Billy, this is David Stearns. He went to Harvard and won a few games for the Milwaukee Brewers. He uses big words to sound smart. His defect is he’s a total fucking moron. Instead of paying Pete Alonso to play 1st, he signed a guy who never played 1st base and is never healthy
I'd love to know what the Mets are actually comfortable doing this winter.
Right now, they seem uncomfortable with the concept of trying to win baseball games.
This was an excerpt from the pod on the day after the trade deadline - 3/8/25.
Fast forward to December 2025 and all of this would fit if you listened to this now thinking it was recorded today.
The New York Mets' collapse is one of the worst you'll ever see. Despite being 21 games over .500 in June and owning baseball's best record at the time, the Mets failed to make the playoffs. Making things worse, no one "chased" them down. They just blew it.
Francisco Alvarez’s response since his June demotion has been remarkable. Didn’t sulk, went to work and flipped his season completely. The turnaround alone is impressive, but battling through with eight working fingers is another level. Massive, massive HR