Mets Twitter roasts Jerad Eickhoff for another blown first-inning lead
New York Mets fans are pulling out their hair watching pitcher Jerad Eickhoff blow a first-inning lead against the Cincinnati Reds.
Monday’s outing for New York Mets pitcher Jerad Eickhoff against the Cincinnati Reds was a struggle. A big one.
Eickhoff was handed a 3-0 lead before he took the mound in the first inning thanks to home runs from Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil. That lead quickly disappeared.
By the end of the first inning, the Mets trailed 4-3. At the end of Eickhoff’s second trip to the mound, Cincinnatti’s lead had grown to 7-3.
Mets fans had plenty to say about Jerad Eickhoff’s performance
One fan called the blown lead before it happened.
this lead is going to disappear the second Eickhoff steps onto the mound
— Tyler (@HOFLindor) July 19, 2021
Mets fans have been here before with Eickhoff.
David Peterson and Jared Eickhoff have a personal vendetta against any first inning lead we’ve ever had. #mets #lgm
— Suffering through 162 (@talkinmets) July 19, 2021
Im sick and tired of #Mets pitchers getting a big lead in the 1st and giving it up in the next half inning. This is at least the 3rd or 4th time. I dont wanna see eickhoff ever again
— mo mutterperl (@Meshky1) July 19, 2021
I gave Eickhoff a fair chance but he is just a right-handed David Peterson making first-inning leads disappear pic.twitter.com/DeKBjTjNYj
— Aaron Yorke (@AaronPYorke) July 19, 2021
For some, the best way to express themselves was with Spongebob memes.
Me waiting for Jerad Eickhoff to get an out pic.twitter.com/00kqkhU8Qb
— MetsFanMania (@MetsFanMania) July 19, 2021
Watching Eickhoff pitch for the Mets pic.twitter.com/BXmhYoW7c4
— Steven Romano (@S_Romano71) July 19, 2021
Others couldn’t believe he was even on the mound in the first place.
Can't put Eickhoff on the mound anymore - enough
— Connor Rogers (@ConnorJRogers) July 19, 2021
Excuse me but how did Eickhoff get called back up, anyway?! Who did that?! I need to speak to a manager. #LGM pic.twitter.com/2QMPegOJ0q
— 🅺🅲 (@___KC___) July 19, 2021
Basically, people are sick of watching Eickhoff pitch.
Jerad Eickhoff might honestly be the worst pitcher to start a game this season
— Tyler (@HOFLindor) July 19, 2021
Every pitch by Eickhoff got me like:#LGM pic.twitter.com/8WJdDZ0ajp
— 🅺🅲 (@___KC___) July 19, 2021
And here’s Jerad Eickhoff out for his third inning of work this evening pic.twitter.com/WzARMsc1QV
— Martin Artest (@ArtestJones) July 20, 2021
Eickhoff’s trip to the plate as a batter wasn’t great either. He bunted into a double play.
Then again, it wasn’t all Eickhoff’s fault. He didn’t get much support from his defense. McNeil and shortstop Luis Guillorme both committed errors in the second inning. The latter led directly to a run.
Honestly can’t even be mad at Eickhoff anymore. There’s nothing he could have done. Gave his infielders 3 chances to turn double plays.
— Fat Mr. Met (@MakeNYMGreat22) July 20, 2021
Jerad Eickhoff is giving up hard contact, but his defense has not helped him. Through two innings, Luis Guillorme has three errors and Jeff McNeil has another. The Mets would be down 7-0 without the back-to-back homers from Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) July 20, 2021
7-3, Reds
Eickhoff sucks but Luis Guillorme needs to be taken out of the game immediately and not see another game for awhile. Three errors in the first 2 innings is absolutely unacceptable.
— common depressed mets fan (@RealMetsGM) July 20, 2021
Fortunately, the Mets bats were hot on Monday. Michael Conforto homered and Alonso drove in a run to pull New York back within one run in the fourth inning.
The Mets are two games ahead of the Phillies and four games in front of the Braves in the NL East. However, they’re coming out of a tough series with the Pirates. They went 3-4 against the NL Central bottom-dwellers.
The Reds, meanwhile, are trying to close a seven-game gap to the Brewers at the top of the division.
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