"Somebody came to me and said, 'Wilmer's crying.' I said, 'Why?' 'Well he got traded.' 'To who? For what?' I didn't know," Collins said, incredulous. Brooklyn Pizzeria Named Best in America, According to TripAdvisor.Collins sent Flores back out to his position because he was not informed of any swap. They have dealt with a lot of losing in the past, especially in the past nine years, and their shortstop, Ruben Tejada, just got his leg broken by Gotham's latest villain, Chase Utley. Generally when a player is traded mid-game, he is pulled. Mets fans are understandably an emotional bunch right now. Zayn Malik Says He Left One Direction to Make 'Real Music'.When I came up to hit I heard everybody cheering. "During the game I heard there was a trade and I got emotional," Flores said. Move Over Grumpy Cat, There's the New Grouch in Town.His eyes were watery and red after the game, too, even though Alderson had apologized to Flores. When he came out to shortstop for the top of the eighth, Flores began to cry as he warmed up. Connecticut Teen Accused of Getting 9-Year-Old Drunk, Sexually Assaulting Her."It was a little bizarre from inning three to inning eight," Alderson said. When Flores came to bat in the seventh fans gave him a standing ovation that in the context of the game was unusual - the Mets were trailing 7-2 and there was no one on base. Dad of Toddler Found Decomposed in Crib Had Sole Custody.Flores was one of the players included in the tweets and Internet chatter about the trade. Two days later, Flores hit a walk-off home run against the Nationals in extra innings, and when he came in for a public signing for Steiner last week, 250 fans showed up.Word spread throughout Citi Field in the middle innings about a deal that would've brought Carlos Gomez to the Mets from Milwaukee. When the game was over, the Mets announced the trade didn't happen because the team was concerned over Gomez's health.
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An affected Flores - who was signed by the Mets as an international free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 - continued to play, and the fans gave him a standing ovation for his service. Word had circulated through Twitter during the game that Flores was getting traded with Zack Wheeler to the Brewers for Carlos Gomez. The photo is of a reflective Flores with tears in eyes as he walks in the Mets dugout on July 29 during a game versus the San Diego Padres. We thought it was a magical Met moment that fans would enjoy." "It was an emotional moment and showed how much he cared for playing for the team. "I'm surprised at all the fuss," Steiner said. "Why would he agree to sign those?" tweeted another.īrandon Steiner of Steiner Sports said that he didn't think selling the photos was in bad taste and didn't get any brushback from Flores about signing the photos. "That's awfully cruel to monetize that moment," tweeted one fan. When word got out that the company was selling the photos, some fans didn't think of it as a complete positive. Steiner Sports, the memorabilia firm that had the New York Mets shortstop sign the photos at a signing earlier this month, said Friday that all of the 8-by-10-inch signed photos ($70) and the 16-by-20s ($90) have been purchased. Signed photos of Wilmer Flores crying on the night he thought he was traded have sold out.
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