Pleasant Good Evening

Uncle Steviepilled.

Kodai Senga is officially a Met. He seems very fun. We're thrilled.

And the Mets just don't stop. Although they didn't land Carlos Correa, Steve Cohen's 11th-hour bid to bring yet another star to Queens had us feeling some type of way. He just doesn't stop.

That now includes Omar Narvaez. We chatted about how he fits into the Mets' catching plans and if this indicates something about Francisco Alvarez to us. We go galaxy brain. Perhaps even a little Shohei Ohtani forecasting as a result of our galaxy brains.

Enjoy.

Pretty much all you need to know about this one is that about four minutes into recording, news broke that the Mets re-signed Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year contract. News broke that the Mets were signing reliever David Robertson shortly thereafter. We got live reactions. It rocked. Enjoy.

Sigh.

He actually left. Jacob deGrom is a Texas Ranger. What a bummer. As you might imagine, this episode is mostly a reflection on Jake's signing in Texas, a look at how the Mets should replace him, and how this whole situation makes us feel.

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A happy belated Thanksgiving and welcome back to yet another PGE! This week Sam and Jack take on perhaps the scariest thing a baseball fan can face: an empty, boring week in the offseason. Even with not much concrete in the way of news, we found 90 minutes worth of content! It's good stuff, we promise.

For instance, the Mets brought some depth arms in. Elieser Hernandez and Jeff Brigham don't seem too interesting -- but Jack thinks he's found something interesting about them. Likewise, we discuss if and how the Mets should tackle the rest of the bullpen (e.g., Adam Ottavino, Tommy Kahnle).

The Mets also shook up their dugout coaching staff slightly. Let's talk about it.

Then, Sam and Jack look back on some preseason predictions. Who was right? Who was wrong? Who took a giant L?

Plus, eulogizing Dom Smith's Mets career.

Enjoy the episode! 

Hey Mets fans! This week, we head back to our podcasting roots with Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22 on Twitter), the executive editor at MetsMerized -- the site the podcast first started under.

Mike is a very smart dude. He chatted with us about a variety of topics. We broke down the Mets decision to not make any 40-man roster adds (no, not even "prospect" Jake Mangum) ahead of Tuesday's Rule V protection deadline. We also talked about the addition of righty Stephen Ridings on waivers from the Yankees and the lack of trades the Mets made despite rumors they were engaged with the Rays ahead of that deadline.

We also chatted about the Mets new hirings in both the hitting and pitching departments. They're good hires. Mike helps us break down WHY Jeff Albert and Eric Jagers are difference makers for the Mets despite not being on the MLB coaching staff.

With the qualifying offer deadline in the past and a couple of arms off the board, we also took a long look at the starting pitching options if the Mets in case they lose Jacob deGrom.

Plus, remembering some friends new and old with Mike!

Give Mike a follow on Twitter for some excellent coverage. Enjoy!

Welcome to the offseason Mets fans! We hope you enjoyed masquerading as Phillies fans for a couple of weeks if you chose to do so, but now it's back to business for Billy Eppler and the Mets!

The Mets started the offseason early by ensuring everyone knows it's about the Mets, baby. They re-signed Edwin Diaz to a 5-year contract, the most lucrative deal for a relief pitcher in MLB history. On the pod this week, we break down why this deal is Good and why you shouldn't worry about the Mets prioritizing Diaz over Nimmo or deGrom.

Speaking of deGrom, we weigh in on the first round of rumors surrounding the Mets' ace. Do we think they can bring him back? Where do we think the Mets' payroll winds up.

Likewise, we opine about the Mets hiring of Eric Jagers as their new Director of Pitching Development. Hint: it's a good hire.

We also break down Trea Turner and where the Mets' possible pursuit of him might fit into the hectic shortstop market. Plus, Sam gives one big non-Mets related free agent prediction.

Enjoy 101, Mets fans!

Happy 100th, PGE!

To celebrate, we're running it back with the same raucous duo of guests from Episode 86 back in July: screen printing princess Abigail Noy and wordsmith and e-mongrel Richard Staff!

Listen as Sam, Jack, Abigail, and Rich try to stay on topic through more than 100 minutes of content for the Pod's 100th episode. Featured within this utter(ly entertaining) mess are conversations about Jeff McNeil's hero arc, why Bryce Harper and the Phillies are so darn likeable right now, why the possibility of them winning the World Series makes us less angry than other recent NL East champions, and (perhaps most importantly) which Muppets characters we would cast as this band of Fightin' Phillies.

In retrospect, we did talk about the Phillies a lot this episode. We promise it's still a Mets pod. We talked about Todd Frazier too!

Also, stick around to hear Richard reveal the topic of his next big longform article! We are the first place he's talked about it in detail, which is pretty cool!

Be sure to check his Twitter out @RichardStaff, although we're sure you already follow it.

Likewise, you simply must check out Abigail's screen printing business. Visit sypatheticinker.com to see her designs and buy shirts! There may even be a discount code buried toward the end of the episode, if you stick around!

Enjoy the episode, Mets fans. We'll see you in 101!

The Mets lost. The Padres beat them in the Wild Card Series. The Mets are done in 2022. We're sad.

Enjoy.

Bring on the Padres!

After a rough weekend in Atlanta (understatement), the Mets failed to secure the NL East crown. Sam and Jack recap the series behind and preview the series ahead. For the first time in PGE history, the boys talk about the Mets in the playoffs! For real!!

Join them as they try to make sense of the Mets' playoff rotation plans, build out the rest of the roster, and give the Padres as much credit as we thing they deserve.

We also recap some cool parts of the 2022 regular season! Jeff McNeil is a batting champion! Pete Alonso won the RBI crown. Mark Canha led baseball in Hit By Pitches (which is less cool). The fellas guess the Mets' top 12 in fWAR when it was all said and done.

Let's go Mets.

Enjoy!

What Mets doing?

Good wins in Milwaukee and Oakland led the Mets to a 4-2 week despite the Worst Start Jacob deGrom Has Ever* Had. That's ok. We're not worried about our lanky legend just yet. We talked about it.

*Since like early-mid 2019

The Mets still lead the NL East. As of recording the lead stood at 1.5 games. It will either be 1 or 2 depending on how the Braves fair on Monday while the Mets are off to return home from Oakland. The Magic Number stands at 8 with 8 to play. Just keep winning, boys. Friday, the Mets start that big series in Atlanta. That might decide the division. We're nervous.

Pete Alonso broke a longstanding Mets' record. It was cool. We also broke down the Aaron Judge-AppleTV hooplah. It's a fun listen this week.

Enjoy.