{"id":567455,"date":"2026-02-12T03:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/567455\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T03:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T03:49:16","slug":"michael-kay-continues-war-with-mets-fan-lunatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/567455\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Kay continues war with Mets fan ‘lunatics’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even in the dead of winter, the feud between New York Yankees announcer Michael Kay and Mets fans is as warm as ever.<\/p>\n

Kay\u2019s quarreling with Mets fans as the voice of the Yankees is one of the great entertaining feuds in baseball, maybe in all of sports and media. It seems like no matter what happens, there\u2019s always trash talk going one way or another. It could be Juan Soto<\/a> one day or Sydney Sweeney<\/a> the next.<\/p>\n

This time, it was Luke Weaver showing up to Mets camp with a Yankees bag<\/a>. The horror!<\/p>\n

And in this case, Kay thought<\/a> he was trying to actually stick up for the Mets and their fans by saying Weaver should have gotten some swag representing his new team or anything other than their crosstown rivals. But after all the past drama, it doesn\u2019t seem like Mets fans were interested in his thoughts on ESPN Radio New York\u2019s The Michael Kay Show.<\/p>\n

ICYMI: @RealMichaelKay<\/a> explains his comments from yesterday about Luke Weaver showing up to Mets camp with Yankees gear.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 ESPN New York (@ESPNNewYork) February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m never going to win over a segment of that fanbase. Ever,\u201d Kay argued. \u201cI\u2019m defending the New York Mets saying that Luke Weaver should respect them and have called for a Met bag or any other bag rather than the Yankee equipment bag. And I like Luke Weaver. And Met fans come out, \u2018mind your business, who cares, we don\u2019t care, he will have his Met bag in two minutes.\u00a0I can\u2019t win with you lunatics. I\u2019m defending you and you turn on me and what I\u2019m going to say, be careful what you wish. Because if you really want me to be a jackass I can play that role beautifully. I really could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Kay is so fed up with Mets fans that he even told them to go ahead and tune out of his show because they clearly can\u2019t handle his takes on anything relating to the team. Although let\u2019s be honest, that wouldn\u2019t be very much fun now, would it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be that guy who\u2019s always anti-Met. I\u2019m defending the Mets yesterday and there\u2019s a subset of you people that jump me for that. Like I can\u2019t even talk about the Mets without being criticized. Can\u2019t even say a word! Can\u2019t even say a word. So either if I defend you, you don\u2019t want to hear it. So my advice to every single one of you, don\u2019t listen to the show. Don\u2019t consume the show. Don\u2019t watch the show on the ESPN New York YouTube channel. Don\u2019t. Unless you want to hate watch it. I guess that\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Michael Kay is getting this fired up in his feud with New York Mets fans in February just because of a bag someone carried in to Spring Training, just imagine the kind of fireworks that will be in store for the 2026 season. It should be a spicy one.<\/p>\n

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