On this week's episode of 'Giant Mess', Giants-Mets fan Neal Lynch talks about...

00:01:06 - 00:19:44 (TV) ‘South Park’ Season 23 Episode 2 “Band in China” recap and review Randy Marsh sees an opportunity for Tegridy Farms in China; Stan Marsh starts a band called “Crimson Dawn” to work out his frustration over having to move away from South Park. Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse make cameos. 

00:19:45 - 00:35:44 (TV) ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Season 14 Episode 2 “Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool” recap and review and how it might’ve been a commentary on the James Bond franchise, particularly the latest release “No Time To Die”. Dolph Lundgren! 

00:35:45 - 01:05:27 (TV) The Sopranos Season 6, Episodes 1 - 11 (2006) recap and review 

01:05:28 - 01:23:47 (MOVIES) My review of Ma -- and how it relates to Joker 01:23:48 - 01:41:00 (MOVIES) Most Dangerous Movies of 21st Century 

01:41:01 - 1:44:04 (MOVIES) DC is exploring solo movie for Lex Luthor 

01:44:05 - 02:09:01 (METS) 

Mets fired Mickey Callaway - who should be the next manager? Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter, Luis Rojas, David Cone, and Carlos Beltran. Top 10 moments from 2019 season 2019 Grades for Mets players, manager, and GM. METS INTERESTED IN PIRATES CF STARLING MARTE What do we do with Yoenis Cespedes in 2020? Brodie Van Wagenen explains the Robinson Cano / Edwin Diaz trade. Zack Wheeler will probably leave in free agency. Metsmerized Online suggested 3 pitchers who could replace Wheeler in free agency. 5 lessons Mets can learn from playoff near-miss of 2019 

02:09:02 - 02:47:00 (GIANTS) 

Reacting to the Giants’ Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Giving up on the run, becoming one-dimensional, Jon Hilliman vs. Eli Penny Pat Shurmur’s play-calling Defending our offense Saquon Barkley’s out, Sterling Shepard’s out, Evan Engram’s out, so Golden Tate and Darius Slayton will have to step up We’re 16 point underdogs Shurmur on the run play that ended in a safety. It’s pointless watching or reading Shumur’s press conferences and interviews. Dexter Lawrence is a beast DeAndre Baker -- just when I thought he was on the right path, he breaks down. Nate Solder needs help. Oshane Ximines is the most productive pass rusher

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00:01:10 - 00:46:58 (MOVIES) 

00:01:10 - 00:08:07 (MOVIES) Breaking down the first trailer for Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn with Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, and Rosie Perez. 

00:08:07 - 0:11:44 (MOVIES) Breaking down the first trailer for The Gentlemen with Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. Written and directed by Guy Ritchie. 

0:11:45 - 00:35:15 (MOVIES) Reviewing Friday the 13th Part 2 with Amy Steel as Ginny, John Furey as Paul, Adrienne King as Alice, Kirsten Baker as Terry, Stuart Charno as Ted, Warrington Gillette as Jason, Walt Gorney as Crazy Ralph, Marta Kober as Sandra, and Tom McBride as Mark. 

00:35:16 - 00:41:26 (MOVIES) Reviewing TimeTrap, an indie sci-fi movie about students who try to rescue their professor after he gets stuck in a cave 

00:41:27 - 00:46:58 (MOVIES) Between Two Ferns: The Movie with Zach Galifianakis Jon Hamm John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Dave Letterman Aqwafina Paul Rudd Benedict Cumberbatch Peter Dinklage Will Ferrell 

00:46:59 - 1:54:45 (TV) 

00:46:59 - 00:50:13 (TV) Stranger Things 4 promo - “We’re Not in Hawkins Anymore” 00:50:14 - 1:16:52 (TV) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 13 review and Season 14 Episode 1 reaction 

1:16:53 - 1:27:56 (TV) South Park Season 23 Episode 1 review “The Mexican Joker” and how the new Joker movie feels a lot like The Interview with Seth Rogen and James Franco 

1:27:57 - 1:54:45 (TV) The Sopranos Season 5 Review Steve Buscemi as Tony Blundetto worked Robert Loggia as Feech didn’t work Adriana and Christopher’s relationship Billy and Phil Leotardo Johnny Sack Finn and Meadow are annoying What to expect in Season 6 Junior’s dementia Bobby’s the worst 

1:54:55 - 2:15:34 (METS) 2019 was the most fun I've had watching a non-playoff Mets team probably ever Pitching staff under Dave Eiland vs. under Phil Regan: The Zach Wheeler Dilemma Pete Alonso breaks the rookie HR record and needs to get signed a long-term contract. So fitting to have Dom Smith hit the 3-run walk-off homer to beat the braves So fitting that Adeiny Hechavarria repeatedly crushed us Edwin Diaz set some (bad) records this season Jacob deGromination Joe panik is open to returning to Mets in 2020 Nationals plan to offer Rendon $215M, can the Mets compete? 

2:15:35 - 2:49:35 (GIANTS) Landon Collins and Ereck Flowers trashing the Giants. Looks like Daniel Jones was the right choice over Dwayne Haskins Wayne Gallman had a big day -- 100 yards from scrimmage 2 TDs (1 receiving, 1 rushing) but fumbled Jon Hilliman looked good on short yardage but fumbled Danny Dimes looked human, but still showed off the legs and his ability to escape, has the 3rd highest QBR behind Dak and Mahomes Ryan Connelly out of the season torn ACL. Josiah Tauaefa promoted -- he’s among PFF’s highest-graded rookies this preseason Golden Tate coming back -- Bennie Fowler and TJ Jones released Janoris Jenkins named NFC defensive player of the week

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On this episode of 'Giant Mess', your giant mess of a host Neal Lynch talks about...

2:00 - 1:19:34 (LIFE)

My trip down to the Tampa area for my buddy’s bachelor party. I’m 0 for 3 on return flights from Tampa. The Voltron of bachelor parties. Running down the highlights from previous Tampa bachelor parties (the dog sitter / beater / gold digger, spending $48 on Taco Bell, Busch Lit, Crabby Bill’s, how much does a polar bear weigh?), goofy Uber drivers, my million dollar idea for a Scientology game show, the MANY absurdities at the gentlemen’s club including the saddest thing I’ve ever seen, almost coming to blows because of my dance moves at the nightclub, my roommate waking up way too early. Me missing the breakfast cutoff. Day drinking at the pool. Unintentionally creeping out the wait staff. Making a fool of myself at the pool bar on NFL Sunday after cursing Tampa’s Gay kicker. Baker Mayfield < Daniel Jones. 

1:19:35 - 1:34:22 (TV News) South Park, Always Sunny, and Mr Robot are back! (TV Reviews) Finishing up Season 4 of The Sopranos and kicking off Season 5 -- The fight scene with Carmela and Tony AJ crying like a little beeotch when the bear shows up. Paulie killing his mom’s friend was weird Paulie and Chrissy killing the waiter over a bad tip was weird. Adrianna’s breaking point and epiphany with the FBI Totally forgot Steve Buscemi (and also Robert Loggia) were in Season 5 Dr. Jennifer Melfi leading on Tony? 

1:34:23 - 1:38:17 (Movie News) Three actors from the original Jurassic Park cast -- Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum -- will be in Jurassic World 3. Parents of shooting victims in Aurora, Colorado are warning people about ‘Joker’ inducing incel behavior or violence? Todd Phillips director says what about John Wick 3? 

1:38:18 - 1:47:38 (Movies Review) X-Men: Dark Phoenix is not as bad as the critics say. Where does this film rank in the franchise? Why don’t X-Men movies do better or as good as the Avengers movies Breaking down Sophie Turner’s performance My love for Michael Fassbender The villain sucked Jessica Chastain’s performance was wasted 

1:47:39 - 1:54:37 (Movie Review) Shazam! (fka DC’s Captain Marvel) Is this the Ant-Man of the DCEU? How the special effects affected my viewing The villain made sense and made the movie better The fat kid stunk (sorry) 

1:54:44 - 2:27:03 (Giants) Daniel Jones is no joke. Saquon Barkley’s injury almost made me cry. Wayne Gallman is nothing to sneeze at. Darius Slayton is Weapon X. The return of Golden Tate. The Danny Dimes nickname. Alec Ogletree 's injury. Ryan Connelly had to step up and did. Dave Gettleman’s drafts so far and reassessing the OBJ trade Oshane Ximines outperforming Josh Allen? Tiki Barber’s interview on Barstool Sports’ Surf and Turf podcast featuring Steven Cheah and Willie Colon. 

2:27:04 - (Mets) The Mets are officially eliminated. We take a look back at the series that cost them a playoff spot and a look ahead to 2020.

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On this episode of ‘Giant Mess’, our host Neal Lynch talks about…

0:01:07 - 0:29:37 (APPLE PICKING AT THE WINERY)

How my wife’s 30th birthday trip to the winery for apple picking in 2017 was ruined by our cable company Verizon Fios and cutting the cord.

Trying to talk to parents of young children when you’re single vs. when you’re a parent of a young child trying to talk to someone without young children.

My daughter likes boys, girls not so much. She’s also a ‘good eater’.

I can’t take a compliment, especially when it comes to what I’m wearing.

0:29:52 - 0:45:25 (FRIDAY THE 13th)

FandangNOW offered eight Friday the 13th movies for $13 and we bought it hook, line, and sinker.

Why ‘80s movies have horrible pacing and way-too-long shots

DYK Kevin Bacon is in this film?

We all can’t believe hitchhiking was a thing

Sexual harassment / objectification was RAMPANT

That sweet sweet twist ending

0:45:32 - 1:14:00 (NIGHT TERRORS)

I had one of my worst night terrors, so I ranked my all-time greatest night terrors and recounted all the times I got bullied growing up.

1:14:02 - 1:25:09 (TV)

NBC announces lineup for their new streaming service called “Peacock”

Netflix pays $500M to nab Seinfeld from Hulu

HBO Max paid $600M to have ‘Big Bang Theory’

Breaking Down Guardian’s Top 100 TV Shows of 21st Century

1:25:10 -  1:43:08 (MOVIES)

Terminator Dark Fate expected to bomb like X-Men: Dark Phoenix?

Men in Black International with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson, and Rebecca Ferguson. 

1:43:10 - 1:57:34(METS)

Mets sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks. I apologize to Marcus Stroman. Juan Lagares hits his first ever grand slam. Recapping the Dodgers series where our producers -- Peter Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto -- stopped producing and a bench player, Rajai Davis, was our best clutch hitter. Whoever makes the Mets schedule needs a reality check. Recapping the Rockies series so far == Steven Matz got rocked, Marcus Stroman hurls another gem, and will Noah Syndergaard come through? What will the final series against the Braves look like? Kudos to the Brewers and Cubs.

1:57:43 (GIANTS)

The End of the Eli Manning Era? My ideal fantasy best case scenario for the Giants after naming Daniel Jones the starter and how the 3li prophecy can be fulfilled. 

2:02:05

Reliving the four (4) Giants plays that made the NFL Network’s 100 Greatest Plays of All-Time: Carl Banks trying to tackle Randall Cunningham on Monday Night Football, Mark Bavaro’s catch and run against the 49ers on Monday Night Football, Mark Ingram’s catch and run in Super Bowl XXV against the Buffalo Bills, and 

2:11:10 - Eli Manning to Mario Manningham in Super Bowl 46 against the New England Patriots.

2:15:00 - 2:49:00

Defending Eli Manning, breaking down the first half of Eli’s career (2004-2011) vs. the second half of his career (2012-2019). The awful 2012 draft. David Wilson’s career-ending injury. No stud RB. No stud TE. Below average offensive line. Below average defense. How benching Eli in 2017 wasn’t the wrong idea.

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Hello and welcome to Giant Mess, I’m your host The RealCinch Neal Lynch and I’m a Giants and Mets fan who also happens to be a Giant Mess. On this week’s episode, we talk about...

LIFE 0:44 - 17:09 An apology to my listeners and viewers for going show-less the past 2 weeks. My baby daughter’s daycare was closed the final week of August, so I got the opportunity to take care of her. We watched a lot of TV, mostly children’s TV, specifically baby TV. I review the Zumbini instructor, the babyphone commercial, the Lovesac commercial, and an old school claymation show called Mio Mao. 

17:08 - 25:18 My baby daughter had her 1-year-old checkup with the pediatrician and a crazy old lady was all over my child like white on rice. After getting checked out, we had to administer multiple preventative vaccine shots 

25:19 - 34:10 My baby daughter’s first birthday party included a bouncy house and a sno-cone machine. Ice is one helluva racket that’s always in shortage and the copious amount of grape flavoring. 

34:11 - 49:09 My wife and I celebrated our 3-year wedding anniversary with a DATE NIGHT that almost ended in a bar brawl all because I wanted to watch the Mets. 

TV 49:10 - 1:21:59 Mindhunter Season 2 Review 

MOVIES 1:22:00 - 1:28:36 Terminator Dark Fate trailer Black Panther 2 is coming in May 2022 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker trailer 

1:28:37 - 1:34:59 Aquaman review 

1:35:00 - 1:39:17 Rocketman review 

1:39:18 - 1:45:45 Thoroughbreds review (even though I kept saying Booksmart) 

1:45:46 - 1:57:14 Booksmart review 

1:57:16 - 2:05:03 Good Boys review 

2:05:04 - 2:10:40 It: Chapter 2 and Joker (starring Joaquin Phoenix) 

METS 2:10:41 - 2:34:33 The Mets are the most resilient team in the majors. Robinson Cano is back Jed Lowrie is back Brandon Nimmo is BACK The Mets… are BACK Noah Syndergaard’s drama with Wilson Ramos Mickey Callaway’s managing mistakes and Edwin Diaz are the two biggest reasons the Mets might not make the playoffs The Marcus Stroman trade looks like a bad deal Zach Wheeler - keep him over Stroman? Seth Lugo and Justin Wilson getting multiple inning saves - how long can that last? A look at the Wild Card race contenders, our playoff chances, and remaining strength of schedule 

GIANTS 2:34:37 - 2:57:00 The offseason, training camp, and preseason mean nothing. How 2007 and 2011 have ruined us Giants fans How the 2019 season is more like the 2007 season Recap of Week 1 game vs. the Dallas Cowboys Breaking down Eli Manning’s play and Pat Shurmur’s highly questionable play-calling Is DeAndre Baker a bust? Why is he co-starting with Antonio Hamilton? Where were Julian Love and Corey Ballentine? Pat Shurmur’s infuriating post-game press conference Pathetic pass rush, checkdowns on long downs, can’t cover tight ends Claiming Tuzar Skipper - what does it mean? Not being favored at home against the Buffalo Bills and injuries to Zeitler, Sterling Shepard

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00:42 - 11:18 -- Our trip down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to visit family. How Spirit Airlines sucks. My sister’s house is in the middle of nowhere.

11:19 - 15:45 -- John Wick 3: Parabellum

15:46 - 17:00 -- Matrix 4 has been greenlit

17:01 - 23:52 -- Natural Light’s Naturdays, putting together my brother in law’s next level grill, his new truck, eating 2-inch thick steaks, and my fantasy football draft

23:53 - 30:15 -- The Aladdin (2019) remake with Will Smith and the Sony/Disney divorce that takes Spider-Man away from the MCU.

30:16 - 41:17 -- The Spirit flight back was cancelled, leading us on an epic road trip in which baby binged Tayo The Friendly Bus

41:18 - 44:30 -- Tommy Tough Guy trying to death stare my 70+ year old mother in a grocery store parking lot, and the toll driving 12 hours takes on your body.

44:31 - 48:01 -- Children’s TV is insane and Blippi creeps me out.

48:02 - 57:30 -- Hard Knocks (Antonio Brown’s helmet saga and caring about players that won’t make the team, Frank Caliendo’s impressions of Jon Gruden and John Madden), The 25 Most Important Characters of the Past 25 Years has an interesting pick for the top spot, Saved by the Bell premiered 30 years ago

57:31 - 1:01:26 -- Bond 25 gets an official title, Tracy Morgan joins Coming to America 2 cast, Uncle Buck was released 30 years ago

1:01:27 - 1:12:16 - This Week in Mets History

1:12:17 - 1:30:09 - Jacob deGrom’s dominance

Justin Wilson

Juan Lagares

History dictates the Mets should make the postseason

Pete Alonso breaking the NL Rookie Home Run Record

Joe Panik fitting in nicely

Brandon Nimmo is playing baseball again

Jed Lowrie is alive and playing baseball again

Ruben Tejada is BACK

Assessing our competition in the NL Wild Card Race

1:30:14 - 1:53:51

GIANTS

Preseason Week 2 game vs Chicago Bears

Daniel Jones is now Danny Dimes

Baker Mayfield’s comments about the Giants picking Daniel Jones in the draft

Odell Beckham saying the Giants traded him to Cleveland “to die”

PFF ranks Eli Manning 29th out of 32 starting NFL QBs

DeAndre Baker returning to practice

The Legend of Sam Beal

Sterling Shepard okay for Week 1

Golden Tate in concussion protocol

Potentially trading for Laquon Treadwell

1:53:52 - End -- The very first voicemail in Giant Mess history

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01:02 - 05:30 The Sopranos Season 4

05:31 - 34:50 Glow Season 3 Recap and Review

34:51 - 1:19:16 The Boys Season 1 Recap and Review

1:17:00 - 1:20:05 Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling

1:20:06 - 1:21:14 Disney rebooting Home Alone and Revenge of the Nerds came out 35 years ago

1:21:15 - 1:50:44 The Mets…

1:50:45 - The Giants…

On this week's episode of "Giant Mess", Giants-Mets fans Neal Lynch talks about...

00:54 - 2:03 - Netflix cancelled The OA 

2:04 - 15:07 - The Sopranos Season 3 Finale and the first seven episodes of Season 4 (AJ is, in fact, annoying, Meadow’s college plans set her up for a confrontation with Tony, Bobby Baccala’s wife dies in a car accident, Carmela trying to secure the family’s future, the response or lack thereof to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ralphie’s joke about Johnny Sack’s wife Ginny, Tony’s hot streak with Ralphie’s horse, the HUD scam, and testifying against your spouse).

15:08 - 20:31 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood non-spoilery review

20:32 - 38:43 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spoiler review - read the blog post here - https://neallynch.com/2019/08/06/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-movie-review-easter-eggs-explained/

38:44 - 43:44 - The Long Shot with Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen

43:45 - 45:51 - The Upside with Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston

45:52 - 49:08 - The Irishman trailer hits the internet with a “de-aged” Robert De Niro

49:09 - 50:39 - The 20th Anniversary of Sixth Sense

50:40 - 52:04 -  The Matrix is returning to theaters?

52:05 - 53:19 - Andy Serkis will direct Venom 2

53:20 - 56:56 - This Week in Mets History (acquiring Frank Viola for Rick Aguilera and a bunch of others, Mike Baxter’s walk record, Tom Glavine’s 300th win, Daryl Strawberry’s 3-hr game in ‘85)

56:57 - 1:12:10 - Seth Lugo is Reliever of the Month in July (should he be the closer over Edwin Diaz?), the non-trade moves that might come back to hurt them, Pete Alonso gives us the dawn of #LFGM, Marcus Stroman’s debut and Play of the Week, the revelation Stroman was almost flipped to the Yankees for their top two prospects, how this season compares to 2016, the upcoming schedule, a message to the Mets fans who Cuncel’d, 

1:12:11 - Pro Football Focus trolls Giants fans with Curtis Riley infographic on social media, Jeremy Shockey’s debut in the Hall of Fame Game against the Texans on 8/1/02, Saquon Barkley ranking 16th out of top 100 NFL players, Golden Tate appealing his 4-game suspension, 10 observations after 10 days of Giants training camp (Daniel Jones, Dexter Lawrence replacing Damon “Snacks” Harrison, Julian Love, Kevin Zeitler and Mike Remmers, ILBs, the secondary, CJ Conrad replacing Rhett Ellison, the pass rush, the rise of the secondary, and Eli’s offseason arm strength training), Evan Engram’s predictions for himself, breaking down the first unofficial depth chart, plus 5 bold predictions for the 2019 season. 

On this week's episode of 'Giant Mess', Giants-Mets fan Neal Lynch talks about...

1:08 - 13:06 - The Sopranos Season 3 - Carmela in therapy, Meadow & Noah (but not Caitlin?), Meadow & Jackie, Jr., Tony and Gloria (Annabella Sciorra), Ralphie beating 20-year-old baby mama to be and stripper Tracee to death, Tony getting the most aggressive beej of all-time, do the producers hate “Gladiator”?,  and is Breaking Bad better?

13:07 - 37:19 - The anniversary of Saving Private Ryan (1998), Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (2004), The Village (2004), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hit theaters, date night with the wife, Cheesecake Factory, Zombieland 2: Double Tap trailer, Cold Pursuit review (Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum and her veteran cop partner, the actor who played “Viking”, the “son for a son” ending, Elway vs. Manning, and the $20 bill move at the motel).

37:20 - 46:46 This Week in Mets History (Vince Coleman, Anthony Young, trading Carlos Beltran for Zack Wheeler in 2011, Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino for Carlos Baerga in 1996, the infamous 2004 trades that brought Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir and Kris Benson for Jose Bautista plus Ty Wigginton, and Mike Piazza inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2016).

46:47 - 1:00:43 - Mets have the most negative contract value in Major League Baseball, the 4-year anniversary of Wilmer Flores crying on the field (2015) and the several players acquired in and around the trade deadline to finish strong that season, the Marcus Stroman trade (https://neallynch.com/2019/07/29/marcus-stroman-mets-trade-2004-benson-zambrano-kazmir/), Diaz going to the Red Sox, the Jason Vargas trade.

1:00:44 - Giants training camp off to a horrendous start due to The Curse of Odell Beckham Jr. (https://neallynch.com/2019/07/26/ny-giants-wide-receivers-obj-curse/), Sterling Shepard fractures his thumb, Corey Coleman tears his ACL, Golden Tate’s suspension for PEDS (https://neallynch.com/2019/07/29/golden-tate-suspension-curse-of-odell-beckham/) and who will step up to fill the void (Kelvin Benjamin, Michael Crabtree, Pierre Garcon, Mike Wallace, Victor Cruz, Cameron Meredith), and the 5 biggest questions facing the Giants heading into the 2019 season.

On the third episode of 'Giant Mess', Giants-Mets fan Neal Lynch talks about...

0:52 - 05:14 - Barstool Sports’ Rough ’n’ Rowdy 9 amateur boxing event and the Cup Snake Saga

05:41 - 19:36 -  trip down to Bowie, MD to visit friends, their new baby, their super anxious dog, their haunted kitchen, their creepy toolshed, my daughter’s first taste of McDonald’s, my struggles with shaving, my torrid affair with sour beers and pickle juice, randos giving unsolicited advice at liquor stores, Burger King vs. Mickey D’s, accidents, traffic,  

19:40 - 24:40 Dina Hashem’s joke about XXXTentacion, getting death threats from Philadelphia sports fans

24:43 - 37:32 The Sopranos Season 2 finale and start of Season 3 (Janice, AJ, Livia, Big Pussy, Adrianna and Christopher)

37:34 - 40:53 - The Bachelorette’s Luke P. unable to get closure with Hannah B.

40:54 - 48:12 - New trailers for Brad Pitt’s “Ad Astra” with Tommy Lee Jones, Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, the 30th Anniversary of Weekend at Bernie’s (see the blog post here: https://neallynch.com/2019/07/17/weekend-at-bernies-summer-dark-comedy-80s/), and the 10th anniversary of 500 Days of Summer.

48:22 - 1:10:22 This Week in Mets History (Joe Torre’s double play record, Ron Svoboda’s first kid being born, Mets-Reds brawl and ejection, Barry Larkin rejecting a trade that could’ve landed the Mets a World Series), the “sweep” against the Twins, the near-sweep of the SF Giants, Michael Conforto is Kevin McReynolds, Travis d’Arnaud, Pete Alonso’s HR Derby curse, the never-ending coverage of ex-Mets Jared Kelenic and Justin Dunn, Matt Harvey designated for assignment by the Angels — should we bring him back in the bullpen, how the Mets can “win” the MLB trade deadline, 

1:10:24 - 1:27:00 - Odell Beckham Jr.’s GQ feature 

1:27:01 - 1:32:13 Baker Mayfield’s comments about Giants fans

1:32:14 - The Giants rookie that will make the biggest impact, RIP Mitch Petrus, Johnathan Cyprien and Tre Boston, USA Today’s prediction for Giants record, Oshane Ximines & Daniel Jones contract updates, the lack of primetime games on the schedule, and what would I define as a successful season?