Sal Licata might as nicely be the Hamburglar with the way in which he’s stealing credit score from Grimace.
Licata, WFAN’s hot-take extraordinaire, spent the final two days discrediting the purple face — or, as Licata referred to as it, the “fats, purple ass” — of the Mets’ now-seven-game successful streak.
The Mets are undefeated since Grimace, friends with iconic legends similar to Mayor McCheese and Officer Massive Mac, threw out the primary pitch earlier than a win over the Marlins on June 12.
“I perceive no one actually thinks Grimace is chargeable for this however what you don’t perceive is that everyone that references Grimace, it’s making a mockery for the Mets,” Licata stated Tuesday earlier than the Mets rallied for a 7-6 highway win over the Rangers. “The Mets earned the credit score right here, not due to some goofball mascot Grimace. His fats, purple ass. I’m so bored with Grimace.”
It might be that at some point the world will ceaselessly bear in mind Grimace’s position within the rise of the 2024 Mets, alongside fellow legends related to the colour purple.
There’s, in fact, Prince and the enduring “Purple Rain” music and album.
Thanos, the legendary purple-shaded Marvel villain who required the Avengers assembling to be defeated in “Avengers: Endgame.” (No spoiler alert required right here, it’s been out for 5 years, folks.)
The Purple Folks Eaters, the enduring Vikings line of defense within the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies that terrorized opposing quarterbacks.
And right here comes Grimace, the comfortable, but fairly quiet fan of hen nuggets and Glad Meals, to save lots of the once-stumbling Mets season.
Ever since he graced Citi Subject along with his first pitch, the Mets can’t lose. They’re juggernauts, successful seven straight video games and searching just like the crew to beat in baseball.
Everybody has seemingly embraced Grimace, the lovable purple loaf, with even McDonald’s leaning into Grimace’s heroics on their X account.
However but, there’s one man who doesn’t imagine in Grimace. One man who apparently is auditioning for the position of “The Grinch” six months upfront.
Licata, when he’s not worshipping Steve Cohen, takes no pleasure in Grimace. Maybe he had a poor expertise with a Glad Meal when he was a toddler.
Regardless of the rationale, he spent Monday and Tuesday besmirching poor Grimace, whose solely position in life is to convey smiles to his hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of followers.
Licata referred to as the Grimace reward Monday “such minor-league stuff.”
“The Mets lastly are enjoying nicely, they go on a successful streak,” Licata stated Monday, with the streak at 5. “And but you’ve obtained some knuckleheads on social media and elsewhere giving of all folks credit score for this run: Grimace. That fats McDonald’s mascot. That’s who’s going to get — Oh, the Grimace Mets. I even noticed (Ed Arzooman) tweet about this. ‘Oh, the Grimace Mets.’ It’s not simply him, everyone’s doing this factor. ‘Oh, the Mets are 5-0 since Grimace threw out the primary pitch.
“That’s actually what we’re speaking about? The Mets are literally enjoying nicely, they’ve received 5 in a row and it’s as a result of Grimace threw out the primary pitch?”
After which Tuesday, he doubled down on the hate on Ronald McDonald’s bestie.
“Do you understand after yesterday’s little rant, that I’ve been getting texts and tweets non cease from associates being like, ‘Oh, in fact you hate Grimace.’ I’m like, ‘It’s silly, come on, dude.’ Yeah, the Mets ought to construct a statue of Grimace,” Licata stated.
“I’m getting texts final night time, I’m preventing with my associates like, ‘What’s the large deal? Loosen up.’ I don’t wish to loosen up. It’s not about Grimace. Give the Mets some rattling credit score for as soon as. Each time they do one thing good, it’s any person else. It’s the Rally Pimp, it’s Grimace. These are the 2 largest stars of the. Neglect Lindor or Nimmo or Alonso, it’s the Rally Pimp and Grimace.
“These are the one two guys that get credit score for this 2024 season.”
Maybe McDonald’s might ship Licata some fries and even some Grimace merchandise in hopes of constructing him see the purple-shaded gentle.
The hating is much more baffling contemplating how humble Grimace is in regards to the scenario, even tweeting Tuesday: “the grimacee effectt im flattereddd.”
It’s Grimace time, whether or not Licata likes it or not.
