The Mets Exchange

Ken & Lou break down their experience in watching Johan Santana's no-hitter live at Citi Field. The guys discuss their memories of the day, the anxieties that come with watching a no-hitter and how this moment ended Santana's professional baseball career.  Additional Topics Covered: -  The early 2000s Mets -  The Beltran Trade / Jose Reyes Free Agency  -  The R.A Dickey Trade With Toronto  -  Santana Joining The Mets in 2008 -  The Experience of Watching a No-Hitter Live -  The Mike Baxter Catch & More Checkout Videos From The Mets Exchange: https://bit.ly/3uN0PQ4 Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kschmann Lou on Twitter: https://twitter.com/louisdallo

Ken & Lou break down the recent injuries impacting the Mets and which raise major red flags for the remainder of this season. The latest acquisition of Cameron Maybin provides a consummate professional in the outfield with above average speed. Will the Mets make additional moves this summer? Additional Topics Covered: -  Assessing the trade market for the Mets -  The Kevin Pillar incident; JD Davis, Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto injury updates -  How baseball training plays a role in injury prevention; is the sport behind? - The rise in no-hitters this season - League wide health impacts related to the 2020 shortened season - Shohei Ohtani continues to be a beast & more! Checkout Videos From The Mets Exchange: https://bit.ly/3uN0PQ4 Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kschmann Lou on Twitter: https://twitter.com/louisdallo

Was it a rat or a raccoon? Lou and Ken discuss where the Mets currently sit a quarter through the 2021 season.  The Met's are in first place but is recent success likely to hold? deGrom, Stroman and Walker continue to look like All-Stars but where is the Hitting?  Who is the team MVP and who is our biggest disappointment thus far? We also gush over the incredible Shohei Ohtani and cast an eye towards the Giants in the Bay Area. Will the NL West produce three playoff team's this year and how could this impact the Mets? We discuss all of this and more on this episode of the Mets Exchange Podcast.

Ken & Lou break down the first 15 games of the 2021 Mets Season. They discuss the unfortunate start of the season that has left the Mets almost as many cancellations as runs scored. Topics Covered: - The dominance of Marcus Stroman - Jacob deGrom looking like a Hall of Famer - Thank god for Taijuan Walker - Thoughts on the bullpen - Brandon Nimmo for MVP..? - Analysis on the starting lineup & more

Ken & Lou breakdown the Mets projected opening day lineup for 2021. Will hitting for contact and base-running serve as the achilles heel of this team? Is Brandon Nimmo the answer in center field? Who had the best offseason across the league?  Lou thinks the White Sox are for real while Ken has his chips on the Padres. We also discuss our predictions for Cy Young, MVP and World Series Champions.

Do the Mets have what it takes to win it all in 2021? Lou and Ken dive into what happened during last season's mediocre performance amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We also now turn to a new chapter as the Steve Cohen regime begins in Queens. What to make of the disgraced firing of Jared Porter? Is the hangover from the 2015 World Series finally over? Can the Mets capitalize on having the best pitcher in baseball with Jacob deGrom and will new ownership finally break out the checkbook to keep Michael Conforto? Tune in to find out!