Most people are off for a long holiday weekend but not Jerry and Sal. Jerry is here despite a weird situation with his phone. Sal and Jerry marvel at how the Mets put themselves in such a bad position where a series win over the Giants feels meaningless. Despite how bad June was, Sal thinks the Mets are about to go on a run. Sal will explain his full plan later but believes the Mets overall should be buyers at the deadline. CLo is here and Jerry noticed that he has his pillow, meaning he slept here after a late night TV appearance. Jerry’s AC at home is out. Sal and CLo have questions about Jerry’s golf course injury. The Mets beat the Giants on Sunday night and actually won a series. Baseball games are much quicker this year. Is that a good thing? Pete Alonso will compete in the HR Derby again. A fan fell onto the field at Citi Field last night. The Yankees lost Sunday’s game and the series to the Cardinals. Aaron Boone was ejected again. DJ LeMahieu looks washed. What will Domingo German do in his first start after the perfect game? The Yankees and Mets have only 3 all-star selections combined. Tommy Pham is second in MLB in OPS since May 28 behind Shohei Ohtani. Billy Eppler didn’t return Sal’s texts and Sal deleted his number. In the final segment of the hour, the guys discuss Aaron Boone getting ejected again and how replay is changing sports. Why are some clear plays not reviewable? Sal would get rid of replay completely.
Hour 2 begins with Sal revealing his plan for the Mets. Sell one of Scherzer/Verlander and buy relievers. Jerry is not so sure that would work. CLo returns and begins with the Mets beating the Giants and winning a series. Kevin Burkhardt went from hanging with Sal and Jerry to hanging with A-Rod and Jeter. The Yankees, as usual, didn’t score with Jordan Montgomery on the mound. The problem was that they played against Montgomery this time. Jerry still doesn’t understand why the Yankees didn’t want Montgomery. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry and Sal look at how much pitching has changed over the years. Is money the reason pitchers don’t pitch as many innings?
Hour 3 begins with a caller suggesting the reason for arm problems with modern pitchers is how they are trained when they are young. Jerry and Sal share wiffleball stories. Should WFAN start a wiffleball league? CLo returns and shares updates on Pete Alonso, Anthony Volpe and rehabbing pitchers. Luke Voit wore a sleeveless jersey the other night. Sal and CLo are big vest guys. Todd Frazier was not a fan of Sal’s harsh but fair criticism back in his days with the Mets. The Braves are on fire. The Knicks signed Donte DiVincenzo and traded Obi Toppin. Damian Lillard finally requested a trade but only wants to go to the Heat. How are teams still interested in Kyrie Irving and James Harden? Can the Knicks win with Julius Randle? Sal wants to see Randle fully healthy in the postseason to find out for sure. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry and Sal discuss how impressive it is that Frankie Valli is still performing. Jerry pitches his Legends Tour idea to Sal.
Justin Shackil joins the show to discuss calling Domingo German’s perfect game, sharing the moment with a close friend, seeing a lot of great pitching performances, living a dream and of course the state of the 2023 Yankees. Sal wishes he could see a no-hitter or perfect game in person. CLo returns but first we discuss showing beloved movies to kids and how Sal thinks all babies look alike. The Mets won a series for the first time in a month. Sal says Francisco Lindor deserves to be an all-star. Sal would be too nervous to throw batting practice in the home run derby. Jordan Montgomery outpitched Gerrit Cole in the Yankees rubber game loss to the Cardinals. Aaron Boone was ejected after arguing an awful strike call. CLo has a Moment of the Day that features Jerry’s golf course injury. In the final segment of the show, Sal explains how “lanes” in baseball drive him nuts. Jerry agrees, it’s almost impossible to plan out a baseball game.