Mets Fans Embarrassed Themselves Over Pete Alonso
Pete Alonso got the tribute video and standing ovation he deserved. From the Rookie of the Year campaign to breaking Darryl Strawberry’s record, he was a very good New York Met, who deserved the moment.
In a sad way, it’s fitting Alonso is here for Howie Rose’s last weekend at Citi Field as the Mets announced. Unfortunately, it seems Alonso’s homer off Devin Williams will be the last great call of Rose’s career.
Personally, the cheering for Alonso last night was a little overdone. It seemed to rival the salute Mike Piazza received when he returned as a member of the San Diego Padres.
Piazza meant so much more to the Mets and was a far greater player. He’s also a Hall of Famer who has a Mets cap on his plaque. He also left far differently than Alonso.
To preface this, every baseball player is allowed to play where they want for whatever reason. They have short careers and should maximize their contracts.
We should not pretend his turning down an extension offered by the Mets is indicative of anything other than a business decision. Alonso left in free agency with both sides appearing like they were ready to move on from the relationship.
All that said, the one thing we should never shake is how Alonso left. On September 28, 2025, the Mets had another disastrous late season collapse. They lost to the Miami Marlins to miss out on the postseason.
He had perhaps the biggest at-bat of that game. With the Mets down 4-0, he came up with the bases loaded and two out. He lined out. He failed like the entire team that game and that season.
After the game, Alonso still had not changed when facing reporters. He was asked the question everyone, especially Mets fans, wanted to know. Was he opting out?
He gave lip service to loving the Mets and the fans, and then, he said he was opting out. He didn’t even pretend to say hardest loss of his career, and he can’t even think about it. No emotion. Just that he’s opting out.
Again, that’s fine. He’s allowed. But let’s be real; whether it was Stearns, a new family, hiring Scott Boras, or something else, this wasn’t about the fans or a love of New York. It was solely about the money (which is why 99.999% of us do our jobs).
Despite the faux pas, Alonso was still a beloved Met. It really was disappointing he left, and every fan who had an attachment to him should feel that pain.
What made it worse is David Stearns plan to replace him failed. Worse yet, this Mets team failed. However, Stearns and the Mets did not fail worse than the fans did.
There was a significant group of Mets fans who left en mass after what appeared to be Alonso’s last at-bat of the game in the eighth inning.
Jonah Tong gave six terrific shutout innings where you could begin to imagine him again being a future ace. By the way, supposed fans were rooting against him, a pitcher who is trying to regain confidence and be a significant part of the Mets future.
Carson Benge, who is challenging for NL Rookie of the Year, was due up in the bottom of the eighth. Fellow electric rookie A.J. Ewing was going to get another at-bat. Francisco Lindor had a chance to come up, and like Alonso, he is one away from career home run number 300.
Yes, the season has been a massive disappointment. That said, the young players are exciting and promising. They have the Mets five games over .500 in the second half.
And again, it was a 1-1 game in the eighth. Lindor could come up one away from a historic home run. Despite all that, a group of fans had a temper tantrum and left.
Those fans embarrassed themselves, and you’re right to even question if they’re Mets fans.
Alonso deserved his moment, but the adulation went way too far. It was probably emblematic of the frustrations of the season, which is understandable. What’s not understandable is putting him at the level of a Piazza or ignoring the actual players here who don’t deserve the scorn.
If you’re walking out in a 1-1 game in the eighth, buy your Alonso number 25 Orioles jersey. Get a hat with that dumb cartoon bird on it. You’re not a Mets fan. You’re an Alonso fan. Time to own it.
I agree with everything that you said. If you are only an Alonzo fan ,then own it and move on. The Mets still had a chance to win the game and Lindor still had a chance to hit #300 . But you chose to leave because you only came to see Pete and when he took his final at bat you left. Get youseself an Orioles cap and jersey and get lost.
By the way, those fans are still dummies. It was 1-1 when they left. If that game went to extras, chances are Alonso was getting another AB, and they would’ve missed it because they were having a temper tantrum.