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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski are back and it's MLB AWARDS SEASON! Does Shohei Ohtani deserve to win NL MVP unanimously? Who will take home NL Manager of the Year? PLUS, an update on the Juan Soto SWEEPSTAKES.

00:00-1:35: THANK YOU JAMES BUCKLEY!!

1:36-6:06: Paul Skenes wins NL Rookie of the Year: did Jackson Merrill get ROBBED?

6:07-10:29: Will Carlos Mendoza or Pat Murphy take home NL Manager of the Year?

10:30-18:05: Will Shohei Ohtani win NL MVP unanimously AGAIN? Will Francisco Lindor get any votes- and does he deserve to?

18:06-29:29: Latest on the JUAN SOTO SWEEPSTAKES - does he deserve Ohtani-esque money?

29:30-33:43: Sean Manaea gets MARRIED, rejects qualifying offer

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski dive into the free-agency scenarios surrounding the Juan Soto SWEEPSTAKES. Where will baseball's marquee free agent land? Plus, diving into Roki Sasaki, Garrett Crochet and an exclusive interview with NL Manager of the Year candidate Pat Murphy.

00:00-11:00: Who has the BEST CHANCE to land Juan Soto?

11:01-19:06: Why are some teams SHYING away from Soto?

19:07-22:54: DODGERS considered favorites to land Roki Sasaki

22:55-24:46: Should the Mets go after SASAKI?

24:47-28:53: Will the White Sox trade GARRETT CROCHET?

28:54-34:34: Interview with Brewers manager Pat Murphy- on the state of baseball, small market teams, DAVID STEARNS, and being a finalist for NL Manager of the Year

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski take you through the very early stages of MLB free agency. Who stays, who goes, what are Pete Alonso and Juan Soto going to do? Who will ACCEPT their qualifying offer? And the SCREAMS we SCRUMPT listening to Yankees fans post-World Series.

00:00-1:39: Dodger fans! How is our World Series hangover?

1:40-5:54: Mets extend QUALIFYING offers to Sean Manaea, Luis Severino, and Pete Alonso. MANAEA PLEASE STAY

5:55-6:56: Mets DECLINE Phil Maton's option

6:57-9:05: Could Pete ALONSO become a Yankee?!

9:06-12:58: Imagine having Steve Cohen money

12:59-16:03: Juan SOTO, the JOY we took from listening to Yankees sports talk post-WORLD SERIES

16:04-17:05: GERRIT COLE decided the grass isn't always greener

17:06-19:16: DODGERS: Buehler, Teoscar Hernandez, Flaherty thoughts?

19:17-21:15: Travis d'Arnaud, Michael Wacha

21:16-23:04: WHEN will Pete Alonso decide?

23:05-25:27: OMG hits the HALL of FAME

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The Dodgers are the 2024 World Series Champions! Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski break down a WILD, BACK-AND-FORTH, Game 5 that ended it all. 

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00:00-1:46: CONGRATS DODGERS FANS!

1:47-3:10: CRAZIEST COMEBACK

3:11- 6:30: YANKEES took 5-run lead EARLY

6:31-10:54: WHAT in the FIFTH INNING was THAT? Yankees MELTDOWN

10:55-11:13: Yankees' last SHRED of HOPE

11:14-13:56: BUEHLER, DODGERS put the HAMMER DOWN

13:57-14:48: Does this YANKEES LOSS change JUAN SOTO’s future?

14:49-16:28: Freddie FREEMAN wins MVP

16:29-17:41: Yankee FAN INTERFERENCE

17:42-18:29: Are the DODGERS the METS’ OLDER BROTHER?

18:30-19:50: THANK YOU to our FANS! More offseason content COMING SOON

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski officially OPEN the OFFSEASON for the New York Mets. With the World Series wrapping up, free agency is rapidly approaching...and the Mets have some big decisions to make, including whether or not to RESIGN star slugger Pete Alonso.

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00:00-8:05: TONS of money coming off of the books, David Stearns/Steve Cohen OFFSEASON OUTLOOK

8:06-15:44: The elephant in the room: What to do with PETE ALONSO?

15:42-18:22: We NEED Sean Manaea

18:23-21:04: Which Luis Severino is the REAL version?

21:05-22:07: Jose Quintana - stay or go?

22:08-24:17: Is it the END of the LINE for J.D. Martinez?

24:18-27:51: Jesse Winker - chemistry MATTERS

27:52-29:57: Harrison Bader?

29:58-32:55: The HIGHS and LOWS of Phil Maton

32:56-35:42: Ryne Stanek, bullpen options

35:43-40:08: Last but not LEAST- Jose Iglesias (Candelita)

40:09-45:04: Top TARGETS elsewhere in free agency

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski host a special episode of "Why Am I a Mets Fan?" taking you through Games 1 and 2 of the World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers. The Dodgers are up 2-0 in the series- are the Yankees TOAST?

00:00-8:37: Are the Yankees just OVERMATCHED by the Dodgers?

8:38-9:58: Starting pitching DISCREPANCIES

9:59-12:55: Will GOING BACK to Yankee Stadium help the Yanks?

12:56-15:27: Judge STRUGGLES, did the Yankees benefit from an easier PATH to get here?

15:28-17:33: How this affects JUAN SOTO's pending free agency

17:34-20:52: Dodgers in FOUR

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski host a funeral for the 2024 New York Mets. The Mets were eliminated at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 10-5 loss in Game Six of the NLCS. We recap the game, the series, and all in all one of the most remarkable seasons in Mets history.

00:00-2:33: Sam and Ashley begin the FUNERAL proceedings

2:34 -4:27: It wasn’t Sean MANAEA’s night (but he’s still a king)

4:28-7:06: The runners in scoring position problem

7:07-12:24: Bullpen WOES

12:25-14:15: METS fought until FINAL OUT

14:16-24:29: Reflecting on the 2024 season. One for the books.

24:30-25:16: Thank you DODGERS fans - we're rooting for you!

25:17-26:10: Do the Yankees DESERVE to be in the World Series?

26:11-28:52: OUR offseason schedule and CONTENT plan

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Samantha Croston and Dan Papillo discuss the WILD 12-6 Mets win in Game 5 of the NLCS. The Mets have to win two more in LA to get to the world series. Is it POSSIBLE? Or is their trip to LA the END OF THE ROAD? 

0:00-3:45 Pregame Nerves; Alonso Comes Through Early

3:46-7:24 Dodgers Fight Back, WALK ISSUES, Mets Respond With BIG THIRD INNING

7:25-13:19 Dodgers Bad Blood? Winker Comes Through, Questioning Mendoza’s Lineup Decisions

13:20-19:08 Game Gets Interesting, Stanek and Diaz Lock It Down, Thoughts and Feelings

19:09-26:38 Themes Of The Series, Confidence Levels? THE RIZZLER MAKES AN APPEARANCE

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski go through the five stages of grief as they discuss the Mets' disheartening 10-2 loss against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS. Will the 2024 Mets season be over by tomorrow, or do they have one more magic trick left in the hat?

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Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski recap a FUNERAL of an NLCS Game 3 for the New York Mets. WARNING: We have nothing positive to say. Join us.

00:00-3:44: Game 3 was EMBARRASSING

3:45-6:08: Take Alvarez OUT of the LINEUP

6:09-10:38: CLUNKER at-bats

10:39-11:23: Severino’s START

11:24-13:58: Tylor Megill gives up a MOONSHOT to SHOHEI OHTANI

13:59-15:27: Mets pitchers need to stop WALKING BATTERS, need better AT-BATS

15:28-19:37: Mets need to play like ANY DAY could be the LAST. We are RUNNING OUT OF TOMORROWS!

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