NY Yankees 2025 Season Thread (Hal is cheap, Brian is dumb)

[knicks94]

What an absolute bomb by Bellinger.

He started to heat up, watch him opt out and Hal claim poverty again.

Let's hope not!

[KnicksGadfly]

Max Fried is gonna LOVE pitching in this toy replica of the original Yankees Stadium.

Bahahahahaha

How many homers did your team hit at our tiny stadium this week?

[HarthorneWingo]

Max Fried is gonna LOVE pitching in this toy replica of the original Yankees Stadium.

Bahahahahaha

How many homers did your team hit at our tiny stadium this week?

Hahaha

See you Flushing!

[HarthorneWingo]

Noice catch by Soto in RF!

Oops, wrong thread.

YO JUAN SOTO! I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU...

DON'T YOU REGRET NOT COMING TO THE YANKEES?!!!?!!

Watch on YouTube

Pffft

[MrDollarBills]

Soto went 1-10. I know the panic is starting to set in for Mets fans

[knicks94]

$800 mil for a .246 choke artist.

[KnicksGadfly]

$800 mil for a .246 choke artist.

He effed up...look at this article today. He's gonna turn it around. Freddie Freeman did it, but Freeman regretted his decision and Soto will, too. When the bleacher fans turned their back on him...

https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/juan-soto-had-a-chance-to-silence-yankees-fans-now-hes-jose-altuve-klapisch.html

I don’t claim to be an expert in human behavior, but sometimes all you need is a halfway decent radar to know when someone is unhappy. That’s what I’m seeing and sensing in Mets right fielder Juan Soto after his lost weekend in the Bronx.
The man is downright miserable.
Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell-shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him.
With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.
But this is a far worse sentence. Altuve the cheater has been replaced by Soto the traitor.
He should know there’ll be no pardons at the Stadium. Francisco Lindor said, “this is probably the way it’s going to be for Juan” from now on.
Remember this weekend if the Yankees and Mets clash in the World Series. It’s not impossible. These are two excellent teams that just might run the table.
Soto better have a plan for October. Hoping for a truce by tipping his helmet on Friday was never going to work. Soto should’ve known these fans are not soft. They don’t forgive.
I’m surprised Soto miscalculated so badly. He figured he had enough equity to limit the hostility to one night. Let the fans get the booing out of their system, and then it would be back to peace and love the rest of the weekend.
He couldn’t have been more naive.
What Soto needed was a couple of home runs over the short porch - monster blasts. That was the only response Yankees fans would’ve respected. But the tentative at-bats only made Soto look weak.
Friday’s booing rolled into Saturday. No more helmet tipping. No more turning around to interact with the Bleacher Creatures. Sunday was the worst day of all. By then Soto was in a terrible mood.
He’d agreed to be miked up by ESPN in the second inning, but changed his mind minutes before the game. Soto told Mets officials he was tired of answering questions about Aaron Judge, sick of explaining why he chose the Mets.
It was a telling reversal. Most major leaguers jump at the chance for the easy Q-A on a national broadcast. They’re designed to make the players look good. The fact that Soto blew off the network was only the first sign of his darkening state of mind.
The second was Soto’s conduct after the Mets’ 8-2 loss. Not only was he held hitless, the signature swag had vanished. Soto’s bat seemed, and more surprisingly, he’s put on a few pounds around the middle.
Just as Soto turned his back on ESPN, he did the same to reporters who were waiting to speak to him in the post-game clubhouse. Soto got dressed and began walking towards the door. He told a Mets official he’d be back to answer questions after seeing family members outside.
Soto never returned.
That’s not the same stand-up guy who was always at his locker last season. Even after being skewered on Friday, Soto spoke of the obligation to “take it like a man.” Two days later he was running for the exit.
These are troubling signs for the Mets’ hierarchy. I’m told they’re concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team. The only time Soto seemed happy this weekend was while he interacted with Judge, Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm during batting practice.
As I said, I’m no mind reader, but my hunch is that not only does Soto miss the Yankees, the permanence of his decision is sinking in. Soto is staring at another 14-plus years in Flushing.
My advice to Soto is to get over it quickly. The fans at Citi Field are behind him. The short-term support will undoubtedly spike in reaction to the savage treatment in the Bronx.
But the loyalty won’t last forever. Mets fans can be just as tough as their Bronx counterparts. They’re counting on Soto to take the Mets deep into October. But they won’t go anywhere if Soto keeps shrinking the way he did this weekend,
A .132 average with runners in scoring position isn’t going to cut it. Mets fans will eventually run out of patience if Soto doesn’t improve.
I have no doubt Soto will come around. He’s too talented for a season-long outage. But he needs to start taking control of the inside corner, stop letting fastballs beat him. That’s not what Steve Cohen is paying $765 million for.
Someone asked me if I thought the Yankees players were enjoying Soto’s misery. The answer is no. They still like him.
But that doesn’t matter to the fans who screamed. “F---k Juan Soto” for three straight days. They’re the ones who took his defection personally.
I asked Clay Holmes if there was any chance for a reprieve for Soto.
Holmes, a former Yankee himself, looked at me like I was crazy.
“This is New York,” he said.

[MrDollarBills]

$800 mil for a .246 choke artist.

He effed up...look at this article today. He's gonna turn it around. Freddie Freeman did it, but Freeman regretted his decision and Soto will, too. When the bleacher fans turned their back on him...

https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/juan-soto-had-a-chance-to-silence-yankees-fans-now-hes-jose-altuve-klapisch.html

I don’t claim to be an expert in human behavior, but sometimes all you need is a halfway decent radar to know when someone is unhappy. That’s what I’m seeing and sensing in Mets right fielder Juan Soto after his lost weekend in the Bronx.
The man is downright miserable.
Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell-shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him.
With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.
But this is a far worse sentence. Altuve the cheater has been replaced by Soto the traitor.
He should know there’ll be no pardons at the Stadium. Francisco Lindor said, “this is probably the way it’s going to be for Juan” from now on.
Remember this weekend if the Yankees and Mets clash in the World Series. It’s not impossible. These are two excellent teams that just might run the table.
Soto better have a plan for October. Hoping for a truce by tipping his helmet on Friday was never going to work. Soto should’ve known these fans are not soft. They don’t forgive.
I’m surprised Soto miscalculated so badly. He figured he had enough equity to limit the hostility to one night. Let the fans get the booing out of their system, and then it would be back to peace and love the rest of the weekend.
He couldn’t have been more naive.
What Soto needed was a couple of home runs over the short porch - monster blasts. That was the only response Yankees fans would’ve respected. But the tentative at-bats only made Soto look weak.
Friday’s booing rolled into Saturday. No more helmet tipping. No more turning around to interact with the Bleacher Creatures. Sunday was the worst day of all. By then Soto was in a terrible mood.
He’d agreed to be miked up by ESPN in the second inning, but changed his mind minutes before the game. Soto told Mets officials he was tired of answering questions about Aaron Judge, sick of explaining why he chose the Mets.
It was a telling reversal. Most major leaguers jump at the chance for the easy Q-A on a national broadcast. They’re designed to make the players look good. The fact that Soto blew off the network was only the first sign of his darkening state of mind.
The second was Soto’s conduct after the Mets’ 8-2 loss. Not only was he held hitless, the signature swag had vanished. Soto’s bat seemed, and more surprisingly, he’s put on a few pounds around the middle.
Just as Soto turned his back on ESPN, he did the same to reporters who were waiting to speak to him in the post-game clubhouse. Soto got dressed and began walking towards the door. He told a Mets official he’d be back to answer questions after seeing family members outside.
Soto never returned.
That’s not the same stand-up guy who was always at his locker last season. Even after being skewered on Friday, Soto spoke of the obligation to “take it like a man.” Two days later he was running for the exit.
These are troubling signs for the Mets’ hierarchy. I’m told they’re concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team. The only time Soto seemed happy this weekend was while he interacted with Judge, Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm during batting practice.
As I said, I’m no mind reader, but my hunch is that not only does Soto miss the Yankees, the permanence of his decision is sinking in. Soto is staring at another 14-plus years in Flushing.
My advice to Soto is to get over it quickly. The fans at Citi Field are behind him. The short-term support will undoubtedly spike in reaction to the savage treatment in the Bronx.
But the loyalty won’t last forever. Mets fans can be just as tough as their Bronx counterparts. They’re counting on Soto to take the Mets deep into October. But they won’t go anywhere if Soto keeps shrinking the way he did this weekend,
A .132 average with runners in scoring position isn’t going to cut it. Mets fans will eventually run out of patience if Soto doesn’t improve.
I have no doubt Soto will come around. He’s too talented for a season-long outage. But he needs to start taking control of the inside corner, stop letting fastballs beat him. That’s not what Steve Cohen is paying $765 million for.
Someone asked me if I thought the Yankees players were enjoying Soto’s misery. The answer is no. They still like him.
But that doesn’t matter to the fans who screamed. “F---k Juan Soto” for three straight days. They’re the ones who took his defection personally.
I asked Clay Holmes if there was any chance for a reprieve for Soto.
Holmes, a former Yankee himself, looked at me like I was crazy.
“This is New York,” he said.

Juan is gonna turn it around, but it's fun seeing Met fans squirm.

But I definitely think what happened this weekend hurt him. When the fans turned their backs to him, that stung. I read two reports that he was absolutely miserable all weekend.

Again, I have no hard feelings towards him. Last year was fun and I got to watch an amazing hitter flex at the plate. I still miss the Judge and Soto celebration after a home run. But I'm not mad at the dude. I'm more mad at Hal and Brian not going all in at the deadline.

We're good tho. Judge is playing like a god, Fried is gonna win the Cy Young.

[KnicksGadfly]

$800 mil for a .246 choke artist.

He effed up...look at this article today. He's gonna turn it around. Freddie Freeman did it, but Freeman regretted his decision and Soto will, too. When the bleacher fans turned their back on him...

https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/juan-soto-had-a-chance-to-silence-yankees-fans-now-hes-jose-altuve-klapisch.html

I don’t claim to be an expert in human behavior, but sometimes all you need is a halfway decent radar to know when someone is unhappy. That’s what I’m seeing and sensing in Mets right fielder Juan Soto after his lost weekend in the Bronx.
The man is downright miserable.
Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell-shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him.
With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.
But this is a far worse sentence. Altuve the cheater has been replaced by Soto the traitor.
He should know there’ll be no pardons at the Stadium. Francisco Lindor said, “this is probably the way it’s going to be for Juan” from now on.
Remember this weekend if the Yankees and Mets clash in the World Series. It’s not impossible. These are two excellent teams that just might run the table.
Soto better have a plan for October. Hoping for a truce by tipping his helmet on Friday was never going to work. Soto should’ve known these fans are not soft. They don’t forgive.
I’m surprised Soto miscalculated so badly. He figured he had enough equity to limit the hostility to one night. Let the fans get the booing out of their system, and then it would be back to peace and love the rest of the weekend.
He couldn’t have been more naive.
What Soto needed was a couple of home runs over the short porch - monster blasts. That was the only response Yankees fans would’ve respected. But the tentative at-bats only made Soto look weak.
Friday’s booing rolled into Saturday. No more helmet tipping. No more turning around to interact with the Bleacher Creatures. Sunday was the worst day of all. By then Soto was in a terrible mood.
He’d agreed to be miked up by ESPN in the second inning, but changed his mind minutes before the game. Soto told Mets officials he was tired of answering questions about Aaron Judge, sick of explaining why he chose the Mets.
It was a telling reversal. Most major leaguers jump at the chance for the easy Q-A on a national broadcast. They’re designed to make the players look good. The fact that Soto blew off the network was only the first sign of his darkening state of mind.
The second was Soto’s conduct after the Mets’ 8-2 loss. Not only was he held hitless, the signature swag had vanished. Soto’s bat seemed, and more surprisingly, he’s put on a few pounds around the middle.
Just as Soto turned his back on ESPN, he did the same to reporters who were waiting to speak to him in the post-game clubhouse. Soto got dressed and began walking towards the door. He told a Mets official he’d be back to answer questions after seeing family members outside.
Soto never returned.
That’s not the same stand-up guy who was always at his locker last season. Even after being skewered on Friday, Soto spoke of the obligation to “take it like a man.” Two days later he was running for the exit.
These are troubling signs for the Mets’ hierarchy. I’m told they’re concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team. The only time Soto seemed happy this weekend was while he interacted with Judge, Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm during batting practice.
As I said, I’m no mind reader, but my hunch is that not only does Soto miss the Yankees, the permanence of his decision is sinking in. Soto is staring at another 14-plus years in Flushing.
My advice to Soto is to get over it quickly. The fans at Citi Field are behind him. The short-term support will undoubtedly spike in reaction to the savage treatment in the Bronx.
But the loyalty won’t last forever. Mets fans can be just as tough as their Bronx counterparts. They’re counting on Soto to take the Mets deep into October. But they won’t go anywhere if Soto keeps shrinking the way he did this weekend,
A .132 average with runners in scoring position isn’t going to cut it. Mets fans will eventually run out of patience if Soto doesn’t improve.
I have no doubt Soto will come around. He’s too talented for a season-long outage. But he needs to start taking control of the inside corner, stop letting fastballs beat him. That’s not what Steve Cohen is paying $765 million for.
Someone asked me if I thought the Yankees players were enjoying Soto’s misery. The answer is no. They still like him.
But that doesn’t matter to the fans who screamed. “F---k Juan Soto” for three straight days. They’re the ones who took his defection personally.
I asked Clay Holmes if there was any chance for a reprieve for Soto.
Holmes, a former Yankee himself, looked at me like I was crazy.
“This is New York,” he said.

Juan is gonna turn it around, but it's fun seeing Met fans squirm.

But I definitely think what happened this weekend hurt him. When the fans turned their backs to him, that stung. I read two reports that he was absolutely miserable all weekend.

Again, I have no hard feelings towards him. Last year was fun and I got to watch an amazing hitter flex at the plate. I still miss the Judge and Soto celebration after a home run. But I'm not mad at the dude. I'm more mad at Hal and Brian not going all in at the deadline.

We're good tho. Judge is playing like a god, Fried is gonna win the Cy Young.

Yah...Hal and Brian really messed up bad last year. I think we're actually better and more sustainable long-term with Judge in right.

[Jalen Bluntson]

$800 mil for a .246 choke artist.

He effed up...look at this article today. He's gonna turn it around. Freddie Freeman did it, but Freeman regretted his decision and Soto will, too. When the bleacher fans turned their back on him...

https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/juan-soto-had-a-chance-to-silence-yankees-fans-now-hes-jose-altuve-klapisch.html

I don’t claim to be an expert in human behavior, but sometimes all you need is a halfway decent radar to know when someone is unhappy. That’s what I’m seeing and sensing in Mets right fielder Juan Soto after his lost weekend in the Bronx.
The man is downright miserable.
Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell-shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him.
With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.
But this is a far worse sentence. Altuve the cheater has been replaced by Soto the traitor.
He should know there’ll be no pardons at the Stadium. Francisco Lindor said, “this is probably the way it’s going to be for Juan” from now on.
Remember this weekend if the Yankees and Mets clash in the World Series. It’s not impossible. These are two excellent teams that just might run the table.
Soto better have a plan for October. Hoping for a truce by tipping his helmet on Friday was never going to work. Soto should’ve known these fans are not soft. They don’t forgive.
I’m surprised Soto miscalculated so badly. He figured he had enough equity to limit the hostility to one night. Let the fans get the booing out of their system, and then it would be back to peace and love the rest of the weekend.
He couldn’t have been more naive.
What Soto needed was a couple of home runs over the short porch - monster blasts. That was the only response Yankees fans would’ve respected. But the tentative at-bats only made Soto look weak.
Friday’s booing rolled into Saturday. No more helmet tipping. No more turning around to interact with the Bleacher Creatures. Sunday was the worst day of all. By then Soto was in a terrible mood.
He’d agreed to be miked up by ESPN in the second inning, but changed his mind minutes before the game. Soto told Mets officials he was tired of answering questions about Aaron Judge, sick of explaining why he chose the Mets.
It was a telling reversal. Most major leaguers jump at the chance for the easy Q-A on a national broadcast. They’re designed to make the players look good. The fact that Soto blew off the network was only the first sign of his darkening state of mind.
The second was Soto’s conduct after the Mets’ 8-2 loss. Not only was he held hitless, the signature swag had vanished. Soto’s bat seemed, and more surprisingly, he’s put on a few pounds around the middle.
Just as Soto turned his back on ESPN, he did the same to reporters who were waiting to speak to him in the post-game clubhouse. Soto got dressed and began walking towards the door. He told a Mets official he’d be back to answer questions after seeing family members outside.
Soto never returned.
That’s not the same stand-up guy who was always at his locker last season. Even after being skewered on Friday, Soto spoke of the obligation to “take it like a man.” Two days later he was running for the exit.
These are troubling signs for the Mets’ hierarchy. I’m told they’re concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team. The only time Soto seemed happy this weekend was while he interacted with Judge, Aaron Boone and Jazz Chisholm during batting practice.
As I said, I’m no mind reader, but my hunch is that not only does Soto miss the Yankees, the permanence of his decision is sinking in. Soto is staring at another 14-plus years in Flushing.
My advice to Soto is to get over it quickly. The fans at Citi Field are behind him. The short-term support will undoubtedly spike in reaction to the savage treatment in the Bronx.
But the loyalty won’t last forever. Mets fans can be just as tough as their Bronx counterparts. They’re counting on Soto to take the Mets deep into October. But they won’t go anywhere if Soto keeps shrinking the way he did this weekend,
A .132 average with runners in scoring position isn’t going to cut it. Mets fans will eventually run out of patience if Soto doesn’t improve.
I have no doubt Soto will come around. He’s too talented for a season-long outage. But he needs to start taking control of the inside corner, stop letting fastballs beat him. That’s not what Steve Cohen is paying $765 million for.
Someone asked me if I thought the Yankees players were enjoying Soto’s misery. The answer is no. They still like him.
But that doesn’t matter to the fans who screamed. “F---k Juan Soto” for three straight days. They’re the ones who took his defection personally.
I asked Clay Holmes if there was any chance for a reprieve for Soto.
Holmes, a former Yankee himself, looked at me like I was crazy.
“This is New York,” he said.

Juan is gonna turn it around, but it's fun seeing Met fans squirm.

But I definitely think what happened this weekend hurt him. When the fans turned their backs to him, that stung. I read two reports that he was absolutely miserable all weekend.

Again, I have no hard feelings towards him. Last year was fun and I got to watch an amazing hitter flex at the plate. I still miss the Judge and Soto celebration after a home run. But I'm not mad at the dude. I'm more mad at Hal and Brian not going all in at the deadline.

We're good tho. Judge is playing like a god, Fried is gonna win the Cy Young.

Yeah. I was upset for a minute but, whatever. He gave us a great season and helped get us to the WS. 3/4 of a billion dollars is wild. Our front office offered 5 million less for one extra season in total. He clearly isn't a Yankee fan at heart. If so, we would still have him.

Watching Mets fans squirm is funny now though. They were all up in our faces talking trash when they got him. How's that working out for ya right now? Jokes aside, I believe he will turn it around when the dust settles. He isn't a .246 hitter. His power numbers are not bad but, he just doesn't seem comfortable as a Met right now.

[knicks94]

When is this great Soto turnaround coming? In July? Or in August when the Mets season usually collapses? We are practically in the month of June and Soto is still looking like a stiff at the plate.Another game went by last night in which the Mets offense desperately could have used his bat and he failed to come through for them.

[iLLSonChandla]

He'll end the season around .275 30 HR's and 100 RBIs

Not MVP numbers and definitely not worth the contract but not bad numbers overall

[KnicksGadfly]

Will Warren is dealing with 5 Ks in two innings

[knicks94]

I really hope Stroman gets Wally Pipped by Warren.

[3eePointGoal]

He'll end the season around .275 30 HR's and 100 RBIs

Not MVP numbers and definitely not worth the contract but not bad numbers overall

Not looking good b. Lmao

[3eePointGoal]

Will Warren is dealing with 5 Ks in two innings

Bro has silently been turning it up a notch. So far so good.

[KnicksGadfly]

I really hope Stroman gets Wally Pipped by Warren.

He's done. Apparently Stroman's injury might have caused his trade value to rise because he can't get that player option anymore.

[Jalen Bluntson]

When is this great Soto turnaround coming? In July? Or in August when the Mets season usually collapses? We are practically in the month of June and Soto is still looking like a stiff at the plate.Another game went by last night in which the Mets offense desperately could have used his bat and he failed to come through for them.

It might not even happen this year. Think of Judge when he was younger. All the power in the world but, he was chasing high heat and low away out of the zone. He doesn't do that anymore and he's now one of the best hitters in the history of the game.

Soto signed a career deal. He's 26-27 years old. He will get out of this slump sooner or later. If not, I really dgaf. He's the Mets problem now with that ridiculous contract. I won't be surprised to see him put it all together eventually. Seems like his problems are in his own head and not skill/injury related.

[knicks94]

When is this great Soto turnaround coming? In July? Or in August when the Mets season usually collapses? We are practically in the month of June and Soto is still looking like a stiff at the plate.Another game went by last night in which the Mets offense desperately could have used his bat and he failed to come through for them.

It might not even happen this year. Think of Judge when he was younger. All the power in the world but, he was chasing high heat and low away out of the zone. He doesn't do that anymore and he's now one of the best hitters in the history of the game.

Soto signed a career deal. He's 26-27 years old. He will get out of this slump sooner or later. If not, I really dgaf. He's the Mets problem now with that ridiculous contract. I won't be surprised to see him put it all together eventually. Seems like his problems are in his own head and not skill/injury related.

Soto might have a few productive seasons at the plate, but after he passes 32-33 years of age his contract is going to make Stanton's look like Jalen Brunson's.

[Jalen Bluntson]

When is this great Soto turnaround coming? In July? Or in August when the Mets season usually collapses? We are practically in the month of June and Soto is still looking like a stiff at the plate.Another game went by last night in which the Mets offense desperately could have used his bat and he failed to come through for them.

It might not even happen this year. Think of Judge when he was younger. All the power in the world but, he was chasing high heat and low away out of the zone. He doesn't do that anymore and he's now one of the best hitters in the history of the game.

Soto signed a career deal. He's 26-27 years old. He will get out of this slump sooner or later. If not, I really dgaf. He's the Mets problem now with that ridiculous contract. I won't be surprised to see him put it all together eventually. Seems like his problems are in his own head and not skill/injury related.

Soto might have a few productive seasons at the plate, but after he passes 32-33 years of age his contract is going to make Stanton's look like Jalen Brunson's.

Yeah. 15 year deals are insane to me. Billion dollar ball players incoming. It's ridiculous honestly and a sign of things wrong in this world. Who the fuq needs all that money? It's so insane.

I loved watching him last year. I can't see him not getting back to form eventually. At this point I'm trying to enjoy certain Mets fans squirming but, is it really gonna last?