After a slew of thumb-related controversies Sunday, the Mets Twitter account subtly jabbed the team’s players and fans while saying happy birthday to Tug McGraw
The New York Mets have their finger, specifically their thumb, on the pulse of their team’s fan base. The team’s Twitter account posted a subtle dig at its fans and players while also wishing former pitcher Tug McGraw a happy birthday on Monday. McGraw, who famously coined the team’s legendary catchphrase “Ya Gotta Believe” during the team’s NL pennant-winning season in 1973, would’ve turned 77 on Monday, and the Mets wished him a happy birthday by posting a photo of him giving a thumbs-up to the camera. The photo comes on the heels of Sunday’s array of thumb-related controversies from the Mets clubhouse. Mets fans have expressed their frustration over the team’s second-half struggles — they are just 8-19 in August and 16-27 since the All-Star break — by booing and jeering the players at home games at Citi Field.
