Benigno Roasts the "Stiffs" and "Boy Genius" Behind the Mets' Woes | Joe Benigno
WFAN Daily
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🗓️ 16 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Joe Benigno's scorching takedown of the Mets wasn't just a critique; it was a furious, caffeine-fueled sermon delivered to the masses. With the passion of a true New York fan, he lit into every aspect of the team's woes, from a disgraceful bullpen filled with "stiffs" to the "delirious" managerial decisions. He saved his most venomous barbs for "Boy Genius" David Stearns, blaming the front office for the team's abysmal state and an inability to acquire a competent starting pitcher at the trade deadline. Benigno’s rant was a raw, unfiltered cry of disgust, perfectly capturing the agony of a fan watching his team self-destruct.
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| 0:51.3 | It's not fun, you know, and you see frustrations, especially after tough losses and it feels like the past week every night we have something happening that is not going our way. But you've got to be able to turn the page, you know. You got to be able to come back the next day and do whatever it takes to win a baseball game today because the reality is that's |
| 1:12.5 | the most important thing we got to be able to we got to find a way to win today all right |
| 1:19.5 | that's not the cut i want it but i love you anyway how it's been in go 503 a ridiculously early |
| 1:26.3 | saturday morning 888 808 101 9 the phone number hit to micmonicul and 503, a ridiculously early Saturday morning. |
| 1:30.0 | 888808-101-19. |
| 1:32.4 | The phone number hit the McMonicle at 9 o'clock. |
| 1:35.9 | Alex's arm on the other side of the glass. |
| 1:37.0 | What a freakish... You know, let me tell you, it's been a very tough week for me. |
| 1:40.4 | I'm coming off a battle of the gout. |
| 1:42.6 | If you've ever had the gout, you know what I'm talking about, okay? I mean, it is pain that is beyond. And I'm finally getting over it, all this medic. I'm all juiced up because I got all this damn medication in me to begin with. Okay, steroids, there's that. So I'm all wound up at 5 o'clock in the morning. And what makes me even more freaking wound up is the disgraceful baseball team that I root for. |
| 2:07.0 | Let's hear the comment from Mendoza about the elite arms we have in the bullpen. |
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