NY Mets owner Steve Cohen snuffs latest David Stearns criticism but chose ironic word

You know that scene in Airplane! when everyone lines up to shake the terrified woman? This is kind of what it has been like for David Stearns this week. The return of Pete Alonso has given everyone a chance to tar and feather the New York Mets President of Baseball Operations. Newsday’s David Lennon spoke on the Foul Territory podcast and claimed David Stearns hadn’t been seen at Citi Field.

Presented in a way that could only be Stearns cowering from the arrows, Steve Cohen came to Stearns’ defense exactly three hours later by claiming they were together in the dugout pregame.

There’s no good reason for Cohen to lie about Stearns’ presence when, in the first place, nobody should really care about whether or not he was there. In any other series, would it matter? We’re running out of new ways to say the same thing.

The one mistake Steve Cohen made was the use of the word “imposter” to describe who was with him in the Mets dugout

Fans were quick to notice the verbiage. 

Others wondered why reacting was even worth Cohen’s time when he has avoided other questions throughout the year.

The vocal…can we even call it a majority or minority?

It’s difficult to calculate exactly what percentage of fans are completely fed up. Nobody is happy with the way this year went. Even the optimists who realize there are positives to come from this season have to admit the team screwed up royally.

Whether Stearns was at Citi Field at all this week or not doesn’t really matter. He has never said it was a mistake to let Alonso leave. He has barely taken accountability for the team’s struggles. Rarely do you hear someone in his position of power say so. It’s understandable because his job is on the line and there is no bonus for telling the truth.

Perhaps the truth of Stearns’ existence at Citi Field on Monday was more limited to only a handful of people. The assumption that just because he wasn’t seen means he must have been absent was an unfair one and frankly, who really cares?

At Citi Field or up at the top of a mountain in Timbuktu this past Monday, Cohen attempted to rescue Stearns’ reputation. Cohen has been loyal to the POBO in every way. The more on the same page they appear, the more leash he’ll probably continue to get.

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