Francisco Lindor Is Easily One Of The Best Players In Mets History And Fans Who Can't Appreciate Him Don't Deserve To Witness His Greatness
Edward M. Pio Roda. Getty Images.Did that headline seem like a bit much? It felt like a bit much. But after being on the frontlines of the Francisco Lindor Is Good war against Francisco Lindor haters, AKA Lindorks, I felt it was time to go full Hardo and put a final dagger into whatever collection of miserable people still exist in that coalition following yesterday's heroic home run in the Mets nightmare factory to clinch a playoff spot. With a bad back no less!
You guys wanna rewatch that moonshot with the audio of like 10 different broadcasts? Good, me too!
I won't even bother mentioning that Lindor scored the initial go-ahead run tagging up from this, again with a bad back, to beat the throw from Michael Harris' laser rocket arm at home or how fitting it was he fielded the last out from that bananaland game. Anybody who has watched the Mets this season knows that Francisco Lindor is good, even though it was once such a point of contention that we had to release a damn shirt to get our point through.
I know Lindor struggled his first year in New York, which caused his relationship with Mets fans to have a rocky start. However looking back, Lindor's struggles shouldn't seem like much of a surprise considering he uprooted his young family in the middle of a pandemic into a city that was the epicenter of said pandemic. But that didn't stop the Lindorks from being extra nasty.
Even if you want to say that the timing didn't play a factor, you cannot deny that many high-priced superstars are criticized early during their tenure in New York until they "prove themselves", "earn their pinstripes", or whatever other nonsensical drivel that the media spews here despite the very same city being filled to the brim with people overpaid in their respective professions. To make matters worse, Lindor is sometimes a slow starter and can struggle on one side of the plate, which causes fans to turn on him before he warms up with the weather, puts up some of the offensive numbers in Mets history along with Gold Glove defense, and plays the game at an elite cerebral level. If that sounds like a familiar story, it's because that's exactly how Carlos Beltran's career was in Flushing before the Mets moved him and Mets fans found out what a luxury it was having him in centerfield for years.
All Lindor has done for the Mets is perform as one of the best players in baseball, which has led to stats like this.
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Again, this is a player that some Mets fans still have to be convinced as good. However as my former coworker Tiko once said, numbers never lie. I personally think Lindor is the most valuable player despite not leading the league in home runs or steals (which is a juiced up stat on the level of home runs in the late 90s thanks to the new rules and base sizes) since he not only plays defense but plays it at an elite level. But that's another blog for another time for an award that will be given out weeks after we have thought about baseball.
Regardless, I just wanted to shout out the man that helped make yesterday's Mets stream the first fun one in my lifetime that produced a hate rally that should be sent to Cooperstown and even ended with the Frank The Tank vs. KFC rivalry with a hug.
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Speaking of KFC, he did a great job summing up Lindor's time with the Mets.
I don't know what Francisco Lindor will do this wild card series or postseason or future seasons with the Mets. But at the very least he deserves Mets fans' love or at least their respect to shut the fuck up about him being anything less than what he is: One of the best players to ever put on a uniform in franchise history.
Our full post clinching We Gotta Believe can be heard/viewed below. LFGM and let's pick up another W today!
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