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Any injury in any sport typically isn’t funny, and with Giancarlo Stanton expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the year with a Grade 3 groin strain, the Marlins aren’t laughing.
Miami is competing with the Cardinals, Mets, Dodgers and Pirates for one of two Wild Card spots in the National League, but things haven’t gone well for the Mets of late.
On Monday night, the two teams went at it via Twitter. The conversation started with a fan requesting a GIF of Marlins ace Jose Fernandez:
@Marlins I need a gif of Jose
— cait (@cgriggs113) August 16, 2016
The Marlins complied, but then this happened:
@cgriggs113 @Marlins I need a gif of Stanton playing tonight
— 1-800-273-8255 (@VerySadMetsFan) August 16, 2016
Miami knows David Wright has been out for a while, and the club didn’t take kindly to the fan’s words:
@VerySadMetsFan @cgriggs113 Send us one of David Wright playing tonight, then we'll talk. pic.twitter.com/D41V1hWWCY
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 16, 2016
And then, the Mets got involved:
@Marlins Don't you even...
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 16, 2016
Injuries are fairly common this late in the season, and both sides understand that. So, instead of making another comment, the Marlins ended the conversation by wishing their division rival the best:
@Mets Wish we could have both teams at 100% for this postseason race. pic.twitter.com/4HngGdHfQL
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 16, 2016