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WFAN radio host, Mike Francesa, met Friday with Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, during an on – air interview, explaining to the executive that he was not going to talk to him. he had done a "lousy job" during his first year with the organization.

The Mets were 40-51 at the entrance Saturday, 14.5 games behind the Braves, the leader of the NL East.

While Van Wagenen was trying to explain his philosophy for the Mets, Francesa, the legendary host of the New York sports conference, interrupted him:

"Your fan base does not trust you because you've promised them a winner this year and you've been terrible," said Francesa. "They think you did a lousy job – and you did a lousy job for the first time." half – but you know what, it's only half a season so let's see where you are going to go.

"Right now, they're not going to believe what you're saying, you know, you thought you had a winning team, and now you're the second-worst team in the league, and they're expecting a lot better this year. "

Van Wagenen, an agent turned GM, was noisy during the off-season, urging rivals from the Mets division to "pick us up."

The New York blockbuster trade with the Mariners for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz has been a disaster so far and tensions have reached such a point that Van Wagenen overturned the presidency at a meeting with the Mickey Callaway manager.

Van Wagenen quickly reacted to Francesa before the end of the interview: "(The fans) were (were waiting a lot better) and we too and we feel their pain and we will not stop them."

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