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David Stearns Admits Mets Have Been "inconsistent" + Yankees Get Embarrassed by Red Sox Again

August 26, 2025·1 hr 2 min·4 clips

The Yankees are described as a “great beer league softball team” that mostly hits home runs.

1. The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman centers on the Mets’ inconsistency and the Yankees’ rough stretch against the Boston Red Sox. 2. Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman host the conversation, and David Stearns joins as the Mets’ baseball operations leader, which matters because he is answering for the team’s roster decisions. 3. The episode asks whether the Mets can stabilize their pitching and whether the Yankees’ home-run-heavy style can survive in October. 4. Sherman and Heyman open by pointing to the Yankees’ 2-8 record against Boston and their mistakes in the field, including throws to the wrong base. 5. They say Anthony Volpe has been benched at least two days and question Aaron Boone’s handling of his “everyday player” status. 6. Joel Sherman calls the Yankees a “great beer league softball team” because they hit home runs and beat bad teams. 7. The hosts also argue that the Yankees’ messaging is too sunny, with Boone described as a “fantastic PR guy” who makes everything seem “sunny.” 8. They say the Yankees’ fundamentals are poor, especially on defense and in close-game situations, and compare some of the mistakes to “little league.” 9. Stearns says the Mets have not gotten enough length from their starters and that the club has been “inconsistent” over the season. 10. He says the team has recently been forced to pull starters before five innings too often, which taxes the bullpen. 11. Stearns says Brandon Sproat’s appearance behind an opener was pre-scheduled, not a bullpen demotion. 12. He says postseason staff construction could include the Mets’ best 14 pitchers in different roles, including top starter prospects out of the pen. 13. Stearns says Nolan McLean exceeded expectations and brought energy and competition to the team. 14. He says McLean’s success does not change how the organization should evaluate Tong or Sproat because each player develops on a different timetable. 15. Stearns says Francisco Alvarez’s thumb injury has gone as well as it could have after swelling and inflammation calmed down quickly. 16. He credits Alvarez for choosing rehab and trying to play through pain instead of immediately choosing surgery. 17. On the position-player side, Stearns says Mark Vientos and Brett Baty have both proven they are good major league players. 18. The interview tone is measured and procedural, while the opening Yankees discussion is sharper and more argumentative. 19. Listeners who follow Mets pitching prospects, roster construction, and AL East disputes will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners seeking a purely light or non-baseball conversation will probably skip this one.

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Mets and Yankees talk stays sharp because the hosts keep drilling into pitching length, young starters, and the cost of short outings.

Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman keep this one grounded in baseball. David Stearns, who runs baseball operations for the Mets, joins to talk about rotation length, young starters, Mark Vientos, and Francisco Alvarez, and the hosts also turn to the Yankees after a bad weekend in the…

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