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On the Mets side, David Wright is back...or is he? We also talk JDG's Cy Young chances, and the idea of The Free Agent Auction. Then, on the Star Wars side - an episode 9 rumor, Rebels, Resistance, we find out if Chewie eats humans and Jason tells us about his new #StarWars book, Solo: Tales From Vandor which comes out Tuesday. It's a StudioFun replica journal a la Rey's Survival Guide and Bomber Command. Meet Midnight, the bartender at the Lodge. He's got lots of tales to tell ... and some of them are even true! amzn.to/2MaQrue

A fast discussion of Ushergate, #MetsFansUnited and the Toddfather, recorded on my deck, and yeah I ate the mike a bit.

The Mets keep losing, and there are rumors about the never announced Star Wars spinoffs. Join us as we both stare at a World Cup game and podcast. METS 00:00 CREED II Trailer and rebooting the 1986 Mets 03:00 Mickey Callaway 06:30 Trades? 07:00 Who won the Dickey trade? STAR WARS 12:30 The Last Jedi remake 16:30 Writing and current events 20:00 The rumors regarding the spinoff movies

STAR WARS 00:00 Solo. It's really good! 04:50 Fawlcon 06:30 Spoiler Thing METS 11:20 Is the draft pick's name Krennic? 14:30 Jose Reyes 17:30 Trading JDG and what a rebuild looks like 24:00 Subway Series - not what the Mets need 26:00 Jason has new projects with Star Wars, Jupiter Pirates and a surprise!

This week we catch up on all the new Star Wars projects, talk about our favorite stadiums, and some general Star Wars and Mets talk. Oh and there's a Star Wars movie coming out in less than a week. STAR WARS 00:00 Star Wars Resistance 02:00 Live Action Star Wars 09:15 Oh yeah there's a new Star Wars movie 11:30 New Lando movie? 13:00 Celebration Anchorage? METS 14:30 Jason's upcoming stadium tour and a discussion of cool stadiums 20:30 Matt Harvey 25:30 The Mets look awful 30:00 Cespedes to the DL shenanigans

The Mets are off to a good start, and Shannon checks in on the latest Star Wars rumors because he loves Jason's responses. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/altsportstalk-com/id990303852?mt=2 STAR WARS 00:00 New Kenobi rumor! 03:00 Did TLJ change Rey’s parents? 10:55 Should Meryl Streep take over as Leia 16:30 Some silly Star Wars character names 19:00 The Rogue One reshoots news METS 24:00 Rebels or Robles? 27:00 Conforto is back 31:00 The Facebook game 36:00 Rusty Staub

This week, the author of The Last Jedi novelization, Jason Fry, talks about the novelization and how there is no Ja'zzon Frylo cameo. Then we recap the Rebels finale, look ahead to the live action Star Wars series. Switching to the Mets, we have high hopes, and Jason is excited about a new baseball card! STAR WARS 00:00 The Last Jedi novelization 05:30 Inter-Lukes 08:20 Snoke 09:00 Ja'zzon Frylo 10:30 Rebels Finale 18:20 Jason disagrees! 19:50 Live Action Star Wars TV announced METS 23:00 All seems well! 28:00 Jason's Topps White Whale 30:00 MLB on Facebook

A quick zip through the Solo trailer, the new Star Wars trilogy announced, and the new Star Wars TV series (multiples?) in development. Meanwhile the Mets are super smart and one of the most active teams signing free agents.

The Jerks give their takes on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class (and Ric’s personal connection to one of the inductees) and the return of the XFL. Plus, with all the reboots coming to TV, the Jerks discuss which series they want rebooted, and a look at the great new Netflix series The Toys That Made Us, and a look at which toys made the Jerks! T2J – Made by toys and comics, fueled by nerd rage!

The matchup is set for Super Bowl LII, and the Jerks are not happy about it. Plus, Paul Pierce’s pettiness, and did the NFL get revenge on Bob Costas? The Jerks also discuss the (needless) return of Superman’s red trunks (underwear on the outside … yay.), the new Flashpoint directing team and gloat about yet another correct prediction by Nostra-Dumb-Ass. T2J: We don’t like to be right all the time, yet here we are!

Mets Executives Mark Fine (Executive Director of Marketing) and Will Carafello (Sr. Director of Social Media) join moderator Roger Clark (NY1) to discuss what fans can look forward to at Citi Field in 2018. We find out why the Mets play on Saturday nights, what the TBA t-shirt is, that promotional items are going to 25,000, and some other fun behind the scenes goings on. Yes they read our tweets!

New York Mets pitcher Chris Flexen was at the 2018 Queens Baseball Convention. Moderators are Dennis Holden and Keith Blacknick,

Todd Hundley was a guest at the 2018 Queens Baseball Convention. Here he talks about his time with the Mets, their acquisition of Mike Piazza and what it was like to play for various managers,

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo with moderator WOR's Pete McCarthy at the 2018 Queens Baseball Convention held January 20, 2018.

We're in the same room at the 2018 Queens Baseball Convention - so what do we do when we're 25 feet from actual Mets? We sit in the corner and talk about Star Wars! And the Mets. METS 00:00 We’re together and discuss what we’re wearing (jerseys) 08:00 Todd Hundley was at QBC 11:00 Angry Mets Twitter 12:30 Jay Bruce STAR WARS 15:00 The Porg Apocalypse 17:45 Chewie and the EU 20:00 Cousin Oliver and Lumpy 22:00 the use of color in Star Wars 27:00 Luke’s force powers in Empire! VARIOUS 33:00 Jason’s secret plan is SECRET 36:00 Solo rumors BONUS CONTENT AFTER THE END THEME 42:00 Major Star Wars AND Mets News! 42:40 We heart Nimmo

In this episode, we’re breaking down Nick Saban’s legacy as a coach, and Alabama’s win in the Power 5 Invitational Tournament. Plus, what’s really happening with Bill Belichick and the Patriots, North Korea in the Olympics (?!) and the U.S. Army’s beef with the Vegas Golden Knights. We’re also breaking down whether anyone wanted or needed a Watchmen TV series, the poor judgment that led to a #Venom movie, and more! T2J – waiting to sell out to the Man any day now!

It’s our first regular episode of 2018! We’re talking about UCF’s claim to college football’s national championship and the broken Power 5 Invitational Playoff — er, College Football Playoff — system, plus the Oakland Raiders playing fast and loose with the Rooney Rule in their hiring of Jon Gruden, and the promised shakeup at Warner Bros. happens with regard to the DC Comics movies. T2J in 2018: What did you think was going to happen?

2017 is over, and what a year it was! The Jerks look back on the biggest stories of the year in sports and geek culture, from the Mayweather-McGregor fight, to the NFL anthem protests, Wonder Woman making history and Disney buying up everything. Plus, what we learned this year (and what pissed us off), and bold predictions for 2018! T2J: The bad habit you should never resolve to quit!

A podcast about Star Wars and the Mets. This week, 98% Star Wars The Last Jedi. SPOILERS GALORE so I won't add notes and you should not listen if you haven't seen the movie. We also spend like 4 minutes on the Mets at the very end. SPOILERS. You have been warned.

The Jerks break down a lot of big news, from the Yankees trading for baseball’s top home run hitter, to the vicious hit on Texans quarterback Tom Savage (and what happened later), and Ronda Rousey likely joining the WWE. Plus, we discuss Disney buying 21st Century Fox, a big shakeup at DC Films and Quentin Tarantino possibly directing a Star Trek movie! T2J: A major acquisition for any mobile device!

The Jerks are chapped about a whole lot of things in college football, including the College Football Playoff rankings and Scott Frost leaving UCF! Plus, a return visit from The Coin, a look at DC’s new Titans TV series (and the streaming service it will launch), a discussion of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer and why birthday month people piss Tom off! A supersized T2J — it’s like a tin of Danish butter cookies that’s nothing but the pretzel shaped ones with those little sugar crystals!

We’re getting near the end of the college football season, and there’s a whole lot of griping and breaking down the corrupt-as-hell College Football Playoff system. Plus, Nostra-Dumb-Ass may have been right about Derrick Rose, a discussion of where Warner Brothers goes now after Justice League‘s box office failure and a whole lot more! T2J – undefeated and still unranked!

There's a new Star Wars trilogy coming! This week we talk about that and the new live action series. Then some Mets talk, the Rockies' first game and the Expos last game. Share on Facebook and help your podcast pals spread the word. STAR WARS 01:30 new live action series 05:00 our wishes for what we would want the new trilogy to be 09:00 George’s plan’s for the live action series back when 12:00 The Last Jedi news even Jason can’t deny! 18:25 Rebels 20:00 Star Wars Ice Cream coming out 22:30 Star Wars themed bar METS 25:00 Mets Opening Day! 27:00 The Rockies first game ever 29:30 The last Expos game ever 35:00 Sandy vs Dom 37:20 Disney Star Wars land

It’s here! The Jerks have been following every aspect of the production of Justice League, and we finally saw it! We’ll cover the whole thing: the good, the bad and everything in between!

We catch up on a bunch of Star Wars and Mets items in a fast paced episode that basically comes down to 1977 being the best year ever. STAR WARS 01:00 does the Falcon need to go? 03:00 should Jar Jar have been murdered? 05:00 Solo 06:30 Battlefront II 08:00 new The Last Jedi trailer 10:30 the latest Snoke rumors from Express.co.uk METS 14:00 the Mets have a new manager - we sidebar about Topps Cards and Star Wars action figures 23:55 do the Mets need a first baseman? 30:00 who is the best Met of the 1970s

The Jerks take a look at the ongoing collusion case Colin Kaepernick is pursuing against the NFL owners, plus the Cleveland Browns being the Browns and botching a trade because of paperwork, and why Justin Verlander is having the best quarter ever. Plus, the Black Adam movie gets a writer, Star Wars continues to push the “Dark Side Luke” concept for The Last Jedi, and why littering really pisses Tom off. T2J – It’s like Charlie Rose, with swearing!

The Jerks discuss a busy week in both the worlds of sports and pop culture, from the Houston Texans players squaring off with their team’s owner, to Yuli Gurriel’s racial slur at the World Series and the 49ers asking fans if they care whether the team wins. Plus, why Tom thinks Zachary Levi will be great as DC’s Shazam!, whether the Deathstroke movie will actually get made and our thoughts on a TON of proposed Hollywood franchises and reboots, from Contra to Ace Ventura and Major League. T2J — it’s so full of comedy, you’ll get indigestion!

It’s a mini-sode, but it’s chock full of funny stuff. The Jerks discuss the NFL owners choosing not to force the players to stand for the national anthem, and preview the 2017 World Series with legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vince Gully (That’s how you spell his name, right?)! Plus, Marvel and Netflix throw down their Punisher gauntlet in the face of DC and Justice League, and a conversation about the Black Panther trailer gets intense. T2J: Now with three times the dirty old man stories!

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan can’t seem to make up his mind about President Trump, and the Jerks are talking about it. Plus, some major upsets in college football, and some smack talk from the #LeagueOfJerks. We’re also taking a close look at all the big movie and TV trailers from the past week, including Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The New Mutants, and the new season of Stranger Things. Those Two Jerks: We’re only doing this to try and get McDonald’s to bring back the Arch Deluxe!

We discuss the trailer for The Last Jedi, avoid some Star Wars rumors, then talk about the Mets AAA team moving to Syracuse, the role of the baseball manager and finish with our appreciation of Tom Petty. Some audio glitches at the top, it goes away. Full notes to come later today.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is hinting about expansion (and shortening the season?!), and the Jerks are talking about it! Plus, the MLB Playoffs begin, a breakdown of the (lack of) buzz around Justice League, and we try and figure out when a game about fighting Nazis became offensive. T2J – Just when we thought we were done talking about current events, they pulled us back in!

The Jerks continue the discussion of #TakeAKnee and #IStand, and look at its possible expansion into the NHL, the FBI’s investigation into corruption in college basketball, and give you a #LeagueOfJerks update with a visit from an inanimate object! Plus, Warner Bros. plays it loose when it comes to DC movie continuity, a discussion of Star Trek: Discovery, and why reality itself makes Ric upset. T2J: All the news that doesn’t really matter, plus some that does!

This week, Jason's name showed up in the Google search for Star Wars so we find out the truth to that story...and we discuss the Mark Carig article about Terry Collins. STAR WARS 00:00 Jason makes the Star Wars News! 01:00 Qui-Gon returns? The Falcon has new paint? 08:20 Was The Last Jedi novelization delayed? No. No. No. No. 10:00 How long should a movie be? METS 17:00 Terry getting ripped on his way out 29:00 What are the most useless baseball arguments 32:30 The Mets are going to Williamsport! 36:00 A poorly told story about watching RA Dickey 41:00 Bad game 162s

The Jerks discuss this week’s national anthem protests in the NFL and the controversy surrounding #TakeAKnee. Plus, the results of research into Aaron Hernandez’s brain, a fantasy football update, and our takes on the Watchmen pilot for HBO, Jesse Eisenberg being left out (or cut out?) of Justice League, and James Cameron’s return to the Terminator franchise. T2J – somewhere between kneeling during the anthem and a Barry Manilow song on the controversy scale!

We’re back, and we’re intact after surviving Hurricane Irma! The Jerks rundown why Jerry Jones could be engineering the end of Roger Goodell’s run as NFL Commissioner, Ric cries about the Vikings (already), and the latest on the League of Jerks fantasy football league. Plus, another Star Wars director is out, Disney is all in on its streaming service, and could review embargoes signal bad things for Star Trek: Discovery? It’s all here, wrapped in one lovely, handcrafted digital package!

This week Star Wars has a cool new project...the Mets not so much. STAR WARS 01:30 A Certain Point of View (new SW Anthology book) 08:45 Audiobook of A Certain Point of View with (podcast spoiler) METS 10:00 Mets suckiness 15:00 Did Matt Harvey sacrifice his career for the pennant? 18:18 Hey Strawberry, enough with the 1986 Mets METS AND STAR WARS!! 27:00 Some new official combination Mets+Star Wars tees! Here's the event Jason mentions.... October 07, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Hudson Mercantile - 500 W 36th St In 1977 a princess, a farm boy, a scoundrel, a Wookiee, two droids, an old wizard, and a man in black set us off on a galaxy full of adventure. Forty years later, join an all-star panel of authors to celebrate the legacy of Star Wars with a new anthology that retells the story of Star Wars through the eyes of the background characters and creatures that bring the galaxy to life. Moderated by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo, this unique panel promises fun new insights into the characters and scenes of the film that you think you know, and features a rotating cast of more than a dozen Star Wars authors and contributors, including but not limited to: Ben Acker, Pierce Brown, Adam Christopher, Zoraida Cordova, Delilah Dawson, Jason Fry, Kieron Gillen, Claudia Gray, EK Johnston, Mur Lafferty, John Jackson Miller, Daniel José Older, Mallory Ortberg, Beth Revis, Cavan Scott, Charles Soule, Marc Thompson, Elizabeth Wein, and Chuck Wendig. A ticket to this not to be missed event includes a New York Comic Con exclusive edition of From a Certain Point of View: A Star Wars 40th Anniversary Celebration, pre-signed by over a dozen of the contributing authors. This edition is extremely limited with only 1,000 copies in print. For ticketing and more information, please visit: https://www.showclix.com/event/starwars5yf6nuy54006979497128.

This week - did Luke declare himself a Jedi? Is Star Wars even any good? Won't the Mets make a mess of David Wright Day? It's your favorite podcast about the Mets and Star Wars with @jasoncfry and @metspolice STAR WARS 00:00 Lore and story 06:00 when does one become a Jedi? Did Luke self-declare? 10:00 did Anakin become a Jedi again? 12:30 why is Ghost Anakin young and Obi Wan isn’t? (real word version) 16:30 Joshua Tree Kenobi 18:00 is Star Wars good? INDIANA JONES 29:00 we talk Indy V and Indy in the 1970s METS 35:00 Hockey comes to Citi Field 36:30 David Wright 44:00 The Mets are unwatchable 50:00 will Matt Harvey get non-tendered

It’s here, at last! Ric does a blow-by-blow recap of Mayweather vs. McGregor, we break down the Kyrie Irving trade, and sort through all of the HUGE DC Comics movie news (Scorsese and Phillips doing a Joker movie?!). Plus, why Pandora: The World of Avatar pisses Tom off. T2J: Still waiting for the Robert Zemeckis-helmed Booster Gold movie starring Channing Tatum!

The Jerks discuss why HBO’s Hard Knocks can make you love and hate your team, the latest on national anthem protests in the NFL, and lighter gloves for the Mayweather-McGregor fight. Plus, Patty Jenkins’ fight to get equal pay to direct Wonder Woman 2, the Star Wars and Gremlins sequels in development, and why Ric hates sleep. T2J: As reliable as a cable TV repairman, but funnier!

This week, we have the author of the The Last Jedi novelization Jason Fry on the podcast which is a good thing because he's one of the co-hosts. As always we talk Star Wars and Mets, and if you're a new listener please subscribe and check out past episodes (most of the Star Wars stuff will be evergreen). STAR WARS 00:00 Jason Fry is the author of the The Last Jedi novelization! 08:30 Handling the details 19:00 other Star Wars books Jason is working on 21:30 Porgs 23:00 possible spinoff movies like maybe even a Kenobi movie 28:00 opening the universe wider 34:00 is Jar Jar Binks Snoke??? METS 35:00 we catch up on The Departures 39:10 “Real Fans” 42:00 Duda, Bruce, Walker, Granderson - all solid Mets who will be welcome in Queens

The Jerks look back on Week ONE of the NFL Preseason, discuss Ric Flair’s legacy as ONE of pro wrestling’s all-time greats, and recap Ric’s adventure to ONE of the country’s big Anime conventions. Plus, a rundown of what we’re readin’ and watchin’, and we make ONE too many Star Trek references. Those Two Jerks — there may be two (sometimes three) of us, but THERE… ARE… FOUR… LIGHTS!

Our latest mini-sode covers the fun and sometimes headache-inducing world of fan and comic book conventions, and we brought in an expert on the topic: Founder and COO of Awesome Con, Ben Penrod! We're discussing everything from the changing state of comic sales at conventions to security, crowd issues and keeping Doctor Who actors safe in the bathroom! Plus, Conor McGregor's camp breaks an unwritten rule and costs him a sparring partner, and Tim Tebow (nearly) ended up back in the NFL. T2J: When someone says you're "The Taco," it's generally not a good thing!

We're taking a look at the start of NFL training camps, Derrick Rose setting up shop in Cleveland, and Hugh Freeze setting up shop in Sports Hell. Plus, all the news we missed from Comic-Con, a possible Oscar (!) campaign for Wonder Woman, and Batman goes hunting for "wabbits." Be vewwy vewwy kwiet -- we're hunting for laughs!

It's our annual Comic-Con Special! We're breaking down some of the biggest stories of this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego, from the first footage of Spielberg's Ready Player One to the new Spawn movie (for real, they swear), plus all the big announcements from Marvel and DC about their upcoming films. As a bonus, find out which of the Jerks doesn't know much about microphones! T2J and SDCC: they go together like PB and J!

The Jerks break down whether Tim Tebow will get called up to the majors this year, juiced baseballs in MLB, and Mayweather and McGregor’s tour de insults. Plus, all the geeky news from D23 Expo (Tron ride! Star Wars hotel! Marvel land!), the latest on “The Batman,” and a remembrance of George A. Romero and Martin Landau. Comedy, tragedy, gallows humor, poop jokes — we have it all!

In this latest mini-sode, the Jerks get a firsthand report on Tim Tebow’s minor league baseball exploits and Chris gets convinced to play fantasy football. Plus, a review of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and a discussion of the changing state of San Diego Comic-Con and other comic conventions. It’s deep, it’s contentious, it’s funny — it’s a cornucopia of entertainment!

The Jerks break down the major moves in the NBA, the end of the #NewYorkSuperteam, the backlash from last week’s Tebow blast, and Manny Pacquiao’s shocking loss. Plus, the polarized response to the Jumanji trailer, comic and TV reviews, and Ric’s “scientific” study of Pepsi Fire! T2J – now in crystal clear Sound-O-Vision!

This week on your favorite podcast about the New York Mets and Star Wars, we take a look at Evil Wookiees, droid nomenclature, Jason educates us about storytelling, the Mets are selling players, we discuss Bartolo Colon and the state of beat reporting! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts! STAR WARS 00:00 here’s who Snoke is Jason! 01:00 Ron Howard directing Han Solo Film 02:30 Evil Wookiees, Sexy Droids and other things we didn’t know about! 11:00 Storytelling Tips from Jason METS 18:00 The Mets are shopping their players! 21:00 Bring back Bartolo Colon! 24:00 Cabreragate 28:00 The state of the beat reporting

football head injuries, Tim Tebow’s promotion to the next level of the minors, the fake controversy about Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman salary, and Ron Howard taking over the Han Solo movie! It’s Those Two Jerks – plus a barking dog!

A podcast about the Star Wars and the New York Mets. This week we catch up on silly Star Wars rumors, and the silly Mets season. STAR WARS 00:00 Greetings 03:00 HyperSpace Mountain??? 07:00 is Ahsoka a Giant Wolf? 11:00 is Palpatine Rey’s grandfather? 14:00 Stealing from Sansweet 19:00 Han Solo movie directors depart 25:00 I want the lawnmower guy to stop! METS 29:00 Jay Bruce says the Mets to get their act together 35:00 Matt Harvey 36:45 Extended netting coming to Citi Field 40:00 Verducci article about baseball being boring 44:00 Baseball has 25 year eras…time to close out 1995-2020?

The Jerks recap the NBA Finals, analyze the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight and discuss UCF’s kicker’s NCAA woes because of his YouTube success. Plus, DC’s reaction to Wonder Woman’s box office numbers, Chris Evans signing up for more Captain America adventures, and what the guys are reading this week. Bonus: Find out how Nightwing’s circus background comes into play, and try to decipher why (We couldn’t).