Mets fans wanting Stearns gone!

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Boy is he taking heat from Mets fans.  I've seen a ton of stuff, but this meme is too good not to share!

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Here is an example of a post from a Mets fan on social media.  Yeah, they are not happy...

 

 

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I can’t stay quiet anymore. I’ve been paying attention from a distance, watching everything unfold, and at this point I have to speak my mind.

 

I’ve stayed quiet long enough, but after everything that’s happened, it’s time to speak up. What David Stearns did to this organization feels deliberate, and the worst part is that Cohen let it happen. This isn’t emotion. This is looking at the facts and calling it exactly what it is.

 

Real die‑hard Mets fans never cared about age or decline when it came to Pete Alonso. He was the face of the Mets. A loyal face. The guy who carried this franchise through everything. Even in a slump, he came through when it mattered. He was our identity, our heartbeat, our franchise. This man won Home Run Derbies for New York. He showed out in All‑Star Games. He brought home trophies, moments, and pride. He gave this city electricity. He gave us something to look forward to when the season felt dead. Alonso wasn’t just a player. He was the one constant, the one star who always showed up for New York. And to me, he was a bigger Met than Soto and Lindor combined. He meant more to this city than both of them.

 

And the wildest part is this. The GM whose season we ended because of Alonso’s home run off Devin Williams in Milwaukee came to New York and just let Alonso walk. No real offer. No fight. Nothing. Then he let Edwin Díaz walk too because he wouldn’t match a little bit more money. And for what? To bring in the same pitcher Alonso crushed in that moment. That doesn’t feel like a mistake. That feels intentional.

 

And let’s talk about the farm system. Stearns didn’t just make trades. He destroyed the future. He traded Drew Gilbert, Luisangel Acuña, Jett Williams, Blade Tidwell, Christian Scott. He emptied the entire pipeline. He handed Milwaukee better prospects than they ever had when he was their own GM. He gutted the core, gutted the depth, gutted the identity, and replaced it with Milwaukee players and Milwaukee philosophy. He didn’t build the Mets. He rebuilt the Brewers with our resources.

 

And here’s the part that makes it even worse. Look at the records this season. Milwaukee is one of the best teams in baseball. The Mets are one of the worst. The Brewers are thriving without Stearns. The Mets are collapsing with him. That tells you everything about who really built what.

 

The moment that really hit me happened when I saw that TikTok clip of Mets fans chanting “Pete Alonso” while Devin Williams was pitching. That’s when everything clicked. I wasn’t the only one feeling this way. The fans feel the disconnect. The fans feel the disrespect. The fans feel exactly what Stearns took away from us.

 

And I’ll be real. I’ve been a distant fan ever since he let Alonso go. It didn’t feel right. It didn’t sit right. Something was off from the moment that decision was made. They had such a powerful, magical team at that point, and Cohen hires a GM from the same franchise we eliminated?

 

Unreal.

 

Cohen is a lifelong Mets fan who bought this team in 2020 and finally gave us something to cheer about. So from a Mets fan perspective, why bring in a GM who wasn’t on the same page as you? Why bring in someone who doesn’t value loyalty, identity, or the face of your franchise? Why hand the keys to someone who doesn’t understand what this team means to this city?

 

Stearns set the Mets back years. And I blame Cohen for letting it happen.

 

Now I know and understand Alonso is gone, and people keep telling me to “move on.” But how do you move on when it’s clear as day that Stearns the former Brewers GM who Alonso ended with the kiss of death,gets hired here by Cohen? I don’t get it. I really don’t. My loyalty for the Mets will be from a distance, speaking my voice, and waiting for the day Cohen comes to his senses and finally fires this clown. As die‑hard 50‑plus‑year Met fan, how are the Die Hard Met fans you handling this?

its not LFGM anymore. Its FTGM!!!!!

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I was following the Mets-Cubs game last night and that Mets roster is laughable for the amount of money they spent on it. Like I totally understand why Mets fans are pissed and want him gone.

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I feel like he needs to pick a lane. 

I'd say they should be dumping salary/contracts and adding all the prospects they can. Trading Sproat... I think that's going to look terrible in the long run... 

Will Cohen give him the time though? These half measures? Signing Devin Williams? If you're going to sign a closer, sign the best or don't spend. Give Champman money or... Diaz as they point out. But did one Brewers fan think that Williams signing would work?

 

If you're going to spend, realize you're goign to end up with bad contracts on the bad end and that's just part of it, and don't let the Mets Ryan Howard leave(I realize Howard led them to a WS so it's not the exact same, but I think it's close). 

 

Stearns just feels a little lost as a guy who came up as a small market GM playing with big dollars. 

To that point, I don't have a problem with signing Soto or Skubal after this year. Just if you spend, make it count, don't spend it on...Devin Williams.