John Mayer Attributes Performing Through Injury at Sphere to New York Met Francisco Lindor’s Play-Off Approach
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For observant fans in attendance during Dead & Company’s final Sphere concerts or those appreciating scenes from the sidelines on social media, John Mayer’s finger became a topic of conversation after the guitarist faced an injury, prompting him to adjust dexterity and carry through with shows. Mayer has compared his experience with Mets’ shortstop Francisco Lindor, aligning the player’s tenacity for playing through back pain with his own perseverance to perform while confronting an abrasion.
Despite the Mets’ loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-10, on Sunday, Oct. 20, effectively knocking them out of the running for the World Series, Mayer, a longtime of the New York team, took the time to carve praise, scribing, “Thank you Francisco Lindor @lindor12bc. Thank you New York Mets. You never know when you’re going to find a new source of inspiration, and Francisco became that inspiration for me this year. You could see the dedication in his eyes, in his plays – you could even see it in his strikeouts; it wasn’t a case of ‘couldn’t,’ only ‘didn’t that time.’”
Forging a connection between his own experience and Lindors, Mayer expressed, “My Sphere concerts this summer became games in my mind. Wins were when the music was cooking, when the notes matched the intention, when the zone could be found. Every weekend was a series, and every show was a home game.”
He continued, “When I injured my finger and looked down to see half the nail sheared off and bleeding, my first thought was how to play with the other three fingers. That was what Lindor would have done, and so that’s what I did. The Mets’ talent makes them aspirational, but their humanity makes them relational. It means that it’s never out of the question what’s being done on that field could be done by you and I in our pursuits, too.”
Projecting hope for the future, he added, “I hope that in the next few days, after the disappointment has had its say, that Francisco and the entire team realizes that what they accomplished was enough. Their monumental run was enough to unify a city, bring together families, friends, and remind us all that above all else, nothing is more powerful a force in achieving success than effort. A boring word, ‘effort.’ But it’s the only chance of good becoming great and that greatness taking hold for the long run.”
In conclusion, Mayer thanked Lindor once again, drawing on the player’s perseverance, “So thank you Francisco Lindor, and thank you to the 2024 Mets for the unbelievable adventure, the inspiration, and the reminder to never give up. It was more than enough.”
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