New York Mets fans only had about 24 hours to feel bad for themselves after the Los Angeles Dodgers stole their closer. Suddenly, the pain of Edwin Díaz donning Dodger blue in 2026 was violently replaced in the mind's eye of Mets fans everywhere by Pete Alonso wearing Orioles orange.
As ESPN's Jeff Passan dropped the bombshell news on Wednesday that Alonso and the Orioles were finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, Mets fans went into full crisis mode, realizing they'd just lost not one, but two franchise cornerstones in 48 hours.