1 NY Mets fan emotion for every Francisco Lindor miscue this season

There is a certain toughness that comes with being a fan of the New York Mets, the kind built over years of watching things go sideways in ways that almost feel scripted. It is only 18 games into this season, and Francisco Lindor has already tested that patience a few times, turning routine plays into moments that leave fans staring at the field like Ron Burgundy in that phone booth, stuck in a glass case of emotion with no way out but to watch it unfold. It is frustration, it is annoyance, it is that immediate anger that shows up before you even finish reacting. That is where this gets fun, because each miscue hits like a different color on a Mets fan's mood ring.

Francisco Lindor’s 5 miscues this season each match a different Mets fan emotion

Forgetting the outs left Mets fans confused

Against St. Louis, Lindor fields a ground ball, steps on second, and heads off like the inning is over, which works if there are three outs. There were not, and Alec Burleson is standing at first while the play is still alive. A routine double play turns into a free base, and Mets fans are left trying to process it in real time. This mental lapse left fans completely confused. That is the kind of mix-up fans are allowed to have while digging through a chicken basket or watching from the couch, not the shortstop who is supposed to know exactly how many outs there are.

Getting picked off left Mets fans angry

In the same game against St. Louis, the Mets are down 1-0 in the sixth after getting shut out the night before and struggling to score again. Lindor reaches on an error, then gets picked off at first while putting on his sliding glove, a brutal way to erase one of the few chances they had to build anything. Three pitches later, Juan Soto hits a home run that should have given them the lead. Mets fans are not confused here; the mood ring is screaming anger, because in a one-run game where runs are already hard to find, that is the kind of mistake that ends up right next to the loss.

Not covering second base left Mets fans annoyed

On April 11 against Oakland, Marcus Semien fields a ground ball up the middle with a clean chance to turn two, but Lindor goes up the middle too instead of getting to second, leaving Semien with no one to flip to and no real shot at a double play. At that point, it starts to feel like double plays are being treated as optional this season, which is where Mets fans land on annoyed, because once it keeps happening, it stops feeling like a mistake and it starts to become a habit.

Striking out and smiling left Mets fans furious

On April 15 against the Dodgers, in the third inning, Lindor’s 11-pitch battle with Shohei Ohtani ended in a strikeout with a runner in scoring position. Then he smiles, walking away, and that is the part Mets fans lock onto. With the team in the middle of a seven-game losing streak, the offense stuck, and his average sitting at .184, that is where Mets fans go straight to furious. There is a time to appreciate a battle and a time to read the room. In a season full of miscues, Mets fans want to see that frustration match their own after you come up empty again.

Playing it safe at short left Mets fans disenchanted

In the same game against the Dodgers, in the eighth inning of a 3-1 game, Lindor plays back on a ground ball instead of charging it, and Teoscar Hernández beats the throw to start the inning. It does not hurt right away, but Mets fans can feel it building the second that happens, because they have seen this version too many times already. Five runs later, it is 8-1, and Mets fans are left disenchanted because, at this point, it is no longer even frustrating; it is familiar. The kind of moment that adds another layer to that toughness Mets fans keep getting told they have.

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