LIVE at 9pm ET, A Metsian Podcast, Ep. 28 - Subway Series Bronx Edition Recap & Looking Ahead

LIVE at 9pm ET, A Metsian Podcast enters episode 28!

We'll recap the Subway Series doubleheader in the Bronx, look ahead to an important 4-game series with the Cardinals at Citi Field, and of course, take a look at the players to wear number 28 in Mets history.

More specifically, we'll discuss Zack Wheeler's uneven walk year...Jason Vargas's resergence, Pete Alonso's All-Star and Rookie of the Year potential, and look at whether the Subway Series is still as exciting after all these years and with the novelty of interleague play having worn off.

PLUS MUCH MORE! So, join us LIVE at 9pm ET for the latest edition of A Metsian Podcast!

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Their Mlicki Game

Once upon a time, at the dawn of interleague play, a man rose to shut down the defending champion Yankees in the very first regular season Subway Series game of all time.

The Mets lost the next two.

MANDATORY CREDIT: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports

Nobody remembers that.

And in this new age of New York baseball, when Yankee fans look back at the dawn of this new era, they'll remember fondly how the other New York team came into their stadium looking to break their winning streak record with their defending Rookie of the Year on the mound, and got knocked around 6-1.

They'll casually brush over how the Mets took the next two.

We'll look back at when the 2015 New York Mets started a new streak.

#HappyHarveyDay

LET'S. GO. METS.

Turn That Knob Up

I'll spare you the Spinal Tap references that I, and countless others, made yesterday after the Mets tied a club record with 11 straight games. By now, with the Subway Series looming, we all know there's another place we can turn the knob up to. The technology has improved in amps since the last time the Mets cranked it up to 11, which they've done 4 other times. They've increased the volume, and we can turn it up more.

Let's not stop here. Let's get louder.

Let's show this city, and this country, who's time it is.

TURN. THAT. KNOB. UP.

LET'S. GO. METS.

When In Rome...

What's funny about when I wrote that headline was that I didn't even write it thinking about how the Yankees like to view themselves and their ballpark as, "Romanesque..."

But it's true. The Mets maximized return while still having some issues with their pitching. 10 walks last night and they gave up 7 runs in each game. Tanaka and Citi Field could spell doom for the suddenly potent Mets offense. Or they could keep getting solid rips at the ball, HR or not. Though it's not like the depleted-and-relatively-empty-to-begin-with Yankee pitching is anything like what Tanaka can do.

What's cool about last night was that the Rangers, about an inning or so after Daniel Murphy all but sealed the victory with a right field upper deck pole shot, wrapped up a miraculous comeback, after being down 3-1 in the series, and now get a chance to play for the conference championship. With less attention being focused on the game as people dispersed from Yankee Stadium early, Met fans and Yankee fans alike watched and rooted for the Rangers to put the finishing touches on the series, all chanting "Let's go Rangers" on their way out.

So now, the series shifts to the Bay of Flushing, with players now needing to overcome its Great Wall. Stay within yourself, don't try to do too much, take it to the gaps, and the good swings will come.

I can't begin to tell you how pumped I am for Rafael Montero's debut tonight. The kid has great composure and can hit his spots as well as any young pitcher I've ever seen. Madduxesque....if I may say. Yankees generally have a hard time against ANY pitcher making his debut, so we'll see if that trend continues. Tonight should be very exciting. One way or the other, after seeing these last two games (ESPECIALLY with Monday night's epic finish) I don't know how anyone could say this has gotten old. This is all about New York City, and I love walking and biking around, taking in the sights of this town, while two NY teams duke it out. It is epic, and sets the bar that much higher for when they once more meet in the World Series.

Whenever that may be...

Enjoy the next two games everyone.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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Well, That was Unexpected

I cashiered away, my phone too low on battery to keep in front of me as I do during games, so it charged away with Gameday playing out behind me in the 1st inning. The store was busy, but once the crowd dissipated I turned around, wondering where everything stood after I had just caught Ruben Tejada's lead off single.

5-0?!

Sweetness.

Going into the game, I was worried about Jeremy Hefner and how his game would play in the joke that is the Yankee Stadium dimensions (something that ended up helping us on Marlon Byrd's fly ball homer.) He has been pitching rather well recently, and continued last night in the Bronx Bandbox. Right now, Dillon Gee has gotta get his crap together, because barring any injury, he's unfortunately the odd man out when Zack Wheeler arrives.

What's that clichè they say? "Too much good starting pitching is a good problem to have."