The Metsian Podcast with Sam, Rich & Mike

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! A Metsian Podcast comes at you LIVE at 8pm ET this holiday, continuing to wonder whether baseball will see the light of day in 2020.Negotiations have sputtered on just in time to intersect spikes in new cases in both spring homes, Arizona and Florida. Since they haven't been able to see eye to eye on money and the virus is still complicating re-opening plans around th...

Precious time continues wasting away.  It's already mid-June and MLB and the MLBPA remain far from striking a deal on a tentative 2020 season.  If anything negotiations between parties remain stalemated and rife with animosity.  The Union believes talks have reached the point of futility, with players essentially throwing their hands in the air asking MLB to impose a modified schedule and a r...

What we have here is a failure to communicate - a crisis of trust.  Over ten weeks have elapsed since the COVID-19 pandemic first causes baseball to suspend all operations.  Although MLB and the MLBPA in March come to terms on a contingency agreement the parties have since only grown more divergent in their respective plan for proceeding forward.  Sadly, any semblance of a 2020 season is now under...

LIVE at 8pm ET, Stephen Keane, formerly of Kranepool Society, joins us on the 56th official edition of A Metsian Podcast! The players and owners are trying to negotiate terms that would lead to some baseball this year, but the union rejected the latest terms sent their way. Some shots were also fired by some players, including Max Scherzer, calling the owners out for “dealing in a lack of transpar...

The back and forth has begun between the owners and the players union and we may be one step closer to baseball...or one step closer to everything falling apart. As episode 55 rolls in, we welcome Baseball and BBQ's Jeff Cohen to the program for a socially distanced COVID check-in. We'll break down where the current negotiations stand, then take a trip back in time to look at players to...

In the immortal words of Cyndi Lauper, money changes everything.  All these years later is appears she's never been more right.  If you're familiar with the old expression that life immitates sports and sports immitates life, then you're aware baseball is no different.  If not, then pay attention kids, because this a future social studies lesson in the making.  Low and behold in maj...

The socially distanced episodes roll on, and as we bring you episode 53 as well as that uniform in Mets history, we welcome Jacob Resnick of Metsmerized Online and Mets Minors to tell us about his experience in all of this. We'll also discuss the potential proposal for play this year and what some folks in the baseball ranks have had to say about it. Join us LIVE at 8!

After some technical difficulties with the reception Sunday night, A Metsian Podcast welcomes back author Brian Wright, writer of New York Mets All-Time All-Stars to hell us get through Episode 52 a lot more smoothly this time. Join us LIVE at 8pm ET

Collective concern over our near future; care for ourselves, family, friends, and community; and continued containment of coronavirus still rule the day.  Like so many fans complying with general quarantine the game of baseball likewise remains restlessly idle.  But for how much longer?  With the month of May fast approaching, there is a sense daily focus and vigilence are coming under threat from...

LIVE at 8pm ET, A Metsian Podcast keeps the quarantined baseball convo going, this week welcoming director Phil Maillard to the 51st program! Phil has worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. His credits include directing music videos for the likes of Queen Latifah and De La Soul. In 2013, he co-founded Tumaro Media with Rodd Houston, which you can find here. We’ll talk about his ca...

So, Major League Baseball recently issued a tentative plan for salvaging the 2020 season.  A Metsian Podcast suspends reality to discuss its merits and share with you their own ideas for saving the season amid the COVID-19 crisis.  Sam, Rich, and Mike will answer Twitter questions, reminisce about players who have worn #50 in Mets history, and revisit the ongoing debate as to which all-time Mets a...

To play, or not to play, that is the question.  Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to pursue a modified schedule and potentially risk the health and well being of entire organizations, stadium employees, and fans, or continue taking arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end this COVID-19 pandemic.  President Trump who is anxious to get the economy churning again this past week held a m...

We the hosts of A Metsian Podcast hope you are doing well and in good spirits.  During these strange and trying times, know that our concern, empathy, and prayers are with you all.  If your situation permits, we present you the listener with our latest attempt at Social Distraction.  Author Greg Prince (FaithAndFearInFlushing.com) joins the podcast.  Together we'll discuss MLB's tentativ...

Crazy times call for Metsian measures. Live at 8pm ET, A Metsian Podcast with Sam, Rich and Mike welcome Frank Fleming aka NJ Tank! You may know Mr. Fleming from his news interview a few opening days ago calling NJ Transit the “Absolute Worst!” Since then he has done some part-time work on Barstool Sports as well as his Allow Me to Be Frank Podcast. With all the insanity going on and a lack of act...

Lack of baseball got you down?  Tune in to the Metsian Podcast quarantine party this Sunday evening with special guest, author Brian Wright.  His newest book is titled: New York Mets All-Time All-Stars, The Best Players At Each Position For The Amazin's.  In it the history of the Mets is told through Brian's stories of the 35 brightest stars in the constellation of baseball in Queens.  D...

Spanning time zones to bring you a constant variety of blue and orange banter, a Metsian Podcast invades Cactus League country with New York City native, current Arizona resident, and huge Lee Mazzilli fan, Anna Brice leading the charge.  On the field, the bullpen and starting rotation continue feuling fan anxieies.  Off it, coronavirus panic is running wild.  Italian league futbol is presently be...

The 2020 Grapefruit League season is underway.  Luis Rojas managing his first game, Wilson Ramos adjusting his receiving skills, and Yoenis Cespedes ending his media blackout, are just a few of many topics slated for this evening's discussion.  Please join Sam, Rich, and Mike, as they take their cuts at the aforementioned, revisit #44 in Mets history, and broach upon so much more with guest M...

LIVE at 8pm ET, the 43rd A Metsian Podcast comes your way as more and more players pour their way into spring training! Pete Alonso knows exactly what his role is heading into this year, in contrast with making the team last year. He was creatively bullish on his first day in the PSL, envisioning being “drunk as hell” on a float at the end of the season. Aside from the team’s aspirations, what can...

No longer need you kindle your hot stoves, baseball fans.  For this coming Monday morning, Spring Training begins.  Gary Mack of MetsMusings joins host Mike Lecolant as a Metsian Podcast bids adeu to a rather controversial off-season with a Pitchers and Catchers Eve party.  On the docket: an overview of this year's invitees; the battle for back-up catcher; back end of the starting rotation; a...

The New York Mets fill their sudden managerial vacancy with the in-house promotion of Luis Rojas.  A Metsian Podcast is back on the air this Sunday evening to discuss and debate this latest occurance.  Join Sam, Rich, and Mike, as they catch up on all things orange and blue and welcome into the fold the team's newest skipper.  Call and partake in the conversation @ 646-787-1919.  Also on the...

A Metsian Podcast returns to its regularly scheduled program with the most irregular baseball scandal we've ever had! Jeff Cohen of Baseball & BBQ returns to help us break down how the Mets got involved in a scandal they aren't involved in. While we may actually only be hitting the tip of the iceberg with all of this, we'll discuss the fallout that involves who was supposed to b...

Happy New Year from A Metsian Podcast! 2020 has arrived, we're closer to Mets baseball again than ever before, though all is mostly quiet on the Metsian front...other than non-roster invitees today. With the "Hot" stove rather cold, and nothing for sure from the Cohen side of things, there are always many a Mets items on our mind and on yours. Hit us up at 646-787-1919 to join in th...

The 2010’s are coming to an end! Crazy another Metsian decade has come to a close and we at A Metsian Podcast have a lot to say about it. The good, the bad and the ugly...our favorite Mets moments, our least favorite Mets players, our favorite years and so much more! So, join us tonight at 8pm ET for the last 2010's edition of A Metsian Podcast!

A very merry holiday season to you and yours, no matter what you celebrate. We here at A Metsian Podcast are many denominations, but we all gather together at the Metsian church. With that, we welcome Faith and Fear in Flushing's Greg Prince, a regular resident of these here parts. Along with host Mike Lecolant and fellow Metsian Sam Maxwell, we'll break down the moves the Mets have made...

They sold...they....actually sold....I....am speechless...but we'll say a lot of word LIVE at 9 when the folks from Mets Fans United join is for this crazy breaking news as we go through all the emotions that were included in this day as Zack Wheeler signed with the Phillies prior to the news about the sale. LISTEN IN LIVE AT 9!