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27. On the Morning of a Braves Double-Header Sep 30, 2024

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We snuck this one in during the early hours of what may be one of the longest days of our lives!! This week on Hits Different we're talking about how close the Mets' playoffs hopes came to slipping away and how close they have come to re-snatching them back from the jaws of defeat once again. Forgive that metaphor, it's not my best!!

Tylor Megill has a chance to become Mets Ty-LORE and potentially have never a bad word said against him again for the rest of his life. Ellen and Kaitlyn have a chance to burn acid holes through their stomach linings. The Atlanta Braves have an opportunity to do something sooooooo funny (lose bad).

Producer Nathan turned this one out in record time and to that we say: Thank you, Clutch King.

Let's go Mets!

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26. Keep Pete! Pete Stay! Sep 24, 2024

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Flushing has descended into chaos!! There are 45,000 people drinking beers at the same time and in a place barely built to hold them. There's a one-man band playing The Killers under the subway tracks. There's good reason to think the National Guard could have been on-call. Brandon Nimmo is continuing his series of populist rants on the infield. LFGM!

This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kaitlyn talk about the KEEP PETE PETE STAY MOVEMENT and recap a 6-1 home stand for the New York Mets who are two games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card standings and who did NOT permit the Philadelphia Phillies to clinch the NL East on their field or smoke their vile celebration cigars in the visiting clubhouse. We have barely slept in days and can hardly talk. Sorry!! LFGM!!

Thank you to Producer Nathan and LFGM!!!

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25. Yapping and Feeling a Bit Sad Sep 17, 2024

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It's LATE NIGHT on Hits Different. Hits Different AFTER HOURS. That's the only way I can think of to summarize the episode—also, to be transparent, I am at work and I don't have time to write anything else. It's Ellen and Kaitlyn on a Sunday night after a few brewskis yapping about the Mets and at times feeling a bit sad.

Thank you producer Nathan and let's go Mets!!

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24. How Many People Could Pete Alonso Carry Out of a Burning Building? Sep 11, 2024

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We are very, very worried about Brett Baty. We know you don't care—and that's why we're worried.

This week on Hits Different, we're talking about a 6-1 week for the New York Mets. We're talking about how hard it would be to snap a baseball bat over your thigh. We're talking about what to send J.D. Martinez and his girlfriend Brooke off of their public baby registry. How about a pack of diapers and a little piece of advice: Make that private, you guys!! Ellen hates "Yankees Suck" chants but free speech is alive and well and Citi Field. Kaitlyn is reeling from the presence of Real Housewives of New York's Erin "Stop the Steal" Lichy in the luxury boxes at a rare Mets loss. Producer Nathan is boldly Amtrak-ing to Philadelphia to see the boys take on the city that killed Tug McGraw. There are three weeks left of regular-season baseball and then only God knows what's next.

Let's go Mets!!

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23. Jocks Vs. Nerds, Tale as Old as Time Sep 02, 2024

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No time to write an elaborate description of this week's episode—we're off to the ballpark! It's the last day of summer and the first day of a new series against the Boston Red Sox.

[ED NOTE: ONCE AGIN WE APOLOGIZE FOR AN ERROR, THIS ONE OUR WORST YET. THE ORIGINAL AUDIO WAS MESSED UP AND WRONG. WE WERE IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY TO GET TO THE BALLPARK AND WATCH ANOTHER CLASSIC METS WIN. THE AUDIO IS NOW NORMAL. LET'S GO METS.]

We forgot to say that Jeff McNeil is looking for an emergency plumber based on Long Island. If you live out there, let him know about your plumber. Is that enough information? It's all the information we have.

Thank you to Producer Nathan and let's go Mets!

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22. The Most Haunted Hotel in Baseball, Allegedly Aug 27, 2024

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You know that stupendously annoying Optimum commercial that plays 150 times during every single baseball broadcast? The Wi-Fi installation lady is like, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but mostly, times were just okay." That's actually exactly how it feels in Mets world right now: Each week has a true BEST day of our lives, a true WORST day of our lives, the vibes are just okay, nobody around us ever knows what we're talking about, and we're getting a little brain-fried from worry and over-excitement in the dog days of summer. We're like the Wi-Fi installation lady when she then starts talking about Susan B. Anthony and goes, "Susan. Suzy!" as though she is having a stroke. Are we built for this? We don't know!

This week on Hits Different, our guest host Ellen Cushing returns and we once again go WAY over our self-imposed but never self-enforced time limit. We talk about how ladies always be napping and do a tight 15-20 on the misinformation and, perhaps, totally innocent misunderstanding that has resulted in MLB players feeling that a gorgeous old hotel in Milwaukee is haunted even though literally no one outside of baseball has ever reported that. We also have an update on last week's mailbag question about eye black (you CAN get it out of your laundry) and some new information about local delicacies in both Canada and Pennsylvania.

Also, Brett Baty broke his finger. It's a "why don't I just kms" text situation for me.

Thank you Producer Nathan and let's go Mets!!!

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21. John Fisher, if You Know What's Good for You... Aug 20, 2024

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As daughters of fathers, we will defend the right of Mets' star J.D. Martinez to like photos of Sydney Sweeney's butt on Instagram in the days leading up to the birth of his first child, a baby girl. Mets are girl dads!! Mets don't hate women, they support them!!

This week on Hits Different, Kaitlyn and guest host Ellen Cushing discuss the Mets fans on Twitter who believe themselves to be psychics, the Mets fans who are actually psychics (us), and what flavor we would make a Mets-themed breakfast cereal. Also: Luis Severino threw a complete game which almost made Keith Hernandez cry. Pete Alonso hit a home run for us while we were at Citi Field telling John Fisher to SELL THE TEAM. Our Rochester, New York correspondent Sophie Tiffany went to check on Brett Baty and reports that he was weirded out by her. But he's fine!

The most important road trip of our lives is mere days away... and the vibes are much better than the absolute lunatics on the internet would have you believe.

Thank you as always to the beloved Producer Nathan and let's go Mets!

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20. The Mets' Nightmare Road Trip is Blissfully Over Aug 13, 2024

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This week on Hits Different, we are joined again by our amazing guest host Ellen Cushing and we somehow find the time to talk about World War II not once but twice. Who will stop us? For the record, David is alive and well and he's issued some corrections on last week's show. We regret the errors. Out of solidarity with the New York Mets and their ridiculously long and upsetting stretch of travel we were actually forced to make this episode almost two hours long...

Sadly, the guys didn't fare too well on their road trip from hell and scored only one run in three games out in Seattle, but we have to remember that if you leave New York for 10 days it's actually easy to go insane and become bad at everything. Sometimes you just have to sleep in your own bed!!

Also in this ep: We hear from the legendary Bobby (Ellen's son) and we finally got a mailbag question to answer (a "pitch to hit," if you will). We're looking for more! Please write to us. Please email Ellen if you're available to go to the Oakland A's game with her on Wednesday. Please email David if you don't believe us that he's okay.

Thank you Producer Nathan and let's go Mets!

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19. The Sun Used to Be Yellow but Now It's White Aug 07, 2024

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We're trying something with the episode title this week... some people enjoy a curiosity gap! And for a little insight into the Hits Different Business Operations, our most downloaded episode yet was the one titled "Bryce Harper Spit on WHAT?" We know the Hits Different listeners are not perverts, so we know they weren't clicking because they were titillated. They were clicking because they are intelligent and like to know the answers to questions!

I'm sure they can't wait to find out what the government did to the sun!!!

Also on Hits Different this week, our beloved guest host Ellen Cushing is BACK to talk about her fascination with perfect games, her hatred of the San Francisco Giants, and a really good BLT she had in Manhattan this week. It took us more than 45 minutes to get to the second segment of the show... but we had a lot to yap about regarding baseball, the New York Mets, and tangential topics, such as gift-giving and the new plastic hot dog in Ellen's house.

Thank you Producer Nathan—we love you!—and let's go Mets!

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18. Back in the New York Groove Jul 31, 2024

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Hits Different has returned from the All-Star Break with MUCH to discuss. (First of all, I had a dream about Adam Ottavino) This week, we've got a very special guest host ELLEN CUSHING, fresh off of a red-eye flight from Anchorage, Alaska, where she took in a crosstown rival game nearly as thrilling as the two in New York City last week and also heard a little bit about a shocking U.S. government action to secretly replace the sun. Thank you Ellen for your service!!!

Thank you as always to Producer Nathan and let's go Mets!

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