# David Stearns' Mets Line

> Mets president David Stearns must decide if August-September was real progress or sludge.
- Title: David Stearns' Mets Line · New York Post | Shortify
- Summary: Mets president David Stearns must decide if August-September was real progress or sludge. Mets president David Stearns must determine if the team's…
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- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/sports/david-stearns-has-a-tricky-mets-line-to-walk-but-he-better-get-it-right
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:16:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: david stearns, mets, seahawks, nfl, baseball, trade deadline, playoffs, news, entertainment
## Mets' 27-22 record
The Mets’ 27-22 record after the trade deadline works out to an 89-win pace, the kind of season that usually gets you to the playoffs.
## Stearns' tough line
What president of baseball operations David Stearns must determine in an offseason that officially commences once the World Series concludes is how much of August and September was real, as opposed to the sludge that…
## Stearns' glass-half-full
Stearns was asked a variation of that question during his season-ending press conference and not surprisingly took the glass-is-half-full outlook.
## Key takeaway

Mets president David Stearns must determine if the team's late-season performance was genuine improvement or garbage time.