Mets Podcast - We Gotta Believe

It's only a week into spring training and Francisco Lindor is putting on a swagger SHOWCASE. This guy is the definition of "as cool as the other side of the pillow." Blue hair, multiple chains and bracelets, a pinky ring AND THE JACKET FROM 'Coming to America.' This man was made for New York!! Don't worry though, this isn't Yo's brand of swag like that girl in your high school with hoop earrings t...

The guys welcome the start of baseball with optimism on the field and wariness off of it. After yet another firing and harassment scandal, KFC is skeptical that it will ever end. There's always something new and terrible on the horizon and until the team weeds out all of the old regime's mistakes it seems inevitable that we'll be dealing with this for the foreseeable future!! There is some good ne...

The guys got into the Bauer fiasco and the fallout that followed. Do we actually care that we missed out on a pitcher with a career ERA of almost four? Not really. In fact, it'll probably play out better for the Mets in the long run!! With a team full of contracts coming due, paying a guy $42 million a year just doesn't seem like good business. That money could go towards much better options in th...

After continued backlash on Twitter and complete crazies going after his family, Uncle Stevie decided to deactivate his account. Being so public was bound to take a negative turn on the social media cesspool, but now we can hopefully put it behind us and he can slink back into the shadows where he does his best work!! The guys break down the Mickey Callaway fallout and the systemic problem, not on...

We finally got our man! We said it from day 1 of starting this podcast that we always wanted to pick the brain of the man that started it all, Matt Cerrone, and he didn't disappoint!! For the uninitiated, Cerrone was the OG Mets blogger. Long before the days of Twitter and websites giving a voice to the common man, Cerrone was grinding away covering the Amazin's in a way that fans could appreciate...

New ownership be damned, no one does scandal and dysfunction like the New York Mets. Almost a year to the date of the Beltran firing, Jared Porter has been relieved of his duties as general manager!! The creepy former GM sent SIXTY TWO text messages to a foreign reporter back in 2016. The story did not break in 2017 at her request, but all that matters now is that it came to light. Included in the...

You thought uncle Stevie was done? You think this is a game? All these other teams may be out here playing baseball, but Steve Cohen plays billionaire BULLY BALL!!! Francisco Lindor, the 4-time all-star and PREMIERE shortstop in the game is heading to Flushing. Is he coming alone!? Hell no. He's bringing a cookie along for the trip in the form of 6'3" STUD Carlos Carrasco! Who are we giving up you...

The Mets may have been dormant for a while, but a lot can change in a day. After rubbing elbows with fans at Citi Field, Uncle Stevie went on tear signing our new backstop, James McCann, and GM Jared Porter!! McCann is a clubhouse guy, revered for his management of the staff and framing. On top of that the guy's got some POP and some defensive skills to go along with it! Realmuto may be the flashy...

Everything is coming up Cohen! Even "bad" Mets news somehow turns out perfectly for the Mets new owner as Robinson Cano's most recent PED suspension opens up the bottle neck at second base for the 2021 season!! The once perennial All-Star second baseman forfeits his season, his position and most importantly, his $24 million paycheck, paving the way for MASSIVE possibilities. Not only will Jeff McN...

Uncle Stevie made his grand entrance to the Mets faithful and he somehow exceeded our every expectation! The man LITERALLY threw the Mets' first perfect game presser!! He pulled on our heart strings as fans, saying everything we've ever wanted to hear and more. He's not just here because he wanted to own his childhood team, he's here to build an iconic franchise with lasting success. He's got a bi...

The Cohen deal is finally official and no less than 2 hours later Uncle Stevie had himself a Red Wedding. No one in baseball ops was left standing. Brodie and his brain trust of Baird, Guttridge and Banner were all sent packing along with our sweet Omar Minaya. In one foul swoop Sandy and Stevie let the entire baseball world know that they're here and they mean business!! The guys breakdown who co...

The day we have all been waiting for- UNCLE STEVIE IS HERE. Gaining 26 votes on his way to victory, Steven A. Cohen becomes the official owner of the New York Mets! You may be thinking to yourselves, but what about that baby back bitch Bill de Blasio? Don't we have to wait for him to make it official? NOPE! Because Backtrackin' Bill followed suit exactly 3 minutes and a $17.5 million dollar donati...

Just when we thought we were going into our cocoon to emerge as a beautiful butterfly in November, we were dragged out for one last episode!!! Can't let the Yankees advance without giving our postseason picks for who's going to bring them down. Not that the season actually matters, but we'd be lying if we said we aren't rooting against the Yanks from getting their 27.5th rings. The guys break down...

That's a wrap on the 2020 season of We Gotta Believe! A corona shortened year that gave us 2 managers, a missing and presumed dead player, countless injuries/opt outs and a disappointing finish, but at the end of the day we got what we always wanted. Not a World Series title, but a new big time BILLIONAIRE owner!! We said it right from the start, this season was fraudulent anyway. We had our sight...

We're down to the final stretch of a lost season and our last remaining glimmer of hope for 2020 might be gone too. Jacob deGrom exited his last start with a hamstring spasm and with that, his chances at a Cy Young 3peat may be over. Normally Jake would just be hitting his stride, but in a shortened season, we may be running out of time!! Entering the game as the favorite, deGrom had the league by...

The guys contemplate grabbing a flight back from Cuncelina after a big win for the Amazins and taking a look at the offensive numbers. Hard to believe that a top-3 team in offense has only 20 wins, but when the look at the pitching it's clear to see why!! deGrom and Lugo are as solid as you can ask for, but when the rest of your rotation has a 6 ERA and the bullpen is a crapshoot night after night...

KFC is off in Cuncelina but Clem and Kyle jumped on to honor the late great Tom Seaver. 'The Franchise,' referred to by Vin Scully as the greatest right-handed pitcher he ever witnessed, passed away at 75 leaving behind a family and fan base with which he gave countless memories. Tom Terrific was an absolute force and one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game!! He holds virtually eve...

The Mets fell to the Marlins 5-3 on their way to a 4-game losing streak, but that wasn't going to stop Brodie Van Wagenen from slapping some paint on a sinking ship. Our snake oil salesman did what all Mets' GMs do, retread. The Todd Father is back whether we want him or not and he's joined by catcher Robinson Chirinos and reliever Miguel Castro. What did we get for this haul for the ages? Cash of...

They say good things come in 3s and HOLY SHIT did they come tonight. The Mets came back from a from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Yankees in game 1, NEWS BROKE THAT STEVE COHEN IS BUYING THE FRANCHISE AND SAVING US ALL and to cap it all off Rosario walked it off IN THE BRONX to sweep the day!! All of us are on cloud 9 fantasizing about what the future holds. This team went from being the bane of our e...

They guys weigh in on what has been going on in all of professional sports and the MLB as they hold protests and decline to play games in the hopes of spreading awareness to social issues. We break down Dom Smith's postgame press conference, his poignant message and the team's response!! We also discuss how Jacob deGrom is head and shoulders the best pitcher in all of baseball, how the team contin...

The Mets have their first winning streak of the year and are just 2 games away from .500 on the season, but, on the verge of a sweep and with the Yankees banging down our door for this weekend, Corona has reared its ugly head. Who's got the rona? Your guess is as good as ours, but this team was sick long before their trip to Miami and the only cure is Steve Cohen!! Conforto, Dom and Guillorme have...

The guys are bringing this episode to you with a warning. You may be flying high now, but this is the Mets we're talking about here so don't get it twisted. Fresh off TWO wins in a row (we win one more and that's called a winning streak) and fans are already in a back slide, thinking that this is the contender we were all hoping for!! Pete is coming out of his polar bear hibernation, gimme Gimmy i...

After taking a night off we wanted to stay in Cuncelina, but this team just wouldn't let us. The Mets beat the Nationals 11-6 in a slugfest designed to get every Mets fan back on their side!! Top to bottom the order crushed, Alonso and Dom went back-to-back and we got great defensive plays out of Nimmo and Gimenez. For fans on the fence, we don't fault you for believing, but just know that they ar...

The Mets were absolutely curb stomped by the Marlins 16-4 after Sven (Steven) Matz did what he always does, gives up MONSTER HRs. On a day where Marcus Stroman opted out for the season, you had to know a game like this was coming. It's just the Mets way!! The guys have completed the unholy triumphant by Cunceling across the board, but who actually cares because Uncle Stevie is coming, the season i...

Jacob deGrom didn't have his Sunday best, but the hands-down, most dominant pitcher in baseball gutted it out as the Mets defeated the Marlins 4-2!! Gimme Gimmy Gimenez has officially become "our guy," collecting 3 more hits and doing the little things that Mets' fans love to see. We had some shaky moments with Edwin but the close-er did what had to to get out of it and hand it over to Mr. Reliabl...