Mets star’s mental mistakes in loss ignites outrage: ‘You’ve got to go’
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If you’re a Mets fan wondering if you’re the only one losing your mind over Francisco Lindor’s latest brain freeze, you’re not alone.
On the latest episode of “The Craig Carton Show,” WFAN loudmouth Craig Carton unleashed a scorching hot take: Francisco Lindor needs to go.
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“In the very first inning yesterday against the St. Louis Cardinals, Francisco Lindor, (with a) man on first (and) one out, ground ball to short, easy double play, and he steps on the second base bag and thought the inning was over and never throws the ball to first base,” Carton recalls, via YouTube. “And then he pulls the old my bad, my bad.”
Here’s what happened. In the very first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, the $341 million shortstop committed one of the most baffling mental errors you’ll ever see at the major league level.
But wait, it gets worse.
A couple innings later, with Juan Soto at the plate, Lindor was on first base adjusting his oven mitt when he got picked off.
Instead of a potential two-run homer when Soto launched a bomb moments later, it was just a solo shot. The Mets eventually lost in extra innings after a dropped pop-up in right field.
And what did Francisco Lindor have to say for himself?
“I forgot the outs,” he said, via X/Twitter.
Carton wasn’t having it.
“Francisco Lindor has to go. No Good anymore,” Carton said. “If I’m a Met fan, I’ve had enough. You allowed your wife to dictate what players got traded. You had a big schism in that locker room last year and now here we are what? Five, six games, seven games into the baseball season and in the first inning of a rubber match against the Cardinals, My bad? Francisco Lindor, you’ve got to go.”
When you’re making over $30 million a year, you don’t get to forget how many outs there are. When you’re supposed to be the face of the franchise, you don’t get to make excuses about getting picked off first base because you were fiddling with your sliding mitt.
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New York fans are known for their passion, but also for their expectations. When you command a contract like Lindor’s, you’re expected to deliver — not just occasionally, but consistently.
The “my bad” attitude after inexcusable mental mistakes is exactly what drives New York sports fans up the wall. It’s not about perfection; it’s about accountability and effort.
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