{"id":825189,"date":"2025-02-07T12:13:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/in-your-head-rich-eisen-explodes-on-juan-sotos-shocking-claim-that-new-york-is-a-mets-town\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:13:21","slug":"in-your-head-rich-eisen-explodes-on-juan-sotos-shocking-claim-that-new-york-is-a-mets-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/in-your-head-rich-eisen-explodes-on-juan-sotos-shocking-claim-that-new-york-is-a-mets-town\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIn Your Head!\u201d: Rich Eisen Explodes on Juan Soto\u2019s Shocking Claim That New York Is a \u201cMets Town\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Burning his jerseys, calling him a sellout, and calling his new home trash, is how some Yankees fans reacted to Juan Soto\u2019s move to the Mets. Safe to say his blockbuster, but controversial move across the town didn\u2019t go down well with the followers of his previous employers. If this wasn\u2019t enough, Soto rubbed salt in their wounds by praising his new team after penning the largest contract in professional sports history.<\/p>\n

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The Yankees reportedly had made a 16-year, $760 million\u00a0offer to keep Soto, who was also being chased by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox. But he opted to accept the Mets\u2019 offer of a 15-year, $765 million contract to start a new chapter in his MLB career.<\/p>\n

The New York Mets unveiled Soto on Thursday at Citi Field and the 26-year-old wasted no time in endearing himself to his new fans. \u201cI see all the ability to grow a team, grow a dynasty, is one of the most important things. What you were seeing from the other side was unbelievable. The future that this team has, has a lot to do with my decision.\u201d<\/em> Soto said at the introductory press conference. While this seemed harmless, but then he remarked, \u201cIt\u2019s been in a Mets town for a long time, so I think we just gotta bring it to the top.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Naturally, this didn\u2019t go down well with the fans from the other side of the town. NFL Network\u2019s Rich Eisen, who is from Brooklyn, and has been a Yankee fan through and through for decades didn\u2019t take kindly to these words and responded sharply on his show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one got me\u2026What is he talking about? Juan, I\u2019ve been around New York City for 55 years. He\u2019s been around for the proverbial New York minute. Dude, get out of here. Get out of here with that noise. It is just like here in Los Angeles. Clipper town? Get out of here. It\u2019s a Mets town? Yeah, in your head. He just lived the Yankee life for a year,\u201d<\/em> he said on his eponymous show.<\/p>\n

Yankees have won 27 World Series titles with their first one coming in 1923 and the latest in 2009. Mets, on the other hand, have two World Series- in 1969 and 1986. The Yankees also lead the all-time series record between the two teams 80-66. Hence, you can understand why Eisen was left aghast at Soto\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

He further added, \u201cGuess what? For 100 years, there have been championships from the Yankees. The Mets have 1969 and 1986. Get out of here \u2026 That I will not continence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s true the Yankees have dominated the head-to-head clashes and hold more World Series titles, but the Mets have won the last four games between the teams. Steve Cohen, the billionaire owner of the Mets is ambitious and isn\u2019t hesitant to spend big sums to bring success to the Mets.<\/p>\n

Eisen couldn\u2019t help but also bring up the subject of the New York Mets <\/a>and their deep pockets, joking about their \u201cSpalding approach,\u201d where players demand millions of dollars in contracts, free suites, and maybe even a hamburger on the side. Soto\u2019s move to the Mets was also confusing given how the Yankees\u2019 offer was only $5 million short of what the Mets came up with.<\/p>\n

However, his agreed-upon $51 million annual average value is $3.5 million more than what it could\u2019ve been with the Yankees, which may have tilted the deal in the Mets\u2019 favor. There was another personal factor that played a role.<\/p>\n

Soto requested a paid suite for his family at the ballpark and Cohen was happy to comply with the request. The Yankees reportedly didn\u2019t agree on the paid suite request for Soto at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u201dI feel like they did everything that they had in their power to help me out, to bring me back,\u201d<\/em> Soto said of the Yankees. \u201cBut I had four other teams doing the same thing and trying to make me feel comfortable. And at the end of the day we look at everything, we look at the chances and we look at what other teams wanted to do, and what everybody wants to do for the next 15 years, and I think we have the best chances over here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Last season, Soto was the second-highest run-scorer (128) of any player in the league, with only three players hitting more home runs than him. Soto batted .288 last season for the Yankees with 41 home runs, 109 runs batted in, and 129 walks. His batting average in the MLB stands at 0.288 \u2013 the 16th highest.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear that Soto is a major coup for the Mets, but what was there more to his departure from the Bronx Bombers?<\/p>\n

Juan Soto not feeling Aaron Judge\u2014truth or cap?<\/h2>\n

The major confusion most have with Soto\u2019s New York Yankee<\/a> departure is exactly why he did it. It\u2019s hard to think that just some millions would be the reason he left the storied franchise. Now it\u2019s been long talked about that Juan Soto and Aaron Judge didn\u2019t have a great history. Stephen A. Smith confirmed just a few days back: \u201cI\u2019ve heard that Juan Soto wasn\u2019t really feeling Aaron Judge. I don\u2019t know the particulars. I don\u2019t cover the team. But that\u2019s what I heard from people in the Dominican community that I know personally.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Plus, given Judge mentioned he is just giving Soto space to make his own decision, it paints a picture that all\u2019s not good between them\u2014but is this true?<\/p>\n

Well, Juan Soto<\/a> painted a different picture, one where not only is all well, but also that he is friends with Aaron Judge. In his introductory press conference with the Mets, he revealed that he hasn\u2019t spoken to the Yankee captain or teammates. But Soto clarified that he is friends with Judge still: \u201c<\/em>At the end of the day, we\u2019re still friends; we\u2019re still cool. It\u2019s just business. The relationship that we created last year is going to stay there forever.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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Judge and Soto have often been\u00a0<\/em>compared to Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth and they did amazing\u2014it\u2019s one of the prime reasons Yankee fans aren\u2019t thrilled with losing the prolific duo.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about Soto\u2019s statements? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bong Pekar
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