LOOGY: A Baseball Podcast

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Weekly Complaint, the return of Ronny Mauricio, the injury to Mark Vientos, Juan Soto's wOBA-ly start, the introduction of xwOBA, Nimmo in the 2-hole, a new linguistics lesson, Gary Cohen and the enigma that is Jeff McNeil, Yankee Stadium crimes, and the Question of the Week.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets continued RISP woes, Brett Baty's hot month and what that means for Vientos, positional versatility, the elite bullpen, Jesse Winker's return date, Gary Cohen and "Manager Mendoza", and an ESPN broadcast nightmare.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss TNT, the Danny Young and Winker injuries, the return of Dedniel Núñez, lefty bullpen options, starting pitcher length, RISP woes, Francisco Alvarez and pop time, the return of Brett Baty, Mets team defense, and an odd Mets team stat.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets continued starting pitching excellence, the return of McNeil and Alvarez, Brett Baty's bat speed, Pete Alonso's complete hitting, Nimmo's change in approach, pitching reinforcements, the end of Mendy, and appreciation for Kodai Senga.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets start to the season, bullpen excellence, offense and pitching yin and yang, impressive starting pitching, the Siri/Taylor platoon, Vientos and his slow start, the implication of Jeff McNeil's return, Brett Baty's future, playing time for Torrens, and a mysterious figure in the Mets dugout.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the lead up to the Mets 2025 season, starting rotation predictions, infield injury woes, players that we will miss, potential last minute additions, our ideal batting order, and more spring training insights.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew recap the New York Mets 2024 season with player grades for each offensive player, Lindor's fantastical season, Nimmo's unacceptable struggle, Vientos's breakout, Jose Iglesias shocking the world, and a breakout pick for 2025.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the dramatic Mets win in game 161, recap the 2024 season, and live reactions to Wild Card Game 1.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets recent hot streak, the upcoming Wild Card schedule, the signings of Severino and Manaea, Lindor's MVP push, Vientos and his new lineup spots, Starling Marte's future, and Slumpin' and Bumpin' returns.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets surge back towards a playoff position, who's slumpin', who's bumpin', trade deadline opinions, and the emergence of José Buttó.

Zach, Jack, an Andrew discuss the catalysts for the Mets turnaround, the Grimace Era, bullpen surprises, the return of Kodai Senga, the Francisco Alvarez effect, what to do with Jeff McNeil, trade deadline decisions for David Stearns, Pete Alonso's future in Queens, Brett Baty's potential return, and a certain outfielder playing in the Bronx.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss our predictions on Jose Iglesias and Omar Narvaez coming true, Brett Baty's demotion and the ascension of Mark Vientos, the improved offense and the unimproved bullpen, the future of Jeff McNeil, and our take on the lineup construction.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets recent struggles, bullpen curses, offensive woes, surprises from the rotation, live reactions to Jorge Lopez and the glove throw, injury updates and implications, the future of Brett Baty and Mark Vientos, the backup catcher dilemma, playoff chances, and problems with trivia.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets turnaround after their dreadful start, the insane amount of pitchers being used, the potential for a 6 man rotation, Brett Baty's newfound confidence, Mendoball, Lindor's ovation, Bader's big week, Reed Garrett's breakout, and comments on commentary.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets dreary start to the season, but Jon Heyman gives us 22 reasons to stay calm. Thye discuss the hot and cold starts by the rotation, some 2024 MLB predictions, and the introduction of the LOOGY World Champion.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the beginning of Mets Spring Training, Daniel Murphy in the booth, Super Bowl commercial woes, the NBA All-Star Game, and the return of the quiz.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the most recent Mets signings, the jersey number retirement of Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, Buddy Harrelson, Jack's Spring Training adventures, Billy Wagner's Hall of Fame snub, Immaculate Grid, and a Negro Leagues history lesson.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets latest offseason acquisitions, the Ohtani and Yammamoto signings, the LOOGY Baseball Card Collection, and Immaculate Grid.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the most recent Mets signings and transactions, new Met manager Carlos Mendoza, Jeremy Hefner as pitching coach, the new Mendoza Line, off-season focus, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, DH possibilities, options at third base, Juan Soto to the Yankees, the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, and baseball card stories.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the recent front office and managerial changes, our hopes for free agency, more solutions to fix the playoffs, and more Daniel Vogelbach dilemmas.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the quintessential Mets experience, the Kid Mets, young starting pitchers, Yamamoto rumblings, Pete Alonso extension talks, yea or nay for Ohtani and Showalter, possible addition of Arenado and Snell, David Stearns, Bellinger and Schwarber watch updates, players of the week, and Immaculate Grid.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Danny Mendick dilemma, the trade deadline, the death of the Cody Bellinger watch, and why the Mets failed in 2023.

Jack, Zach, and Andrew discuss mid-season grades for the key Mets players, the luckiest Met, stolen base trends, Brett Baty's future, trade deadline deals, Cody Bellinger's complicated relationship with LOOGY, the home run derby, and the introduction to an epic story from Jack.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew are back after settling a contract dispute. They discuss the Mets performance throughout May and June and reflect back on predictions made about the sluggish offense, Kodai Senga's velocity, David Peterson's breakout year, the 6-man rotation, ex-Mets performances, the pitch clock and its effect on announcers and umpires, ESPN's watchability, Nimmo's hot start, Ronny Mauricio's callup, Zach's juiced balls, Dustin Kelly, the Cody Bellinger watch, and the triumphant return of Hugh Quattlebum.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew talk about Brandon Nimmo's raging hot start, defensive shuffling, Canha's disappointment in the clutch, McNeil in the 5 hole, the San Francisco Mets, Justin Verlander's return, 9 starting pitchers, Vogelbach feeling the hate, the first positive Cody Bellinger watch, and the most surprising starts to the MLB season.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew talk about the first week of the Mets season, slimming down, ghost forks, 6 man rotations, Darin Ruf DFA, Brett Baty's wild start, bouncing back, the pitch clock, Cody Bellinger, 2023 division winners, umpire cam headaches, and more.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew get ready for Opening Day with some injury updates, projecting the starting lineup and rotation, and predicting exactly how the 2023 season is going to unfold.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the injuries to Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nimmo, and Jose Quintana, the battle for the 5th rotation spot, our choices for closer, the Mets outfield depth, and our views on the World Baseball Classic.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the extensions for Jeff McNeil, Tomas Nido, and Keith Hernandez, the possibility of Ohtani becoming a New York Met, the potential adjustments that will be needed from Kodai Senga, Brandon Nimmo sitting out of the World Baseball Classic, and even more news about Joe West.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the most recent Mets signings including Brandon Nimmo, Kodai Senga, and Jose Quintana, the possibility of Carlos Correa as the Mets starting third baseman, what to do with Escobar and Vogelbach, and whether the Aaron Judge signing was smart or stupid.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew begin their attempt to manage the New York Mets to the promised land in Out of the Park Baseball 23, starting with where it all went wrong: Wild Card Game 3 against the San Diego Padres.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew argue about the best way to give out offseason grades to the Mets, discuss the Justin Verlander signing, and how the Mets should approach the rest of the offseason.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the beginning of the Mets offseason, Justin Verlander's sleep schedule, and continue complaining about the MLB Playoff format.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the end to the Mets season after losing to the Padres in the Wild Card, revisiting our Mets preseason predictions, and creating the best MLB playoffs solutions.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the lead up to the MLB Postseason, the Mets failing to win the division, playoff roster conundrums, Jeff McNeil's batting title hopes, a new contender for the greatest baseball player in Japanese history, the Aaron Judge debacle, and a historic moment for the Joe West and Bill Klem Awards.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the New York Mets final push to win the NL East, the revamped bullpen with the returns of Megill and Smith, Jack's Mets vs Cubs oddity, whether or not Albert Pujols is taking steroids, and the Hall of Famer that played the least seasons ever.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the last month of the season leading up to the playoffs, the important returns of Trevor May and Luis Guillorme, the dominance of Adam Ottavino and the hot stretch from Eduardo Escobar, the return of the pinch runner, Albert Pujols chasing 700, and some big rule changes coming in 2023 and the implications that they may have.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew return from hiatus to discuss the Mets rough stretch against the Yankees and Braves, how the bullpen will shake out during the playoffs, the performance of the Mets trade deadline acquisitions, Brett Baty's debut, and a very special number retirement.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the New York Mets roaring week defeating the Braves and the Yankees, the incredible performance by the bullpen, David Peterson, and Jacob deGrom, previews of the postseason matchups, and ask the question: Why didn't Chris Sale just call an Uber?

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets trade deadline acquisitions, Mets GM Billy Eppler building a star, the huge returns of Jacob deGrom and Trevor May, honoring Vin Scully, the Juan Soto trade haul, and some big news around the Seby Zavala watch.

Zach and Jack discuss the Mets sweep of the Subway Series, possible changes to the Mets lineup, dream trade scenarios for the upcoming deadline, the worst performances of the week, fighting Major League Baseball players, the first ever LIVE caller, and Jack unveils a his new watch.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the last two series before the All-Star Break, our midseason grades and New York Mets superlatives, favorite moments from the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game, and mic'd up was actually good for once.

Jack, Zach, and Andrew discuss the upcoming Braves series, the Mets ideal lineup construction, Billy Hamilton and the Designated Runner, the jersey retirement of Keith Hernandez, Mets in the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, and potential Mets trade targets.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets slumping offense, the return of Max Scherzer and progression of Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walkers dominant first half of the season and why this year is going to be different, the New York Mets DH problem, answering questions from our listeners, Booneball/Lazyball, and regrets over the resurrection of Andy Fletcher.

Zach and Andrew discuss the Mets recent series against the Astros and the Marlins, the return of Jeff McNeil and his impact on the lineup, the Angels and Mariners have an all out brawl, Shohei Ohtani's unbelievable back to back performance, and the difficulty in watching baseball.

Zach, Jack and Andrew discuss suing Jon Heyman for coining "Buck Ball" from LOOGY's "Buckyball," the Mets recent pitching success, the missing piece in the New York Mets lineup, the failure of the Double LOOGY Reverse Curse, fan mail from Andy Fletcher, and Funk is Good For the Soul.

Zach and Jack (and Andrew?) discuss the Mets results after the West Coast road trip, Taijuan Walker's brilliant outing on Sunday Night Baseball, Edwin Diaz getting more than three outs for the save, resurrecting Andy Fletcher, the Double Reverse LOOGY Curse and some of its victims, drunk fans mic'd up on national TV, and the most memorable moment of the New York Mets season so far.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the start of the New York Mets west coast trip, the LOOGY Curse and its relation to Eduardo Escobar's electric cycle and Tomas Nido's hot month with the bat, Carlos Carrasco entering the ace conversation, how Mike Trout's slump stacks up against other baseball legends, Mets MVP finishes, and Jack listens to the wrong album.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the Mets hot week sweeping the Phillies and the Nationals, the difficult upcoming West Coast trip and the importance of team confidence, the emergence of Nick Plummer, the hot month of May for Alonso, Lindor, Marte, and Guillorme, and the members of the 420 Club.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss the new ways that the New York Mets are generating runs, the debate between Tomas Nido and Patrick Mazeika for backup catcher of the future, the San Francisco Heckler and Jeff McNeil's response, the lack of complete games in modern baseball, and a new solution for improving MLB umpires.

Zach, Jack, and Andrew discuss Buck Showalter's bullpen and lineup management, the impact of James McCann's injury on the New York Mets, the budding friendship between Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil, Andrew's Citi Field Experience, the invention of the "Bellinger Line," and a heartfelt apology to Kevin Gausman.