Episode 113: Jose Quintana is Not an Elephant

We're going out with a bang. With Sam's move to broadcasting pro ball, we're hanging up the microphones -- at least for a while. To send us off into the extended hiatus sunset, we sat down with some of our favorite friends and guests in a jam-packed final episode. This is easily the longest episode we've done, so get ready for nearly three hours of mostly remembering guys. Before the guests begin, we do talk about Edwin Diaz, his injury, and the larger discourses that go along with the WBC. About 16 minutes in, our first guest is Matt Mancuso (@MattyCuso on Twitter). Matt is a longtime contributor at MetsMerized and Baseball Cloud. He's also a childhood friend of Sam's! After Matt, we welcome in Michael Mayer (@MikeMayer22), executive editor at MetsMerized and a former guest of the pod. Then, it's guest and one-time guest host Rob Piersall (@RTPiersall), site lead at MetsLegends and former MetsMerized colleague of ours! And finally, we return to a familiar chaos format. Three friends of the pod at the same time. Among them: professional pitcher and vlogger Tom Hackimer (@HackAttackimer), screen printer and Jeopardy! contestant Abigail Noy (@BringDaNoyz), and everyone's favorite internet gremlin, Richard Staff (@RichardStaff). It's a loaded, chaotic time. But it's fun. I think you can handle it. Be sure to listen closely for a discount code for Abigail's website, sympatheticinker.com. It's been an absolute pleasure to bring 115 episodes' worth of content to you. Whether this is your first episode or 115th, thank you for being part of this journey. And for one final time, enjoy!!

HEY! This week, we're talking WBC. We're talking Mets' injuries. We're talking about how Jack said team Israel would absolutely get a baserunner. We're talking about the Mets' bullpen. We're talking about about a special announcement that Sam has *eyes emoji*. Enjoy.

Hello Mets fans, On this week's pod, we discuss baseball. More specifically, we discuss the Mets. More specifically, we discuss relevant current storylines about the Mets. Some examples from this episode include: the current discourses surrounding Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos based on spring performances, Kodai Senga's spring debut, Jose Quintana's rib injury and how that leads to an opportunity for David Peterson, and more. We hope you enjoy.

Welcome to spring training! There's game action going on! There are pitch clocks! There's Brett Baty hitting the tar out of baseballs! There's 10% less Daniel Vogelbach! There's John Curtiss and things of that nature! Everyone throws a cutter now! It's Mets baseball and it's back, baby! Go read Jack's John Maine article. It's good.

This week! Comparing and contrasting the three top NL East teams' in terms of lineup, rotation, bullpen, and prospect x-factors. Plus, going over the WBC rosters! There are lots of fun names affiliated with the Mets all over these rosters. Enjoy!

Hello PGE fans. This time it's really episode 110. Within it, we discuss: Our experience as guests at the 98th BBWAA Awards Dinner! Our favorite speakers, speeches, and moments! And Jeff McNeil's extension plus what it means for Pete Alonso. Stay warm and enjoy!

*Disclaimer: We know we called this episode 108. That's a mistake. Pretend we're saying it's episode 109. It's episode 109* This week! Ok, we've recovered from Carlos Correa. The Mets' big rebound move is...Tommy Pham? Let's talk about that. Plus! Some clarity on where the Mets might go to round out the bullpen. And! A brief retrospective on some of the prospects the Mets have traded away in recent years. Finally! A pretty detailed look at this year's and next year's Hall of Fame ballot and the discourse surrounding it all. Also, Sam wrote an article about a Friend of the Pod for a Friend of the Pod's blog. Check it out on our Twitter (@thePGEPod). Enjoy!

Just a raw, unedited, rant. No music. We're sad. Correa is a Twin. Find some peace with us as we talk out our feelings.

Happy 2023 from PGE! The end of the year was quite wild in Metsland. Carlos Correa maybe sorta failed his Mets physical, or at least the Mets have concerns similar to the concerns that caused the Giants to back out of his initial contract. There's been almost dead silence about it over the holidays, and this week we dive into what we know and try to make sense out of it. Plus, other news and notes we haven't talked about yet. James McCann is an Oriole. Dom Smith is a National. And, should the Mets trade Eduardo Escobar or Luis Guillorme or neither if they do make the Correa signing official? Enjoy!

Title says it all. Confused, shocked, excited, appalled, etc etc. Listen to us talk about it. Carlos :)