Do you ever want to slow down a little bit, or you don't slow down?

Yes and no.

You know, the football season's interesting because...

In some ways, it is a slowdown for me.

In a lot of ways, it is a slowdown for me just because it's once a week.

You know, Jay, there's nothing that comes close to covering baseball.

It's like a marathon.

Down the road, what is here something you want to pursue more?

This cannot be an easy position for him to be in.

Yeah, and I also think with Bo, if you look at the first three months of this season, I know when he talks on camera generally, he's very professional, very stoic.

And yes, yesterday, listen, it surprised me.

It always is going to surprise me when you see that level of emotion on camera from anybody because these guys do such a good job of holding it in.

But Bo has been... very open especially early this season about how difficult the transition has been not not necessarily in a negative way but just he's talked about how surprised he was by what what pressure you put on yourself when you leave a place that you've known for so long and you're comfortable with so many people and you're that big shiny new object that's brought in, just how much pressure you put on yourself to perform for a new fan base, a new group of teammates, coaching staff, front office.

And I don't think he fully anticipated that.

And so I think I mean, it's probably a larger discussion to be had even when you talk about the 2026 season and what's gone wrong.

So what

Do you think that was a big focus in Stearns as he was trying to build out the 2026 offense?

I do.

I also think when people question why the Mets would go all in on a Kyle Tucker but not extend the same type of, of, you know, forceful attempt to re-sign Pete Alonso, that's a major factor.

Pete is an incredible hitter.

Don't get me wrong, an incredible power bat.

But Kyle Tucker controls the zone about as well as anybody in baseball.

He's, he's right up there with, you know, your Juan Soto types.

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