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Yan Celebration Backfires as Mets Lose to Chi-Sox

 A few weeks ago after the Mets splurged themselves of some of their Major League roster talent via the August 3 trade deadline, New York proceeded to call up a flame-throwing lefty named Jerry Yan to take one of the vacated bullpen roles. 

 Yan is electric. His fastball tops 98-101 mph, and even though he is 29-years old, he has potential to become a solid late inning reliever. 


 

Since coming up he has electrified a certain segment of the Mets fanbase, particularly on social media who sing his praises not only for his pitching acumen but for the one HUGE flaw in his game: celebrations.  After every strikeout Yan leaps into the air, comes down perfectly flat on his feet, pumps his fist and does as shimmy like he's Michael Jackson. 


 

It's quiet a sight to behold, one that is obviously divisive. 

I said on X at the time that such behavior was "unacceptable" or a Major Leaguer, and that the Mets should rein him in before he starts a brawl after pissing off the wrong person. 


 

Well low and behold comes Friday night in Chicago. Yan is in the game, and this time leaps into on a 1-2 slider that he thinks is strike three on a pitch to White Sox' Colson Montgomery. The pitch was low and was called ball two. 

Montgomery walked. A few batters later, Jake Rogers crushed a two-run homer to left to give the White Sox a 6-4 victory. 


 

Told ya so! 

And all of a sudden,  NOW the Mets are having to explain that Yan has to "learn" not to jump in the air prematurely.  Here's what Interim Manager Andy Green had to say. "Certainly Jefery will learn not to jump before the play is over. That is something obviously he is still working through." 

Still working through? Really?  

This is something that should have been nipped in the bud a long time ago, but of course the Mets let this fester, because that's what the Mets have been known for all season long.  Talk about a lack of accountability! All the Mets have done since Yan has come up is celebrate his odd celebration with videos and posts about it on social media. 

This is why the Mets are a joke of a franchise. 

Heck this is the same franchise where the owner has come out on multiple occasions to praise the work of his embattled President of Baseball operations, David Stearns, as I paraphrase a leader with a vision who admits mistakes. 

My goodness this season can't end soon enough.  




 

 

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