Mets' Pitching Woes Highlighted by Olympic Skaters' Ceremony

It's May 1st. Welcome in. This is New York Metz News Today, where team coverage meets AI.

The New York Metz tried to celebrate the U.S. Olympic figure skating team's gold medal from 2026

by having them throw out the first pitch. At City Field,

was started as a fun idea, turned into total chaos, was skaters balancing on shoulders,

doing flips, and missing catches left and right. Only one pitch actually landed clean,

and fans immediately linked it to the Metz rough start this season.

The team sits fifth in the National League East with a 10-21 record,

having won just three series so far. They dropped 12 games straight back in early April,

matching a low from 2002. That night, they fell to the nationals 5-4,

wrapping up another law series. Fans lit up social media,

calling the whole thing a perfect snapshot of the Metz season.

Comments poured in joking that the skaters sinked up better on ice than the Metz do on the field.

Plenty said, let the figure skaters pitch. They couldn't do worse than the current staff.

Take starters like David Peterson, who gave up seven runs and 3.2 innings with a 6.53 ERA

or Sean Manayas. 6.55 mark after six runs and 2.2 frames.

Even brighter spots like clay homes at 1.75 couldn't save the rotation.

Fans trolled the batting average too, hovering around 2.27 wide.

This flop of a ceremony just amplified the frustration for a fan base

still chasing a World Series vibe since 1986.

With the playoffs a distant dream, these moments keep the laps coming, but the pain is real.