Mr. Met has had it up to here, it seems. The much-loved mascot is out of job after he flipped the bird to fans on Wednesday, the Daily News reports. The gesture summed up the frustration of Mets fans who've watched their World Series dreams dwindle during a troubled season. The incident unfolded during a 7-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers as Mr. Met was walking off Citi Field in Queens. Raising a white glove, the round-faced one displayed a single digit. Captured and tweeted by a fast-fingered fan named Anthony De Lucia, per the Washington Post, the video went viral. Although shouting can be heard, De Lucia tweeted that he and his friends "didn't even say a word" and were "reaching over for a high five," when the mascot spun around and made Mets history.
Although some argued the four-fingered mascot really doesn't have a middle digit to flip, the gesture was too much for Mets managers, who quickly canned Mr. Met. (The AP reports that more than one person dons the costume.) "We apologize for the inappropriate action of this employee," the team said in a statement. "We do not condone this type of behavior. We are dealing with this matter internally." Funny enough, the pudgy-handed salute came on the 53rd anniversary of Mr. Met's debut as mascot. The team website notes that Mr. Met "can gesture in 12 different languages" and leads "all active Major League mascots in high fours." The Post notes the Mets have had an injury-wracked season with off-field embarrassments—like a photo tweeted by the Mets that showed a sex toy in a player's locker. (Burger King has a mascot-related issue, too.)
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