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Jon Benigno Lays Out What He Wants The Mets To Do This Offseason + Addresses Reported WFAN Shakeup

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Joe Beningo says David Stearns is a "typical baseball geek" and not a fit for New York.

1. The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman centers this episode on Joe Beningo's Mets offseason demands and WFAN changes. 2. Jon Heyman hosts Joe Beningo, a New York radio veteran from "Joe and Evan" on WFAN and the current host of "Oh, the Pain," because Beningo is the Mets superfan driving the discussion. 3. The episode asks what the Mets must do after 2025 and whether WFAN's reported shakeup changes the station's direction. 4. Beningo says he does not like David Stearns and calls him a "typical baseball geek" who wants to "reinvent baseball." 5. He says the Mets' offseason comes down to two priorities, Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz, and says nothing else will satisfy him. 6. Beningo argues that once Alonso and Díaz are signed, the Mets can trade almost anyone else except Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Nolan McLean. 7. He says the Mets' pitching collapse, not Alonso or Soto, caused the 2025 season to end without a playoff berth. 8. Beningo criticizes Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes, Sean Manaea, and David Peterson by name while describing a rotation and bullpen that fell apart. 9. He says Clay Holmes ended up as the most consistent starter by the end of the year, while Peterson "fell off the face of the earth." 10. He argues the Lindor-Soto clubhouse issue should not matter much because the 1972-74 Oakland A's, the 1977-78 Yankees, and the 1986 Mets also had friction. 11. Beningo says Francisco Lindor has become "the greatest shortstop we ever had" and a potential Hall of Famer with number 12 in the rafters. 12. He says Juan Soto produced strong numbers but still lacks a "signature Juan Soto Met moment" for him. 13. Beningo gives a long Mets-history rant, citing Tom Seaver, Rusty Staub, Nolan Ryan, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Daniel Murphy, and Zack Wheeler as examples of players the franchise lost. 14. He says the Mets mishandled Strawberry and Gooden as young players and blames Frank Cashen and the organization for not supervising them closely enough. 15. On Edwin Díaz, he says he has seen every Mets closer from Ken McKenzie to Randy Myers and believes Díaz is probably the best closer the team has ever had. 16. He also says he would be open to Devin Williams only as a setup man, not as Díaz's replacement, and says he would chase Tarik Skubal, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suárez, or Paul Skenes. 17. The tone is argumentative, nostalgic, and highly specific, with Jon Heyman pushing back and Beningo answering in long, memory-heavy bursts. 18. The WFAN segment is more reflective, with Beningo saying the station is moving away from hardcore sports and that longtime behind-the-scenes staff are losing jobs. 19. Listeners who follow the Mets, WFAN, or New York sports radio. 20. Listeners wanting neutral, compact baseball news only.

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