Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast

The Kansas City Royals battle the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1985 ALCS.  No one gets their foot eaten by a tarp in this one.

The St. Louis Cardinals battle the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1985 NLCS.  And Vince Coleman gets his foot eaten by a tarp.  

It’s the season finale of “Catch the Rising Stars” as our journey chronicling the 1985 New York Mets culminates in a thrilling and emotional ending. 

It’s the penultimate week of the 1985 season and the Mets attempt to gain ground on St. Louis prior to a final week head-to-head showdown. Also in this episode, we unveil the future of the ‘Catch the Rising Stars’ podcast and preview those episodes in the works once the Mets 1985 season wraps up.

After there was Babe Ruth and before there was Shohei Ohtani, there was Dwight Gooden.  Dr. K was not only a phenomenal pitcher in 1985, he could hit too!  Hear about a week where Doc has two starts, pitches great in both of them, but at the plate goes 5 for 8, with 6 RBIs, including a 3-run home run.  All this while the Mets continue to battle the Cardinals for first place with just a few weeks left in the season!

We’re in the thick of the 1985 pennant race as the Mets and Cardinals go head to head in three games in front of sold-out crowds at Shea.  Only a few weeks left in the season and it’s crunch time.  Check it out!

This week’s episode pays tribute to former Mets manager, Davey Johnson, who sadly recently passed away at the age of 82.  And in our 1985 look-back, we discuss a week when Keith Hernandez testified in front of a federal grand jury about his former use of cocaine.  We also look at how Gary Carter hit five home runs in a span of two games.  And the Mets and Dodgers get into an on-field brawl in L.A.  This is an important episode to listen to.

It’s Labor Day Weekend and the calendar turns to September where the Mets remain in a neck and neck race against the St. Louis Cardinals.  Hear about the Mets playing two against the Dodgers at Shea before flying to San Francisco for a weekend set against the Giants.  Only a month left in the season and the pennant races are kicking into gear!  

This week, Dr. K Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest pitcher in baseball history to win 20 games in a season at the young age of 20.  Listen in as Doc wins both his 19th game (a 16-strikeout performance) and his 20th in the same week!

The Mets and Cardinals battle for first place in the NL East as this week, Sid Fernandez pitches great with two 8 inning-plus wins.  Meanwhile Frank Cashen learns that the White Sox would make Tom Seaver available to the Mets in a trade.  Would the team pull the trigger?  The 1985 pennant race is heating up so listen to our latest episode!