Mets fans' meltdowns over Devin Williams, Yankees have reached new low

Remember when Devin Williams looked like his former All-Star self in his new digs with the New York Mets? It drove New York Yankees fans crazy. And, well, it didn't last long. Over the last week, Williams has melted down, and it may be worse than any of his pinstriped scuffles.

From April 15 through his last outing on April 23, Williams has managed to complete two innings while surrendering eight earned runs. He was a major contributor to the Mets' recently snapped 12-game losing streak.

Williams now owns a 10.29 ERA. His walk rate has skyrocketed to 14.6%. He's become every bit the arsonist Yankees fans remember him being. And now, Mets fans have wiped the smug smiles off their faces and are beginning to lose their minds.

Yankees fans shaking their heads at Mets fans' Devin Williams tantrums

Yankees fans pointed out how unserious Williams is as he was caught smiling on the mound while coming into a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth on April 21 against the Minnesota Twins, and promptly coughed up two runs to lock in the Mets' 12th-straight defeat.

It was at that point that Mets fans started going over the edge. One literally had to eat his words after smack-talking during Williams hot first couple of outings, touting Stuff+ and other underlying metrics to try to prove it was the Yankees who were the issue with Williams.

Another disgruntled Mets fan contextualized Williams' blowups through the lens of what it feels like to regularly see everything go wrong, opining that "nothing has ever gone this bad for the Yankees."

Meanwhile, others have come to the conclusion that Williams simply can't handle New York. Rumors were that Williams preferred to sign elsewhere, but chose the Mets' offer because it was for the most money. Steve Cohen and David Stearns foolishly handed the former Milwaukee Brewer $51 million on a deal that runs through 2028. If he doesn't turn it around soon, they'll find that they won't be able to give him away even if they wanted to.

The Mets finally snapped their losing streak by not going to Williams with the game on the line. Rather than throw Williams in back-to-back games, they stuck with Weaver after taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Weaver had entered in a 2-2 tie with two outs in the top of the eighth, and was brought back out to close out the ninth, securing a rare victory.

Weaver has been shaky as well, with a disappearing strikeout rate, far too many walks, and a 5.40 ERA over 10 innings, but comparatively, he was the safe bet.

Despite that, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza stated that the club hasn't yet considered removing Williams from the closer role. Words are one thing, actions are another, and it was clear that in desperate need of a victory and in a save situation, they already don't trust Williams.

Of course, the Yankees could have told them all of this. They found out last year how maladjusted Williams was for the Big Apple spotlight. The Mets have been obsessed with collecting Yankees castoffs, and with Williams, they're learning the hard way why the Yankees moved on.

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