1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: Get Up, Get up. Oh boy. All right, welcome back 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: to Mets fans to another episode of the Mets Up Podcast. 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: This is an episode that we were dreading making not 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: too excited about this one, but obviously, with what's been 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: going on in Mets world, I know we had been 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: you know, a little mi i A for a little bit. 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: But you guys heard in the last episode, hopefully about 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: why Carlos Korea we can say his name Beetlejuice is 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: now allowed to be spoken about on the podcast, but 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: for all the wrong reasons. I wish we could be 11 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: a little bit more excited about this. But yeah, obviously, 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Carlos Crea has now signed with the Minnesota Twins. The 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: Mets were involved, the Mets have been gone back and forth. 14 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about that on today's episode of the podcast, 15 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: as well as what this means for the Mets moving forward, 16 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: what to expect, and you know, it's still me and James. 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about a random reliever that just got 18 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: d fade and why we think he fits on this roster. 19 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: So hopefully you guys are enjoying this. Maybe a little 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: bit of a therapy session, a little bit of a 21 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: debriefing a little bit of copium, as they like to say, 22 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: the kids online like to say, taking some copium. But 23 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna be We're gonna be talking a 24 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: little bit about Mets baseball today and all the stuff 25 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: that we haven't really been able to talk about recently. 26 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: So thank you so much for coming around. Make sure 27 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: you are following us on all our social media at 28 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: metstuff on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. YouTube video will be 29 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: on the New York Mets channel. And if you're listening 30 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: to us Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Odyssey, drop us 31 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: the rating, drops a review, download and subscribe. James, Me, me, 32 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: and you. We've we've obviously been talking for a while. 33 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: We're good friends. But share with the people. How are 34 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: you feeling? Initial reaction? It sucks. 35 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: It's sad like we thought for a long time, not 36 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 2: even like us, like Mark and I, like the collective, 37 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: we like all Mets fans out there, thought that Carlos 38 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: Cray would be on this team and then now it 39 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: just hasn't happened. And it's the third team that he 40 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: allegedly assigned with in the offseason. This time, it looks 41 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: like it's gonna stick. And it's just sad because you 42 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: thought this was gonna be a moment where like we 43 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: could we could just flex on the rest of the league, 44 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: and it didn't. It didn't wind up happening. Whatever reason 45 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: that may be, that is the truth. That's the way 46 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: we live in now, and this is you just hope 47 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: that doesn't. Like people don't fixate too much on which 48 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: has happened, because we had such an incredible month before 49 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: this happened, and like an amazing off season by all 50 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 2: of all intents and purposes, and now the one move 51 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: that was like the cherry on top, that's that's not 52 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: there anymore, and that ruins the entire Sunday. You don't 53 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: want that to be you know, No. 54 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: I think that's completely fair because like, really the Mets 55 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: had a great offseason. They did a lot of really 56 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: really good things. And it's I think we've spoke about 57 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: this before, just like the series of events that happened, 58 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: Like if this happened at the start of the off 59 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: season and the Mets did the rest, you'd have a 60 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: lot different feel than what it is right now. With 61 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: the off season essentially coming to an end with Carlos 62 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: Kray now going to a different team. But I mean, 63 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: we know what you guys know, we were obviously on Twitter, 64 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: we're obviously following along. You know, my job is baseball, 65 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: everything baseball related. On content side, James super into baseball, 66 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: been writing, doing you know, work for his companies as well. 67 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: Like we're super super connected. So everything that you guys see, 68 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: we see as well. And it just kind of you 69 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: kind of understand maybe why things went the way that 70 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: they did. It was just it felt like it might 71 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: have been a little bit tough to continue on. And 72 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: I mean to Carlos Correa, he got he still got Martin, 73 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: he still got paid by the Twins, and I think 74 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: the Mets being there just made it hurt a little 75 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: bit more. But also at the same regard, like you said, James, 76 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: it's the cherry on top. It was one hundred percent 77 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: of the cherry on top of what was a good offseason 78 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: for this team. 79 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: It's also like just thinking about the timeline and we 80 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: can we can divulge in that a little bit more 81 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: now that we're allowed to say Carlos Care's name again 82 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 2: because we we talk to you guys and Marlos Morea, 83 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: Jarlos Terrea just like you guys, we woke up or 84 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 2: just were up late at night in the December December 85 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: evening or morning, and we're like, oh my god, I 86 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 2: can't believe this just happened. And it was like the euphoria, 87 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: like the shock, like the the absolute unbelievableness of it all, 88 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: and we were we were jacked up, like it was 89 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: it was a really cool thing, and thought it was 90 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: gonna be a big, a big addition to the team, 91 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: a power bad a third baseman, things that, things that 92 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: would have been helpful, things that would have made one 93 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: of the best teams in baseball better. Like there's both 94 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: those things true. The Mets with without Carlos Korea then 95 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: and now we're one of the best teams of baseball. 96 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: This mess lineup with one of the better hitters in 97 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 2: baseball would have become better, Like that's not I'm not 98 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: saying anything crazy here. And then just going from that 99 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: high point, hilariously had an episode that I'll never record, 100 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: an episode I'll never see the light of day. And 101 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 2: then waking up on Christmas even going all the way 102 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: back down and seeing like, oh my god, hit a 103 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: snag again, and then from there dealing with the Holidays, Christmas, 104 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 2: New Year is for those who celebrate and being like 105 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 2: there's nothing complete radio sounds from every single person involves here, 106 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: No leagues on the Mets side, no leagues on Boris's side. 107 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: It's just complete silence the whole way. And we're sitting 108 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 2: here like, oh my god, like how like what's going 109 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: on right now? Like this is unbelievable, Like we haven't 110 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: seen anything like this ever in this sport. And then 111 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: they go through the last week where now like the 112 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: little things started dropping everywhere a little hint and litt 113 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: hint and litt hint and little hint. We're sitting here 114 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 2: and we know we're watching it all and it's just 115 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: this waiting and waiting and waiting for a final resolution. 116 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: And like we've seen a lot of you guys on 117 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 2: Twitter being like I just I don't even care anymore. 118 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 2: I just really want something to happen, like I just 119 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: need to know yes, no, Like we we as Mets 120 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: fans needed our lives back, and it created this kind 121 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: of funny, fun dynamic. 122 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: I guess just between. 123 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 2: Like and all of Mets Twitter, like all of me, 124 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: even even just between like Mark and I, even between 125 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 2: all the people who work on this podcast, you know, 126 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 2: shout out ve though, who's out there producing right now, 127 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: Like this is this was such a crazy, unforeseen event 128 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: in terms of an MLB Baseball free agent and the 129 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: fact that we were in the middle of it just 130 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: adds so much to what's been like a ridiculous year, 131 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: year and a half of this organization. 132 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: The crazy thing is in that unreleased episode that we 133 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: had where we were so excited about what it could 134 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: have been, you said one thing that stuck out in particular, 135 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: and you're like, it doesn't feel real, like it doesn't 136 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: feel real that this could be happening, And unfortunately those 137 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: words came true. Like I'm sure we we are definitely 138 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: I think some of the more level headed Mets fans 139 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: that are out there, and that probably drives some people 140 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: absolutely crazy that we don't scream and yell, that we're 141 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: not like gloom and doom and stuff. But in all honesty, 142 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: like it's it's such not that feeling right now. It's 143 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: just more so of like you know, a punch in 144 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: the stomach because you thought you had something that you 145 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: no longer have, but in all honesty, you did never 146 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: had it. He was never on this team who was 147 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,119 Speaker 1: never signed to a contract any of that kind of stuff. 148 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: So it's just it's a very weird feeling of what's 149 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: going on here because you thought for a long time 150 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: that you had one of the best players in baseball 151 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: on your team. But like you said, at the end 152 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: of the day, the Mets are still one of the 153 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: best team a long time. It was two it was 154 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: two and a half weeks. 155 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 2: Wasn't a long time, I mean a little longer than 156 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: than the Giants thought they had, but. 157 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: Felt like forever. It felt like forever that you know, 158 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: we've been waiting for this answer, and for those of 159 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 1: you who keep tabs on the podcast, you have noticed 160 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: during this time we have not put out a lot 161 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: of content, and I think you can understand why because, 162 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: I mean, look at what was going on with this, 163 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: all negotiation stuff, like back and forth, this team's and 164 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: this team's and Mets are and like everything that was 165 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: going on with this was absolute chaos. And as much 166 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: as we would have left to have covered it every 167 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: single step of the way, you gotta you know, also 168 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: understand what's going going on here with us and being 169 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: the official podcast and the mesters, just certain things that 170 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: you can and cannot do. But I mean, based on 171 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: what happened, it's just it's a very weird feeling. And 172 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: maybe it's me trying to cope. Maybe it's me, but 173 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: like we're gonna be okay, We're gonna be okay. I mean, 174 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: we're inhaling the copium right now at the record pace. 175 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: Like I made the meme comparing to the comparing Carls 176 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: created Anthony Rendon, Like I don't know, you could you 177 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: could glean from that what you will. Mark Marks made 178 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: three different YouTube videos of Carls Crez hunting with three 179 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,679 Speaker 1: different teams, Like with they all have three very different tones, 180 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: like we're gonna do what we can. It's just it's 181 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: it's it's. 182 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: It's such a weird mix of emotions that we've had 183 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 2: to deal with here, especially because again, like this team 184 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 2: is really good before this happened, and this would have 185 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 2: just been like that, like that punch in the mouth 186 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 2: to the rest of the league, and that would have 187 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: been cool. But now it's still this is still a 188 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: team that is incredibly, incredibly talented and incredibly deep as 189 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: an incredible amount of potential, Like even if you look 190 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 2: at last year's stats, a lot of people are still 191 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: like poking at the Mets lineup right now. Last year, 192 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 2: in terms of WRC plus, the way it runs created plus, 193 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 2: which is not a perfect stat, especially because it uses 194 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: the stadium that a team plays in and it equates 195 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 2: it to like average for the rest of the league 196 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 2: and says the Mets play their home games in city field, 197 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: that's one of the harder parks to hnd in baseball. 198 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: It will inflate their WRC plus over the season. They 199 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 2: were still third best in that and runs created a 200 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: neutron environment. Even in terms of power stats, somewhere that 201 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: people thought they Met really struggled last year. They were 202 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 2: fifteenth and sixteenth in home runs and isolated slugging percentage IO. 203 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: Iolated slugging percentage is if you take a team's slugging 204 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 2: percentage and subtract their batting average, so it's just a 205 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: measure of their extra base hits this year, and that 206 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 2: bumps the Mets up because the Met's had a higher 207 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: bating average in most of the league last year. But 208 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: even still just their iceolated sluger percentage was basically right 209 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 2: their league average. So even without Carlos Korea, this team 210 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 2: still has very potent lineup and a lineup very very 211 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 2: capable of beating anybody any given day in Major League Baseball. 212 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: I mean, I also take the stance of, you know, 213 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: he's not a make or break player, either for this 214 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: team or for the team that he's now on. The 215 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: Minnesota Twins. They were bad last year and he was 216 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: a vital cog of that offense, their best player. Arguably, 217 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: like would have been great, but like you said, there 218 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: were a lot of good things as the team. I mean, 219 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: this opens the door now for that more playing time 220 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: for Brett Baty, which is something that I think a 221 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: lot of Mets fans are super excited about, just the 222 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: fact that this young prospect, it was a first round 223 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: pick a couple of years ago by the New York Mets. 224 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: We saw some glimpses of him last year. Maybe he 225 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: wasn't fully one hundred percent prepared last season, but now 226 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: with a major league experience underneath his belt, the fact 227 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: that he kind of I think knows what his role 228 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: is going to be more realistically on this team, it's 229 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit more comfortable. It opens the 230 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: door for him, and I mean he was He's been 231 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: great in the minors and all the minor league prospect 232 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: guys have a lot of great things to say about 233 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: Brett Batty. So I mean copium again, you guys hear 234 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: that word over and over again the internet meme butt. 235 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: This opens the door for Brett Baty to maybe take 236 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: over and be that guy that we could use. Or 237 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: Eduardo Escobar played well at times last year too. He 238 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: had some big moments with this team, Like it's really 239 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: it's weird. It's weird to talk about a guy that 240 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: technically was never a part of this team and losing him. 241 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: But in the same regards, like that's kind of how 242 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: it is. 243 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 2: I mean the major copium, but Brett bay the power 244 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: and on base percentage. Edward Lescabar is a solil around 245 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 2: player who's a much better hitter from the right side, 246 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 2: plays usually decent defense five percent betting league average last year. 247 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 2: That sounds like two guys between a lefty and someone 248 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 2: as much better righty could could cover a position very 249 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: well over the course of his season. I know that 250 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 2: tweet I had more copium today as the Astros, who 251 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 2: everybody I think would agree are probably the smartest team 252 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 2: in the whole league, right they just they just won 253 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 2: the World Series, like, that's not that's not nothing crazy 254 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 2: to say. Just last offseason they la Carlos Korea walk. 255 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: It doesn't seem like they even very seriously offered them 256 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 2: a contract. They were replaced him for him won the 257 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 2: World Series MVP. 258 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. 259 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: He was what twenty four to twenty five year old rookie. 260 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 2: It sounds familiar. 261 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. 262 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 2: I'm maybe you think I'm grasping a straws here, but 263 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: this isn't. I don't know, this is this isn't. It's 264 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 2: very hard to track the feelings of Mets fans right now, 265 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 2: and I asked Mets fans on Twitter today, like let 266 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: me know how you're feeling, and the answers I got 267 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 2: were such a wide range of emotions that really same 268 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 2: encapsulates what's going on right now. Someone was like I 269 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 2: don't care. Some people like I'm sad, some people like 270 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: I'm happy, people like it's okay, some people like it sucks. 271 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: Darren our boy UK Mets Darren Ferguson said I'm upset 272 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 2: because I already ordered his jersey, which I feel for 273 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 2: Darren in that sense right there, that's that's probably a 274 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: lesson to be learned for all of us. A lot 275 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 2: of people say it's okay, or so the lineup is 276 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 2: still good. Someone's like, okay, but now we can go 277 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 2: get different a bigger fish later on. 278 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: It's it's so it's. 279 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: So funny to be able to to have this like 280 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 2: line to Mets fans and see how different people are 281 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 2: feeling when the same exact thing happened at the same thing, 282 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 2: the same event is causing all these different little like 283 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: little runs of emotion. It's it's it's pretty amazing to 284 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 2: watch the two coasts were. 285 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: Hit by Carlos Korea and it ends up going to 286 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: the Midwest out in Minnesota, and they'll be very happy 287 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: and fine with it. It's just like, I mean, even 288 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: my tweet where I tweeted out, you know, if the 289 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: Mets sign Carlos Korea, if you follow me and retweet, 290 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give away a sign or a Carlos Korea 291 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: a jersey to somebody. People like pick the winner, pick 292 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: the winner. I'm like, wait till I'm waiting till this 293 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: is official. We just saw a team not be able 294 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: to get it done with him because of stuff like 295 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna wait a little bit here. Ended 296 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: up being right. I wish I was wrong, would have 297 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: been great, but I don't know. I think you know, again, 298 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: we haven't been able to talk about Carlos Kray on 299 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: this podcast. We're gonna use this time to do so. 300 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: But once we're done here, we gotta move on. We 301 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: gotta move on for Carlos Karre because he's not gonna 302 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: be a part of this team. He's gonna be a 303 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: part of Minnesota Twins. We'll see them in Minnesota in September, 304 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: so you know, we'll see what's going on there. A 305 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:18,599 Speaker 1: lot of people are talking about when the met to 306 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: play the Rangers circle in that we're probably gonna circle 307 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Twins series two out in September in Minnesota. 308 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: It's gonna be freezing probably out there. I don't know. 309 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: It's it's a very, very weird feeling like I'm in 310 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: a glass case of emotion. To quote Will Ferrell, an 311 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: anchor man, that's exactly how I feel. 312 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: It's also just a good learning experience for all of 313 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 2: us as baseball fans who spend a lot of time 314 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 2: on social media, because we're proving time and time again 315 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: that the people to trust are besides our boy, are 316 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 2: Jeff Passon and Ken Rosenthal, Like you're we're out here 317 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 2: listening to Jim Bowden and Steve Phillips and all these 318 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: other people on Metz Twitter and all these other teams, 319 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 2: little Twitter accounts, all these people with fake check mark. 320 00:12:58,960 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: Shuy that Mark. 321 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,679 Speaker 2: It's it's just it's you have to just sit and 322 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 2: wait for the real stuff because there's only a few 323 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: people who we can really trust absolutely positively all the time. One, 324 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 2: of course, there's our boy who will remain nameless, you 325 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 2: know who while you're listening right now, and also Passing 326 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: and Rosenthal like that's it. 327 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: Well, think about the ven diagram of one New York 328 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Mets fans just in general, in college football, it doesn't mix. 329 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 2: Well. 330 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: We know in the last episode we talked about college 331 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: football for the last thirty minutes. People got mad. I 332 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: get it. You wanted to hear us talk about Carlos. Correct, 333 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: we couldn't get over it. But I also we also 334 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: know that the New York fan base does not give 335 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: a damn about college football. There's just there's no college 336 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: football around here. I'm sorry Rutgers not to be disrespectful 337 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: to you guys. But there's there's no college football around here. 338 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: There's no college football culture. So the fact that someone 339 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: thought Steve Phillips or whatever thought that the ven diagram 340 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: of the people that are watching college football that includes 341 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:56,359 Speaker 1: Georgia fans and TCU fans, Atlanta Braves fans, and Texas 342 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't the Mets would wait to announce this because the 343 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: National Championship was on. Like I mean, like you said, 344 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: I think if we learn anything, patients is key. Patience 345 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: is important. Don't always trust what you see, don't always 346 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: trust what you hear. It's not always as it appears. 347 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, just you just gotta wait, gotta wait. It's 348 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: another lesson in social media and news and who to 349 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: trust and who not. And I think we've cleaned up 350 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: our list even more so than we had in the 351 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: past of reliable sources and whatnot. 352 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 2: Think about Giants fans right now. San Francisco Giants fans. 353 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 2: They thought that Carlos kre like a month ago, and 354 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 2: this has big down to two different teams since then 355 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 2: and lost what one hundred and fifty million dollars in 356 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 2: the process. It's it's unbelievable think about this saga and 357 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 2: how it's gone on, how how simple and straightforward free 358 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 2: agency was. At the beginning, it was just like signing signing, signing, signing, 359 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: And now it's completely every single guy went off the 360 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: board except for Carls Korea, and now this incredibly long 361 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: drawn out process and now it's just the dust has 362 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 2: finally settled by the time you guys are listening to this, 363 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: and we all have to move forward because pictures and 364 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 2: catchers are reporting and only about a month, like thirty 365 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 2: five thirty eight days, which is unbelievably close. We're in January. 366 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: This is this is this is as low as the 367 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 2: baseball point season never gets, and it's only going to 368 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: go up from here in terms of excitement, in terms 369 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 2: of stories, in terms of news, it's about it's about 370 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: to get crazy, and there's probably a couple more moves 371 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 2: that could be made. Nothing crazy. I know there were 372 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 2: a lot of people on Twitter being like, what's the 373 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: next big one? Probably isn't right now, it doesn't really 374 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 2: seem like that anything is in the forefront at all. 375 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 2: Like I can't even if I had to think about 376 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 2: every single roster in baseball, who the highest profile guy 377 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 2: who could be moved even is Brian Reynolds maybe, but 378 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 2: will not be to the Mets. Probably not because there's 379 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 2: no real need and they're probably the priors. Produce also 380 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 2: seems to be astronomically high based on the information that 381 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: we get as fans. So don't really hold your breath, 382 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 2: Mets fans for this, like bang, bang bang, this crazy thing. 383 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 2: Maybe there could be another bench bat signing, a guy 384 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 2: like Jerks and Profar, a guy like Tommy fam get 385 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 2: ourselves a real fourth outfielder. There's always more relievers that 386 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: are going to be out there. Favorite of the show 387 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: Julian Merriweather from Toronto Blue Jays CFA today as we 388 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: went into the recording here, that's a guy who I 389 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 2: would want to bring into the building immediately. Just let 390 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 2: let Jeremy Hefner just sprinkles magic dust on him, get 391 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: a new lights out back into the BULLPENK guy, it's 392 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 2: it's it's we have to come down off his high 393 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 2: right now and jump back into reality and look at 394 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 2: this team, look at this roster, look where we're at, 395 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 2: and get ready for the season. 396 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: Mets fans, we need a little heat heat check. You know, 397 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: we were starting to think you know, our stuff don't stink, 398 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: and it's it was completely reasonable. And I still think 399 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: we should be up on our high horse. I still 400 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: think we should be high and excite and all that 401 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. But we need a little heat check. 402 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: This is the heat check. It's all right. I think 403 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: I'm also gonna do a little more copium, my last copium, 404 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: and then I'll stop talking about it here. How amazing 405 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: is it that the owner of the New York Mets, 406 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: this front office was willing to spend three hundred dollars 407 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: when they were already over the luxury tax. That was 408 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: something that was possibly gonna happen. That's something that we 409 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: haven't seen ever with the New York Mets really, or 410 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: really any teams in baseball spending that kind of money. 411 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: So that alone is at least a sign if you're 412 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: a Mets fan who was really really upset, that's a 413 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: sign of oh wow, okay. So there's clearly a there's 414 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: clearly a process in place. Mets are trying to win 415 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: as long as it makes sense. They don't really seem 416 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: to care about the price tag. That to me is 417 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: that's really cool. And if I'm gonna be you know, 418 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: I don't know what the right word is here. I'm 419 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: not gonna with the vocabulary sometimes, but that to me 420 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 1: is really that's a good sign. It's a good sign. 421 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. Cool, it's a cool thing. And it's just it's 422 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 2: the fact that we also know as an organization, as 423 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 2: fans that there it's never done, you know what I mean, 424 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: It's never complete. The concept of building a roster and 425 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 2: building a championship caliber team, it's never finished. And the 426 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 2: fact that that is something that's shared completely, it's by 427 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 2: everybody involved in here, from top to bottom, is something 428 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 2: that's comforting and something that we at least if we 429 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 2: have to. I hate I hate trying to like get 430 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 2: a sort relying from this, but somebody, you can hang 431 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 2: your hats on like it's it's never gonna We're never 432 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. It's not gonna be over 433 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: until it's over. And even if it's over, it's probably 434 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 2: still something else you could really do and get after 435 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 2: it one more time. And that's something that almost no 436 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 2: other team baseball can can boast, almost no other team 437 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 2: in organized sports can boast. And the fact that we 438 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 2: can always be able to think that there could be 439 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 2: something else that's happening. Like we just said, logically probably 440 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 2: the next six weeks. I wouldn't expect that, but just 441 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: in the future, in the way we're moving forward, this organization, 442 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: the way it's being built, the way this team is 443 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 2: now is now operating. We know that that is true 444 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 2: and a fact and something that's really cool. 445 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: Not one hundred percent good baseball team at the end 446 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: of the day for the Mets, with or without Carlos Krea, 447 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,360 Speaker 1: obviously now it's without still still a very very good team. 448 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: A lot of good stuff happening this offseason. I mean, 449 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: we saw some projections that came out too, and they 450 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: were giving code I sang a great productive projections justin Verlander, 451 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: Scherz or all these guys, like what was it, Zips 452 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: was that who came out with it? Or Steamer? Which 453 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: one was it? 454 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was Zips, Steamers out but Steamer doesn't have 455 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 2: any of the international players that come over this year. 456 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 2: But ZIPS, which is another Fangrass projection system, gave the Mets, 457 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 2: even because they didn't clue carls Creya in their system, 458 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 2: they said, this is one of the best, the most 459 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 2: talented teams in baseball and Mark and I were even 460 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 2: just talking yesterday on Discord hanging out and we were 461 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 2: looking around the National League. It's really just us in 462 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 2: the East. It's just gonna be a dogfied between these 463 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 2: three teams, the Mets, the Braves and Affillies, the Dodgers. 464 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 2: While there's still you'll never count them out, their roster 465 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 2: looks significantly weaker right now that did a year or 466 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 2: two years ago by a lot. 467 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: The Padres are. 468 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 2: Have an unbelievable team, but we always know that they 469 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: find some way to screw something up. They're just they 470 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 2: don't use enough numbers there. So we have we we 471 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 2: definitely will have that over them, which that got they 472 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 2: got us in the playoffs last year. But I'm I 473 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 2: still they're not. 474 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: They're not. It's we have. 475 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 2: This division is the battle right now, and it's gonna 476 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 2: it's three teams are pretty evenly matched. They each have 477 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,360 Speaker 2: different strengths, different weaknesses. They just gotta go get them. 478 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 2: And this team does have improvements over last year. Still 479 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 2: that people we know that we have to like really 480 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 2: realize and understand and appreciate because we had for months 481 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 2: a DH position that was completely useless. 482 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: Is that too mean? 483 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 2: A production list. I mean a DH spot that didn't 484 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 2: have nothing really came from it last year for a 485 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 2: very long time. And now we're gonna enter this season 486 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 2: with a hitter and Daniel Vogelback who was who proved 487 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 2: last year over a long sample that he was well 488 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 2: above league average hither at the dhpot, and we're going 489 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 2: to have at least opportunities probably potentially we don't know 490 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: anything given to Brett Bay the Andan, Francisco Alvarez for 491 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 2: third base designated hither, and there's gonna be potential there 492 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: for three guys who project very very well better than 493 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 2: the Hithers that were on the in those positions at 494 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 2: this time last year to make this team better. 495 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: On Pete Alonzo like really looked so unbelievably good last year, 496 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: where he's just simply one of the better power hitters 497 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: in the entire game. Again, like that's exciting. Francisco Lindor 498 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: had his big year, an MVP caliber ish season in 499 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: terms of value. Obviously he didn't win the MVP. No 500 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: one's saying that, but the idea is that he was 501 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: a extremely That's exactly what we expected from Francisco Lindor 502 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 1: when we got him. Brendan Nimmo looked great, Starling Moore 503 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: Tay looked great. Like there's guys all around this team 504 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: that shouldn't make you worried. Because we did not get 505 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 1: Carlos Korea, this team is still very good, could get 506 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: even better. Brett Bati and Francisco Alvas are two guys 507 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: that could make huge impacts on this team. We've seen 508 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: rookies do it before they have the baths. You know, 509 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: it's just getting a little bit of MLB experience underneath 510 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: their belts. But they're good hitters. We've seen them show sparks. 511 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: It's it's weird to be having this conversation now because 512 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: for the last month it's been, you know, the opposite 513 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: of what we were expecting to be playing third base. 514 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, through this therapy session, hopefully 515 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: of listening to this podcast, you guys feel better like 516 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: we do as we talk more and more on it. 517 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 2: Definitely, and also it's just everyone every Mets fans had 518 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: a weird month. So now bring everybody back. Get ready. 519 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 2: Look look at look at each other, Look at your 520 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 2: help in the mirror, look at the players we have 521 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 2: together in this locker room. Realize this is the championship 522 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 2: caliber team. Just get ready for the season. 523 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 1: It's almost like, what is it Mercury's in retrograde. That's 524 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: when like stuff's acting weird and everybody's a little bit off. 525 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: They say it's in retrograde. I think it's now in 526 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: grade or whatever. The normal form of the theory has 527 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: been graded. Yeah, okay, yeah, it's just it's it's it's stable. 528 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: Whatever it is, it's stable, and uh, I think we're 529 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: gonna be just fine, just fine. I'm I'm really excited 530 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: for the baseball season. I can't wait. I'm itching for 531 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: pitchers and catchers to get started up. Like you said, 532 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: thirty eight or thirty seven days, whatever it is, they 533 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: can't come soon enough. I'm taking we're both taking a vacation, 534 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: coming up here soon for the first time in a 535 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: really long time. Gonna play some golf in Florida. So 536 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: if anybody has recommendations for good golf courses out in 537 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: Florida that are not gonna cost two hundred fifty dollars 538 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,719 Speaker 1: to play, because me and my dad are not particularly 539 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: good and that would just be a waste of money 540 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: to play at a super awesome golf course and shoot 541 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: one twenty. But if you have recommendations for some cheaper 542 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: golf courses throwing my way on Twitter at Draftneckmark would 543 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: appreciate it. But I think, like you said, these next 544 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: few weeks, I get back into the swing of things, 545 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: relax and get ready for the long baseball season that's 546 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: inevitably coming. 547 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 2: Also, just another quick update, just to get something in. 548 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 2: Here's the only time we're gonna talk to you guys 549 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 2: this week. We're starting to get a lot of the 550 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame ballots coming in, which I think is 551 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 2: a fun thing to talk about for all baseball fans. 552 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 2: As of right now, thirty eight percent of the ballots 553 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 2: haven't counted. Shout out Ryan Tibodau. He's usually the guy 554 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,479 Speaker 2: who's on top of this, not mister TIBs. On Twitter 555 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 2: right now, Scott Rolling, Todd Helton are in with Billy 556 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 2: Wagner Andrew Jones very close behind. Okay, Yeah, looks like 557 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 2: someone who's not gonna make it this time, but he 558 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 2: has a great He's in a great spot. Fifty eight 559 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 2: percent in his first time on the ballot. 560 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've been looking at the tracker. I've been seeing 561 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: so many people filling out blank ballots, and that gets 562 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 1: me really really frustrated because there are Hall of Famers 563 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: on this list. I've come to the realization of I 564 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: don't really like arguing about the Hall of Fame too much. 565 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: Is because a lot of these guys, like they put 566 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: in the work, they had great careers. I don't like 567 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: diminishing a guy's career, especially when they make it onto 568 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: this It feels like it feels really rude. I don't know, 569 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: it feels like very personal, and I don't want it 570 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: to be. But some of the votes that've been going 571 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: out there have been absolutely absolutely nuts. And the fact 572 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: that there are guys that just consistently year after year 573 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: put out blank ballot, blank ballot, blank ballot. We got 574 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: to fix something with that. We spoke about it earlier 575 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: in the offseason. The system is flawed. They need to 576 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: fix it. Because there's no way that Carlos Beltron should 577 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: not be in the Hall of Fame first ballot. There's 578 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: no way that Billy Wagner. Billy Wagner is like the 579 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: most robbed guy on this list, and outside of possible 580 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: ped use and whatnot, but like, oh my god, it's 581 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: crazy that like there's such gatekeeping for something that is 582 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: supposed to be a hall to recognize the greats of 583 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: baseball for the fans of baseball. 584 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 2: I just mentioned that briefly, you would do the whole 585 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 2: a whole rant on it. 586 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: It gets me. It gets me mad, dude, It gets 587 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: me so mad because it's stupidity. It's dumb, like you're 588 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: not that important. Your vote isn't Like who did the 589 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,719 Speaker 1: whole thing where he made like an entire like movie 590 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: montage about like, yeah, filling it out with like a 591 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: quill and a feather quill, Like. 592 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 2: My god, it was a video of himself opening the 593 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 2: envelope and pondering and filling it out with like spiraling 594 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 2: camera as he himself voiced it over and narrated it was. Honestly, 595 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 2: it was an incredible piece of content. I'll never forget 596 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 2: the rest of my life. And everyone should go take 597 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: a look at it right now. I'm sure you can 598 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 2: find it on Twitter, Instagram, tech talk YouTube, just like 599 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 2: the place that you could find this podcast. 600 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: Yes, definitely, And I think that's a perfect way for 601 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: us to kind of bring an end to this short, 602 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: quick episode. But we wanted to. We told you as 603 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: soon as you know that who shall be not named, 604 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: Voldemort gets mentioned or whatever. As soon as that news breaks, 605 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: we will have it for you. And we came through 606 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: with that promise. I know we've been a little bit 607 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: slow soft season, but we're gonna be back on that 608 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: regular schedule. We have some great interviews lined up for 609 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: you guys, not gonna tell you the names just yet. 610 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: Maybe a little surprised for you, but some really, really 611 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: good stuff coming up, and we just get to focus 612 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: on the twenty twenty three season. 613 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 2: Now. 614 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: The Carlos Correa saga is over. He'll be in Minnesota, 615 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: go have fun over there. It's gonna be freezing for 616 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: like nine months of the year, and uh, Mets are 617 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: gonna still be good. We're gonna be fine. So you guys, 618 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: thanks for listening, Thanks for watching. Make sure you follow 619 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: us on all our social media at mets up on Twitter, Instagram, 620 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: and TikTok. Subscribe to the Mets YouTube channel so you 621 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: don't miss out on the video version of this. And 622 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,239 Speaker 1: if you're listening to us, which is important, make sure 623 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: you're listening Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Odyssey, anywhere you 624 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: get your podcasts. 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