Remember when David Wright decided to flex his veteran presence to pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard over eating a sandwich during a spring training game? Well, apparently Wright should’ve extended his wisdom to include how to handle oneself on Twitter.
Syndergaard was involved in a Twitter “altercation” Friday, unloading on trolls who didn’t believe him missing a start due to an illness was a solid reason.
@RisingAppleBlog @Mets24seven that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) April 24, 2015
Of course, the engagement of one troll led to others creeping in on the action. Noah took care of them too:
For context on the exchange between this fan and Syndergaard: pic.twitter.com/HZrJTkXOPF
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) April 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/Noahsyndergaard/status/591452754595295232
@Mets24seven @MK_768 then don't offend me like that. So why don't you go hide behind your computer and continue to say outrageous things
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) April 24, 2015
Expectedly, the accounts of said trolls have already been deactivated. Gotta love the easy way out these keyboard warriors have.
On the Mets front, GM Sandy Alderson has overreacted and discussed the incident with Syndergaard:
Alderson said Noah Syndergaard had food poisoning & needed IVs. Adds Syndergaard was spoken to about twitter, which he called "a trap" #nym
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) April 24, 2015
However, if you stroll over to Noah’s Twitter homepage, it looks like he’s ready for some more action:
