Sal is quick to cut off Jerry’s open and scream that THE METS ARE BACK. Sal says Alvarez’s HR was a Piazza-like moment. The season is back on. Sal has fully been sucked in. Jerry thinks 2-2 in the last 4 games before the break is good enough but Sal wants 3-1. The Mets have the talent to go on a real run.

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Hour 1:

Jerry and Sal are back after a holiday. The Yankees and Mets both won but Sal has had enough of multiple pitchers on the Mets. They can find someone to do what Max Scherzer does for one-third of the price and Sal wants Drew Smith off the team. The Yankees had another impressive win over the Orioles. The Mets can change their outlook with a good week but Jerry says both the Mets and Yankees should only worry about one game at a time. Sal wants the Mets to jump a few teams in the wild card standings before the break. CLo is here and begins with Francisco Alvarez’s moonshot in Arizona yesterday. Buck Showalter is very impressed by his 21-year-old catcher. The Mets have won 3 in a row for the first time since May into june. The Yankees celebrated John Sterling. Harrison Bader played a big role in another Yankees win. Joey Chestnut was disappointed in himself for only eating 62 hot dogs. Comparing 110+ degree Arizona heat to 90 and humid here in New York. In the final segment of the hour, we hear from Mets fans who are still excited and optimistic. The Mets don’t make sense in a potential trade for Shohei Ohtani for many reasons. Jerry says they should at least explore it but Sal says it’s not realistic. It’s Buckmas in July.

Hour 2:

Hour 2 begins with Sal saying it should be legal for players to bet on themselves. Jerry and callers don’t think that can work. CLo returns and gets us started with the Mets. Buck Showalter agrees with what Sal said yesterday. Francisco Lindor isn’t appreciated enough. The Yankees beat the Orioles and have now taken the first two games of that series. Sal says Anthony Volpe is already the Yankees’ third best hitter but CLo isn’t ready to go that far just yet. IKF has done his assigned role as well as anyone on the Yankees this season. Anthony Rizzo has had a rough month and a half. Sal doesn’t want to get to know his neighbors. CLo has the classic John Sterling call from the Mets/Braves July 4th marathon in 1985 that Sal was thinking about last hour. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry quizzes the gang on some basic American history and facts. It does not go very well, especially for Sal.

Hour 3:

Is Paul George still an option for the Knicks? Sal likes what they’ve done but would try to add even more shooting. The Knicks are still not close enough to the top teams in the East. Jerry thinks RJ Barrett can still develop into a star. Sal likes RJ but thinks his ceiling is a little bit lower. CLo returns but first Jerry asks Sal if he knows some classic bands and songs. The Yankees won their second straight over the Orioles. Gleyber Torres scored from first on a single. Is it ok when players run through a stop sign from a base coach? The Mets won their series opener in Arizona. In the final segment of the hour, Sal tells Jerry about Immaculate Grid.

Hour 4:

Jerry and Sal try to complete their Immaculate Grids before pivoting back to the Mets, who Jerry says need to go 3-2 at worst in their 5 games before the break. Do the Yankees stack up better against the other teams in the AL than we thought a few weeks ago? Sal is not paying attention to Jerry. CLo returns and the guys discuss how they don’t rewatch movies like they used to. Francisco Alvarez hit a ball very, very far in the Mets win yesterday. The Yankees beat the Orioles again and are now just 2 games behind the birds. Jerry and Sal reflect on their ages relative to current athletes. Aaron Boone pulls a Clyde Frazier and says the Yankees are “surviving and thriving”. Joey Chestnut is disappointed in his own performance. In Moment of the Day, Sal struggles with facts about America. In the final segment of the show, Jerry and Sal talk 80s movies, an upcoming Jerry Jones documentary, seeing Frankie Valli and there’s a positive development in the WFAN wiffle ball game.

Hour 4:

Jerry and Sal try to complete their Immaculate Grids before pivoting back to the Mets, who Jerry says need to go 3-2 at worst in their 5 games before the break. Do the Yankees stack up better against the other teams in the AL than we thought a few weeks ago? Sal is not paying attention to Jerry. CLo returns and the guys discuss how they don’t rewatch movies like they used to. Francisco Alvarez hit a ball very, very far in the Mets win yesterday. The Yankees beat the Orioles again and are now just 2 games behind the birds. Jerry and Sal reflect on their ages relative to current athletes. Aaron Boone pulls a Clyde Frazier and says the Yankees are “surviving and thriving”. Joey Chestnut is disappointed in his own performance. In Moment of the Day, Sal struggles with facts about America. In the final segment of the show, Jerry and Sal talk 80s movies, an upcoming Jerry Jones documentary, seeing Frankie Valli and there’s a positive development in the WFAN wiffle ball game.

Sal struggles with Jerry’s quiz about America.

Sal thinks it should be legal for NFL players to bet on themselves. He gets some pushback on that notion.

Hour 3:

Is Paul George still an option for the Knicks? Sal likes what they’ve done but would try to add even more shooting. The Knicks are still not close enough to the top teams in the East. Jerry thinks RJ Barrett can still develop into a star. Sal likes RJ but thinks his ceiling is a little bit lower. CLo returns but first Jerry asks Sal if he knows some classic bands and songs. The Yankees won their second straight over the Orioles. Gleyber Torres scored from first on a single. Is it ok when players run through a stop sign from a base coach? The Mets won their series opener in Arizona. In the final segment of the hour, Sal tells Jerry about Immaculate Grid.

Hour 2:

Hour 2 begins with Sal saying it should be legal for players to bet on themselves. Jerry and callers don’t think that can work. CLo returns and gets us started with the Mets. Buck Showalter agrees with what Sal said yesterday. Francisco Lindor isn’t appreciated enough. The Yankees beat the Orioles and have now taken the first two games of that series. Sal says Anthony Volpe is already the Yankees’ third best hitter but CLo isn’t ready to go that far just yet. IKF has done his assigned role as well as anyone on the Yankees this season. Anthony Rizzo has had a rough month and a half. Sal doesn’t want to get to know his neighbors. CLo has the classic John Sterling call from the Mets/Braves July 4th marathon in 1985 that Sal was thinking about last hour. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry gives a history quiz and it goes just the way you think it would.

Hour 1:

Jerry and Sal are back after a holiday. The Yankees and Mets both won but Sal has had enough of multiple pitchers on the Mets. They can find someone to do what Max Scherzer does for one-third of the price and Sal wants Drew Smith off the team. The Yankees had another impressive win over the Orioles. The Mets can change their outlook with a good week but Jerry says both the Mets and Yankees should only worry about one game at a time. Sal wants the Mets to jump a few teams in the wild card standings before the break. CLo is here and begins with Francisco Alvarez’s moonshot in Arizona yesterday. Buck Showalter is very impressed by his 21-year-old catcher. The Mets have won 3 in a row for the first time since May into june. The Yankees celebrated John Sterling. Harrison Bader played a big role in another Yankees win. Joey Chestnut was disappointed in himself for only eating 62 hot dogs. Comparing 110+ degree Arizona heat to 90 and humid here in New York. In the final segment of the hour, we hear from Mets fans who are still excited and optimistic. The Mets don’t make sense in a potential trade for Shohei Ohtani for many reasons. Jerry says they should at least explore it but Sal says it’s not realistic. It’s Buckmas in July.

CLo is here and begins with Francisco Alvarez’s moonshot in Arizona yesterday. Buck Showalter is very impressed by his 21-year-old catcher. The Mets have won 3 in a row for the first time since May into june. The Yankees celebrated John Sterling. Harrison Bader played a big role in another Yankees win. Joey Chestnut was disappointed in himself for only eating 62 hot dogs.