Mets Podcast - We Gotta Believe

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WGB #81: Cookie Crumbles Mar 12, 2021

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Carlos Carrasco's elbow is flaring up and we're getting PTSD of promising pitchers of past. Cookie is injury prone, but Luis Rojas seems confident that rest is all he needs. He'll be back on the bump next week and we'll be holding our breath to see if he's looking right!! Speaking of "looking right," we haven't been able to look at much of anything this spring with SNY and WCBS' scheduling. MLB preaches about growing the game and ushering in a younger generation, but if you've got two Jacob deGrom starts and neither of them are covered you've got a PROBLEM. It's about that time to wrap this shit up and start focusing on the season because we are over it. The top prospects have looked extremely strong, headlined by Mauricio, Crow-Armstrong and Baty, but let's be real, the future is now. It's nice to see the young guys ball out, but it's time for this lineup to come into focus. The guys breakdown the bullpen and how the pieces can come together, what the roles may be if we don't have a conventional closer and just how sweet 'Narcos' blasting on Citi Field's speakers is going to sound when Sugar Diaz takes his jog to the mound. Clem, Kyle and BC each give their percentages of confidence in EdWIN and what they expect from the one-time All Star this season. He's already proven he can dominate over the short term, but has he really settled into the New York groove? We gotta believe that he has so blast those trumpets and enjoy the show!

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WGB #80: MetsFactor Mar 05, 2021

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The Mets are well underway into their Spring campaign and everything is smelling like roses. We've got James McCann throwing out runners, Pete crushing baseballs and Marcus Stroman dripping in confidence!! Not even Agent Rachel and Trevor Bauer can sour our good mood with their excuses and BS attempts at saving face because we've moved on! Stroman debuted his new split-change and had a message for the entire league. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST HE THROWS WHEN HE'S GOT THAT NASTY MOVEMENT. The guys envision a rotation full of studs capable of taking on the NL East and select their MetsFactors for a successful season. The club looks complete on paper, but every team needs that one x-factor to put them over the top. If they come through it could mean big things for the Amazin's this year, if not we're definitely falling below expectations. Speaking of expectations, Clem gets a little crazy with his wins prediction for the club, but who isn't flying high after this offseason? Is he crazy? Maybe we're all little crazy. If you're not setting the bar high than you're not believing and if there's one thing we do on this podcast it's believe cause we gotta believe!

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WGB #79: Swagged Out Spring Training Feb 26, 2021

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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 that'll rip your heart out, this is the type of swag that you can only be born with. Frankie's kind of cool is that effortless type that you always want to be around. The best part is he's a smooth on the field as he is off of it. He isn't above the team in any way and fits in perfectly with the cast of characters that we've already got. Working with McNeil on his defense, ripping baseballs and just being a stand up guy. Just another piece in the puzzle of a winning franchise. The guys discuss the impact that he's already having on the club and the good vibes that are flowing from the camp. We talk Taijuan Walker's new number, his stamp of approval from Turk Wendell and just how scary this rotation could really be when everyone is clicking and healthy. KFC announces the Barstool at the Ballpark dates, a 7 Line tailgate crossover and new merch in the works. It's going to be a glorious 2021 and with the team being ranked fifth in the preseason power rankings we gotta believe that this squad is good enough to deal with the target on their backs.

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WGB #78: Pitchers, Catchers and Scandals Oh My Feb 19, 2021

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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 news this week though, pitchers and catchers are back! Jacob deGrom is the best pitcher in baseball and his new catcher is a STUD. James McCann has ingratiated himself with the clubhouse like we all knew he would and he's serving as an ambassador to all the new faces. When we signed the new back stop we heard all the stories of his leadership, we just never expected that it would take hold this quickly. He's gonna have this rotation purring like a well oiled machine in no time. We break down Luis Rojas' introductory presser, the potential starters and position combinations and how the lack of DH will play into our headaches all season long. We wrap up the pod with a familiar face, Darren Meenan of The 7 Line, who jumped into the clubhouse to talk about what he's been up to this offseason, the affects of the 2020 season on his business and his expectations for Uncle Stevie and the club heading into 2021. All of the projections place the Mets at the head of the division, but with the Braves, Nats and Phillies all looking strong, we gotta believe that this target on our backs is part of the Cohen effect and that we're in for a dog fight right from the jump.

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WGB #77: We Got Bauer'ed Feb 12, 2021

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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 the form of Lindor, Conforto and a Thor/deGrom extension. Yes, we said deGrom. Keep your eyes on that review people, because his 2022 opt out is coming up quick and if anyone deserves the money it's deGoat. We also take a look at MLB Network's top 100 rankings and KFC asks the very important question: who would you rather Pete or Dom? The team is almost complete, but right after recording we got word of some possible Kris Bryant/Matt Chapman conversations taking place so be on the lookout for a blockbuster and an emergency pod later today! (P.S. the audio gets MUCH better about 20 minutes into the pod. We've got some growing pains on Clubhouse so bare with us and JOIN THE ROOM FOR NEXT EPISODE AND ASK US YOUR QUESTIONS LIVE)

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WGB #76: Uncle Stevie Saga Continued & Creepy Callaway Feb 05, 2021

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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 only in the game of baseball, but for women in the workplace in general. It's been a rollercoaster offseason with big acquisitions and big PR issues, but as we roll into the final weeks before spring training there may be one or two more big moves up the front office's sleeve. BIG TIME BAUER NEWS ON THE HORIZON and more dominos to fall! Make sure to subscribe for all emergency podcasts.

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/wegottabelieve

WGB #75: MetsBlog's Matt Cerrone and The Uncle Stevie Wall Street Saga Jan 29, 2021

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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. He didn't sugar coat it, he reacted like we reacted and he was damn good at his job. We talked about the beginning days of MetsBlog, being acquired by SNY, working for the Wilpons and Mets' misery in general. An inside look from a guy who had worked both sides of the fence. Really interesting guy that wasn't afraid to let it fly! No Wilpon shills here, we got down to the behind-the-scenes dealings of the team, the wildest things he encountered on the job and what he's most excited about with the new regime. BONUS Part 2: After recording the episode ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Uncle Stevie was somehow wrapped up in the GameStop saga on Wall Street (unjustly) and our worlds collided as Steve Cohen and Dave Portnoy go into it on Twitter. KFC KNEW that Stevie being on Twitter was a bad idea, but never in his worst of nightmares would he have thought that Cohen would be going back and forth with Mr. Pageviews himself. A perfect storm of circumstance, but thankfully he held his own and walked out of the arena with the head held high. You don't get the show 'Billions' made about you by walking into a firing squad so we gotta believe that he knew what he was doing, but BOY was it touch-and-go there for a minute.

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WGB #74: Cuncel da Porter Jan 19, 2021

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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 texts were pictures of his hotel room, dinner, selfies and of course pics of his junk. Porter didn't deny any of the allegations and instead apologized and brushed it off as a joke, saying he used stock images as opposed to real ones for the lewd photos. Psychopath moves all around and Uncle Stevie was having none of it. Just 9 hours after the news broke, Steve Cohen announced on Twitter that he will not stand for any of it and told him to hit the road. Zack Scott, the teams second choice for GM and current assistant GM is the early favorite to take over and hopefully put all this mess behind us once and for all. The names and faces can change, but the team remains. Uncle Stevie is striving for cultural shift and in order to do that you can't have cancers in the clubhouse. We gotta believe that this is a blip on the road to redemption for the franchise and that it will be run as a tight ship from here on out.

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/wegottabelieve

WGB #73: ALRIGHT FRANKIE Jan 07, 2021

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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 might ask? No one of real consequence. So Mets fans chirping uncle Stevie on Twitter, what do you think about that? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK! Cause Steve Cohen runs this city and this ball club the way he wants. He's not here to make friends, he's here to take out the doubters. We knew this day was coming. It was always coming. Destiny arrives just the same and we gotta believe that this is the tip of the iceberg!

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/wegottabelieve

WGB #72: Catching Steam Dec 18, 2020

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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 catcher on the market, but McCann is OUR GUY. He fills a massive hole and doesn't take up too much cap space, freeing up the money for the man everyone is eyeing, George Springer. The guys break down how this signing can (and should) lead to more signings down the road, how he'll fit into the lineup and what he's bringing to the table off the field. In addition, Jared Porter finally kicked off the much anticipated INFRASTRUCTURE hirings. Porter isn't a former agent by any stretch (thank God) and he brings with him 4 championship rings. The biggest takeaway from the hiring is just how much everyone around the league loves this man. He's a blue collar guy that isn't in it for the fame. He holds the organization above all else and specializes in building the farm. Everyone has been so focused on getting Theo down the road, not out of the question since Jared's followed him from place to place, but what everyone should really be focusing on is that we may have found the "next" Theo. A disciple of new aged analytics with a savy, seasoned scout's eye. It's a perfect monster. Not to mention, the guy looks like he can throw back a few cold ones with the boys. Just one year into the new ownership and things are really starting to shape up. We gotta believe that with one more signing or trade we can confidently say this offseason is a success and we can begin to dream about 2021!

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/wegottabelieve

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