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Welcome to episode 13 of The Terry Collins Show. The weekly podcast covering all things NEW YORK METS. We lead off with the major problems facing the Mets with their bullpen and what the team has to do to have a chance at the playoffs. Terry and John discuss the 2024 All Star Game selection of Pete Alonso, and the snub of Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor. On the "Talkin with TC" segment, the Skipper brings on former MLB Mets Catcher Josh Thole, who discusses his amazin 2012, catching Johan Santana's No Hitter (the first in franchise history) and in the same season, being the personal catcher for 20 game winner and NL Cy Young Award recipient, RA Dickey. Plus we honor another Tunnel to Towers AMAZIN HERO OF THE WEEK! We also remember Mets photographer Marc Levine, who died suddenly on July 4th. Subscribe to the Terry Collins YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTerryCollinsShow Follow Terry Collins on X: https://twitter.com/TerryCollins_10 Follow Terry Collins on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrycollins_10/ Follow John Arezzi on X: https://twitter.com/JohnArezzi Follow John Arezzi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnarezzi Donate now to Tunnel to Towers: https://t2t.org/ Host: Terry Collins Co-Host: John Arezzi Creative Director: Marsh Executive Producers: Mark Milliere and John Arezzi Copyright 2024: The Terry Collins Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2012 CY Young Winner, RA Dickey joins us on the podcast today. He came from a low-income, broken home. He learned how to survive through extreme adversity, trauma and abuse. Sports Illustrated wrote a review of his book and said, "The finest piece of nonfiction baseball writing since Ball Four." We had a great conversation about his life and what he's learned, especially what he learned through failure. He's a deep-thinking guy who know's how to tell a story. We had a lot of laughs, excited to share this one with you. God uses all things for the good, even when it's a NY Met winning the CY Young. How do you get the Ego out of your way and develop a posture of humility? What was winning the 2012 Cy Young like? What is the difference between stubborn and relentlous? Why is it imortant to learn from failure? How can you use your influence to change someone's life? There is an old saying, the teacher will appear when the student is ready. RA shares many examples of God bringing men into RA's life and picking him up and guiding him. So many little lessons in this one! Check out RA Dickey's Book, Whereever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball HERE Join our FREE FB Community The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out my wife's new children't book HERE      

Hour 2- The Subway Series is not the place to have R.A. Dickey celebrated.

PASSED BALL SHOW #32 6/14/2012 PART TWO; On the second part of the program, I am joined by former Braves and Blue Jays LHP Pedro Borbon. Pedro discusses whether his chances of making the majors were helped or hurt by having a father that played the game. He talks about the impact the MLB player's strike had on him. He also mentions how being a lefty specialist was a win-win situation. We talk about how it felt to be a part of the 1995 Braves World Series Championship and compares his experience then to what it was like when his father won with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976. I start the show by mentioning the Mets AA starting pitching in Binghamton and close by giving an opinion on MLB's looking into David Wright's 1st inning play that may have caused RA Dickey a chance at a no-hitter. Finally, I bring up my suspicion that collusion may have been going on last offseason.

PASSED BALL SHOW #56 11/29/2012 Part 1 WITH BRUCE MURRAY; Listen back to part 1 of the show as @john_pielli speaks with Sirius XM host Bruce Murray from Mad Dog Radio. I also hit on topics like Denard Span and Washington, Mets chances of trading David Wright if he is not extended as well as RA Dickey and BJ Upton signing with the Braves. I also question people's motives when they suggest trading a player for “prospects” when the term is used anonymously

Guests: Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly, President Emeritus Paul Beeston and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey This week in Deep Left Field, host Mike Wilner talks to Don Mattingly about joining John Schneider's coaching staff, chats with Paul Beeston about being part of the Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era committee and catches up with R.A. Dickey, who is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. 

Mark Wiley and Will George entertain Former #1 Draft Choice and Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Coordinator Jim Rooney. Learn the origins of RA Dickey's resurgence as a knuckler. Jim is very candid in the lessons learned through his journey as a player and coach ... and dishes on how a conversation with his mom after his release led to his drive to coach. He is quick to give credit to many mentors along the way including his father and even shares a heartwarming story that connects his dad's admiration of HOF Robin Roberts to his first start as a Cornel Big Red freshman vs. South Florida. Wiley and Will do it again getting Rooney to offer great instructional pieces to our audience my favorite phrase- "Toe the rubber and express yourself."

When the Tampa Bay Rays cut Mickey Jannis after his second minor league season he made the bold decision to develop a knuckleball—one of the rarest and most difficult pitches to master.  Mickey didn't have the fastball velocity most of his peers had and he thought doing something different might help him standout.  After more than a decade in the minor leagues, Mickey recently became just the 8th knuckleball pitcher to debut in Major League Baseball in the last 20 years. In this episode, Andrew and Mickey explore how to stay focused on a goal and why the courage to be a little different is often the key to success. This conversation may be the inspiration you need to step outside your comfort zone and create your own path. Show highlights:1:10 - Setting goals and developing the right mindset3:52 - Identifying a way to standout and create your niche4:36 - Seeking advice from others and making a bold decision7:01 - Mickey's knuckleball9:23 - Courage to do something different11:19 - Navigating adversity and sticking with a goal 14:37 - Doing unconventional work to develop a craft21:02 - Mickey's Major League Debut with the Baltimore Orioles23:19 - Focusing amidst distractions and compartmentalizing emotions24:46 - Staying humble and resilientBe sure to subscribe & leave a review for the show in your favorite podcast app.Please tell your friends about Everybody Pulls The Tarp on social media and be sure to tag Andrew in your posts @andrewmoses123 (Instagram) and @andrewHmoses (Twitter).Follow Andrew on IG: @AndrewMoses123 and Twitter:@andrewhmosesSign up for e-mails to keep up with the podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter!

MLB Pitchers Grant Balfour and Ryan Rowland-Smith break down the dugout biffo between Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr last week. We also hear the epic RA Dickey swimming the river story, an aussie movie review and much more!  Please subscribe and enjoy the episode of The Top Step!    --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-top-step-with-ryan-rowland-smith--grant-balfour/support

Chris and Mo talk about the FBS 12-team playoff rumors with Football Scoop's Zach Barnett then talk to former UT standout and Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey about the Vols' Super Regional. Jeff Hem joins to talk Sounds and the guys get into Braves & Julio/Titans talk before Tee Willie's weekly NASCAR segment.

This week we catch up with former Blue Jay Josh Thole for a deep dive into everything from Italian baseball, to Toronto pizza, to dealing with the capricious nature of RA Dickey's signature knuckler. Also this week, Barry and Tom talk about the changing (some might say shrinking) landscape in Canadian sports media.

We talk about our 7 favorite pitches and the best former and current players to use them. Tune in to hear about the greats like Mariano Rivera and RA Dickey, or future stars like Jimmy Yacabonis and Tyler Glasnow. Follow us on instagram @delos_reyes_podcast Stay tuned for more!!

Josh Thole joins Outta The Park to chat about potty mouthed former MLB players. Marital relations and how Josh deals with emotional currency in the bank is discussed. Josh plays for the tie in life and we love the explanation . What was is like catching for RA Dickey. The guys talk about that and Nickelback is discussed in a very unique way. Josh talks about personality trends with the younger baseball players and if the regular season means anything outside of playing well enough to get into the post season. The First Pitch touches on a myriad of topics. The tweet of MLB Umpire Rob Drake is chatted about. Is his tweet a threat? What does MLB need to do make this right? The guys then go on to discuss everything that is wrong with the Houston Astros organization. From the handling of their former assistant GM’s comments, to trading for Roberto Osuna and the organization’s handling of their PR mess the Astros are in a free fall. Ask Barry Davis continues the discussion regarding the Astros. Will there be an exodus of Houston’s team in the off season? The greatest voice in rock music for the last 40 years in discussed.

CY Young Award winning pitcher RA Dickey breaks down the World Series and let us in on a very cool event coming up in May.

CY Young Award winning pitcher RA Dickey breaks down the World Series and let us in on a very cool event coming up in May.

The Knuckleballer joins us. What is RA Dickey up to? How has been satiating those competitive juices. You’ll be surprised what he’s doing. RA talks about stepping away from the game doing so in a very uncelebrated fashion. He also fills us in on his Raptors fandom. The trio then talk about the trauma that Robert Allen Dickey endured during his formative years. It gets really intense. On The First Pitch discusses Barry’s narcissism. The guys discuss Kawhi Leonard’s immersion into the Toronto and GTA scene. Should fans leave The King of The North alone? Is the frenzy that surrounds Big Whi sure to affect his decision about staying in Toronto? The Tampa Bay Rays are looking at co-oping their home games with the city of Montreal. WHAT!? Matt and Barry discuss the ins and outs of what it would take to make this happen. MLB attendance and a startling trend is chatted on. #AskBarryDavis asks what the hell the plan is for the Blue Jays in 2020. DOES ANYONE KNOW? Why would the Jays trade Marcus Stroman if they need pitching? Why aren’t the Jays doing promos to get more asses in seats?

Marc Carig (Newsday) and Rich MacLeod (MLB.com, BP Mets) joined us for a twofer on a very special Ghoul Fundies. After Roger was wished a Happy Scareadays season from a very old ghoul (01:40), Brian and Roger talked about new Mets manager Mickey Callaway (08:30), and the details of the not so smooth purchase of the Triple-A Syracuse franchise you probably don't know about (13:00). Then Marc Carig joined the Good Fundies boys and discussed the latest news on Asdrubal Cabrera and Jerry Blevins' options (34:15), what it was like to walk into the Mets clubhouse the day after his now famous piece on Terry Collins (38:45), Mickey Callaway(46:42), how TC handled his players (52:20), why the team released Nori Aoki (56:30), not writing about this year's World Series(57:35), how he would have approached writing about the crazy Game 5 (59:25), his Series prediction (01:02:50), if the balls are juiced or not (01:08:00), and how he's celebrating Halloween (01:11:40). Then Rich MacLeod stepped up to the plate. After Roger kept asking him what the MLB replay hub is really like (01:16:00), he talked about having to edit videos of the Mets stinking (01:17:00), why he still bothers with #MetsTwitter (01:23:00), how late MLB employees work during the postseason (01:26:00), what Ryan Church told him about his concussion and missing third base(01:27:30), Church's reaction to Ray Ramirez's dismissal (01:32:00), and of course his World Series prediction (01:37:45). In the mailbag, the boys were asked if the Mets should go trade for Dee Gordon (01:46:30), if Brian would rather live alone with Jay Bruce on a deserted island instead of TC or Rafael Montero (01:49:40), and if RA Dickey should return to Flushing (01:51:15). You can now prove to us you have good fundamentals by donating to our Patreon page at patreon.com/goodfundies Thanks to Bobby "Boris" Pickett and George Michael for the music.

In this episode of Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia features former MLB Player Adam Greenberg discussing his "One At-Bat", the tragic incident taking place in his first Major League appearance with the Chicago Cubs, getting closure with the pitcher, his journey and determination to make it back, overcoming injuries and depression, his defining moment with R.A. Dicky, the accomplishments made with his business Lurong Living, and more!

Roger and Brian welcomed positive David Wright news with open arms and discovered the repercussions of making a joke at The Captain's expense online(01:12), reintroduced themselves to the world by talking about how they first became Mets fans (08:20), and said farewell to Curtis Granderson and Rene Rivera (15:10). In the return of METCON (20:15), Brian revealed we are at red alert thanks to the Steven Matz 'hubbabaloo' (22:26) and Sandy Alderson's recent revealing comments regarding payroll (31:16). Then Roger theorized that Terry Collins now knows who he is and he is nervous about it (53:10), and explained the difference between Twitter Brian and IRL Brian (58:30). In the mailbag segment, listeners asked about DJ Lemahieu (01:01:50), which Met would be the most emotional and which would be the prankster at a wedding (01:06:40), if an eclipse can make Gavin Cecchini a 40 homer a year player (01:09:37), the possibility of an RA Dickey reunion (01:13:20), when Brian will stop saying Rafael Montero stinks (01:16:10), if Yoenis Cespedes is hustling enough (01:22:40), and which Met is the most obnoxious flight passenger (01:27:30). This episode is dedicated to Dennis Hopper, who is most certainly dead, and Bob Gibson, who is certainly not.

Al Melchior is joined by Jim Finch of FanRag Sports as they lookat the the top news around MLB. Some standouts they talk about include RA Dickey and Homer Bailey. Later, the guys look at the best two-start pitchers for the week. #FNTSY #MLB #fantasybaseball #FanRag #RADickey #DFS #dailyfantasy Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Scott MacArthur continues his baseball round table with Richard Griffin and Scott Mitchell about the hot hitting Kevin Pillar, RA Dickey's return to Toronto, and Derek Jeter's legacy. Scott talks how Gregg Poppovich mixes sports and politics.

The calm before the Winter Meetings storm, Drew takes listener questions and looks at RA Dickey's legacy, the state of the Encarnacion Universe and offers hope for a Jose Bautista reunion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A podcast about the Mets and Star Wars (as two topics) Donald Glover is Lando! We go down Star Wars rabbit holes including the Jaxxon rabbit hole. Then onto a discussion of Mets throwbacks, how to celebrate the 2016 team and if they should bring back RA Dickey. 00:00 Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian 07:00 Jaxxon! 10:30 about storytelling and canon obsession 12:00 Marvel Comics 1977 15:00 Star Wars Infinities 20:00 Star Wars Steampunk 21:45 Shadows of the Empire 23:30 Keep the 86 Throwbacks or not? 30:00 The World Series and late starts 34:00 How do you honor the 2016 team 35:00 Where was Mr. Met in 1986? 36:00 Cespedes 37:00 Bring back RA Dickey?

The time for debate is over. RA Dickey has overstayed his welcome in the Blue Jays line up. And find out why your opinion on the Kaepernick is just totally wrong. facebook.com/tallcanaudio twitter.com/tallcanaudio

Listen as I interview 2012 All-Star & 37 yr. old NY Mets Pitcher R.A. DICKEY RA and I discuss his new book "Wherever I Wind Up: the Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball". RA speaks openly about the abuse he endured as a child, his parents battle with alcoholism, growing up a fighter, and the first time he laid eyes on his bride Anne. Find out what's really behind the man of Faith & Family, laid bare for all to hear...and read!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/les-norman/support

On today's episode of the Yanks Go Yard show presented by BaldVinny.com, Ricky recaps the Yankees' series against the Seattle Mariners. Then, he looks ahead to the Toronto Blue Jays with Travis Bateman from JaysJournal.com. They will discuss Toronto's offensive re-surgence, the surprising fast healing of Jose Reyes, and much more. 

Tonight, on the Yanks Go Yard show brought to you by BaldVinny.com, Ricky will recap the Yankees' series in Tampa and look ahead to the start of a 10 game homestand. First up will be the Blue Jays. Kyle Franzoni from Jays Journal joins Ricky in breaking down the pitching matchups and what to watch for at the Bronx this weekend 

In Episode five Kevin, Tony & Gary get together to discuss the first week of the 2013 MLB season. They look back at how their teams have fared and discuss among other topics the recent contract extensions, the almost perfecto, what is wrong with RA Dickey, Yankees injuries, more Yankees injuries....The guys were then joined by David Harper from the Metsbhoys Podcast to discuss goings on at Citi field (Harper gets to celebrate a walk off live on the show). Skype was behaving behaving badly during the show so apologies if things seem a little disjointed.

In Episode five Kevin, Tony & Gary get together to discuss the first week of the 2013 MLB season. They look back at how their teams have fared and discuss among other topics the recent contract extensions, the almost perfecto, what is wrong with RA Dickey, Yankees injuries, more Yankees injuries....The guys were then joined by David Harper from the Metsbhoys Podcast to discuss goings on at Citi field (Harper gets to celebrate a walk off live on the show). Skype was behaving behaving badly during the show so apologies if things seem a little disjointed.

In Episode five Kevin, Tony & Gary get together to discuss the first week of the 2013 MLB season. They look back at how their teams have fared and discuss among other topics the recent contract extensions, the almost perfecto, what is wrong with RA Dickey, Yankees injuries, more Yankees injuries....The guys were then joined by David Harper from the Metsbhoys Podcast to discuss goings on at Citi field (Harper gets to celebrate a walk off live on the show). Skype was behaving behaving badly during the show so apologies if things seem a little disjointed.

When I first started the podcast over a year ago, I knew that Darren Meenan of The 7 Line would have to one day be a guest on my show. I am thrilled that we made it happen. Darren talks his start as a Mets fan, the origins of The 7 Line brand, RA Dickey, Johan’s No Hitter and a whole lot of Blue & Orange in between. Learn more about The 7 Line at The7Line.com!

Listen Up! If you're able to listen to podcast 209, the world didn't come to an end. DARN!Julian Assange gave a speech todayRIP Martin Haywood, a great friend to BloodyVeg (previous shows where we mentioned Martin are here and here)The NY Mets trade RA Dickey to Toronto for top prospectsWe got a voice-mail from JulienTune 1: Pretending To Heal by Seth HoranWe discuss the horrific Newtown CT tragedy, and gunsTune 2: Don't Wait Til The Night Before Christmas by Miss Rose and Her Rhythm PercolatorsPaul's 50 word review of The HobbitHappy Holidays!!!Some of these sounds were used in the making of this podcast.

Jason Martinez of MLBDepthCharts and Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLBTradeRumors discuss the latest trades, free agent signings, and rumors swirling around the baseball world.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete Episode #3.46 RTU's Night of 100 Starts Holiday Special Sponsored by: BLUE HAVEN A THE BIG UNLOAD: The Mets and RA Dickey are having a very public negotiation. It's getting awkward quickly, and Met fans are cynical-ed to the hilt. We'll check in on that.  The Giants off a big win over the Saints, have another test coming this week, as they head to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. The Jets are somehow still alive, and we'll find out if they dipped into the recent past looking for 2009 magic. The Pacquiao fight... yes, we're going there.  And the RTU: FUNLOAD: PJ brings us old Christmas Specials vs. new ones, and wants to discuss tragedy in professional sports... to keep it light.  Please subscribe to the RTU: PODCAST on iTunes. The Podcast that asks the question: Are there no workhouses?

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete Episode #3.43 PART 1 - 11/21/12 Episode sponsored by: BLUE HAVEN- NYC Sports Bar After tripping the light fantastic with memories of going out on what I am now told is "Black Wednesday", making fun of what we wore, thought, drank, sang and cared about on nights before Thanksgiving in our careless 20's, and talking a little about food particulary Alici, or hairy fish, we got to: THE BIG UNLOAD: Mainly about RA Dickey winning the CY Young, his season in historical Mets context, Sanpete's crush on Jon Hamm, (we don't even call it a man crush anymore) what Dickey might fetch in a trade... Then, the great Trout v. Cabrera MVP discussion, also known as the "Jocks vs. The Geeks", and why Mike Trout was perhaps created in Bill James Laboratory, as he was the  Perfect Storm for traditional and advanced stats argument. A good talk about Diners and the golden rule of ordering in one... Then we got to the Jets, and, lo and behold, we were able to talk about football and not the circus... mostly.  Next LIVE REMOTE from BLUE HAVEN is Tuesday, Dec 4th...  Please subscribe to the RTU: PODCAST on iTunes

Part 2 of Fanatic Radio's Thanksgiving Episode. In this segment of the show, Flo goes on a rant about Tim Tebow and the Jets and we wrap of the show with Hope Solo and a new BFlo on Twitter.

It's Fanatic Radio's annual Thanksgiving episode as Mike and Flo give out "Turkey's" of the Year. Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey joins us as he explains becoming the first knuckleball throwing pitcher to win the Cy Young award and we talk Lakers coaching debacle and NASCAR championship weekend. Listen to Part 2

Jason Martinez of MLBDepthCharts previews the upcoming offseason for the Mets, who will likely have a limited budget once again as they try to upgrade at catcher and in the outfield. 

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Radio Show/ Podcast Episode #3.37 9/27/12 Sponsored by: BLUE HAVEN NYC  After we tried to make sense of the awful practice of calling someone "son", Sanpete explained how his Jets Jersey/ShirSey jinx works, and PJ explained never getting a sitter for his children...  ...THE BIG UNLOAD: Cal went to Citi Field for the final home game this season to see RA Dickey pursue his 20th win and he got that, but like Marti DiBergi, he got a whole lot more... -- Got a call from a Mets fan in Indianapolis. Seriously. He was great, and even gave us the skinny on Andrew Luck, who he has, unsurprisingly, bought in on completely. -- Figured out the Yankees/MLB baseball stuff, so everyone can relax. We got it. -- Promo'd our big move to Tuesday night for the Fall season in the style of an NBC sitcome, circa 1990. -- Talked x's & o's with no Revis, & no such thing as bad win in the NFL. -- Giants vs. Eagles (we made a mistake; Vick only has 6 INT's; just feels like 12) -- Bumped the RTU: Funload to next week... again. Apologies to Lindsey Buckingham.  Please subscribe to the RTU: PODCAST ON iTunes!Now with more cast!

Mets pitcher RA Dickey talks about fighting his way through 10 years as a marginal pro baseball player before giving himself over to the uncontrollable but devastating knuckleball.Then we travel back to the early 60s, on the streets of San Francisco, where James P Coyle & Mal Sharpe convince a man to rob a bank for them — all in the interest of humor. Plus, Erik Adams and Claire Zulkey from the AV Club share some of their all-time favorite television picks, two very different police procedurals :Law & Order and Police Squad! And for his Outshot, Jesse suggests you check out The Best Show on WFMU.

Listen Up! We're back after a brief Sci-Fi Con break! Luckily it was not 187 days long!We welcome Rich back after his absenceHow we feel about flyingRich's talks about his Convergence experienceTune 1: Blasphemy by The LuftwaffeMore gardening!Summer reading for Rich: Wherever I Wind Up by RA DickeySummer reading for Paul: The Apocalypse Codex by Charles StrossSome of these sounds were used in the making of this podcast.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete Episode #3.24 - Subway Stories Radio Hour Here's a bit of what we talked about: -- THE BIG UNLOAD: After a discussion about Italian Grandmothers and the house coats, we moved on to the big unload, a great discussion about unwritten rules in baseball, and the feud between Joe Maddon and Davey Johnson. This accidentally led to PJ's first solo segment... -- ... where he listed and discussed with us as an audience real life unwrittern rules. Things like which urinal to use when there are three empty ones, or never take camera to a bachelor party. Damn funny stuff from Bishop. -- We talked Mets and Yankees both on the field and off, on the dawn of Subway Series Part II. Before the dawn of 'istory. -- ...quién es mas macho... senor Lamas, o Montalbon... -- RA Dickey's success is being written off as a gimmick... Sanpete got a little riled up. Cal did too. But in a more French Canadian way. -- PJ's use of a "sounds of a Subway Platform" sound clip led us to the worst 1940's radio show ever, "Subway Stories", a collection of snippets of conversations from a subway platform. -- RTU FUNLOAD: Rooting for greatness versus rooting for the underdog. A discussion of why we root for what we root for. Please check out the RTU: Podcast in the Itunes store by clicking here... Bingo Bango.

Simply the absolute best in talk radio. The show about anything and everything that tells it like it is. We were joined by Arda Ocal of the Score in Canada to talk wrestling. We also touch a bit on the Mets and the success of RA Dickey

Simply the absolute best in talk radio. The show about anything and everything that tells it like it is. We were joined by Arda Ocal of the Score in Canada to talk wrestling. We also touch a bit on the Mets and the success of RA Dickey

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete Episode #3.23 - Bro it Down Here's a bit of what we talked about: -- THE BIG UNLOAD: RA Dickey pitched one of the best games in Mets history last night, and it seems the story is simply about how Mets have appealed the hit/error ruling. Cal is fed up with it. -- Sanpete's wife completely destroys his perception that he knows a lot about baseball, when she asked why does an error count as an o-fer. -- We all did Robert Loggia impressions. --  “Everything about (Swisher) is annoying, from his mannerisms to his always wanting to ‘bro’ it down,” an unnamed American League veteran told the magazine. “Being around him is just exhausting.”  We discussed what the hell bro'ing it down might be. -- PJ talks about revealing his navel during band gigs. Sanpete wonders if Bono did the same thing to kill time between songs. -- Darelle Revis seems to be leaning towards holding out again. Sanpete thinks it might best thing that could happen to the Jets in Training Camp. -- RTU FUNLOAD: We created the new TNT show to follow Franklin & Bash and Rizzoli and Isles... Tebow & Sanchez. Crime solving partners by day, rival stand up comics by night. With Gilbert Gottfried. Please check out the RTU: Podcast in the Itunes store by clicking here... It's not a name, it's a major appliance!

The Mets are not going to make the playoffs this year, but Omar Minaya will probably trade young talent for mercenary veterans anyway, destroying next year’s team in the process. Mets fans watch this happen year after year, while the team continues to neglect their long-standing starting pitching problem (and last-ditch mid-season moves cannot solve a problem this deep).