![]() Gemma: I feel like we should just give that guy a column. They should invite him!ĭakota: Is there a more representative gesture - well yes - but is there a more representative G-rated gesture for the New York City area than the thumbs down gesture? No, there is not, and so I'm glad the Yankees have embraced it as their identity. This is a likable thing and they're great and more power to them because I think they're going to make some noise here in the postseason. This is the most likable Yankees team of my lifetime, hands-down. I like that the Yankees are embracing this. So, I think it's wonderful.ĭakota: I think it's wonderful, too. And to get Todd Frazier, Aaron Judge and the entire Yankees team to react to you, that's kind of a brilliant move. The moment it happened you're like this is literally going to go viral, and it did. You can see all the Yankees fans behind him like sitting down, and he's like, "No, I am just going to stand here with my thumb down because I am a hardcore fan." Yeah, it's awkward but it's a beautiful meme. Jessica: I appreciate his confidence because he just stands up there. ![]() Jess, I want to hear what you think about thumbs-down Mets fan. Just nope." Dakota's making the face at me, which you can't see because this is a podcast.ĭakota: It is. It's just like, "Nope, nope, no to all of this. No, this is plain, it's easy to read, it's extremely simple, it's just, it conveys his feelings so clearly without having to resort to additional bells and whistles. He's got these big glasses and the suspenders and it's just like a guy who saying, "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." And that is so unusual, for that crispness of expression.īecause usually fans who react, there's a lot going on, there's a lot happening, there's facial expressions, there's yelling, whatever. I think the reason it's so great is because his facial expression is completely stoic. He doesn't shout, he doesn't get crazy, he doesn't do the stuff you might see another fan doing. is also, I believe, a Mets fan.ĭakota: I love this just because simple, just a still thumbs down. Martin, but there could be many other reasons why. My theory is it's because this guy looks like famed fantasy writer George R.R. This has taken the New York metropolitan area by storm. □ /iGsaGr4IpJ- Aaron Judge September 20, 2017 They have custom shirts that they're wearing with the thumbs down, they are photobombing each other's interviews with the thumbs down. They talked to him and he said, "So just spur of the moment, I came up with the idea of just standing up and making the thumbs down gesture."Ī simple little thumbs down all of a sudden has become so popular, it's like a meme. He's 54 years old and he is a Mets fan, which is why he was giving the thumbs down. The New York Daily News tracked him down. Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.
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