Rising Apple Report

Amazingly, here on Blog Talk Radio, we have reached our 138th edition of the Rising Apple Report. And while myself (Sam Maxwell) Rising Apple Site editor Danny Abriano, writers Mike Lecolant and Rich Sparago, and countless others over the 3 years have had quite the fantastic Metsian time on here, we've decided to retire the podcast here on Blog Talk Radio. We thank them for hosting us this entire time, but we look forward pushing forward reincarnated on Soundcloud.

Joining us tonight to help talk Mets as well as his Soundcloud channel, the SNDPodcast Channel, is Steven Nosomowitz, as Rich Sparago hosts, with myself and Mike Lecolant joining for the last Blog Talk ride.

Yoenis Cespedes, Jose Reyes, Adrubal Cabrera, and others have all returned to help attempt to raise the Mets' playoff chances. Just as one set of cavarly storms back, we lose Steven Matz to the DL with a mild shoulder strain. And I just broke my collar bone. It seems none of us are immune to the Mets injury Orange and Blues.

And as always, we will discuss the players to wear number 38 in Mets history, as well as the NL NY legacy of the 1938 season.

So, join us for the last Blog Talk episode of the Rising Apple Report!

A rare one indeed on a Saturday at 2pm ET, the 137th edition of the Rising Apple Report comes flying at you with the Mets and the Phillies right smack in the middle of their 3-game series. Sam Maxwell will host, with Mike Lecolant joining him for all the piping hot Mets talk.

Joining them as well is Ted Matey, Sam's college freshman roommate and an avid Phillies fan. He'll give us the lowdown on the current status of the Phillies franchise, who's retreaded a bit after a seriously unexpected hot start to the season. We'll get some Chase Utley talk in there as well, and what Ted thinks of all the rules that were triggered with last year's Tejada slide.

The Mets are just hovering above the surface with all the injuries that have mounted...we'll discuss what they can do to stay the World Series contender people considered them at the beginning of the season.

And we'll discuss Casey Stengel, #37, as well as the 1937 NL NY legacy.

So, join us at 2pm ET for the latest edition of the Rising Apple Report!

We were ranting and raving on our last podcast, but as they like to say, "That's Baseball." And that's METS baseball in 2016. Panic City must be mobile, 'cause it comes and goes day-to-day. On this, the 136th episode of the Rising Apple Report at 9pm ET, we are happy, but tentative, as always, nonetheless.

I, Sam Maxwell, will host, with Rising Apple writers Mike Lecolant and Rich Sparago joining. Our featured guest will be someone who helps us inadvertently along our stead every week with the uniform number list he gathered together over the years, and that's Jon Springer of Mets by the Numbers. 

The Mets won a series against the Marlins after sweeping the Cubs...we'll discuss that. Jose Reyes is back...that will be discussed as well...Brandon Nimmo's been doing well...discussion will be had...Matt Harvey on the DL!....doesn't that story this year just make you so, so sad?

We've got 3 Mets heading to the All-Star Game! We'll give our 2 cents on Jeurys Familia, Noah Sydergaard, and Yoenis Cespedes making it to the Mid-Summer Classic.

And of course, with the help of the Uniform number guru, we'll discuss the players to wear 36 in Mets history, as well as 1936 in NY NL lore.

So, make sure you join us at 9pm ET for the latest edition of the Rising Apple Report!

Well, here we are, at Ep. 135, and we've got nothing to do other than rant about the Mets, which has been our per usual here since becoming an official podcast in the first week of Jan 2013. Mike Lecolant and I, Sam Maxwell, will bring you exactly what you want to hear on this offnight...a rant about the Mets. Because even when things aren't going well, it's still fun to be upset by a baseball team. We love the Mets, and we love our rants about the Mets. It's where the comedy comes from.

So join us at 10pm ET for the latest edition of the Rising Apple Report. Rant, shall we?

Michael Conforto is really not performing...what can he do to get back on track?Welcome to the heart of June and welcome to the 134th edition of the Rising Apple Report! At 9pm ET, Sam Maxwell will host with Mike Lecolant and Rich Sparago joining for the latest on all the Mets happenings. With no Mets baseball on, might as well keep talking Mets baseball.

The Mets are so injured right now that not even manager Terry Collins was immune, being hospitalized prior to the game Sunday and thankfully being released with a clean bill of health (he will manage Tuesday.) It seems the Mets have been dealing with these injuries for their entire existence, and 2016 was unfortunately not immune either. We'll discuss what the Mets can do going forward to get themselves back to the top of the division faster than at this point last season.

Matt Harvey seems to have a clear head and is starting to look nasty again. Has Harvey figured it out?

Michael Conforto is really not performing...what can he do to get back on track?

And as always, we'll discuss the players to wear number 34 in Mets history, as well as the 1934 season of the New York National League.

And we'll probably talk about Bartolo Colon at some point throughout the podcast. It's bound to happen.

So, make sure to join us at 9pm ET for the latest edition of the Rising Apple Report!

Memorial Day weekend is here - a time for reflecting upon the ultimate sacrifices made by our American service men and women, and by their respective families.

The crew at RisingApple.com salutes you all.

The upcoming holiday weekend is also the first traditional checkpoint of the baseball season.  From the outside looking in, the New York Mets seem to be in relatively good shape.  They're eight games over .500, they just took two of three games from the Nationals, and therefore within whispering distance of first place.

Mets fans, however, are starting to get a little restless in the seat.  Injuries to positional players are beginning to mount, and Matt Harvey's performance to date has been outright distressing.

Episode #133 of the Rising Apple Report will attempt to answer the proverbial question - is the Mets glass half full, or half empty?  Rising Apple staff writers Michael Lecolant and Rich Sparago will co-host this evening's Metsian discussion.

In keeping with Saturday's celebration of the 1986 Mets at Citi Field, Mike and Rich will also offer their personal recollections of 30 years ago.

Thursday evening's show starts at 9:00pm sharp!

As always, you are welcome to call at 646-929-0337 and join the conversation.

The Rising Apple Report is back and it's the first episode of the year with the Mets in 1st! Sam Maxwell will host at 9pm ET, with Rich Sparago joining him as we arrive to close to 20% of the season behind us.

There was a lot to complain about with the Mets offense the 1st two nights of the 4-game series against the Padres...and then Bartolo Colon happened, like he always does. On top of making baseball history as the oldest player to hit his first Major League home run, he pitched the Mets to victory before they won a thriller of a game on Sunday, with Matt Harvey looking much more like the pitcher we are accostomed to. With the Nats struggling and getting swept by the Cubs, the Mets currently find themselves a half-game above Washington as they head into Los Angeles for their first meeting with the Dodgers this year, and their first since Chase Utley & Co. got ousted by the Mets in the division series. We'll discuss the season so far, the series with the Padres, and the upcoming Dodgers series....are you looking for retribution for the Ruben Tejada takeout slide?

All that and more at 9pm ET on the latest edition of the Rising Apple Report!

What sluggish start?

After closing to within one game of the Washington Nationals, the red hot New York Mets are taking a well deserved rest Thursday evening before resuming their march on first place Friday against the visiting San Francisco Giants.

This afternoon's Phillies victory over the Nationals, however, put the Mets just one-half game out of first place.  And so the Rising Apple Report therefore decided to kick things up another notch tonight in their place.

How hot are they?  The Mets returned to Citi Field on Monday after a victorious 7-2 road trip.  They're winners of 11 of their last 13 games, and in the midst of a 6-game winning streak via consecutive series sweeps over the Braves and Reds.

Rising Apple staff writers Michael Lecoland, Sam Maxwell, and Rich Sparago, will review player performances and the Mets' successful, albeit unfinished month of April, and ponder where they go from here.

The 131st episode of the Rising Apple Report kicks off Thursday evening at 9:00pm ET sharp!  

As always, they welcome you to phone the show at 646-929-0337, and join their spirited, never ending Metsian discussion.

Getting back on air, Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell will talk Mets baseball at 11pm ET, following their 5-3 win over the Reds in their first game home from a successful 9 game road trip.

Home runs are flying, the up-the-middle imports are excelling, Michael Conforto has been a Godsend in the 3-spot and the pitchers are mostly living up to the hype. How concerned are you, however, of Yoenis Cespedes' bruise that is keeping him out of the lineup day-to-day?

All that and more at 11pm ET on the 130th edition of the Rising Apple Report!

The first eight games of the regular season are in the books.  

While the Amazin's travel to Cleveland to play their opponent, the Rising Apple crew will be busy this evening reviewing the week that was.

Good pitching, lack of hitting, and losing to the Marlins - sound familiar?  You're not alone.  

Several solid pitching performances indeed have gone for not, as the offense continues struggling to sync up.  Terry Collins additionally registered his first cringe worthy moment, while the Miami Marlins came, saw, and did what they do best - agitate Mets fans.

Yes, for better or worse, Baseball is back!  

Rich Sparago and Michal Lecolant will try to make sense of it all, this Thursday evening on the 129th episode of the Rising Apple Report starting at 9:00pm (ET) sharp.

A Gal For All Seasons - aka The Coop - will be their featured guest.  And of course, Rising Apple invites you to call 646-929-0337 to join the Metsian conversation.