Jun 28, 2026 · 40 min · 12 segments
Following the shocking firing of Carlos Mendoza, six-time Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez gives an insider's perspective on everything happening inside the New York Mets organization. Having worked…
Eric ChavezHost
Chris HamblinHost
And, uh, Chavy, we do emergency podcasts on this show very rarely, but after what has taken place with the New York Mets and your experience in New York, um, and then your initial reaction that you posted on social media yesterday-
... um, I wanted to come in [laughs] and just let you kind of give us your thoughts on what's been going on, right? First and foremost, your reaction.
Then I, I always, when these things happen, I always just hate to have just the dump, right? And you said something great this morning, like, then I wanna have a plan.
So the Mets fire Carlos Mendoza, and [coughs] you have a very unique perspective as to the regime that's in power now and the regime that you worked for.
And the decision that you make, you're able, when Carlos Mendoza comes in, to have a re- you had a relationship with him.
And that's when the Stearns regime comes in, and that, that first year, you guys go to the NLCS.
And then 2025, no playoffs, staff turnover, and that gets us to 2026, where before the All-Star break, more staff turnover.
And, uh, Chavy, we do emergency podcasts on this show very rarely, but after what has taken place with the New York Mets and your experience in New York, um, and then your initial reaction that you posted on social media yesterday-
... um, I wanted to come in [laughs] and just let you kind of give us your thoughts on what's been going on, right? First and foremost, your reaction.
Then I, I always, when these things happen, I always just hate to have just the dump, right? And you said something great this morning, like, then I wanna have a plan.
So the Mets fire Carlos Mendoza, and [coughs] you have a very unique perspective as to the regime that's in power now and the regime that you worked for.
And the decision that you make, you're able, when Carlos Mendoza comes in, to have a re- you had a relationship with him.
And that's when the Stearns regime comes in, and that, that first year, you guys go to the NLCS.
And then 2025, no playoffs, staff turnover, and that gets us to 2026, where before the All-Star break, more staff turnover.
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