Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast

FIGHT!  Fighting out of one corner, for the Mets, Ray Knight.  And fighting out of the other corner, for the Dodgers, Tom Niedenfuer.  Hear about the first of several bench-clearing brawls the Mets got into in 1986, and a whole lot more in our newest episode!

This week, the Mets continue their West Coast swing against San Francisco and San Diego.  Among this week’s storylines: Dwight Gooden has his worst outing yet, Davey Johnson rips into Ron Darling, Doug Sisk is recalled from the minors, Jesse Orosco has a redemptive weekend, and Darryl Strawberry’s thumb starts to hurt again.  Happy Memorial Day weekend!

This week, a battle begins to brew in left field as George Foster, Danny Heep and Mookie Wilson vie for playing time.  After Rick Aguilera gets demoted to the bullpen, Bruce Berenyi makes his case as the team’s fifth starter.  And in a tougher week than usual, the Mets lose more games than they win, and the Expos narrow the gap in the NL East.  Check it out!

The 1986 Mets keep on winning, putting together a 7-game win streak, on the heels of their 11-game win streak.  The starting pitching keeps rolling and Mookie Wilson returns from the disabled list!  Tune in for our Mother’s Day episode!

The Mets win their 11th game in a row - tying a franchise record.  And when the winning streak ends…another begins!  Tune on in to hear how the Mets begin pulling away from the pack.

Hear about the most important series sweep in Mets history as the Mets take out the Cardinals in four games in St. Louis, vanquishing their 1985 rivals, and putting them in first place in the NL East… a position they would remain in for the rest of the 1986 season.  

It’s Opening Day at Shea for the ‘86 Mets and while the Mets would suffer a tough loss against the Cards, they’d begin to turn their season around beginning with a weekend series against the Phillies.  Also tune in to hear about a concerning incident with Dwight Gooden, his family, and Hertz rental car rep at LaGuardia Airport, as Dr. K continues to find off the field struggles. 

The 1986 Mets season gets underway with games on the road in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.  In between, several Mets join up to record a rap song… Get Metsmerized!  Hear all about it as our deep dive of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 season begins. 

Before we begin our 40th anniversary deep dive of the Mets’ 1986 championship season, get ready by catching up on the happenings that prior winter and spring.  The acquisitions of Bobby Ojeda and Tim Teufel.  How Dwight Gooden discovered cocaine.  How Keith Hernandez and other players were punished as a result of the ‘85 cocaine trials.  And hear about a nasty eye injury that Mookie Wilson suffers in a rundown drill.  Our 1986 series begins with this episode!

The Top 10 Relief Pitchers in New York Mets history are revealed! Who will be number one? Edwin Diaz? John Franco? Tug McGraw? Jesse Orosco? Listen in and find out!