The Mets take a crazy Game 1 vs the NL 2nd place Phillies who like others, had the Mets backs up against a wall late in the game off a spectacular start from Zack Wheeler, but YET AGAIN, these never say die Mets show up when challenged. Although a leadoff Kyle Schwarber home run is a tough way to start a game, Kodai Senga shined after, and David Peterson picked up the ball to take the game all the way through a Reed Garret late appearance to keep the Phils off the board. Then the 8th inning come...
Oct 06, 2024•23 min
Carlos Mendoza joined us ahead of the NLDS in Philadelphia and reminds us right off the bat, the last time we spoke he promised Mets fans MORE HOME GAMES in 2024. Carlos gives us an incredible behind the scenes rundown of what went on in the Mets dugout from Pete Alonso’s home run to Francisco Lindor’s double play. He also tells us about Jose Quintana’s important start, Tyrone Taylor effectiveness and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 05, 2024•22 min
Wow … what else is there to say? The Mets are going to the NLDS and have their first postseason series win since 2015. We’ve said it for weeks, Pete Alonso’s best baseball was ahead of him and with one swing of a bat he catapulted the Mets past the Milwaukee Brewers and drove in Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo. Jose Quintana pitched an absolute gem, David Peterson closes the game and we have Hunter join the podcast LIVE from Milwaukee to give us some firsthand experiences from the clubhouse c...
Oct 04, 2024•42 min
Not the result we wanted in Game 2, but that is fine because these Mets don’t back down, they get back up and answer back and that’s what we are doing to see in Game 3. Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos end every other guy in that clubhouse is on the hunt for the Mets first postseason home run of 2024. We talk about the Mets positives going in tomorrow, have some slight complaints about tomorrow and talk out our feelings about game 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Oct 03, 2024•27 min
Luis Severino gave the Mets the start they needed and put them in position to win with huge hits from JD Martinez, Jose Iglesias, Jesse Winker and Mark Vientos. As usual, Tyrone Taylor got things going and the Mets have their first lead in a postseason series since 2015. The storybook season continues and the Mets head into game 2 with the chance to guarantee home playoff games in 2024. Follow us on Twitter/X @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct 02, 2024•40 min
Brewers’ play-by-play voice Jeff Levering joins the show to preview the Wild Card Series between the Mets and Brewers. Jeff breaks down the strengths of both teams, discusses Francisco Lindor’s heroics, Pete Alonso’s career track record in Milwaukee, Rhys Hoskins’ long-standing rivalry with the Mets and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 01, 2024•17 min
After a wild day of heart palpitations and stress, we sit down to bit a bow on the 2024 regular season because it’s time for the Mets to play some PLAYOFF BASEBALL!!! What a day, Tylor Megill put the Mets in a position to win and the the boys put together a wild ride of a game headlined by a GAME WINNING home run by Francisco Lindor to put the Mets ahead for good! We have more episodes coming after every game, LETS GO METS!!! WHAT A YEAR! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Oct 01, 2024•39 min
Sean Manaea has been s Mets fan favorite for his entire 2024 campaign. Whether it be rally caps, handshakes, or actual on-field dominance; Mets fans have come to love Sean Manaea bump days. In this interview we speak with Sean about his incredible year, what he was able to pick up from Chris Sale, his relationship with Luis Severino, his interesting warm up routine and some New York City talk! Follow us on Twitter/X @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Sep 27, 2024•29 min
Jose Quintana sits down with us ahead of an important stretch of games to talk about the season of a lifetime the Mets have had, from 0-5, to 11 games under .500 to an exciting playoff race on the heels of being one of the best teams in baseball since Memorial Day. In this interview he talks to us about the impacts of Mark Vientos, Luisangel Acuna, Grimace, Sean Manaea and the season in a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2024•23 min
The Mets have had one of the best rotations in all of baseball when it comes to ERA for about a month and that is of course thanks to amazing seasons from Sean Manaea, David Peterson, Luis Severino, Jose Quintana and the rest of the pitchers who took the mound for the Mets this year, but credit is also due to Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner who joins us on the podcast to discuss all of these guys years. Hef also talks to us about org philosophy, how a bullpen is kept as solid as this one has b...
Sep 24, 2024•27 min
The New York Mets were able to be a blockade and prevent the Phillies from celebrating clinching the NL East at Citi Field and the boys in queens continue to be the hottest team in baseball. We talk about the major moments like Brandon Nimmo’s call to action and home run barrage, Edwin Diaz’ incredible 6 out save, another gem from Sean Manaea and outrageous performances from Francisco Alvarez and Luisangel Acuna. We also ask the title question, is this Mets team better than 2015? Only one way to...
Sep 23, 2024•44 min
Edwin Diaz joins us right before the end of an incredible regular season to reflect on what has been a super fun year and an important year for Edwin who returned from a yearlong injury, how he’s been able to bounce back after a tough outing, the close family this Mets team has become and some insight on what goes on in the bullpen during a game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2024•21 min
OMG has taken OVER The 2024 Mets season, but how did it make its way into the dugout?? J Mac, a Mets fan and artist made the sign and tells the story about meeting Alex Cohen and getting the sign to the Mets dugout where Jose Iglesias, Luis Severino and the entire Mets roster took the flag and ran with it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 21, 2024•22 min
In this interview with Carlos Mendoza, recorded during this final homestand of the regular season, Carlos Mendoza talks to us about what an incredible year this has been for the Mets, its players, and fans. Carlos expands on the emergence of Luisangel Acuña, players like Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo stepping up in the absence of Francisco Lindor, an update on Kodai Senga’s progress and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2024•20 min
The Mets just came off another exciting sweep of another team and this could be the start of a brand new winning streak with the Mets going 3-0 since the debut of the Grimace seat. On this episode we ask if the Mets are the deepest team in baseball and we explain how they are by explaining what all the role players like Tyrone Tayor, Jose Iglesias, Jesse Winker are doing to make the Mets better. We also break down the top 5 moments of the series, enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Sep 19, 2024•36 min
In his first pro year of ball, Brandon Sproat ROCKETED through the Mets minor leagues going from top to bottom over the course of a year. In this interview we talk to Brandon about his 13K AA swan song where he struck out 11 straight, the challenges of going level to level vs college to pro, what he has been spending this year focusing on and his friendship with current Met and former Gator teammate Christian Scott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2024•25 min
In another audio subscriber exclusive we look toward a major Mets series at Citi Field this week featuring Mark Zuckerman, who has been covering the Nats for 20 years! Mark breaks down the progress of James Wood and Dylan Crews, CJ Abrams likely availability this week, what the Nats bullpen will look like and gives us the scoop on the young rotation of Jake Irvin, Mitchell Parker and DJ Herz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2024•23 min
After a tough series loss for the Mets against the Phillies, we have a little beat of therapy talk and let out the feelings but then look forward to an important series against the Nationals and the final homestand of the year. The Mets are still in a prime position to play October baseball and have the rotation to back it up with great starts by Jose Quintana and David Peterson. It also looks like Francisco Alvarez is figuring it out and ready to tear the covers off some baseballs. Mets fans, s...
Sep 16, 2024•25 min
We have another AUDIO EXCLUSIVE preview for Mets at Phillies this weekend with Todd Zolecki from MLB.Com and his podcast “The Phillies Show” . In this preview we talk Phillies rotation and bullpen, a surprising fact about Bryce Harper’s UNDERPERFORMANCE at Citi Field, Kyle Schwarber being one of the hottest bats in baseball and if the Phillies are scoreboard watching the Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2024•25 min
Eric Chavez and Antoan Richardson join us to talk about this 2024 Mets team in detail, how the vibes have been incredible all year and how that effects the play on field. The coaches also talk about how their responsibilities break down, their relationship with Carlos Mendoza and they play "Met Likely To" where they give us the scoop on certain Mets! Subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Follow us on X/Twitter @VitoCAlise and @JMB9191 Learn more about your ad...
Sep 13, 2024•28 min
After Francisco Lindor’s incredibly clutch home run to not only avoid the Mets from getting no-hit but tying the game, we ask the question “Are The Mets The Most Clutch Team in Baseball?”, and we do this by going back through the year all the way to opening day where Bader broke up another no-hitter and Pete Alonso and Tyrone Taylor came through big for a win. We also discuss the many walk-off home runs this year by Mark Vientos. Francisco Alvarez and Jesse Winker and more! We also recap the ser...
Sep 12, 2024•32 min
David Peterson joins us to talk about the incredible season he is having. The conversation includes David's reflection on his favorite moments of the year, what he has learned from guys like Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander along the way, how this Mets 2024 rotation has guys who just want to grab the baton and keep going after eachother's starts and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2024•29 min
In this AUDIO STREAM ONLY episode of Meet at the Apple, Shi Davidi checks in with us on from the Blue Jays beat, to be exact, in the airport after watching the Jays lose a tough one to the Braves on Sunday afternoon. Shi gives Mets fans some scouting reports on Chris Bassitt, Kevin Gausman and star players like Vlad Guerrero JR! Check this one out so you know who to watch out for this week when the Mets ger international. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 09, 2024•24 min
Jon had to leave the game early today so you’ll hear him on the back half of the podcast, but Mets Twitter ICON Jordan Simpson is on the show once again! The Mets took 2 out of 3 from the Cincinnati Reds and catapult themselves right back into the thick of the NL wildcard race with a 9 game winning streak on the backs of Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, JD Martinez and a ton of other guys on the Mets. Some great pitching performances this week from Jose Quintana and Luis Severino and our bullpen ...
Sep 09, 2024•37 min
In this AUDIO ONLY version of Meet at the Apple we are getting a preview of what is to come this weekend at Citi Field with Mark Sheldon who covers the Reds beat on MLB.Com. Mark gives us the lowdown on Cincy’s rotation struggles this year, the delight it is for fans to watch Elly De La Cruz and some insight on Alexis Diaz, brother of Mets closer Edwin Diaz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 06, 2024•20 min
The New York Mets just won their 7th straight game, swept their second pair of sox and sit 12 games over .500, a far cry from May when they were 11 below. In this episode we talk top 5 moments, which feature David Peterson, Francisco Lindor, Jesse Winker and more. We also update you on the Mets Math, defend our episode from last week that had some of you PRESSED in the comments and then today’s big topic, Carlos Mendoza SHOULD BE, NL Manager of the Year. The following day this episode is release...
Sep 05, 2024•45 min
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza sits down with us to talk about some major storylines that have really plated out over the last few weeks. The major ones being Francisco Lindor’s MVP campaign, Sean Manaea stepping up and becoming the team ace, how they find guys at AAA, the drive this team has had recently and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 03, 2024•22 min
Meaningful games in September; a phrase coined many years ago that is music to our ears, as the Mets kicked off September by putting the finishing touches on a 7-3 road trip. We break down the top five series of the series on the south side of Chicago; we tell you why this Mets starting rotation might be the best in the NL; we talk about Francisco Lindor's ever-evolving MVP case, and we go over a flurry of notable promotions down in the Mets player development system! That and so much more on th...
Sep 02, 2024•53 min
What a series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks who many call the hottest team in baseball! In this episode we speak about the stellar performances from Sean Manaea and David Peterson, as well as the Top 5 moments of the series which include moments from Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, Jose Iglesias and more! In this episode we also dive into the WHY And IF of IS Pete Alonso the greatest Mets position player of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 30, 2024•26 min
The Mets split a four-game series in San Diego with some good and not so good. David Peterson shoved again and Francisco Lindor continued to prove why no player is more valuable to his team than Francisco. J.D. Martinez is heating up and Mark Vientos is flirting with 30. Join us as we talk through our feelings and reset the vibe (glass half full podcast) in the latest edition of Meet at the Apple! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 26, 2024•50 min
