Mets third baseman Juan Uribe doesn't care one bit about the return of football. And he's happy to let you know.
After the Mets came from behind Sunday in Atlanta to beat the Braves 10-7, Uribe was, uh, perturbed that his teammates tuned TVs in the Mets' clubhouse to football action. He expressed his displeasure in typical Uribe-esque colorfulness.
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"More fooball! Oh sh*t! F*cking bullsh*t... unf*ckingbelievable... Baseball, that's what I want to watch." - Juan Uribe
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) September 13, 2015"Fooball, fooball, fooball, fooball, fooball," an exasperated Juan Uribe said, as a couch-full of Mets laughed and watched... football.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) September 13, 2015Uribe complaining about all the football on TV in the clubhouse. Wright asks him what he wants to watch: "Baseball - that's what we play."
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) September 13, 2015Uribe apparently summed up the feelings of a lot of baseball fans who, for the next five months, will feel disconnected from the hype the rest of the country experiences over quarterback ratings, fantasy teams and concussions.
Juan Uribe for President https://t.co/dsxLai8cSo
— Ben Badler (@BenBadler) September 13, 2015Juan Uribe is my spirit animal. https://t.co/6BoVlKOYpS
— Jesse Yomtov (@JesseYomtov) September 13, 2015Juan Uribe is my new favorite baseball player. https://t.co/n5tiS5Dec4
— Chris McShane (@chrismcshane) September 13, 2015Sorry, Juan. You're outnumbered. But, for the sake of baseball die-hards, don't stop fighting the good fight.
