The last few months have been absolutely brutal for Met fans. Just about every decent player in the lineup has been hurt at some point or another, they are way out in the NL East race, and now even their front office members seem to be losing their minds. Per ESPN:
“Tony Bernazard, a New York Mets executive, recently challenged one of club’s minor league teams to a fight during a postgame clubhouse tirade, the New York Daily News reported, citing multiple sources with ties to the team.
Bernazard, the team’s vice president for player development, pulled off his shirt and challenged the Double-A Binghamton Mets in the tirade, about 10 days before the All-Star break. He in particular targeted middle infield prospect Jose Coronado, according to the report.”
I pray there is a video of this somewhere. Pulling off the shirt is a really nice touch too, who does this guy think he is Hulk Hogan? If he ever wants to pursue a career in the WWE and needs something to call himself I suggest “Big Hazard Bernazard.” Messing with him can be HAZARDOUS to your health! **Cue rimshot**
Then of course there is this video making the rounds on the internet. Rough night for Bingo the Bee:
First I have to give a shoutout to Lucas Duda, who played for the University of Southern California while I was there before (unfortunately) ending up in the Mets organization. Good guy.
Second, why is it the Mets have the lamest mascots in sports? Mr. Met is quite possibly the stupidest thing ever conceived by a human mind (imagine a basketball team having a giant walking basketball for a mascot, or a hockey team with a dude walking around with a puck for a head…yeah pretty asinine right?) And don’t even get me started on the stupidest “tradition” in the Majors: the apple coming out of the top hat when the Mets hit a homer. Thank God it is a such a rare occurance that we don’t have to see it very often.
Well add Bingo the Bee to the list…quite honestly I’ve seen more bad ass mascots in the WNBA. I especially love the propellor on top of the hat and the little fairy wings on the back. In his defense he’s still tougher than Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado combined.
Props to @krad8 and @patsully for finding both of these terrific stories.
