The Braves are as good as they always were. The Phillies finally stopped bumbling their way to the cellar. The Mets are in a real honest-to-god division race!

Two of the most important Mets go down with injuries in the same game ... and Neil feels fine?!

Is regression imminent??

Two weeks of baseball to discuss! Scherzer's injury to panic about! And are late-game theatrics a sign the Mets are good enough to come back from any deficit, or that they're not good enough to keep from falling into deep deficits?

Finally some players to worry about! We go deep on Starling Marte and Eduardo Escobar's struggles thus far.

Should we be panicking about the Mets' lack of power hitting? Or is it all part of Buck's master plan?

(Recorded before the Mets' miraculous 9th inning comeback vs. the Phillies Thursday night!)

Do opposing pitchers mean to keep hitting Mets batters? Is this Nimmo the real Nimmo? We discuss. Also, Mets good.

(Yes, Chad really needs to stop using Bluetooth headphones. Sorry. The beginning audio is a little borked but it levels out from there.)

But just how good are they?

First in the NL East, a breakout starter, a couple big Polar Bear splashes -- this Mets season is ... going well? We discuss!

Audio quality slightly better this week, but still room to improve. JUST LIKE THE METS BULLPEN.

Opening Day is a time for optimism -- including optimism that two old friends can actually record a podcast for a full season. The sound quality is terrible, which we'll work on for next week. In the meantime, play ball and all that jazz.