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Steve Cohen Has LOST the Mets Fanbase! | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle

WFAN Daily

Audacy

Sports

3.8794 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Craig Carton criticizes New York Mets owner Steve Cohen for being out of touch with his fans following a series of listless losses. He argues that Cohen’s use of financial terminology like "green shoots" and excuses about weather conditions fail to address the core issues of a struggling roster shaped by David Stearns.


01:00 - Mets Listless Offensive Struggles

02:34 - Cohen's Tone-Deaf Social Media

09:21 - Stearns Roster Vision Debate

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:08.0

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Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. T's and Clusions apply. 18 plus scummelware.com. Let's start with them, because we'll get to the angst and a sag. So look, I know you're frustrated if you're a Met fan.

0:34.9

You should be frustrated.

0:35.8

That suck.

0:37.1

They're listless.

0:37.8

They've no offense.

0:39.1

I know they care, but you're a Metfan. You should be frustrated. That suck. They're listless.

0:37.8

They've no offense.

0:39.1

I know they care, but they don't appear to care. Mendoza's got no answers. I don't think there are any answers. You just have to wait and hope that one day you roll the ball out there. And, you know, a bunch of guys get hits and you score a bunch of runs and feel good about yourself. but I do think it's time that the Met fan base is allowed to comment and keep it real with Steve Cohen. Because the honeymoon's over, guys. And I know that it was a well-deserved honeymoon because he represented the anti-Wilpan, right? He's going to spend all the money he's got. You're going to be a top three spending team. If there's a guy you want, you can go get him. Of course, it hasn't actually worked out like that either. But right now they do have the highest payroll in baseball. So Steve Cohen can certainly say, look, I made you a promise that I would spend. I've spent. Now they've nothing to show for it, other than a couple of postseason appearances, but obviously no World Series championships,

1:29.8

but the Twittering's got to stop.

1:31.4

The tweeting's got to stop. It's got to stop.

1:33.2

Because you are so out of

1:35.4

touch with the Met

1:37.0

fan base, it's really comical.

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