NYC radio host rips Mets owner Steve Cohen after homegrown star leaves: 'Sold us a bill of goods'

The New York Mets person officially entered a caller era.

After 7 seasons, some Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz near the Mets for different teams connected back-to-back days. Alonso is reportedly headed to the Baltimore Orioles, portion Diaz volition beryllium joining the back-to-back reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

It’s a hard world for Mets fans to accept, particularly aft Steve Cohen, by acold the richest proprietor successful the athletics and a lifelong Mets fan, took power of the squad 5 years ago. Yet the beforehand bureau decided to fto a homegrown endowment and different instrumentality favourite walk.

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New York Mets archetypal baseman Pete Alonso (20) watches his solo location tally against the Miami Marlins successful the 3rd inning astatine loanDepot Park.  (Jim Rassol/Imagn Images)

That prompted longtime New York vigor big Joe Beningo to telephone into his aged station, WFAN, to rip ownership and president of shot operations David Stearns.

"You cognize I can't basal David Stearns. He thinks he's the smartest feline successful the room. We're gonna find retired present however freaking astute David Stearns is. We're gonna find retired however superb that Harvard acquisition serves David Stearns. We'll see. 

"But the feline that's the existent culprit is the owner. The proprietor sold america a measure of goods. We each thought, we were each sucked in, 'Uncle Stevie's large money, it's ne'er going to beryllium the aforesaid similar it was with the Wilpons,' and helium spent money. [Justin] Verlander, [Max] Scherzer, helium went connected and got [Juan] Soto. But wherever is this guy? He's expected to beryllium similar Mr. Met, I gotta spot him courtside astatine the Garden astatine the playoff games with the Met chapeau on. What benignant of Met instrumentality are you? You telling maine you're a Met fan, Cohen? Forget astir Stearns, he's a fraud arsenic acold arsenic a Met fan. He's astir apt got Yankee cogwheel astatine home."

Beningo besides compared Alonso’s departure to Tom Seaver being traded and Darryl Strawberry signing with the Dodgers earlier making a bold proclamation astir the team’s erstwhile owners, who were notorious for being cheap.

New York Mets archetypal baseman Pete Alonso (20) hits a two-run location tally to go the all-time Mets franchise location tally person successful the 3rd inning against the Atlanta Braves astatine Citi Field. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

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"We each knew what the Wilpons were… but you cognize what? I truly judge Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon would person recognized what Alonso specifically meant to the organization, and they would person signed him. I truly judge that," Beningo said, citing that the Wilpons extended David Wright to marque him a lifelong Met. "As overmuch arsenic we get connected the Wilpons, and this feline is obscurity to beryllium found. He sold america a measure of goods. I don't attraction what they do, I don't attraction what the small genius does present the remainder of the way… it doesn't marque up for this, and it doesn't marque america a amended squad than the Dodgers."

"The owner, I'm p----d astatine the owner," helium added. "I can't archer you however ticked disconnected I am… He sold america a bil of goods and stuck it close up our rear end."

Earlier this offseason, the Mets besides traded Brandon Nimmo, different homegrown talent, to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien. They besides signed Devin Williams, who had a tumultuous play with the New York Yankees, to a three-year deal.

Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets rounds the bases aft hitting a location tally successful the 2nd inning against the Cincinnati Reds astatine Great American Ball Park connected May 10, 2023, successful Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

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The offseason has plentifulness of clip left, and players specified arsenic Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette and Framber Valdez stay available. But for now, Cohen and Stearns are nationalist force No. 1 successful Queens — conscionable 1 twelvemonth aft being hailed arsenic heroes for swiping Soto from the Bronx.

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