National League Town (a Mets podcast)

The Mets were born in a National League Town. Does that place still exist? As a podcast, absolutely. As a state of mind, eternally. As an identity that speaks to our baseball DNA, evocatively. As an operative phrase describing New York in the present day...that may be another story. Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen delve into what exactly is in a name.

As Julie Andrews might put it, St. Lucie's alive with the sound of baseball, the game they have played for a thousand years...or 60 in the Mets' case. The sport and the team we missed are indeed back, and National League Town dives right into picking both of them apart. Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen grudgingly contemplate some new rules; cautiously welcome a couple of new arms; and wish a longtime re...

Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen were eager to be assaulted by the annual onslaught of reassuring Spring Training rituals, routines, and clichés. Rob Manfred had other ideas. St. Lucie stays eerily quiet, but our hosts make plenty of noise regarding what Mets fans are missing in March of 2022. In search of solace, we close with a refreshing constitutional through the first-ever National League Town Mail...

Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen discuss Buck Showalter, the new Mets manager, and then celebrate the election of Gil Hodges to the Baseball Hall of Fame. (This episode was recorded prior to the cancellation of Spring Training and the first week of the regular season.)

Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen celebrate the announcement that the Mets will retire "17" in honor of Keith Hernandez and then discuss whether "8", "24", and "5" should also be retired. Jeff even manages to make a reference to Great Neck.

Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen talk about six more players worthy of the Mets Hall of Fame: Jose Reyes, Al Leiter, Donn Clendenon, Ray Knight, David Cone, and R.A. Dickey.

Greg Prince and Jeff Hysen continue their discussion of possibilities for the Mets Hall of Fame as they talk about Tim McCarver, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, Carlos Beltran, John Olerud, Daniel Murphy, Howard Johnson, Benny Agbayani, and Lee Mazzilli. Plus, Greg remembers Jeff Innis and the show ends with Jeff mentioning a Met that no one wants to talk about.

Greg and Jeff begin with the four players who wore the Mets uniform that were not elected to Cooperstown in the latest election (Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Kent, Bobby Abreu) and then discuss candidates for the Mets Hall of Fame (the ‘62 Mets, Ron Hunt, Ron Swoboda, Felix Millan, Jesse Orosco, Sid Fernandez, David Wright, and Bobby Valentine).

Greg Prince (Faith & Fear In Flushing) and Jeff Hysen, two life-long Mets fans from Long Island, are here to talk about the Mets: Mets fandom, Mets history, Mets LIfe. Please join us! Music provided by The Royal Arctic Institute. Logo created by John Newcomer.