Mostly Mets
By SNY
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Podcast Description
Writers from the SNY blog network, Ted Berg, Patrick Flood and Toby Hyde analyze the Mets and baseball with a few tangents for good measure.
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Episode 34: Spring Training Begins. The 2012 Marlins. Prospect Rankings | Attacking the big stories from the first week of Spring Training: where in the world is Ruben Tejada? How much will the Mets bunt? You can never have enough 1B. Michael Jong of Fishstripes.com helps us break down the 2012 Miami Marlins. We wrap up with some prospect talk and being with some listener emails and voicemails. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 33: Spring Training Preview. Are you in the best shape of your life? | We say goodbye to Gary Carter and welcome in Spring Training. Which Met will be the next to declare himself in the best shape of his life? Who will be in the worst? Who would you take straight-up: Dillon Gee or Jeurys Familia? | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32: Nats 2012 Preview. What's a Prospect? Superbowl Commentary. | Part three of our 2012 NL East preview continues with Joe Drugan of thenatsblog.com. We answer fan email and voicemail, discuss what it means to be a "prospect" in this season of rankings, and finish up football season with a celebration of the Giants (sort of). | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 31: Crashburn on the Phillies. The Mets as Candy. Guessing at 2014 | Bill Baer of Crashburn Alley helps us preview the 2012 Phillies in part two of our NL East Preview. He pines for the Mets-Phillies rivalry. We answer lots of fan questions about the Mets dealing with candy comparisons, trades, contracts and much more. Also, we guess at 2014. This was officially our longest episode ever. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30: Prince. NL East Preview pt. 1 with Craig Calcaterra on the Braves. Mets Pitching | We begin our preview of the 2012 NL East with Craig Calcaterra of Hardballtalk.com, take on the Mets pitching staff, and comment on the Tigers' Princely marriage. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29: A Big Scoop. Analyzing the 2012 lineup | Patrick breaks a huge scoop on the podcast about one of the great pitchers in baseball. Huge. We also take on the Mets' cast of potential leadoff hitters and lineup options. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28: F-Mart Released. Eno Sarris Discusses his CRG Scoop | The first episode of 2012 takes on the release of Fernando Martinez, and features Eno Sarris discussing his CRG scoop and the future of the Mets. Also, who's the Ronny Cedeno fan? A fan voicemail. Where's the optimism? Leave us a voicemail at (347) 915-METS. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27: We're All in This Together. December Roster Moves | December Roster Moves. Answering fan mail from the voicemail (347) 915-METS, email and twitter. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 26: Winter Meetings Wrap and the Longest Conversation about Ramon Ramirez in World History | Winter Meetings wrap as the Mets buttressed their bullpen. The Angel Pagan trade. The Albert Pujols contract. "The vest is like a mood ring." | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25: Jose Reyes Is a Miami Marlin. Where's the Rebuilding Button? | Jose Reyes is a Miami Marlin. Ouch. The compensation stinks. Did the Mets miss the window to trade him? Is this a fair contract? Lets talk about next year. Also, hit the rebuilding switch. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24: New CBA - More competitive balance or less? | Baseball's new CBA, more competitive balance or less? The latest of the Reyes Rumors. Ted builds a team. And we take a great phone call. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23: Fishy Reyes Rumors. New Call-In Line | Toby, Ted and Patrick discuss this week's Jose Reyes rumors centering on the Florida Miami Marlins. Other topics include the new Marlins uniform, and baseball's missed opportunity, a forgotten Mets prospect, and helping Patrick pick a new basketball team to root for. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22: Pressing Off-Season Issues. Listeners Pick the Topics | We let our listeners tell us what to talk about this week. Topics include whether you could root for Jose Reyes if he leaves the Mets, the Mets last best pitching prospects, outfield issues for 2012, and of course, the goofy David Wright trade rumors. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21: The Citi Field Walls Come in. Will it help David Wright? | We discuss the Mets' plans to move the Citi Field walls in and whether the new configuration will help David Wright. We also say goodbye to Tony La Russa. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20: Albert Pujols vs. Babe Ruth. Collin McHugh Guest. World Series | Who would be better in 2011, Babe Ruth or Albert Pujols? Mets prospect Collin McHugh joins us from the Arizona Fall League. We try to figure out who Tony La Russa is hiding. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19: Building a World Series Pitching Rotation | We take a look at how the two Word Series competitors built their pitching rotations and what it means for the Mets. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18: Other Reyes Suitors. Nature vs. Nurture in Baseball | The week of the NLCS and ALCS has produced great baseball, but little Mets news. We ponder who else will be serious suitors for Jose Reyes this offseason, and the role of nature versus nurture in baseball. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: Coaching Shakeup. A Kemp Fantasy | In October, while other teams played Division Series games, the Mets shook up their coaching staff. Does this matter? We take your emails, indulge in a Matt Kemp fantasy and try to figure out how the Diamondbacks won 90 games. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: End of Season Awards | Awards for the Mets for 2011. Some serious and some seriously funny. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Waiting on Reyes. Who should play 2B? Do the Mets have their own Jonny Venters? | Waiting, or not waiting, on Reyes. Who should play second with or without Reyes? Do the Mets have their own Jonny Venters? Ted plays optimist about the 2012 Mets. We wrap up with a look at the end of the Savannah Sand Gnats' playoff run in a-ball. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: Is this Rock Bottom? The High Point of a Minor League career | Did the 2011 Mets just hit rock bottom? Are these games too long? How can you speed up baseball without messing with the strategy too much. Pick one for 2012: Pelfrey or Capuano. Johan Santana's Savannah excursion. Winning a minor league championship. A trip down memory lane to the 2001 bullpen. And to 1999 and 2000. Man, we miss the playoffs. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13: Maury Brown on the Mets Post-Einhorn. Is David WRight Back? You Choose: eternal Pelfrey or eternal Marlins. Nick E | Maury Brown joins the show to discuss what the end of the David Einhorn deal with the Mets means for the team moving forward. We discuss David Wright, a wonderful hypothetical in a land of either Mike Pelfrey or never-ending Marlins and Nick Evans. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: Jason Bay, Centerfielder. The AFL Assignments and Prospects | We take on the Jason Bay as a centerfielder story, what it says about the media and us, and answer questions about the reshaping of the Mets roster, the Arizona Fall League and pitching prospects. | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11: September Callups. The Outfield. Toby Goes to St. Lucie. Patrick Analyzes Defense. | We take a listener email, look forward to September callups, discuss the Mets outfield, Toby's trip to St. Lucie, Patrick goes in-depth on the Mets' defensive struggle and try to end on a positive note. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10: Prospect Road Trips. Draft Process. Mets Statistical Goals. Name that Meat | We talk about traveling to see the Mets minor leaguers play, the Mets improved draft process in 2011, our statistical goals for the Mets for 2011, naming meat, and of course, Jeff Francouer. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9: Why we watch. Musing about Jeff Duncan, Josh Satin, Angel Pagan, Pedro Martinez and Goats | Toby, Ted and Patrick discuss why we watch, and reasons Mets fans should keep watching the team for the final months of the 2011 season. We muse about Jeff Duncan's brief flash in the pan, Angel Pagan's trajectory, what Pedro Martinez does all day, goats and a potentially hilarious way to end the 2011 season. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 8: Thole Talk. What's Murph Swinging at? | Toby, Ted and Patrick discuss moving towards a better bullpen, defend Josh Thole, analyze Daniel Murphy, take on the ethics (and joy) of booing and compare how they watch movies. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 7: Bye-Bye Beltran. Hello Zack Wheeler - 7-28-11 | We discuss the Beltran trade, try to figure out where Beltran ranks all-time among Mets greats, examine Zack Wheeler, Beltran's goodbye dinner and end with some discussion of food and pets and pet food. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6: The Beltran Market. Trade Big Pelf? A Bay Solution. | Toby and Patrick discuss the evolving market for Carlos Beltran (who wouldn't want him?), whether the Mets should trade Mike Pelfrey, and devise a solution to the Jason Bay problem. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5: The K-Rod Deal, Jim Callis of Baseball America | Toby, Patrick and Ted celebrate the Mets trade with Milwaukee to shed Francisco Rodriguez and his massive contract. Baseball America's Jim Callis stops by to discuss Matt Harvey, Jefry Marte's appearance in the Future's Game and a Mets breakout. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4: Reyes to the DL, The Mets Division Problem, Preparing for the Trade Deadline | Toby and Patrick ramble about the NL East, expendable relievers, and looking forward to weekend against the Giants and the All-Star Game. | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode Three: Slams, Reyes, K-Rod and Wright's Return? | Toby, Ted and Patrick analyze the real issues areound Jose Reyes and his future. Toby rants about Francisco Rodriguez; Patrick and Ted defend the Mets. We rank burgers. Good times. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2 - June 23, 2011. Starring: The Strike Zone and Matt Harvey | We have a lengthy Matt Harvey interview, taped right before he was promoted to AA Binghamton. Also, Patrick Flood and Toby Hyde talk about Mike Pelfrey and a Mets team that draws walks, and Patrick tries to defend Willie Harris. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1 - June 17, 2011 | Toby and Ted discuss Dillon Gee, building a roster for Citi Field, "Omar's Guys" on the 2011 team and how to make baseball better with realignment. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 34 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Knowledgable Hosts, Interesting Conversations
Mostly Mets stands out as a welcome alternative to the WFAN-style speciousness one usually finds in Mets analysis. Berg, Flood, and Hyde are knowledgeable, reasonable, and pleasant. It helps to already be familiar with them from their blog writing (especially Berg, whose personality is exhibited strongly in both his blog and the podcast), but newcomers will still enjoy it if they enjoy intelligent sports conversation. Berg's quirkiness, Flood's in-depth statistical analysis, and Hyde's intimate knowledge of the Mets farm system all make for an entertaining and informative podcast.
Outstanding podcast
This podcast is great. It is like hanging out and mostly talking about the Mets except there isn't that many Mets fans in St. Louis. Thank you guys and please keep this podcast going.
One of the best baseball podcasts
Baseball podcasting is in a golden age. Goldstein and Park's Up and In, Cistulli's Fangraphs pod, ESPN's Baseball Today and Fantasy Focus, Sox Prospects, among others, have made baseball fans smarter and narrow the information asymmetry between the layman and the insider. But as someone who has grown into a Mets fan because of the great SNY TV crew of Cohen, Hernandez and Darling, I have especially warm feelings towards Mostly Mets. They helped make me a better informed Mets partisan. Here is why the podcast is great: the hosts--Hyde, Berg and Flood--are funny but not silly, critical but not cynical, and intelligent without assuming that most managers--both on the field and in the GM's office--are idiots. They use advanced stats to illuminate their positions and not as cudgels, easily combining statistical analysis and a scouting eye. And the digressions from the Mets at the major league level are always welcome, the discussions ranging from Hyde's insider knowledge of the minor league system to long discussions about bacon. I always end up a bit smarter about baseball in general and the Mets in particular after listening, and you can't ask for more than that. Oh yeah, their blogs on SNY are great, too. Read 'em--you'll be glad you did.
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