Mets start '#ImAMetsFanBecause', which backfires spectacularly
The Mets started what they thought was a totally innocuous Twitter hashtag Monday, asking fans to share why on earth they support such a hapless organization.
Things started well enough...
@Mets #ImAMetsFanBecause of my brother, who took me to my first game in 1983. I've bled Mets colors ever since and my whole family does now.
— Sean Greeley (@thundergod75) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause of @mikepiazza31.
— Unreal Msdodgrblu (@msdodgrblu) September 22, 2014
@Mets #ImAMetsFanBecause of David Wright and the way he plays the game.
— Brandon (@b_vanwormer) September 22, 2014
...but devolved awfully quickly:
#ImAMetsFanBecause I'm an idiot
— Dennis (@szulcamania) September 22, 2014
#ImaMetsFanBecause I don't feel like I deserve true happiness.
— Andrew Gould (@AndrewGould4) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause I am a masochist, and often feel the urge to punish myself.
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause of some issues with my family that I'm not ready to work out yet, clearly.
— Steve Lepore (@stevelepore) September 22, 2014
@Mets #ImAMetsFanBecause I'm mentally unstable!
— Kevin (@KVP_10) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause i love dissapointment
— frenda (@frendazoned) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause I love to complain, I appreciate having a good cry over sporting events, and also because I hate myself.
— Kristan Dietz (@KristanDietz) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause my parents didn't love me as a child
— Borris (@BorrisQ) September 22, 2014
#ImAMetsFanBecause I enjoy the abiding sense of tragedy, which sustains me through temporary periods of joy
— Luke Herlihy (@ThatHerlihyBoy) September 22, 2014
It's safe to say this didn't work out how the Mets intended it to.
- Dan Gartland
