Ep. 150: Justin Verlander Rumors, Hall of Fame Debate, and Giving Thanks for 150 Episodes

Conforto's Elbow, Taijuan's Debut and deGrom's Wasted Gem: Marc and James dive into the Mets vs Marlins series. Michael Conforto's elbow was about the only thing going right for him, Taijuan Walker looked really sharp & Jacob deGrom is being wasted. We discuss what is going wrong for the team and how they are able to make this season turn around. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

41 min listen

Francisco Lindor Contract Negotiations are INTENSE: The drama surrounding Francisco Lindors contract extension have Marc and James riled up. They calm each other down by talking about Jacob deGrom and general opening day excitement.  --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

46 min listen

The Mets Simply Refuse to Hit Baseballs & Score Runs: The New York Mets bats are about as cold as they have ever been in our lifetime. It feels like nobody is hitting and we are constantly wasting good pitching. This series vs the Boston Red Sox did not go well. Marc & James share their thoughts on the abysmal series they just witnessed between the Mets & Red Sox and hope things turn around for the better! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

37 min listen

Mets Pitching is Nasty. Mets Hitting is Ice Cold.: Marc and James talk about the Mets vs Rockies series in which the pitching carried us big time. The hitting has been about as cold as it was in Colorado this past weekend but it doesn't matter when you have Jacob deGrom and Marcus Stroman pitching incredibly well. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and even Edwin Diaz look really sharp and the Mets have a big series against the Cubs starting tomorrow! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

47 min listen

Pete Alonso Mashes Dingers, Tylor Megill is a Horse, Trade Deadline Preview, and the Mets Take Down the Blue Jays: 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 preview and breakdown for the listeners. James and Marc have a draft of their top five targets for the Mets and a few of their choices will surprise you. The show ends with a preview of the upcoming Braves series and a few social media shoutouts. Listen up! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/suppor by Mets'd Up

64 min listen

Francisco Lindor Had a Day, Nationals Handle the Mets, and Trade Deadline Preview: Sobering weekend for the Mets. We break down a tough weekend for the squad and play a little good cop-bad cop. Double-header week rages on with an upcoming series against the Braves that we HAVE to show up for. To our dismay, Jerad Eickhoff will be a part of it. Jokes are had, Marc claims he's going to run a whole mile, and then we get deep into some potential Mets trade targets. James talks about a few relievers no one has ever heard of, it's a real hoot. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

59 min listen

The Bats are Silent, Jacob deGrom Gives Up Multiple Runs, and the Mets are Limping + Prospect Report: Oh boy, rough couple of days for the guys. The Braves humbled us and Marc and James have a lot to say about it. Marc tries to figure out why we can't hit (again) before James dispels the myth about us not being able to hit curveballs. Remember that game in Washington on Monday? We talked about that too. We end the show talking about potential roster moves, close the book on Dellin Betances, preview the Yankees series (gulp), and our weekly Prospect Report! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

51 min listen

Chili Davis Fired, Mets LOVE to Walk & Split with the Cardinals: The New York Mets fired hitting coach Chili Davis mid road trip in St. Louis, shook things up a little bit. Mets continue to be extremely patient at the plate but cant find that big hit and despite playing somewhat bad baseball, the New York Mets still split the series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Also a preview into the Arizona D-Backs series! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

56 min listen

Jacob deGrom is Back, the Offense FINALLY Woke Up, Prospect Report, and the Mets Split with the Braves: So much has happened in just a few days. Guys went on the IL, guys came off the IL, guys didn't get hits, guys got hits, we break it all down right here. Ender Inciarte upsets James, Austin Riley upsets Marc, jokes are fun, laughs are plenty. We briefly touch on the sticky substance debacle going on as we dive into our Phillies (4th place team) preview. The episode ends with some more trade talk plus our Prospect Report before we get a little loopy and try out some accents. You don't want to miss it! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

74 min listen

Mets vs Phillies Series Preview, Nationals Ruin Opening Day & Francisco Lindor is a Met for Life: We preview the new "Opening Day" series between the New York Mets & Philadelphia Phillies, we get very excited for real Mets baseball. The Nationals are good for nothing losers that ruined the Mets opening day. Francisco Lindor signs a record contract extension to stay with the New York Mets for the rest of his career! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

43 min listen

New York Mets Offseason & Spring Training RECAP: Introductions, getting to know Marc and James before lots of Mets talk. Offseason, prospects, Luis Guillorme (our king), bullpen, lineup, general concerns, and a look into the mind of Brian Monzo. It's baseball season and we have a lot to talk about! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

60 min listen

Tomas Nido is a KING, Pillar Broke his Face, and the Mets Take Two in Atlanta: What a crazy series with the Braves! It had some ups, some downs, some fun, some disappointment, and we tell you about all of it. Afterwards, we preview the Marlins' series and Marc is SHOCKED by James' 'Marlin to Watch'. We close out the show by getting deep into the Mets Farm System and tell you about some of our favorite prospects in the organization. Trying out some intro music too so tell us what you think! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

50 min listen

Mets got OWNED by the Phillies but it can be FIXED: The New York Mets go 1-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies in their opening series to start the 2021 MLB Season. The Mets had a lot of things go wrong, a lot of weird problems but all of them can be fixed. Weird lineups, ineffective bullpen usage and management, sloppy play and a lack of hits with RISP, it was a tough series for the Mets. The Phillies were just better and beat the Mets. Disappointing start to the year but we have things to look forward too! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

47 min listen

Jacob deGrom is the GOAT, Stroman Struggles, Mets Still in 1st Place: Jacob deGrom has possibly the best performance of his career on Friday night against the Nationals, putting himself in the NL MVP conversation in this early season. He is the best pitcher in baseball and its not even close. Marcus Stroman struggled in game 2 but he has been so good all year long. Taijuan Walker and JD Davis picked up the Mets in game 3 with a solid win over the Nationals to secure 1st place in the NL East and a series win! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

44 min listen

Taijuan Walker is a stud, Luis Guillorme is our King, and the Mets Take Down the Cubs...but deGrom is Injured AGAIN: The Mets took 3 of 4 from the Cubs this week and we break down EVERY game. David Peterson got back on track and James explains how he did it while warning Mets fans to remain cautiously optimistic. The guys go wild over Taijuan Walker's DOMINANT start and give Guillorme his due for being the best baseball player of all time before trying to figure out exactly what is going on with Jacob deGrom. Marc then gets a little hot about Mets Twitter as we start to consider the trade deadline and we end the show with our weekly Prospect Report plus a little easter egg that you guys won't want to miss! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

59 min listen

Lindor & McNeil Fight? deGrom Injury & Mets SWEEP DBacks: Did Francisco Lindor & Jeff McNeil fight? What happened between those two? We also talk about the Jacob deGrom injury and what that could mean for the Mets future as well as the Mets sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks! A lot of craziness in Mets world but it has resulted in a 5 game winning streak! We are excited about the way this team is starting to look! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

56 min listen

Jose Alvarado FIGHT, Who is Donnie Stevenson & Rhys Hoskins Hits a Double: The Mets vs Phillies series was one for the ages. Jose Alvarado woke up the sleeping Mets after taunting them profusely for seemingly no reason. We learned about a new hire in the Mets organization by the name of "Donnie Stevenson", who is this mystery man who has apparently fixed the Mets hitting. Of course we end it with the crazy roller coaster game 3 where Rhys Hoskins cried about ground rules at his own park and ended up hitting a meaningless double in the 9th to still lose the game and the series. LETS GO METS! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

40 min listen

Mets Trade Deadline Predictions, Trouble with Kumar Rocker, Struggles with the Braves, and the Black Jerseys Return: 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 will actually get done with the 10th overall pick and just how we have gotten to this point. The episode closes with a preview of the Reds series and we are BEYOND excited for Carlos Carrasco and the black jerseys to return on Friday night! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

51 min listen

Jacob deGrom is a Living Legend, Francisco Lindor is Blazing Hot, and the Mets Split with the Padres: A lot to go over in this episode. The Mets split a series with one of the best teams in baseball and we break down all four games to let you know how they did it. Complaints about games one and two fades into joy talking about games three and four. We can't get over how amazing deGrom is or how excited we are than Lindor has FINALLY turned the corner. Marc also reacts live to the Yankees getting swept and has a rant for negative Mets fans far and wide. Get excited people! This team ROCKS!!!!  --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

59 min listen

Mets Got Swept By The Cubs...: The Mets can't hit. The Mets can't field. The Mets can't beat the Cubs. We don't know what is going on and we need to vent. Safe to say Marc & James got a little hot in this episode! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

44 min listen

Mets Get HOT, The Stro Show and Brandon Nimmo is NUTS: The New York Mets absolutely WAXED the Philadelphia Phillies this past series and won all 3 games. The offense is starting to heat up and we continue to get good pitching from our starters every night! Listen to Marc and James explain whats clicking for the Mets and how this is a good sign to come! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

51 min listen

Mets Got PANTSED by the Rays and Now Everyone is Injured: The Mets got swept in an awful weekend series down in Tampa. Marc and James break it down and try to pull some positives from it before figuring out who could possibly fill in for the team's injured stars. We close out the show reading a listener roast and answering one of your questions! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

50 min listen

Mets Split with Orioles, Something's Wrong with David Peterson, Padres Preview, and Farm Report: The Mets played two super boring games in Baltimore and we have mixed feelings. James digs deep on David Peterson to try and figure out what's going on with him and whether or not it's fixable while Marc soothes his anger by trashing Matt Harvey and giving thanks to Billy (Bombs) McKinney. Then, we preview the Padres series and share our excitement as Citi Field nears its grand reopening. We close out with our farm report spanning the entire system from Brooklyn to Syracuse and share who we are most excited about! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

42 min listen

Mets SWEEP the Braves (Yup) and Reinforcements are COMING!: The Mets completed a dominant one-game sweep of the Braves on Saturday to extend their lead in the NL East. We GUSH over this group and give plenty of credit where it's due. Afterward, we get into our series preview for the Diamondbacks and share fun stories about Madison Bumgarner: James tries out his Vin Scully impression, fun is had. Marc closes out the episode with a VERY important message for Mets fans, you don't want to miss it! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

37 min listen

Mets Sweep the Orioles, Harvey Returns, and Mazeika Madness: 7 in a row!!! Pat Mazeika leaves us speechless while Matt Harvey back in Citi gives each plenty to say. Stroman and Taijuan are ELITE and we talk about how those two along with the #BenchMob make us one of the scariest teams in baseball. We also tell some funny stories from the ballpark and preview our next series with the Rays. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

47 min listen

Jacob deGrom is Human, Walk-Off Madness, the Mets Can't Hit, and a Bittersweet Series with the Phillies: Little Mets'd Up Matinee while Marc is on the road! The Mets played a....weird series against the Phillies this weekend and we break down all four games. Marc thinks Taijuan Walker should be an All-Star and James explains how David Peterson has taken a step in the right direction. Next, we learned that Jacob deGrom is in fact a human being after all and that the Mets can win a close game without getting a true hit. Hits remain on the mind and we do everything we can to figure out just why this team can't break through offensively. The show closes with a preview for the week ahead and a general overview of where this team is at! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

71 min listen

Tylor Megill is a stud, Jeff McNeil is Clutch, MLB Draft Preview, and the Mets Take Two of Three from the Brewers: Ooooweeeeee did the Mets impress this week. Tylor Megill went toe to toe with Brandon Woodruff in one of the most impressive outings we've ever seen from a young Met and James explains how Megill is even BETTER than we thought after we discuss what exactly is going on with Francisco Lindor's bunting happen. Then, we give a little insight into a fun Tuesday night for the guys before breaking down another...interesting Jacob deGrom start. Game three of this series also happened. Lastly, we preview the Pirates series, James gives some insight into a Pittsburgh reliever to take note of while Marc gets DEEP into next week's MLB Draft and sheds light on some of the Mets' potential targets. James almost choked mid-episode, Robin Ventura was mentioned, and shenanigans were had. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://an by Mets'd Up

71 min listen

Jacob deGrom Injured, Francisco Lindor Injured & The Mets Get Embarrassed by the Pirates: 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 series of the season for the New York Mets. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

54 min listen

Marcus Stroman is a Legend, The Bats are Hot, Prospect Report, and the Mets Win a CRAZY Series in Cincinnati: 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 will accidentally meet James' loud roommates later on, sorry about that, while we do our weekly prospect report and talk about some guys who could be on the move this week with the trade deadline rapidly approaching. We close the show with our Blue Jays preview and Marc shares some not-so-kind words about Steven Matz before James confuses himself tremendously while sharing his Blue Jay by Mets'd Up

61 min listen

Jacob deGrom is the MVP, Marcus Stroman is the MIP, and the Mets Take Down the Padres: The Mets took a series from the Padres! Some fans apparently think the our 'demise is inevitable’ after Sunday and we tell you why that is not true. Dom Smith is in serious trouble though and we try to figure out why. Otherwise, Jacob deGrom does it all and Marcus Stroman continues to prove his worth. James continues to heap praise on Jeremy Hefner while Marc gushes over Billy 'Bombs' McKinney. We close with a Cubs preview and some positive words on the team as a whole. Woo positivity! Fun episode!! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/metsdup/support</a> by Mets'd Up

49 min listen

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Ep. 150: Justin Verlander Rumors, Hall of Fame Debate, and Giving Thanks for 150 Episodes

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