The Mets went into Friday having clawed their way back to .500 at 39-39 after sweeping the Yankees in the Subway Series. They had won 15 of 19 to turn the conversation with Stearns - the team's first-year president of baseball operations - from whether the Mets will be sellers at the July 30 trade deadline to if they will be buyers.
I think everyone in that room understands that, that we've now given ourselves an opportunity and we need to continue to run with it... I think Steve has shown repeatedly that he's committed to investing the resources in the team that we need to compete. Certainly, I think we'll continue to do so.
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