Mets fans laughing at Yankees over Paul Blackburn have fully lost the plot

Excited about Paul Blackburn coming back to the New York Yankees? Yeah, we're not either. Brian Cashman seems to have forgotten that he can do more than just re-sign his own free agents, and while there's a lot to criticize about what the Yankees have done so far, a contingent of New Yorkers has taken this deal as a launching pad to bring forth a ridiculous campaign.

That contingent would be New York Mets fans, of course. While they're having far from a banner offseason themselves, losing fan favorites like Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso, and watching Edwin Diaz completely torch them on his way out the door, they're really ones to talk.

And talk they have. Social media has been ablaze with nuggets like this one, asking why the Yankees love the Mets' rejects. Or this one, calling the club pathetic for re-signing Blackburn.

But as they say, those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and the Mets' house right now is entirely made of glass.

Mets fans sound completely unhinged, deriding the Yankees' signing of Paul Blackburn

The majority of the Mets' offseason has consisted of little brother helping themselves to the Yankees' sloppy seconds. To the point of any criticism of the Yankees signing an underperforming former Met, in what's been a complete lack of self awareness.

There are the big moves, like paying Devin Williams $51 million over three years after he stunk up the joint in the Bronx and clearly didn't want to stay in New York, but took the most money he was offered. Sure, that will end well.

Then there's Luke Weaver, whom the Yankees had little interest in re-signing after his second-half collapse and playoff meltdown.

Besides those, there are the minor moves, the ones that come in just a notch or two below Blackburn. Anderson Severino was an all-time Yankees' bust who the Mets just had to add to their pitching depth ranks, while journeyman Nick Burdi had one of the most forgettable Yankees tenures ever, but was considered a must-add by David Stearns and the braintrust in Queens.

And let us not forget about the moves for the likes of Luis Severino and Clay Holmes on the pitching side, and Harrison Bader on the offensive side, over the last few years. Holmes, Williams and Weaver represent $111 million in contracts paid to failed Yankees closers. And these fans think they can talk?

If anyone is obsessed with the other team's castoffs, it's the Mets, and the examples are numerous since the current regime took hold on the other side of the city. Look no further than the most consequential acquisitions the Mets have made this offseason, all being guys who played their way out of the Bronx if you really need proof.