James texted Marc "we have nothing to talk about" on Monday night and then all hell broke loose. Noah Syndergaard is an Angel and we are shocked. Billy Eppler is our GM and we're not thrilled. James doesn't know where Japan is. Luis Rojas is the Yankee's new third base coach and that's funny. JimBob made another stupid comment about analytics and we make fun. The episode gets serious when we break down Marcus Stroman's future in light of recent contracts given to Eduardo Rodríguez and José Berrí...
Nov 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 60
We are back from Arizona and have an action-packed episode ready for you guys! First off, Pedro Feliciano passed away and we pay our respects to the G.O.A.T Loogy. Then, things get dicey when talking about the status of our front office. Why the Mets aren't hiring a president, why they can't persuade talent to join the organization, and some talk on new GM-frontrunner Adam Cromie. Afterward, we quickly wrap up our player grades focusing on the bench, bullpen, and back-end of the rotation. The la...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 59
Live from Phoenix, the boys open up with Zack Scott being officially fired this week by the Mets. Everyone thought it was a pretty good move...except Buster Olney. Or did he? It's hard to tell because he contradicts himself every couple of weeks. Lucky you, we spend about 25 minutes outlining each of his recent contradictions, hope you like it! After we got that out of our system, we continued with our player grades and took a look at Dom Smith, Taijuan Walker, Carlos Carrasco, James McCann, and...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 58
Jam-packed episode! Who said the off-season was not fun? The search for a president of baseball operations is getting a little bit scarier and while still optimistic, our confidence is beginning to waiver just a little bit. Afterward, we give props to our boy Jeremy Hefner for getting his option picked up and comment on Luis Rojas interviewing for the Padres' managerial vacancy. Then we dive back into our player grades giving out marks for Edwin Díaz, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, and Seth Lugo. J...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 57
The Mets have officially missed out on their POBO 'Big Three' and people (baseball media people) are freaking out about it. We tell you why this is not a big deal and James dives into about 10 other executives who could and SHOULD be in play in an attempt to kill this narrative. Andy Martino also dropped a rumor that the Mets and Javy Báez were talking about a contract, so we touch on that briefly. Afterward, it's Sporcle time! Listen to us try to name all 64 players who appeared for the Mets th...
Oct 20, 2021•57 min•Ep. 56
The boys are back from their quick hiatus with a jam-packed offseason episode! We start out with the news that Luis Rojas will not return to the Mets as manager. Sure, it happened a while ago but we haven't spoken since! Marc and James differ on who they would like to see as the next Mets manager and James breaks down what he thinks the modern baseball manager could look like. Really, this all comes down to our next President of Baseball Operations and GM, so we touch on that for a while and the...
Oct 12, 2021•58 min•Ep. 55
The season has finally, mercifully come to an end. We tie up the loose ends of this Braves series. James talks about how Tylor Megill can be used most effectively in 2022 while Marc reminisces on his guy, Jeurys Familia, in what was probably his last outing as a Met. The games were the games, they happened, Thor looked bad, Pete didn't get to 40, whatever. We ramble about baseball for a little while before sharing our plans for the off-season. Tune it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...
Oct 04, 2021•38 min•Ep. 54
Ah, bittersweet, bittersweet. This was weirdly an eventful week for the Mets because...well...they all are. We started out talking about Thursday's game here because we were in attendance and it was fresh on our minds. We had a great day and met so many of our amazing listeners which was an incredible experience! On top of that, the Mets smacked the Marlins around and Michael Conforto got emotional in what might have been his last home game as a Met. Afterwards, we broke down the first three gam...
Oct 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 53
So awful, just terrible. The Mets were swept by the Brewers this weekend and did not even make it competitive. They couldn't hit, field, or pitch in a brutal display of apathetic baseball. Such a shame to have seen this team fall so hard and so fast. Javy and Lindor are still hitting, same with Nimmo, but that's it. Gary and Keith let their opinion be known this weekend and we discuss that for a little bit. Also, Noah Syndergaard's weird rehab, the Kyle Boddy rumors, and number retirements. Woo ...
Sep 27, 2021•44 min•Ep. 52
You thought the Mets are dead? Well, they are really D E A D. We break down a listless series in Boston and dive into Marcus Stroman's rough outing, Taijuan Walker's struggles, and Pete's climb towards 40 home runs. Afterwards, we dive into our top 15 Mets prospects (24:14) starting with Francisco Álvarez all the way to some 17-year-olds I am sure you've never heard of. James brings the heat for this segment, you don't want to miss it! We close out with our Brewers preview (yikes) and then answe...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 51
Lather, rinse, repeat. This Mets team cannot score any runs and their season has fallen by the wayside because of that tragic flaw. Zack Wheeler crushed us on Friday and Aaron Nola did it again on Saturday. Who could have ever seen that coming? Oh yeah, and Brad Hand found a way to botch an inning in each affair. Great series, just splendid. After dissecting the games, we talk about the increasing momentum of Billy Beane coming to the Mets and the litany of reports linking the two. Marc talks ab...
Sep 20, 2021•55 min•Ep. 50
Bad series. Really bad series. One of the WORST series the Mets played all season. We break down every game and wallow in our sadness for the season probably finally being over. James breaks down Adam Wainwright and shares a hidden reason about how and why he is still able to pitch at such a high level. Marc let's Albert Almora have it and both of our patience with Luis Rojas is beginning to wear thin. One silver-lining, Marcus Stroman is a marvel and James describes how he has been so dominant ...
Sep 16, 2021•51 min•Ep. 49
Massive series this weekend. One of the most fun this season, no doubt about it. We break down all three games including Friday's wire-to-wire domination, Saturday's chaos, and Sunday's drama. James offers some reasons for optimism regarding Carlos Carrasco while Marc throws hate on the Yankees every chance he gets. Later, we gush over Francisco Lindor and hope everyone FINALLY realizes the type of player we have here. If you don't James' Bad Mets Take of the week revisits a June article from th...
Sep 13, 2021•58 min•Ep. 48
Well, that’s all folks. The Mets lost two of three to the Marlins and the season sure feels over. Marc definitely thinks so and tells you why right off the rip. We explain why the Mets are not on the same level as the best teams in baseball, how they can possibly get there, and who would maybe be around if they DO end up there. We yell, scream, rant, it’s a lot of fun so listen in. After the chaos, we FINALLY have the Francisco Alvarez interview ready to drop and you won’t want to miss it --- Su...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 47
Weird episode. Weird series. Five games are way too many to play against the same team and it showed with some sloppy baseball over the holiday weekend. The Mets lost two winnable games and we can't let that go. Also, James talks about a potentially important adjustment by Tylor Megill and Marc breaks down what is wrong with Jeff McNeil. Most importantly, Andrew Stevenson can legit kick rocks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support To learn more about listener data and our p...
Sep 07, 2021•59 min•Ep. 46
Wow, a positive episde! We have not had one of those in a WHILE. Marc was at Citi Field for the best game of the year on Tuesday and will tell you all about his day and the Mets comeback. What a freakin' win that was and it set the Mets up for a SWEEEEEEEP. In between all these fun breakdowns, we have to talk about Zack Scott's DUI. It is clear the Mets current front office regime is not the right mix of executives and we tell you who can be better. The show closes with a prospect report where J...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 45
Wow. That's all I got. We talked about the games some. Then the Javy stuff. THEN we finished and came back because Sandy Alderson dropped a statement from the clouds. Get our reaction to the Mets latest fiasco here --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
Things were fun for a few minutes this week until they weren't The Giants swept the Mets to mercifully end our NL West jaunt and we break down every game from Tuesday's ass-whopping, to Wednesday and Thursday's pain. Luis Rojas made what some might call an interesting decision during Wednesday's game and we tell you exactly what we think about it. Also, this week marked the return of our Prospect Report where James tells you about a few sleeper pitchers in the Mets' system. Lastly, our Nationals...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 43
Tough series in Los Angles. We knew it would be tough, but man was it tough. We break down every game for you because that's what we do. Every single frustrating at-bat, decision, strike call, and missed opportunity. This Dodgers team is full of great, underappreciated players from top to bottom and James gets deep on exactly why their roster construction is so brilliant and how it gives them a leg up with in-season transactions. Of course, we pull some positives like the play of Pete Alonso, Ca...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 42
These west coast games are downright BRUTAL. We take you through all three and get deep into the nitty-gritty because, well, a lot of really interesting things happened. James describes what makes the Giants so good and how they are better to strategize better than any other team in baseball while Marc takes shots at Gabe Kapler. We heap praise on Marcus Stroman and Tylor Megill because those two studs deserve our gratitude. Bad Take of the Week comes back because we have a lot to say about Tim ...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 41
Yikes, rough series against the Dodgers. James was in the ballpark on Friday and had a whole lot to say about the lineup, laser pointer, atmosphere and result. We are also totally done with James McCann and tell you why. It wasn’t all bad though. The bullpen was great and Taijuan Walker stepped up, we just still can’t hit at all. Sunday was a joke. The Giants series may not be better --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...
Aug 16, 2021•49 min•Ep. 40
What a crazy series against the Nationals. There was SO MUCH to talk about between the rain, Rich Hill running, Brandon Nimmo hitting ropes, more rain, Edwin Diaz's heroics, more rain, Marcus Stroman's strong start, and Pete Alonso's HUGE home run. We break it down from beginning to end. Later, we bring on our first guest ever, Jaylen Palmer from the Cyclones! We talked to Jaylen in Brooklyn last week and he shared a little bit about himself, his game, and what it's like to be a minor leaguer. A...
Aug 13, 2021•59 min•Ep. 39
Yikes....if you thought the last episode was bad get ready for a whole new level. We scrapped our normal game-by-game format to just vent about the awful weekend in Mets Land. Marc ripped Michael Conforto, James ripped Dom Smith, and AJ Pollock was mentioned more than a few times for some reason. We really ask the question of whether or not this team has enough to make the Postseason and hope everyone can see just how important Francisco Lindor is/was to this team. We close out the show by answe...
Aug 09, 2021•53 min•Ep. 38
Oh buddy, things are bad. We are having a bad time. This series in Miami went just about as bad as it could possibly have the Mets season is on the brink of falling apart. We break down every single game and try to find the few positives we can. James breaks down Tylor Megill's start and explains how he's continuing to evolve as a professional while singing Carlos Carrasco's praises. Marc complains about pitchers hitting, Michael Conforto, and yells about poop as we get into our Phillies Preview...
Aug 05, 2021•54 min•Ep. 37
Wow...we'll call this a 'Wilpon Week' because the vibes are down on the episode. We start out with a Trade Deadline recap. Javy Baez and Trevor Williams are Mets while Pete Crow-Armstrong is headed to Chicago. There were tons of strange and unexpected things that happened on deadline day and we break it all down for you. Then, the games. The guys were in attendance Friday and Sunday and might have just whole jinxed the team (really James is the jinx but you'll hear more about that). This series ...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 36
The Mets had the most uneventful five game series off all-time with the Braves the week. We break down every game while simultaneously jumping back to the Trade Deadline. Kyle Muller and Austin Riley are officially Rat F*cks, Tylor Megill stayed hot, and Jeff McNeil has finally turned a corner. That's all great, but we cannot think about anything but WHO the Mets are going to get before Friday's deadline. We spend some talking about Kumar Rocker's contract dispute and whether we think a deal wil...
Jul 30, 2021•51 min•Ep. 35
The Mets continue to prove why they are the most resilient team in baseball with a gutsy series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Pete Alonso is the hottest hitter alive and welcoming Steven Matz back to Queens the only way he knew how to. We chop it about Matz and the newest Met, Rich Hill aka 'Dick Mountain' before breaking down EVERY game during this series. Marc was at Citi Field on Friday and Saturday and has some fun tidbits to share about his weekend. Then, we have a FULL Trade Deadline...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 34
Wheeewwwww, the Mets just wrapped up an absolutely insane series against the Reds. Monday night was one of the craziest baseball games either of us have ever seen and we broke the whole damn thing down. James, being a man formerly of Ohio, has a hilarious anecdote about Skyline Chili that you won't want to miss. We get into the rest of the series afterward, giving Marcus Stroman his due credit for stepping up on Wednesday and Luis Guillorme props for responding after a brutal game Monday. You wi...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 33
The Mets played some of their worst baseball of the 2021 season which resulted in losing a series to the Pittsburgh Pirates who are one of the worst teams in MLB. On top of horrible play, the Mets lose Francisco Lindor and Jacob deGrom to the IL. Marcus Stroman tries to fight the the Pittsburgh Pirates John Negowski & Seth Lugo and Edwin Diaz blow a 6-0 lead. This series was pitiful but at least we won 1 game. GiraffeNeckMarc and James Schiano discuss their feelings on one of the worst serie...
Jul 19, 2021•54 min•Ep. 32
Lots of odds and ends in this episode. The guys break down All-Star Week and gush over Pete Alonso's back-to-back championship performance in the HR Derby. James and Marc both have A LOT to say about how Major League Baseball is marketing their next generation of players before talking about our newest addition, Kumar Rocker. We get very deep on his accolades, potential, floor, ceiling, concerns, and ranking among Mets prospects. Then, we dive into our full weekly prospect report and a bit of a ...
Jul 15, 2021•52 min•Ep. 31
