Mets Try Ripping Cubs For Embarrassing Pregame Ceremony - It Backfired

The New York Mets social media team thought they were being witty after firing off a tweet at the Chicago Cubs, and it backfired terribly.

It all went down yesterday when video of the Cubs pregame ceremony festivities became a laughable example of a mediocre organization. As each player was announced, the most bootleg ‘sparklers’ display I've ever seen went off as if it was a high school gymnasium dance.

PATHETIC PYROS

Video quickly made the rounds showing only one half of the ‘pyrotechnic’ display actually working before it began fizzling out. Seriously, I've seen better backyard wrestling entrances in my neighborhood growing up!

But then the good ol' New York Mets had to chime in and, as always, become the joke themselves.

METS GONNA METS

The Mets social media team decided to respond back with a video of their own pregame ceremony - that included Roman Coliseum-like fire pillars. It didn't work. 

Suddenly, the Mets became the story by interjecting themselves into the trenches that is social media warfare.

Both Cubs and baseball fans responded by starting a "Win A Game Challenge" to New York as they still remain winless with a 0-4 record.

Meanwhile, despite the Cubs' subpar fireworks display, they at least WON a game thanks to starter Shota Imanaga's MLB debut where he pitched 6 shutout innings, including 9 strikeouts. The Cubs are now 2-2 on the season. 

You'd think that the Mets social team would have learned their lesson after pathetically sending out "Thank you" tweets to Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander last year after they both were traded after short stints with the team. In Scherzer's case, he was the one saying thanks after he ended up winning a World Series with the Texas Rangers.

Maybe next time the Mets social team should just sit out getting involved with a trolling campaign - ya know, until they win at least one baseball game.