“Are you kidding me?!” That’s how Gio starts the show after the middle-of-the-night news that Carlos Correa and the Mets have agreed to a deal. Boomer wonders if Scott Boras and Correa orchestrated the move. Mets fans are jubilant this morning. Steve Cohen is spending like a drunken sailor and everyone loves it. Gio says Steve Cohen was as bothered by the end of last season as the fans were and that the Mets now act the way every fan wants their team to. Jerry starts with the unfortunate breaking news that Franco Harris has passed away. Then he gets into the local news of the day: Carlos Correa coming to the Mets. It has been a ROUGH offseason for the San Francisco Giants. Zach Wilson will start against the Jaguars tomorrow night. Sunday Ticket might be moving to YouTube and Gio doesn’t like the details of the deal. In the final segment of the hour, we hear from extremely happy Mets fans, including Boomer and Gio, after Steve Cohen went the extra mile to try and win a World Series.
The excitement continues as Mets fans are FEELING IT this morning. Here, Boomer and Gio discuss the impact the Correa move will have on the rest of the clubhouse. A jealous Yankees fan calls in and Boomer laughs him off. Jerry returns for an update and before he starts, Gio remembers the battle between Steve Cohen and ARod/JLo for the Mets and Mets fans are living a dream with Cohen. Jerry has a clip of Billy Eppler saying the Mets aren’t done and will be opportunistic. Less than a day later, Carlos Correa is headed to Queens. Justin Verlander was introduced yesterday and wants to pitch well into his 40s. How many Mets fans will buy season tickets today? Boomer and Gio can’t believe Franco Harris passed away after seeing him look fine in an interview yesterday. Jerry has a story of a man who walked into a hospital with an explosive World War I shell lodged somewhere it shouldn’t be. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer explains how the Mets’ luxury tax bill is higher than many teams spend on their entire roster. One caller says the Mets are under a ton of pressure and Boomer and Gio agree.
The Carlos Correa celebration continues. A Yankees fan wants the Yankees to match the Mets in terms of big moves and Gio doesn’t see it happening. Jerry returns for an update but first Gio points out how everyone working with the show right now is a happy Mets fan. The guys pay tribute to Franco Harris and oh by the way, the Knicks won their 8th straight game last night. In the final segment of the hour, the guys discuss Carlos Correa changing positions to play with Lindor and how the Mets are becoming a global brand.
The final hour begins the same way the first three did today. Boomer in Gio are still in disbelief after waking up to the news that Carlos Correa is signing with the Mets. Less than 24 hours after Correa’s press conference with the Giants was postponed, the Mets deal came together. Gio wonders if we’ve ever seen anything like this before with a big contract in sports? Are other MLB owners going to be angry about Steve Cohen’s spending? One caller was so excited to share the news with his son that he broke his wrist rushing around in the dark. Is any owner loved the way Mets fans love Steve Cohen? Jerry returns for his final update of the day but first Boomer remembers Franco Harris. Gio explains how the 1972 Steelers losing the AFC Championship game a week after the Immaculate Reception was overshadowed at the time because the game was played the same day Roberto Clemente passed away. Boomer wonders how quickly fans of other teams gave up on their now-star QBs with Jets fans growing more and more frustrated with Zach Wilson. In the final segment of the show, a Yankees fan wonders if there’s a conspiracy and then says the Mets should stop trying to be the Yankees. Boomer and Gio can just laugh to wrap up a fun day.