The richest MLB owner on the planet is tweeting again, as Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discussed on the latest episode of “Baseball Bar-B-Cast.”
With the Mets having lost eight in a row to fall to 7-12 and last in the NL East, Steve Cohen is back in action on the website formerly known as Twitter.
Cohen has now tweeted six times in 2026, with his latest coming Tuesday night after the Mets lost to the Dodgers 2-1 en route to being swept in that series.
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As the hosts noted, this is not the first time Cohen has taken to social media to try to reassure Mets fans.
“Cohen has attempted this tactic multiple times in the past, including last season leading into one of the more embarrassing collapses for a franchise known for embarrassing collapses,” Shusterman noted.
The hosts had some fun with Cohen’s use of the phrase “green shoots,” which might be a new one for many baseball fans. The term is used to refer to signs of optimism about a down economy, according to Mintz, who said he had to do some research on the origin of the phrase.
“The average Mets fan is just like, ‘Oh, dying for some green shoots,’” Shusterman said with a laugh.
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Joked Mintz: “Mets fans are waking up on Wednesday morning amped about all the green shoots.”
The hosts then posed a question about which of the sentences in Cohen’s tweet would rate highest on a “cope meter.”
Here are the candidates for biggest cope (aka excuse) and the hosts’ assessments:
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“[Francisco] Lindor had two hits including a home run.” — “Not that cope-y,” Mintz said.
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“[Bo] Bichette got a double hitting it to left field as opposed to recently being right field prone.” — “I don’t even know if that’s good analysis. I’d have to fact-check whether that’s true,” Shusterman said.
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“[Carson] Benge got a solid hit.” — “No. 1,” Mintz said, considering Benge is 8-for-53 this season. “That one’s tough,” Shusterman agreed, though the hosts later confirmed that it was indeed a solid hit.
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“[Marcus] Semien hit a shot that might have been a home run on a warmer night.” — “That is classic cope,” Shusterman said. “Dude, you’re in Los Angeles! What do you want? You want it to be warmer?”
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“Finally, Nolan McLean pitched an outstanding game going 7 innings.” — “He does that,” Mintz quipped.
Just to round out the absurdity of the Mets’ situation, Mintz concluded by noting that more Mets are wearing glasses this year, including manager Carlos Mendoza (“not a glasses guy until this year”) and first-base coach Gilbert Gomez. Mintz wondered if this is the influence of new bench coach Kai Correa, who wears glasses.
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“It’s something to think about,” he said.
