Adam Schein Unloads on the Mets After Losing to a Rebuilding Cardinals Team: "Get Their Heads Out of Their Derrieres"

The New York Mets are 3-3 to start the 2026 season, and sportscaster Adam Schein is not holding back. After the Mets dropped a three-game series to the St. Louis Cardinals this week, Schein went off on Sirius XM's "Schein Time," firing off the kind of critique that makes you want to throw something at the wall.

"The Mets are losing to St. Louis, which is illegal in most states!" Schein said Thursday. "The Mets need to get their collective heads out of their derrieres. How about you win some damn games?"

The Slow Burn of a Franchise Trying to Figure Itself Out

Here's the thing: the Mets won three of their opening four games. They should have momentum. Instead, they're limping into a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park starting Friday with a 3-3 record and serious questions hanging over the clubhouse.

This team made massive roster changes in the offseason after failing to reach the playoffs last year, even though they led the National League East for most of the 2025 season. The front office brought in new faces and shipped out established superstars. The goal was to fix team chemistry issues. So far, that experiment is not working.

Schein also pointed out that Francisco Lindor is off to "a brutal, brutal start. Terrible, terrible start." That is not what you want to hear about a guy supposed to anchor your infield.

The Handshake That Nobody Cares About (If You Win)

There is also the matter of Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor. Reports have swirled about a rift between them since Soto joined the Mets last year. Most recently, they barely exchanged a handshake during on-field introductions at Citi Field on Opening Day, and it caught everyone's attention.

But Schein made a point that cuts through all the noise: "Nobody cares what kind of cool handshakes are going on if the Mets can hit with runners in scoring positions." He believes the clubhouse tension will take care of itself if the team starts winning baseball games.

The Giants are next. It is go time for a Mets team that needs to prove this offseason overhaul was actually worth it.

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