00:00I have been surprised by the willingness to move on from Lindor and the vitriol felt around Lindor.
00:09I understand that he's been injured. I understand that he's diminished his skill set at shortstop a little bit.
00:18I understand that they haven't won with him.
00:20But to your point, when guys do things for me, and that home run in the first game of the
00:28doubleheader
00:29against Atlanta to clinch the playoff spot, and then the home run against Philadelphia,
00:35and even before that, taking leadership of the team and calling the meeting and speaking out publicly,
00:40and then playing like an MVP the entire second half, carrying them to the most enjoyable and fun season.
00:47I know it's been backed up by two of the least enjoyable seasons, and this one's an embarrassment,
00:54but that 24 season was special, and he carried them there.
00:58And he's been a good Met, and I am surprised.
01:01Now, having said that, yes, clearly there has been issues inside the room,
01:05and clearly there are issues with him and Soto.
01:07And I don't know if they're going anywhere, and I don't know if he's the causal reason
01:14why David Stearns decided to move on from guys like Nimmo and McNeil.
01:19I 100% think, and I don't care what anybody says, Lindor had nothing to do with moving on from
01:25Pete Alonso.
01:25That's the most egregious one to me, although I hated the trade for Nimmo in what you got backed, in
01:30Simeon.
01:30But the most egregious decision is to move on from Pete Alonso.
01:34That had nothing to do with Lindor.
01:37Nothing.
01:37That was David Stearns desperate to reshape this team and stamp his image on it,
01:43and Pete Alonso ain't his kind of ballpark.
