Good Fundies

First Roger talked about the Mets related Halloween costume he's working on (01:24) before the boys of Good Fundies chatted about the secret real reason why Ray Ramirez was fired days after the rumor was he was staying (05:00), whether it's okay to root for the Nationals never getting past the Division Series round (16:10), how the Nats and the rest of the NL East are looking now (22:10), their most to least favorite NL East teams (25:40), the latest on the Mets search for a manager (35:50), David Wright's latest surgery (38:30), and if Jose Lobaton should have been called out during that NLDS Game 5 (41:45) before finally presenting The Fundies awards to the most deserving Mets (57:05). Brian and Roger then wrapped it all up with a quick mailbag segment debating why Sandy got to stay and Terry had to go(01:55:28).

Thank you to Ray Watts and the Questions for the music.

Note: David Wright's return dinger in Philly was on the 3rd pitch, not the 1st or the 2nd. Brian and Roger deeply regret their errors, even though they were ruled hits.

Brian was on a winning streak when the boys of Good Fundies talked about Terry Collins' resignation (03:00), the aftermath of Marc Carig's revealing piece about the team (06:00), who the next Mets manager will be (25:00), the METCON level (38:55), the final results of the 2017 Mets over/under contest (42:40), and the ultimate determination of whether or not Rafael Montero sucks (45:42).

Following a musical tribute to the 2017 Mets season (53:15), Roger and Brian opened up the mailbag where they figured out which Met they would subject to dunk tank duty (01:05:30), if they would rather have a rotation of deGroms or a lineup of Confortos (01:07:40), how much they miss Scooter (01:10:15), why the Mets kept issuing offensive lineman numbers to the new guys (01:10:33), the strangest place they ran into a Mets fan (01:12:00), if deGrom ruined his career by cutting his hair and which Met should grow out his hair in his place (01:14:30). Then they talked about their offseason plans and who they will root for in the postseason (01:20:30).

Notes: Terry Collins is 68, not 71

You can read the over/unders at https://goodfundies.com/the-2017-mets-over-unders-bf39b8fbc348

On a very special installment of Good Fundies, Brian revealed the results of his deep soul search and discovered he isn't sure if it makes sense to be a Mets fan right now (06:50). Then Roger and Brian discussed whether or not the Mets are treating Terry Collins right by hoping he retires (25:00), the return of Noah Syndergaard (33:10), what the Mets should do with Matt Harvey (40:00), if Dan Warthen should be invited back (48:30), if Mike Barwis is to blame for all of our problems (49:10), if Jay Bruce proved he was responsible for framing Kevin Plawecki (59:20), if Rafael Montero still sucks (01:02:40), and if Asdrubal Cabrera and/or Jose Reyes will be back (01:05:30). Then, the boys try to figure out if Brandon Nimmo is Soup...or Savior (01:12:50).

Note: There's some moments of static from Roger's audio. Roger also at one point says "Light at the end of the rainbow" instead of "Light at the end of the tunnel." Allergy season is rough.

Brian returned to tell Roger what it's like to watch Mets games without social media (07:30) before getting into all of the things Brian didn't get to talk about over the last two weeks: the Binghamton Rumble Ponies making the playoffs (14:25), Robert Gsellman conceding apathy (16:10), Jay Bruce joining Twitter (18:12), Michael Conforto's injury (20:27), Brian's long desired Nori Aoki finally becoming a Met and if he would have been a better signing than Michael Cuddyer (25:50), Yoenis Cespedes' injury (29:10), Brian's conspiracy theory on David Wright's latest setback (33:45), Wilmer Flores breaking his own nose on his own foul ball (45:50), Rafael Montero continuing to not be awful (49:50), Kevin Plawecki showing his promise (53:30), Matt Harvey's predictably controversial return to the majors (57:28), Noah Syndergaard's rehab (01:10:25), Juan Lagares proving he should be the 2018 starting center fielder (01:12:50), the good news and bad news about Brandon Nimmo (01:16:00),

With all of his favorite players and podcast partner gone, Roger kept moving forward. First he talked out his depression over the Michael Conforto injury (03:13) before reading #MetsTwitter's favorite David Wright moments (07:22). Then he was joined by Mets/Marlins fan Ursula of the @FBWGPodcast. They chatted over what to expect from AJ Ramos (18:30), Robert Gsellman's disappointing season (26:22), if roommate Noah Syndergaard is a bad influence (33:08), what the Marlins might take from the Mets for Giancarlo Stanton (37:00), and if the Marlins Park sculpture can ever be sold or given to a museum (53:00). Then in the mailbag segment, Roger talked about Amed Rosario (57:55), who will be and should definitely not be the next Mets manager (58:37), if this episode is the best episode of Good Fundies ever (01:02:45), and if there should be major concern over Cespedes' hamstrings (01:03:30). Then Roger reads an email that will literally blow your mind and make you reconsider the previous five months of emails, figuratively speaking (01:05:30)

Note: This episode has some cusses in it.

Roger and Brian welcomed positive David Wright news with open arms and discovered the repercussions of making a joke at The Captain's expense online(01:12), reintroduced themselves to the world by talking about how they first became Mets fans (08:20), and said farewell to Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera (15:10). In the return of METCON (20:15), Brian revealed we are at red alert thanks to the Steven Matz 'hubbabaloo' (22:26) and Sandy Alderson's recent revealing comments regarding payroll (31:16). Then Roger theorized that Terry Collins now knows who he is and he is nervous about it (53:10), and explained the difference between Twitter Brian and IRL Brian (58:30). In the mailbag segment, listeners asked about DJ Lemahieu (01:01:50), which Met would be the most emotional and which would be the prankster at a wedding (01:06:40), if an eclipse can make Gavin Cecchini a 40 homer a year player (01:09:37), the possibility of an RA Dickey reunion (01:13:20), when Brian will stop saying Rafael Montero stinks (01:16:10), if Yoenis Cespedes is hustling enough (01:22:40), and which Met is the most obnoxious flight passenger (01:27:30).

This episode is dedicated to Dennis Hopper, who is most certainly dead, and Bob Gibson, who is certainly not.

Roger said goodbye to Neil Walker (01:30) and Brian was forced to be nice and bid adieu to Jay Bruce (05:30), whom he does not hate personally. The two then dissected the Mets trades made in the past week (13:00), and if it's generally okay to trade with the Yankees or the Nationals (23:00). After that they put Dominic Smith through the infamous 'Soup or Savior' test (35:40) wondered why Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez kept saying Brian's name over and over again on Sunday's Mets broadcast after they read his question on the air (53:00), and if they listen to the podcast (58:35). In the mailbag the boys answered questions about Travis d'Arnaud (01:10:00), Neil Walker (01:17:40), Amed Rosario (01:21:00), Ike Davis (01:22:30), Brandon Nimmo (01:26:04), Juan Lagares (01:29:30), Lorenzo Cain (01:33:50), Wilmer Flores and TJ Rivera (01:39:20), and Hansel Robles (01:47:40)

Roger and Brian said goodbye to dear friends Lucas Duda and Addison "Raddison" Reed (01:07), talked about the three trades the Mets made and all of the trades they did not make leading up to the non-waiver deadline (09:00), wondered if the dreams of the 'Hot Rebuild' are dead (18:50), and discussed the long awaited debut of Amed Rosario in the final installment of 'Where in the World is Amed Rosario?' (22:36)

Then the boys said hello again to Joe DeMayo (@psltoflushing), who shared his insight on the minor league prospects the Mets acquired this past week (44:40), the AJ Ramos deal (52:30), freaky fingers (55:30), the Amed Rosario hype (01:01:00), if the Mets will make more moves in August (01:05:00), and Dominic Smith (01:08:30).

In the mailbag segment, Brian was asked about a potential Jay Bruce re-signing nightmare (01:22:00) and if a family member of his was ever murdered by Jay Bruce(01:31:30). The boys also fielded questions regarding which Mets they would drink with (01:33:00), which Met plays the most video games (01:35:00), their picks for the Met Hall of Fame (01:38:00), Roger's cousin Daniel Cormier (01:40:30), and if Asdrubal Cabrera will still be around in 2018 (01:45:30).

Programming note: This Sunday find Good Fundies on Facebook to witness a Facebook live event as Brian and Roger provide commentary of the Dodgers/Mets game. First pitch is 8:05ish p.m. Eastern.

On the 50th episode spectacular, Brian and Roger celebrated with special guest Eno Sarris (Fangraphs, October). Sarris talked about how he got his start writing about Kevin Maas and his female fans (24:36), his advice to aspiring baseball writers (26:40), if a hot dog is a sandwich (27:30), which MLB players have been and are currently mad at him (29:20); interviewing the one and only Michael Conforto (39:00), Matt Harvey's pitching troubles (46:00), his many baseball fandoms (50:10), the challenge of interviewing Lucas Duda (54:00), the change in the Mets clubhouse over the years (55:15), the Warthen slider (57:20), his new website about beer and beer culture (01:07:00), if the Mets will be able to move anybody before the trading deadline (01:19:00), and plenty of more fun and interesting stuff.

The Fundies boys also did what has become natural to them: rate their stress levels about the Mets in the METCON segment (03:52), talk about Amed Rosario's whereabouts (13:25), and open up the mailbag, where they answered if they'd agree to be traded from the Mets to ensure a Mets championship (01:31:00), if Noah Syndergaard and Mr. Met were responsible for the phallic bobblehead hammer (01:35:00), if they cared about Yoenis Cespedes' comments about the A's recently (01:38:10),which Met they would go on a date with (01:44:00), and if they're still contenders for the wild card spot (01:47:20). Also Brian complained about Game of Thrones (01:50:00).

Roger was joined on the korner by Sarah D. Bunting (Previously.TV, Tomato Nation). She talked about how a Dwight Gooden homer made her a Mets fan for life (04:00), her favorite Mets growing up and now (15:00), the fun she's had with her last name (17:33), speaking at academic baseball conferences (20:33), inadvertently collecting Dave Stieb baseball cards (22:00), her experience reviewing the show 'Pitch' (25:20), perfectly describing Daniel Murphy's base running (32:42), lecturing college boys about Jimmy Key (42:28), her thoughts on Jose Reyes (47:43), her fears that Jay Bruce was going to be the next Jason Bay (55:00), and oh so much more.

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