Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets taking two of three games from the Braves. They discuss the 14 players on the IL, the catching dilemma, the Mets having to keep Kevin Pillar from playing, the team's fight, Edwin Diaz’s usage, the bullpen, and Jake reads a review from an angry listener. NY Post sports writer Zach Braziller drops by the pod to talk about all the injuries, the state of the team and if Luis Rojas is the right manager for this team.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets getting swept by the Rays. They discuss the difference in managers, all the Mets injuries, James McCann and the lineup’s struggles and Jake’s trip to SNL. (20:35) Mets PA announcer Colin Cosell then joins the show. Cosell talks about doing PA at Citi Field, fans being back, his voice, memories with his grandpa Howard Cosell and pronouncing hard names.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about Mazeika magic. They discuss the Mets’ seven-game win streak, being in first place, the strong pitching, Pete Alonso’s celebratory tumble, Patrick Mazeika’s past week, Albert Almora’s crash into the wall, Matt Harvey’s return and Figgie plays a few voice notes from Jose Reyes. (22:47) 1986 Mets World Series champion and former pitcher Jesse Orosco then joins the show. Orosco talks about his long career, how he pitched for so many years, 1986 Mets memories and World Series stories.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets sweeping the Diamondbacks. They discuss Patrick Mazeika’s walk-off Friday, the Francisco Lindor-Jeff McNeil rat-raccoon saga, Jake being at the games, the pitching dominance, Lindor’s bat coming alive, Jacob deGrom’s injury and the return of Matt Harvey to Queens this week. Mets legend Howard Johnson talks about being part of the 30/30 club, 1986 Mets memories, Howard Johnson hotels and his Showtime Sports Academy. In a trip to the Nelson Figueroa Spanish Academy, Jake learns how to say “rally raccoon” and “New York rat.”

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets decision to fire hitting coach Chili Davis and whether it was the right move. They discuss the offensive struggles, Francisco Lindor finally getting a hit, splitting the series with the Cardinals, Taijuan Walker and the pitching brilliance. Mama Brown then joins the show as she sits next to Jake to talk about her son and Lee Mazzilli Lincoln High School memories. Mets legend, 1986 World Series champion Howard Johnson then joins the show. HoJo talks coaching Figgie, what a hitting coach does, Davis getting fired, what he would say to Lindor and Jason Bay’s struggles when he was his hitting coach.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the wild weekend for the Mets in Philly. They get into Sunday’s win, Edwin Diaz's pitching, Luis Rojas’ poor decisions, the Dom Smith-Jose Alvarado feud, Francisco Lindor’s awful slump, the Phillies looking atrocious and the series ahead against the Cardinals. It’s then time for the Nelson Figueroa Spanish Academy, where Figgie teaches Jake how to say “closer” and “sloppy baseball” in Spanish. In the debut of “Figgie’s Fables,” he speaks of his time with the Phillies and explains why the Phillie Phanatic is actually the best mascot in baseball.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets losing both games to the Red Sox. They discuss Jacob deGrom getting no run support, the struggling offense, Francisco Lindor getting booed by fans, Figgie’s experience playing for the Phillies and an adult paying a child for a foul ball at Wednesday’s game. NY Post Mets beat writer Mike Puma drops by to talk about his new book, deGrom, whether anyone is on the hot seat, Carlos Carrasco’s upcoming return and Lindor’s slow start.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets’ series win over the Nationals. They discuss being at Friday’s game in a suite, Jacob deGrom’s brilliance, Marcus Stroman’s rough start, Taijuan Walker’s gem, the capacity going up soon, breaking down the spanish call of Albert Almora Jr.’s great catch and previewing the two-game series ahead against the Red Sox. WFAN host, SNY personality and Big Apple Buckets podcast host Sal Licata then joins the show. Licata talks about being a new dad, the state of the Mets, Edwin Diaz, the Mets offense, the Knicks, his favorite all-time Met and Mets team and he takes a quick trip to the Nelson Figueroa Spanish Academy.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets' ugly loss to the Cubs Wednesday. They discuss the poor defense, some of the middle relief and lineup issues, overreacting fans, and why not to be too worried. It’s then time for a trip to the Nelson Figueroa Spanish Academy to learn “pinch-hitter” and “a ton of errors” in Spanish. Former Mets utility man and MLB’s all-time pinch-hits leader Lenny Harris then joins the pod. Harris talks coaching, how he was so successful pinch-hitting, the 2000 Mets and the post-9/11 game at Shea.

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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about the Mets taking two of three games in Colorado. They get into Marcus Stroman’s great start, James McCann’s importance, Jacob deGrom’s dominance and Jake’s experience at Yankee Stadium Saturday. Legendary actress and Mets fan Glenn Close then joins the show. Close discusses her Mets fandom, singing the national anthem at Mets games, movies she’s most proud of, playing Cruella de Vil, playing Gutless in Hook, playing strong female characters and she questions Figgie about the mindset of baseball players.

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