Mets fans will know Mackey Sasser from his time with the Mets in the late 80s and early 90s catching for guys like Ron Darling, Doc Gooden and David Cone. What they may not have known was that Mackey went out of his way to help TJ Rivera get a shot with the organization and earn his spot in the big leagues after going undrafted. The two reflect on their relationship and tell the tale of this unlikely story that will make you feel good and remember to always work hard and good things can happen!

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Keith Hernandez joins Jay Horwitz to talk about the impact the Mets have made by signing Juan Soto, comparing it to when the Mets signed Gary Carter and headed toward their 1986 World Series win. Keith also talks about how Soto will fit in with the Mets lineup, Lindor’s incredible 2024 and the big things he sees from him in 2025, and the sad passing of Keith’s beloved cat Hadji.

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Billy Wagner joins Jay Horwitz to talk about Billy being 5 votes shy of a ticket to Cooperstown last year and how he feels going into this month and his chances, with some insight on the truth behind the process. Billy also talks about his relationship with New York, the love he had for being a Met and some memories of beloved team photographer Marc Levine who passed away this last season.

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Ron Darling talks with Jay Horwitz about the incredible year the Mets had in 2024, the run that Francisco Lindor had to help carry the team to the playoffs, the amazing jb of Carlos Mendoza in his first full year as a manager and shares a great story about a very unexpected guest at a celebratory dinner after Game 7 in 1986!

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Bench Coach John Gibbons joins Jay to reflect on what was an incredible 2024 Season, how he was able to support Carlos Mendoza in his first year as a big league manager with the Mets and reflect on his teammates Darryl Strawberry and Doc Gooden seeing their numbers retired.

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Kevin Burkhardt is a beloved figure for Mets fans after being with the team for 7 seasons starting in 2007 as the sideline reporter for SNY. Kevin talks about getting to call host FOX broadcasts with Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz and the other guy as well getting to call Super Bowl Games. He also talks about how fortunate he was. to go from being a Mets fan to being a part of the team for so long and still to this day.

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Jay sits down with Mets legend and friend of 30 years John Olerud to remember the “Greatest Infield of All Time” of the 1999 Mets and Olerud’s journey with the franchise. Olerud discusses the trade that brought him to New York, playing both ways in college and the infamous rumor spread by Rickey Henderson.

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Bobby Parnell was part of some tough Mets teams before the club started to see things turn around more with the rise of pitchers like Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler. He had a firsthand view of their development as well as being one of the first guys of that Mets era to regularly throw triple digits. Bobby talks about this experience as well as what he thinks helped the Mets turn into a powerhouse in 2015.

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NY Giants legend Howard Cross joins the podcast to not only talk New York Giants football, but his sons exciting college football career at Notre Dame. Howard talks about still giving his son guidance, even at half time as well as memories of playing for Bill Parcells and how their relationship has evolved post-career.

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David Wright joins Jay Horwitz to talk NLCS, a series he went to twice with the Mets, against the Dodgers, a team that he beat twice in the postseason. David gives his perspective from being at Dodger stadium and what he has seen out of Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos this year as well as the similarities in this team and the 2015 Mets.

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