al declared the Mets officially "dead in the water" following yet another poor performance, which highlighted the team's catastrophic starting pitching issues—forcing the use of relievers like Richard Lovelady in the third inning. Meanwhile, the Yankees are humming, tied for the AL East lead with the Blue Jays, whose "collapse" and previous "trash talk" have made an impending division title all the sweeter for New York. The guys also dove into the AL MVP race, with Sal sticking with Cal Raleigh (60 HRs as a catcher) over Aaron Judge (51 HRs) for the "Most Valuable" distinction. The show wrapped with a fiery NFL Week 4 power rankings debate, with Sal shockingly placing the Detroit Lions at number one, and a visit from former Jet Tony Richardson to discuss the dysfunctional New York football scene.