2023 Mets again where there is something wrong and [it's] a fractured team,' Fleming wrote. Advertisement Regardless of how the Mets season turns out, we get the sense that Soto won't be joining Fleming on a walk down the Manhattan streets anytime soon. Related: Mets Fans Have Words for Yankee Stadium After Home Run Related: Fans Outraged Over What Umpire Did in Mets-Yankees
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Radio Host Makes Major Aaron Judge Accusation Amid Juan Soto Controversies
By all accounts, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto's one-year partnership was productive and drama-free, even if the latter opted not to re-up with the New York Yankees last winter. A thrilling 2024 Yankees season featured no shortage of celebrations and smiles between Judge and Soto, who combined for 99 home runs, 253 RBI, and 18.7 bWAR. The two repeatedly praised one another during the Bombers' pennant run, and Judge insisted during spring training that they were still friends despite Soto joining the crosstown Mets. Advertisement WFAN (NY) radio host and devoted Yankees fan Keith McPherson doesn't believe it, especially not after last weekend's Subway Series. 'Guarantee you Judge does not rock with this guy,' McPherson declared in an X/Twitter video. New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto and center fielder Aaron Judge in 2024Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Specifically, McPherson argued that the interactions between Judge and Soto during the three-game set at Yankee Stadium were 'pretend.' 'Their philosophies are just different,' McPherson said. 'They're just different [kinds] of guys. 'Judge is always about the team,' McPherson continued. 'Juan Soto wasn't about the team.' McPherson subsequently blasted Soto for signing a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets rather than stay in pinstripes. Conversely, Judge inked a nine-year, $360 million extension in December 2022 and, given his status as the 33-year-old Yankees captain, will likely finish his career in the Bronx. New York Yankees outfielders Aaron Judge and Juan Soto in 2024Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images McPherson also cited Yankees reporter Bob Klapisch's Monday story that the Mets are 'concerned' about Soto's 'lack of enthusiasm.' The four-time All-Star entered Tuesday hitting .246 with eight home runs, a career-worst .815 OPS, and 1.6 bWAR for the second-place Mets. Advertisement Soto turned heads after failing to speak with reporters following Sunday's loss to the Yankees. He drew further controversy on Monday night against the Red Sox for not hustling on a ball that hit the Green Monster. 'How come Juan didn't want to hold court after 'Sunday Night Baseball?'' McPherson asked. 'Yeah, you're feeling some type of way.' Related: Mets Superfan Has Harsh Words for Juan Soto After Latest Loss Related: Fans Outraged Over What Umpire Did in Mets-Yankees
Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Yankees' Max Fried ready for first taste of Subway Series
Facing the Mets is nothing new for Max Fried. In eight seasons with the Atlanta Braves, the left-handed Fried threw more innings (109) against the Mets than any other opponent, while his 23 appearances and 18 starts were tied for his most against any team. Advertisement Fried's 2.48 ERA versus the Mets was his lowest against any of the Braves' National League East rivals. But Sunday night marks his first start against the Mets as a member of the Yankees — and his official introduction to the Subway Series. I just enjoy competing,' Fried told the Daily News on Saturday. 'I just enjoy going out there and playing, so these matchups, especially when it's Mets-Yankees, it's exciting.' Fried watched from the dugout as the Yankees won Friday night's Subway Series opener, 6-2, and then as they fell, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon. Both games in the Bronx were sellouts — and very rowdy. Advertisement 'I grew up in Los Angeles, so you get a little bit of that with some Lakers-Clippers stuff, just being in the same city,' Fried said. 'They shared the same stadium for a while. It's cool. It's a cool rivalry that everyone's really looking forward to, and obviously you could see [it in Friday's opener] with the energy in the stadium.' Fried, 31, is off to a stellar start in his first season with the Yankees. He entered Sunday with a 1.11 ERA, the lowest among qualified pitchers, through nine starts, while his 6-0 record gave him a share of the MLB lead in wins. When the Yankees signed Fried in the winter to an eight-year, $218 million contract — the biggest deal ever for a left-handed pitcher — it marked their first major addition following the departure of slugger Juan Soto. Advertisement Soto signed a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets following an unprecedented bidding war with the Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. 'I was waiting for him to sign, so I was definitely watching him and seeing how that was shaping out,' Fried said of Soto. 'But I haven't given too much thought of what [would have] happened if something else [did]. I was excited to get the opportunity to come here, and I've been really enjoying it so far.' That was part of a fluid offseason for both clubs. After adding Fried, the Yankees also signed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and traded for outfielder Cody Bellinger and reliever Devin Williams. They showed interest, too, in right-handed starter Griffin Canning, who ultimately signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Mets. Advertisement 'If we didn't end up with Fried and this second group of players, we probably would have gone the Soto-Canning path,' Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake told The News on Saturday. Fried has been a godsend for the Yankees, who entered Sunday with an 8-1 record in the games he started. The Yankees have leaned on him even more after ace Gerrit Cole underwent season-ending elbow surgery during spring training. In his lone start against the Mets last season, Fried hurled seven no-hit innings at Citi Field before exiting with 109 pitches. The Mets spoiled that no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth against Braves closer Raisel Iglesias. Going into Sunday's game, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was 3-for-28 (.107) with a home run in his career against Fried, while left fielder Brandon Nimmo was 3-for-27 (.111). Advertisement First baseman Pete Alonso was 10-for-36 (.278) with two homers and 12 strikeouts. Soto, who faced Fried regularly as a member of the Washington Nationals, was 9-for-27 (.333) with five walks and nine strikeouts, with a double accounting for his lone extra-base hit. 'He's obviously got a really good heater,' Alonso said of Fried. 'He can command the ball inside and out of the zone, and I think it's his control, control of where he wants to put the ball on a consistent basis. He's obviously got really good stuff. He's a great arm.' Fried was part of the Braves' tight division battle with the Mets in 2022, as well as last year's playoff push that took both teams down to the wire. Advertisement He won the World Series with the Braves in 2021. Now with the Yankees, Fried is again embracing the biggest stage. 'It's been really great to get to play with these guys,' Fried said. 'I've got really great teammates who want to go out there and win every day. We're playing some good baseball right now, and it's been a lot of fun to go out there and compete.'
