A 12-game losing streak is brutal. So when the New York Mets finally won a game, relief pitcher Luke Weaver was thrilled, maybe a little too thrilled. The Mets ended their skid with a 3-2 win over the Twins. Although it was Weaver who made things possible, his intense post-game interview brought more backlash than celebration from the fans.
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“It’s a sigh of relief,” Weaver said. “There’s a lot more games to play. Today was a great step in the right direction, and it was gonna take a game like that to get us going.” He served a notice to the Mets clubhouse to maintain the momentum they had waited for long.
So, Weaver was clear about what’s next in line for the Mets, but he didn’t stop here.
“Look, this wasn’t about attitude,” Weaver added. “This wasn’t about work ethic. This wasn’t about a bad demeanor. There was none of that. It’s about just showing up every day, giving you something to cheer about. And thankfully, today, we freaking did that.”
Credit goes to the calm and composed Weaver for successfully thwarting the Buxton threat. Weaver started the ninth inning with the Twins trailing 2-3, and a single run would have made things difficult for the Mets. And with Buxton on the batter’s box, who had scored the solo homer in the game, it was all on Weaver.
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“Look, people smell fear. I’m not the biggest guy in the room, but I ain’t scared of nobody, and that’s the attitude I try to take, and if I screw up, it’s on me. But at the end of the day, I’m gonna sleep at night. And I’m gonna feel good about the effort I put in, and I ain’t fearing nobody, you remember that,” Weaver added.
So, Weaver’s fearless attitude brought a win to the Mets. His 87 mph changeup got Buxton out swinging. Moreover, in the eighth inning, Weaver was under high pressure as the Twins loaded their bases. However, sticking to his fearless mindset, he induced Luke Keaschall to foul out on the sixth pitch of the at-bat, closing the inning.
He finished the night with 3 SOs and zero runs allowed. A totally dominant display from Luke Weaver after his rough start this year, and he is currently standing at a 5.40 ERA in 10 games.
While Weaver’s mentality sounded like a pep talk for the Citi Field crowd, the reaction online was completely the opposite. The Mets just won a game after weeks and are still last in the division, but for the fans, Weaver sounded like the team had already won a championship.
The fans prefer to wait and see and not get carried away by just one win.
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Did the Mets achieve their target in 2026 by winning against the Twins? Fans wonder.
“Did they win the World Series or something?” one fan asked. Considering how Weaver tried to cheer up the half-empty stands with his strong words, fans couldn’t help but feel he sounded like the Mets had just won a championship.
For perspective, after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series last year, catcher Will Smith kept it humble and said, “You just keep fighting, man. Keep believing in each other, keep trusting in each other, and know the job is not finished.”
In comparison, how Weaver said they “freaking did” against the Twins conveys the same emotions as a World Series winner. “Boy, he sure got the 14 fans there pumped up, didn’t he?” another fan added.
The small crowd in the stands was cheering for Luke Weaver, and it is easy to see why the reliever got a bit carried away. The intensity of trolls and pressure during the losing streak was huge, and breaking that chain deserves an emotional outburst. Still, the fans are not amused.
“A wild quote for a game against the Twins in the first quarter of the season,” another user remarked. The Twins are currently third in the AL Central and doing .500.
The Mets-Twins series is now tied 1-1. Fans questioned if winning a single game against Minnesota early in the season really warranted such intensity. But again, Weaver might have tried to charge up the battered clubhouse after a much-needed win. “Hahahaha, he barely beat an average Minnesota Twins team,” another fan agreed.
However, not everyone was mocking his attitude after the win.
“Say what you want, that’s a mentality I want on my team every day of the week,” said one Mets fan.
The Mets were always expected to show this toughness around this time of year. However, during this losing streak, fans only heard manager Carlos Mendoza’s optimistic statements. So, they wonder where this toughness was all these days and whether it can be sustained hereon.
Well, only time will tell if Luke Weaver and his team can show this toughness in the coming days.
