You would think that thumbs up meant they lived and thumbs down meant they died, but that is not the case. But in ancient Rome, where the gestures are said to have originated, they took on opposite meanings.ĭuring gladiator fights in ancient Rome, audiences used the thumbs up and thumbs down gestures to decide the fate of the losing warriors. The former denotes approval, while the latter signifies disapproval.
I will be meeting with our players and staff to convey this message directly.In today’s understanding, thumbs up and thumbs down have clear meanings. The Mets will not tolerate any player gesture that is unprofessional in its meaning or is directed in a negative way toward our fans. The players and the organization are equally frustrated, but fans at Citi Field have every right to express their own disappointment. Sandy Alderson, the Mets’ president, scrambled to control the damage Sunday night, issuing a statement referring to Baez and saying “any gestures by him or other players with a similar intent are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”Īlderson added: “Mets fans are understandably frustrated over the team’s recent performance. But when Lindor chose an obvious misdirection play, even as an attempt at humor, it was an early sign that perhaps he was misreading his new environment.Įffectively booing the fans on Sunday, as articulated by his friend Baez, only confirms it. He could have easily - and understandably - brushed aside the question Derek Jeter made it an art form to politely deflect questions he did not want to answer, as if fouling off pitches to get one he could handle. The Mets’ new owner, Steven Cohen, soon gave a 10-year, $341 million contract to Lindor, who has responded with his worst season - a. That wasn’t happening, so Lindor was traded to New York in January for four players, including shortstop Amed Rosario. To stay in Cleveland would have required a contract extension below his market value. Smile and led his team to the World Series. He was adored in Cleveland, where he was a four-time All-Star known as Mr. Lindor, in particular, seems not to understand. And we’ve got to understand where they’re coming from.” “They have the right to react however they want. “Mets fans, New York fans, this market, this city knows baseball probably more than any other city,” Manager Luis Rojas said. When a team holds first place for almost three months and suddenly finds itself 63-67, as the Mets are, it should expect occasional boos. Major league tickets are expensive, and major league salaries are generous. I play for the fans and I love the fans, but if they’re going to do that, they’re just putting more pressure on the team and that’s not what we want.”īut major leaguers, especially in demanding markets like New York, have to take it as an implicit part of the deal. “Because if we win together, then we’ve got to lose together and the fans are a really big part of it. It just feels bad when I strike out and I get booed - it doesn’t really get to me, but I want to let them know that when we’re a success, we’re going to do the same thing, to let them know how it feels.
We’re going to struggle seven times out of 10. “We’re not machines, we’re going to struggle. “Just the boos that we get,” said Baez, who homered on Sunday and is now hitting. What did it mean? Here is how Baez explained it in his virtual news conference after the game: They got so cocky, in fact, that some of the players, including Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar, decided to teach those mean fans a lesson by flashing thumbs-down gestures to the customers at Citi Field. But beating the Nationals made the Mets feel proud of themselves.
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