The Metsian Podcast with Sam, Rich & Mike

Host Personality, comedian, actor and voiceover artist John Saponaro joins the Metsian Podcast!

Fresh off MC duties at the Queens Baseball Convention, John resides in Los Angeles but just like dose Dodgers, is originally from Brooklyn. He has been heard on Sirius XM's Raw Dog radio, has filled in as the PA announcer at the home of the Tennessee Titans and has appeared on the NBC Sports Network and FS1. You can find him at inktr.ee/johnsap.

New Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has made a slew of minor moves, which has many Mets fans thinking Max Scherzer was right about the scaled back approach going into 2024. We'll discuss our thoughts on the matter, whether he should have done more up until this point or whether we appreciate the long-game approach. And we'll for sure talk about the unprecedented deferrals in the Shohei Ohtani contract.

We'll also recap the Queens Baseball Convention and John's time as host.

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This week on The Metsian Podcast, we welcome reporter Mark C. Healey to discuss the Mets new manager, Carlos Mendoza, and get Mark’s take on the Mets hot stove plans.

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Well, the season is over, and unfortunately for all us Mets fans, it didn’t go according to plan. The red nuke button was pressed around the trade deadline and we enter the offseason with Buck Showalter out of a job, Billy Eppler having resigned for a potential multitude of reasons and a new (and first) president of baseball ops in David Stearns.

Joining us to not only discuss the season, for better or worse, as well as look forward to the hot stove and the 2024 Mets is Faith and Fear in Flushing and National League Town Podcast’s Greg Prince and mega Mets fan Lauren from Long Island.

We got cut off, but here's part 2 of our chat with Mestradamus on the first half disaster and what's ahead for the second half.

The Metsian Podcast welcomes Metstradamus John Coppinger to discuss what went wrong in the first half and what the Mets can do right in the second. And if they can't do right on the field, what is right going into the trade deadline?

Faith and Fear in Flushing and NL Town's Greg Prince and Baseball and BBQ's Jeff Cohen joins The Metsian Podcast to break down what is the deal with the 2023 Mets 30-30 start to the season.

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This week on The Metsian Podcast, we welcome Lauren from Queens!

Lauren is a middle school special education teacher in the borough. She's been a Mets fan her entire life. Her love for the game and the team comes from her dad; she grew up going to games at Shea with her parents. Playing softball growing up, she was convinced that she was going to be exactly like her favorite player, Mike Piazza. She has "Ya Gotta Believe" tattooed on her wrist, and tries to live by that motto. You can find her on twitter @CalmYourMitts.

Nothing is going right for the New York Metsies right now; when the pitching is good, the offense doesn't exist, and when the offense cranks it, the pitching falters. We'll have a hearty conversation about why all this is. And Lauren will find parellels in her fandom of the Mets with one of her favorite TV shows, Ted Lasso, which is just wrapping up its third season on Apple TV+.

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As the Mets come home after a successful western road trip, The Metsian Podcast welcomes Once Upon a Time in Queens Director Nick Davis!

Nick Davis is an award-winning writer, director, and producer, including ONCE UPON A TIME IN QUEENS, a 4-hour documentary series he Produced and Directed about the 1986 New York Mets for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. He has also written a book on his filmmaking family's history, specifically the Mankiewicz brothers, titled, "Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait."

After a 7-3 western road trip that included a sweep of the miserable A's but also a couple losses to the Giants at the end, how do we feel as the Mets enter an early crucial home swing against division foes?

With the rotation depth being tested not only by injuries and ineffectiveness but the controversial suspension of Max Scherzer for "hand stickiness," we'll discuss the suspension, the pitch clock's effect on applying rosin, and how the rotation should look going forward once some pitchers return.

We'll also take a look at the offense, including Nimmo, Alonso and the callups.

All that plus much, much more. Join us for the latest edition of the Metsian Podcast!

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This week on The Metsian Podcast, we welcome Subway to Shea's Anthony Rivera!

Anthony Rivera is the host & producer of the Subway To Shea Podcast. He also is a Contributer for Rising Apple on the FanSided Network.

We'll discuss the uneven start to the Mets season, the injury issues they are dealing with plus much more.

So, join us for the latest edition of The Metsian Podcast!

Spring training has officially ended. The Mets made news, as you might expect. Edwin Diaz is lost for the season because of a freak injury at the WBC. How will the Mets try to fill the void left by the best closer in baseball? Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Mark Vientos are not coming north with the team. Darin Ruf, Daniel Vogelbach, and Eduardo Escobar will be on the opening day roster, but for how long? Are the Mets ready to go further than they did last year, and perhaps bring a long-awaited title to Queens?

We will dive into all of these topics and more on Sunday, March 26th at 9 pm. Join the Metsian podcast crew by listening at the link below, and/or join the discussion by calling 646-787-1919. We may even have a special guest or two to spice up the discussion. 

What's better than a Mets discussion with the season opener just four days away?