Phillies Twitter Explodes After Mets' NLCS Loss

Philly Sports and Culture Writer

Monday, October 21, 2024

Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the New York Mets in game six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

This is how the healing begins.

After a Phillies season ends in disappointment, as almost all of them do, most of us want nothing to do with the team for a while. Come spring training, we'll be back on the roller coaster. But there's a process that needs to unfold first. Step one was seeing the division-rival Mets get bounced from the postseason.

The Dodgers sent the Mets home on Sunday night, and Phillies twitter was ready:

The New York Mets have been eliminated from the Postseason!
pic.twitter.com/OnCP00zXDj
— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) October 21, 2024

Mets with the highest payroll in baseball being treated like they’re scrappy underdogs… like their season wasn’t LITERALLY World Series or bust! 😂

Let’s be honest, the Mets season was a DISAPPOINTMENT!

They have NOTHING to be proud of!

Let’s all laugh at the Mets! 😂🫵 pic.twitter.com/WskwJSuczV
— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) October 21, 2024

“what a storybook season for the mets” pic.twitter.com/H9sjOziCpf

— one dozen bats at a keyboard (@PanasonicDX4500) October 21, 2024

No more Grimace
No more Playoff Pumpkin
No more OMG
No more Hawk Tua
NO MORE METS BASEBALL!!! pic.twitter.com/WoJEp0vMIu
— Cancún Muse (@Phillies_Muse) October 21, 2024

The Mets devil magic is finally dead. pic.twitter.com/KemqFIiElb
— IcyVert (@IcyVert) October 21, 2024

You’re doing amazing sweetie pic.twitter.com/zFfYYCJlvx
— Fire Sirianni (@Go_Sixers_Go) October 21, 2024

Me, a Phillies fan, watching the Mets crumple and dïe in the NLCS: pic.twitter.com/7oQn3BQcUr
— Jack Inacker (@JackInacker) October 21, 2024

Phillies and braves making fun of the Mets rn pic.twitter.com/Y9GY7J8kqW
— Drew bland (@drewwbland) October 21, 2024

idc the mets eliminated the phillies. fuck off you losers. pic.twitter.com/Xds5NPE2PY
— Absolutely Hammered (@ah_pod) October 21, 2024

I say this as a Phillies fan, I pray the Mets hang an NLDS banner. There may not be a greater “rent free” moment in sports if that happens. https://t.co/W5E15ud3C7
— Brian Coulter (@PhilaBCoulter) October 21, 2024

Even the brand accounts had some fun:

Grimace got Ohtani'd 😂

The Dodgers eliminate the Mets to advance to the World Series❗️ pic.twitter.com/4pvj0lztgf
— ESPN (@espn) October 21, 2024

The #Dodgers end the Mets' OMG run. pic.twitter.com/NPLg51mMz7
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 21, 2024

Down goes Grimace. pic.twitter.com/uxsln7cABW
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 21, 2024

METS NOT LIKE US? 👀🤧 pic.twitter.com/ilOlC2tGGl
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 21, 2024

Good stuff.

Does any of this put the Phillies in the World Series or absolve their failure? Of course not. But a Mets championship would have been salt in Philadelphia's wound, and we've at least avoided that.

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John Foley

Before joining OnPattison.com, John Foley was a Phillies beat writer for PHLY Sports and the founder of a popular independent Phillies newsletter. He has provided nontraditional local sports coverage since 2013. Foley grew up in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. He's a proud product of the Philadelphia public school system, a Penn State grad, and a Georgetown Law alum. A licensed attorney, he sits on the board of the Papermill Food Hub, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping families in need throughout the city. Find him on your favorite social media: @2008philz.