Max Scherzer heckles Pete Alonso during at-bat, a breakdown
What Happened
New York Mets ace Max Scherzer engages in some playful heckling with first baseman Pete Alonso during a lopsided Mets victory over the Texas Rangers. With the Mets comfortably ahead 12-0 in the late innings, the Rangers have brought in utility player Charlie Culberson to pitch, allowing the Mets' hitters to take a more relaxed approach. Up to bat is Mets outfielder Harrison Bader, who takes a few casual swings against the lightly-lobbed pitches from Culberson. Scherzer, watching from the Mets' dugout, can be seen grimacing and chewing sunflower seeds as Bader battles the count to 3-2. "I don't want to walk, I want to double," Bader says with a smile, before lining out to center field. As the next Rangers hitter, first baseman Pete Alonso, steps to the plate, Scherzer continues his playful heckling. "Come on, Pete, swing the f***ing bat!" Scherzer yells. "What are you looking for, a walk?" Alonso takes the first two pitches for balls, drawing Scherzer's ire. "Swing the bat, that's so tired," Scherzer shouts. "You're just padding your stats." Alonso appears unfazed, taking the 3-1 pitch for ball four and drawing a walk. As he jogs to first base, Alonso quips back at Scherzer, "Do you want to come hit? Remember how bad you were?" The two teammates share a laugh, clearly enjoying the lighthearted competitive banter. The next Mets hitter grounds into an inning-ending double play, further demonstrating the dominance of position players who have taken the mound in lopsided games this season. Scherzer, never one to hold back his emotions, is seen chewing and spitting out sunflower seeds, clearly reveling in the fun and casual atmosphere of the blowout victory. This lighthearted exchange between Scherzer and Alonso provides a glimpse into the camaraderie and competitive spirit that exists within the Mets' clubhouse, even in the midst of a decisive win. Despite the lopsided score, both players are able to engage in some friendly trash talk, showcasing the close-knit nature of this Mets team as they continue their push towards the postseason.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentMets were up 12 runs on the Rangers, so they brought position player Kisner into pitch and
he's just lobbing them up there. This breakdown is brought to you by SeatGeek. Bader's up 3-0 count
and takes that one up and says, no, that's a strike. You know, let's get this game moving.
Position players have been absolutely dominating baseball. The last 16 position players up until
this game hadn't given up a run. Zero runs off all the position players that are just
lobbing it in there. And Bader, 3-1, says, I'll swing. Uh, is it going to be? Oh, so it's a 3-2
count. He's smiling. He's one pitch away from a strikeout. Scherzer's watching her, grimacing,
seeding. 3-2 pitch, goes out and gets it. I don't want to walk. I want to double. That looks better
in my stat line. That helps my slash line. He's smiling. Bader's excited about it. He's going to
go one slap and then he's going to go another slap because
it's a 3-2 count. He's smiling. Bader's excited about it. He's going to go one slap and then he's
going to double maybe. He says, oh, bro, that's tough. Not good. Catches the ball. Seeds in the
mouth from Scherzer. Crazy. Just a crazy guy. Didn't get many of these seeds in his mouth.
I think more missed than hit, but he's excited about it because now he's just going to munch
them. Is he just chewing them? Is he cracking them? Scherzer, what are you doing? Next batter
comes up. First pitch. Strike. Yep. Scherzer likes that. He likes his seeds. 0-1. We're
swinging. Ump calls strike. Get the game on. Almost doubled up Bader, but he gets back in time
out. Okay. Runner and scoring position. Alonzo comes up. Floater McGee. Ball.
Ball. Nowhere close. Scherzer looking on. Hoping to have some fun. His ex-teammate Alonzo up.
Pete acted like he wanted to swing. Didn't want to swing. 2-0 is the count. Next pitch.
Umpire says strike. He doesn't want walks. Scherzer says, come on, Pete. Swing the fucking bat.
Come on. Come on. What are you looking for? A walk? Let's go. Let's get this game moving. 2-1.
Ball. 3-1 count. Pete doesn't like that one. Umpire says, ball. He says, you didn't call that
a strike? I thought you were going to call it a strike and then I'd swing at the next one. He's
like, no, that's ball four. So now he walks. Swing the bat. That's so tired. That's so freaking
tired. Swing the bat. And Pete's like, oh, I thought I was going to get another chance. I don't know.
You got it.
You're going to be kidding me. You pad your freaking stats. Go. Come on. Pete's like, well,
do you want to go do it? You hit. Remember how bad you were? Next batter comes up and he says,
I'll swing. Double play. Position players dominate. They're so good that Scherzer thinks
they need to, hey, check them. Check them. Check them. Check his hands for sticky stuff.
He's too good. He's dominating. Scherzer had a blast.
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