He's a menace to the entire Citi!
With J. Jonah Jameson in the house for the Mets' game against the Reds on Tuesday -- actor J.K. Simmons, that is -- the Amazin's had an unpleasant surprise in store for the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief.
When the Mets showed Simmons on the video board, you-know-who was waiting in the row behind him.
Of course it was Spider-Man, who was hiding behind a copy of the Daily Bugle bearing the front-page headline: "Masked Web-Slinger: A Citi Field Menace!" … "menace" being Jameson's favorite moniker for the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler.
Simmons plays Jameson, Spider-Man's No. 1 hater, in the early-2000s Tobey Maguire "Spider-Man" movies and in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe. Turning around to see Spider-Man in the Citi Field seats, Simmons put on an Oscar-worthy performance in character as Jameson, shaking his fist at his nemesis and turning back to the camera with a scowl.
It was a busy night for thespians at the ballgame; Simmons also caught the ceremonial first pitch from actor Bill Fagerbakke, the voice of Patrick Star on "Spongebob Squarepants," and Fagerbakke announced the Mets' lineup over the Citi Field PA system in character as Patrick. The infusion of literal Star power wasn't enough to prevent New York from losing its fifth straight game, a skid that has them at the (Bikini) Bottom of the NL East standings.
The Mets have gone all-in on movie character moments lately -- a couple of weeks ago, Tom Hanks reunited with his volleyball companion Wilson from "Cast Away" in the form of Mr. Mets, complete with bloody handprint.