New York Mets Baseball A Way of Life- The Podcast

Joey Buchholz and I duscuss what's happening in the Utopian Baseball Universe and in the world of Sports...plus 5 questions for Joey...enjoy

New York Mets Baseball Today September 24, 2021....Mets move closer to elimination after  Tylor Megill dud....Mets lament losses to beatable teams for sinking season: ‘Bitter pill’....Mets hurler on verge of long-awaited return...Remembering Mets History: (1973) Willie Mays Night At Shea...On this date in 1966  The Mets, for the first time in the five-year history of the franchise, will not end their season in last place..On this date in 1984  New York's pinch-hitter Rusty Staub becomes only the second player to hit a round-tripper as a teenager and one after his 40th birthday..On this date in 2009 David Wright establishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets, surpassing his hitting coach and friend Howard Johnson...On this date in 2003  Friends, family, associates, and former players gather at Shea Stadium on Bob Murphy Appreciation Night..Birthdays , transactions, trivia jeaopardy and what's going on in the group...enjoy and Let's Go Mets !!!

New York Mets Baseball Today September 24, 2021 ....How will the front office be reshaped?...Is Luis Rojas' Mets tenure over?...The qualifying offer conundrum...How to deal with the Jacob deGrom question mark......Darryl Strawberry’s missing granddaughter MyLisa Reid found...Mets alums back in Queens to help out 9/11 families...Why Billy Beane is a better fit for Mets than Theo Epstein..Jeurys  Familia wants to stay....Francisco Lindor is certain Javy Baez is part of the Mets’ future...Remembering Mets History (1969) The Amazing Mets Clinch the NL Eastern Title..Happy Birthday Hubie Brooks and Bernard Gilkey....On this date in 1968 Mets manager Gil Hodges, during a game against the Braves in Atlanta, suffers a mild heart attack...On this date in 1975  Tom Seaver learns the adage the "third time's the charm" isn't always true when he loses his bid for a no-hitter

New York Mets Baseball Today September 23, 2021- Red Sox blow out Mets 12-5 to sweep 2 game series....It just keeps getting uglier for the Mets as

Taijuan Walker’s rough second half took a turn into Ugly-ville on Wednesday night.. Noah Syndergaard returns to mound for Brooklyn...Michael Conforto hasn't made this massive Mets decision easy...Remembering Mets History (1969) Amazing's Guarantee At Least A Tie For the NL East Title on this date in 1969...On this date in 1962  his first major league start, 17 year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool gets his first hit, an eighth-inning double at the Polo Grounds in the Mets' 2-1 walk-off victory over Chicago...On this date in 2008  Jose Reyes collects his 200th hit of the season with a bases-loaded triple in a much-needed Mets 6-2 victory over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. ...Happy Birthday Trevor May.....interesting Mets statistics....Birthdays , deaths, trivia . Jeopardy...what's going on in the group..enjoy...Let's go Mets !!!

Stroman has rare rough start in loss to Red Sox 6-3, What was Gary Disarcina thinking sending Pete Alonso home 🏡?, As I have been preaching all year long Brandon Nimmo is our answer to Centerfield, What are the plans for Noah Syndergaard not only this year but long term.....I say he needs to stay...we revisit Mets NL East clincher vs Phillies at the Big Shea in 88....Al Jackson loses 20th in '62, Olerud ties a Barry Bonds record in '98 listen to find out what it is....Diaz joins Mets 30 save club....When Nido starts Mets have way better record than when McCann does yep we tell you why...10 straight Met games now that have lasted over 3 1/2 hours...the results from our Should Noah Syndergaard stay poll, Happy Birthday Wally Backman and Vince Coleman, Yogi's death on this day...trivia, Jeopardy...and what's going on in the group...enjoy and Let's Go Mets!!!!

Mets down to final 12 games of the season as they invade Fenway Park to take on the Red Sox for 2...Stroman vs Rodriguez tonight....Believe it or not Mets still alive and we will tell you how....5 Mets storyline to follow as we enter last 2 weeks of the season.....Dykstra and Hernandez on Twitter remark ...we examine Aaron Loup's amazing year....we critique Cohen's first year as owner...we recall the 9/21/01 game against the Braves...Mets reaching first place for first time all year in '73, 🍓 Strawberry and Howard Johnson reach 30 30 club in 87, Ho Johnson breaks NL single season Home Run mark for switch hitters in '87, Kevin McReynolds breaks stolen base record in 88, Francisco Alvarez' amazing year in minors, Rich Hill pitching well, interesting fact about Billy Beane, you guys are split on whether Conforto should stay, after July 28 it has been all down hill, trivia, birthdays and more good stuff....enjoy and Let's Go Mets!!!!

Cardinals and Wainwright with 7-0 whitewashing of Mets at Citi.Alonso has gone cold at wrong time.Nido set to return tonight, scary incident when first base umpire Junior Valentine hit in face with Edmundo Sosa throw. Looks like Mets will not pursue any justice in Yankees whistlegate. Here to tell ya why you should not be hard on Edwin Diaz, the future looks good with top prospects, we discuss Vlad Guerrero 's cycle vs Mets in '03, Hundley breaking catcher's Home Run record in '96, Jose Reyes 4th straight year of 50+ stolen bases in '08, birthdays, trivia, trivia, Jeopardy and what's going on in the group. Enjoy and Let's Go Mets!

Mets take series by defeating Yankees 7-6 in a classic matchup. The cross town rivalry intensifies. Lindor quiets Stanton with 3 Home Run game. Was this Francisco's coming out party, has he arrived? We dig deep and look back at Javy Baez and realize he is having a year with Mets like Cespedes in 15 once both became Mets. Nimmo may be back by the weekend. What will the Mets decide to do with Dom Smith and Jeff McNeil this season? We look back at Seaver's gem against Pirates on this date in '69, look at Roger Craig's tough luck no support season of 1963, Koosman sets NL rookie record for shutouts in 68, Mike Fitzgerald hitting home run in first MLB at bat in 1983, Carl Everett's dramatic grand slam Home Run as Mets with huge cone from behind victory in 2007, Happy Birthday Frank Cashen, birthdays, trivia, Jeopardy and what's going on in the group. Enjoy and Let's Go Mets!!!

Mets end frustrating road trip with disappointing loss to Marlins 3-2 , we preview and analyze Subway series in depth, Talk about Trevor May's feelings about the Subway series, how this year's Yankees resemble 2007 Mets, deGrom's status, looking back at 9/11 and the 9/21 game, looking back on the magical night in 1969 when the Mets took over first place for good with doubleheader sweep of Expos, Carlton Willey striking out all three Alou brothers in one game, Keith Hernandez's game back after testifying in Pittsburgh in 85, Birthdays, Transactions, what's going on in the group, Trivia and Jeopardy. Enjoy and Let's Go Mets!!!

Mets lose heartbreaker to Marlins 2-1 in 10 innings..did Rojas make right move pitching to de la Cruz? .We revisit the black cat game in 69 vs Cubs, Loup looking to resign with Mets (must do for Mets), Mets looking forward to Nimmo and deGrom return, reviewing Matt Harvey's season with Orioles, Happy Birthday to Todd Zeile and Mike Hampton , Jeooardy and trivia. What's going on in the group. Enjoy and Let's go Mets!