That's Some Team-Building Exercise

[Valadius]

Mets Go Shark Fishing With Donald Trump Jr.

[bmfc1]

I am choosing to believe that this didn't happen.

[Theoldmole]

Me also.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Revolting. Callaway can fuck off

[A Boy Named Seo]

Something humans do that no other species does - kill shit for fun. Of course Harvey's in the middle of this. Nice "optics", Callaway & the Mets. For fucks sake...

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Makes one want to renounce Mets fandom.

[Edgy MD]

One thing that comes up regularly among the #RealNews accounts of the president's illicit relationships is his numbskull hatred for sharks.

[seawolf17]

Wait, we're supposed to be surprised that a bunch of rich white guys are Trump fans? Come on.

[Edgy MD]

There's some implication in that article that Trump insinuated himself into the group.

This is sure going to place Phil Evans on the hot seat.

[Valadius]

According to Anthony DiComo, this came about because Brandon Nimmo caught a "huge sailfish" two miles off the Florida coast. Callaway got jealous and organized the shark hunt.

Phil Evans says Trump happened to be fishing on the same beach.

[G-Fafif]

METS TRUMP THE SHARK

[Fman99]

Gross.

[Lefty Specialist]

A little less to this than it appears. Jr. didn't go fishing with them and tried hanging out with them when they came back, like a lot of rich jock-sniffers tend to do. Trump had been fishing with the same captain earlier in the day and crossed paths when he was getting off and they were getting on. He apparently lay in wait for them to come back. It's a little pathetic, actually.

[Edgy MD]

Not sure I want to read about Donald Trump, Jr. getting off.

[Guest cooby]

Cringe

[MFS62]

I thought all the sharks were at Mar-A-Largo.
Later

[A Boy Named Seo]

Lefty Specialist wrote: A little less to this than it appears. Jr. didn't go fishing with them and tried hanging out with them when they came back, like a lot of rich jock-sniffers tend to do. Trump had been fishing with the same captain earlier in the day and crossed paths when he was getting off and they were getting on. He apparently lay in wait for them to come back. It's a little pathetic, actually.

Trump being part of it would make it more nauseating for me personally, but it still pisses me off these guys went out and killed a couple sharks as some bro down exercise. Saw a vid on Nimmo's insta where is was so excited they got 2 at the same time. I eat meat and all that, but these aren't hungry lions killing a gazelle, has nothing to do with the food chain. These are young, rich assholes killing animals cause they think it's cool and shit.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, fishing is what it is. It's generally just an excuse for a bunch of guys to get drunk together, which was the 'team-building' part of things. Trump Jr. was just a minor annoyance.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

My son will have a damn fit if he sees this. He is an avid hunter and fisherman, but as he often says, "I will not kill any animal that I do not intend to eat". He has caught numerous sharks in the past few years, but he always releases them after recording their vital statistics (length, sex, species of shark, approximate age, etc).

To catch the shark or shoot any animal for a "trophy" is just stupid and wrong in my view.

[Fman99]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Well, fishing is what it is. It's generally just an excuse for a bunch of guys to get drunk together, which was the 'team-building' part of things. Trump Jr. was just a minor annoyance.

I drink and throw darts. No marine life is harmed.

[Centerfield]

I’m less angry now that I hear that he was a tag along rather than being invited.

But these assholes have to know what that family stands for and how this is not just “politics”. No first family has ever outwardly promotes bigotry and hate as them. If they don’t realize how that picture would be received, this is the definition of white privilege.

As for Mickey, I can do without the brush off he gave this topic. He should go talk to his first baseman and find see if he thinks this is no big deal.

He can talk all the bullshit he wants about how he’ll manage the pen. This was his first test and he failed it miserably.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Centerfield wrote: As for Mickey, I can do without the brush off he gave this topic. He should go talk to his first baseman and find see if he thinks this is no big deal. He can talk all the bullshit he wants about how he’ll manage the pen. This was his first test and he failed it miserably.

I agree. Very disappointing.

I saw somewhere that two Mets players said that they were glad that they skipped the shark-hunting trip because they wouldn't have wanted to associate with Trump Jr. Six honorary Schaefer points to those two players, whoever they are.

If I was in that situation (and I wouldn't be, because I wouldn't hunt sharks) I wonder what I would have done? Would I have been polite to Uday Trump, or rude? I think I would have at least said, "Sorry Uday, but I don't want to be photographed with you."

[Edgy MD]

Centerfield wrote: As for Mickey, I can do without the brush off he gave this topic. He should go talk to his first baseman and find see if he thinks this is no big deal.

Either of his firstbasemen, really.

[Ceetar]

Let's not gloss over the shark hunting itself. which is actually worse than even hanging with that idiot. Just having the same hobbies/guide in common is disappointing.

[nymr83]

Being pissed off that pro-athletes who work for a team you like spent their own time with the-president-who-you-don't-like's son seems incredibly silly to me.

Being pissed that they went shark-hunting, no matter who was or wasn't there, seems a lot more reasonable/meaningful.

[Edgy MD]

Let's be fair. It's not that he's the son of a president I don't like. I don't like him either, on his own merits. With good reason.

That said, jerks have been stealing credibility by sticking their heads in photos for a long time.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Ceetar wrote: Let's not gloss over the shark hunting itself. which is actually worse than even hanging with that idiot. Just having the same hobbies/guide in common is disappointing.

Nymr83 wrote: Being pissed off that pro-athletes who work for a team you like spent their own time with the-president-who-you-don't-like's son seems incredibly silly to me. Being pissed that they went shark-hunting, no matter who was or wasn't there, seems a lot more reasonable/meaningful.

Exactly. You gentleman have hit the nail on the head.

[Guest 41Forever]

Oh, bull. Don't you guys remember the damage that sharks did to Citi Field?

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I give Mickey credit for sending a message, loud and clear. Look, sharks. You mess with our ballpark, and we're coming after you. And we've even got help from the White House and its big button.

It's about time someone on this team got tough with these monsters of the deep. And the air.

[Zvon]

41Forever wrote: Oh, bull. Don't you guys remember the damage that sharks did to Citi Field?

How soon we forget.

Wowzers, that flick came out the summer of '14! Feels like yesterday.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Huh.

In every way. Just... extraordinarily dumb. And, like, Harvey of all people should know better.