Mets are 'trash' because they're not listening to former NJ Gov Chris Christie, Stephen A Smith says

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Smith has figured out the crux of the New York Mets’ issues.

The Mets are batting .238 as a team and have a 4.16 ERA as a pitching staff and the team, with one of the biggest payrolls in baseball at $344 million, has already been eliminated from the postseason.

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It definitely didn’t help that the team let Pete Alonso walk to the Baltimore Orioles and he turned around and burned them on Tuesday night.

Smith gave his take on ESPN’s "First Take" on Wednesday morning and put the onus on president of baseball operations David Stearns for his roster construction.

But, Smith added that the team isn’t listening to one key person – former Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov.

Chris Christie.

Well, you’re probably asking what Christie has to do with the Mets.

Christie is on the Mets’ Board of Directors.

He said in a press release at the time he’s been a Mets fan for 53 years and has close ties with team owner Steve Cohen.

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"And former Gov.