Probably hoping to smooth over his plummeting approval rating in the midst of a gobsmacking political scandal, New York City mayor Eric Adams marched in Monday’s Columbus Day parade with a baseball cap that featured both the Mets and Yankees. We can only assume the gesture was meant to appease all New Yorkers and appeal to their swelling pride since both teams entered the day four wins away from meeting in the World Series.
Umm pic.twitter.com/pjN9BTer5b
— Craig McCarthy (@createcraig) October 14, 2024
In case you’re not in the know about the more local goings-on in the City That Never Sleeps, I’ll summarize before proceeding. Adams is facing borderline-literally-unbelievable-holy-s**t levels of corruption and bribery charges for gross abuse of power. Chances are, if you’re in that deep and have a 57-page indictment leveled against you, you’re probably in a world of trouble.
We’re talking about a guy who allegedly used over $100,000 in donations from Turkey to fund extravagant travel expenses for high-end hotels, classy airline accommodations, and other associated costs. The indictment also states that he exploited an initiative called Matching Funds Program, which incentivizes political candidates to engage with the middle class rather than banking on donations from wealthy special interests. That’s the simplest way I can describe it. Adams was playing both sides and winning via alleged wire fraud. Isn’t that rich?
I’m frankly surprised there isn’t some stipulation in effect to trigger Adams’ immediate ouster from office. Next November marks the mayoral election, where Adams intends to re-run unless/until he’s forced out, should these corruption/bribery charges stick. He could be facing decades in prison.
Almost needless to say, Adams’ actions in the corruption scandal were so self-serving that of course he’d be politically/publicly tone-deaf and daft enough to don a Yankees-Mets hybrid hat. The fact that it’s on such a polarizing “holiday” as Columbus Day and he’s marching in the parade honoring said holiday is just the cherry on top.
New Yorkers tend not to take too kindly to morons who insult their intelligence with empty gestures. I guess in a way, Eric Adams did bring New York together on a Monday: By actively getting even more people raging against him.
https://t.co/3C4JuEx6d2 pic.twitter.com/OgTklnuFpM
— Vas Drimalitis (@vasdrimalitis) October 14, 2024
It's a miracle that the man who might be the worst in the world at the Wearing And Identification of New York Sports Gear became mayor of New York. Like, illicit Turkey flights aside, this should be impeachable https://t.co/3Ij3k0w9rD pic.twitter.com/gzqnaAd3g4
— ℳatt (@matttomic) October 14, 2024
“How To Make Yourself Even More Hateable: A Concise Guide To Pandering” – by Eric Adams
— Joshua Robert (@JoshuaRobert56) October 14, 2024
Chat GPT: Depict an image of a troubled, indecisive Mayor who is attempting to please everyone.
— Keith A. Grossman (@KeithGrossman) October 14, 2024
He did it https://t.co/ISlPXOauoE
— Moses 💣 🧨 ★ ☭ (@cookoutsessions) October 14, 2024
This is maybe the most Eric Adams thing I've ever seen
— Livia (Livialand on Bsky) (@nice_livia) October 14, 2024
Arrest him…. Oh wait
— Rami Lavi (@rami_lavi) October 14, 2024
He’s waiting to hear back on which team will pay him more.
— Ian MacAllen (@IanMacAllen) October 14, 2024
— Lionel Hutz, Tesla Attorney (@Gimply32) October 14, 2024
He bought that in the Istanbul of America
— Clutch Cargo Cult. (@AbsurdistTravis) October 14, 2024
Had to plug that last one at the end, because it might be inside-baseball (hehe) to some. Adams has a habit of naming any given city in the world and attaching, “…of America” onto the end of it. High comedy.
Eric Adams bit of New York City is the (insert foreign city) of America was so incredible especially with the Croatia soccer jersey and Aran jumper for Dublin
— Fiona Small (@FionaSmall) September 26, 2024
Maybe Adams needs to brush up on his history — and pitch-dark funnily enough, I don’t mean when it comes to Christopher Columbus and the holiday being celebrated today. We’re sticking to the sports and current events of it all here, folks.
It wasn’t all kumbaya in the Big Apple between Mets and Yanks fans during the Subway Series in 2000. Hell, the players were at each other’s throats, climaxing with Roger Clemens hurling a broken bat fragment back at Mike Piazza.
One of the most formative sports memories of my childhood. It will never not be funny. Clemens was accused of classic Roid Rage on this play. Classic.
Where did Adams get off thinking he’d bring New York together with a Yankees-Mets hat? Their fans despise each other. Those who love the Pinstripes view the Mets as a little-brother joke. Mets fans rage in envy at all the Yankees’ championships. These teams and their backers don’t play nice with each other!
Hat tip to the New York Post for this story. And good luck on the ol’ reelection campaign, Eric Adams — if you can even make it to next November!
