Stearns was hailed as a boy genius because of his demonstrated track record of success in a much smaller market. I don't get the hatred.
People are making it seem like Pete was run out of town and traded like Tom Seaver, who was cast out by a spiteful front office. Pete left because one team offered him a contract that no one else even came close to offering. More power to him. He did turn down a 7-year, $158 million offer from the Mets in a prior year.
I totally get that moves completely backfired. It was a godawful shitty season where everything that could go wrong went wrong. Hopefully this is more like 1983 and it goes better from here. If he thinks added more "voices" to help, go for it.