In a text group with Friday’s blogger and a few others we often cover sports matters.  The rejected offer by Kyle Tucker and the successful signing of Bo Bichette in less than 24 hours by the Mets came up.  While I support the latter and was not necessarily looking forward to the prospect of a Tucker signing, I made clear throughout that not making an offer to Pete Alonso created a super large demerit across the resume of Mets president David Stearns.

In politics, I often raise the need for bright young is important position to rely on trusted mentor to help them avoid a mistake that causes great harm to others.

It seems that is Stearns lacks that “old hand” as my friend “handsome Tony” (Friday’s blogger gave him that moniker) and describe experienced pros that can help a bright young pro avoid miscues or worse.

I spoke of enjoying benefit when I started out in my career during a lunch last week with a promising young government staffer whom I hold in high regard. 

In contrast young David Stearns relying perhaps too much on his own counsel, by his actions and inactions this Baseball off-season, comes off not quite as bright as he is touted to be.  

“While the Bo Bichette seems like a good signing, the failure to resign Alonso places a BIG F on the Stearns scorecard and owner Steve Cohen must share in it.  As I shared with my text-chain friends, no Alonso means “Too many intangibles lost.”  

After the Dodges signed Tucker I posted my angst on X and share some samples:

“5 years $155M for Pete Alonso sounds very good right now.  It’s late but just shows David Stearns is less than all-knowing.  @Mets owner needs to address things & it is now too late for 2026.  Just cut ticket prices 50% because the team is now 1/2 of what is should and could be.”

AND 

“Obviously the adverse outcome show the faulty judgment of @mets pres. David Stearns in failing to offer a contract of 5 years $150M+ to Pete Alonso.  Now it’s too late.  Elsewhere I called for @StevenACohen2 to reduce @mets tix 50% because he allowed his Pres. to kill team by 50%.”

AND 

“No blaming Stearns for not resigning Alonso.  That remains the move that will haunt him.  He proved not to be as smart as @StevenACohen2 thought he is.  The $#s for the Tucker just showed how STUPID he is in personnel moves that really matter.”

So what’s next

Now they need to move incumbent Third Baseman Brett Baty to Left Field and hope prospects Carson Benge or Jett Williams can emerge in Centerfield AND catcher Francisco Alvarez has a 25-30 Home Run year plus Mark Vientos adding 30+ homers as the Designated Hitter AND recent signee Jorge Polanco and Marcus Semien to each surpass 20 Homers AND Juan Soto to replicate last year with a better Batting Average AND ALSO get quality starts out of the starting pitching so as to not expose its bullpen’s in innings 5-7 and sometimes even 8-9.  All this because Alonso is in Baltimore. Stearns demonstrates his youth in his bad move failing to offer Pete a five-year deal and he will never admit it!

I will root for each of the positive outcome my team needs but still never give the Mets President a pass on my MAJOR LEAGUE miscue.