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…

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/su…

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 Quintan…

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. --- Support this…

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support…

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support…

*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 o…

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

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 t…

Title says it all. Confused, shocked, excited, appalled, etc etc. Listen to us talk about it. Carlos :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

Uncle Steviepilled. Kodai Senga is officially a Met. He seems very fun. We're thrilled. And the Mets just don't stop. Although they didn't land Carlos Correa, Steve Cohen's 11th-hour bid to bring yet another star to Queens had us feeling some type of way. He just doesn't stop. That now includes Omar Narvaez. We chatted about how he fits into the Me…

Pretty much all you need to know about this one is that about four minutes into recording, news broke that the Mets re-signed Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year contract. News broke that the Mets were signing reliever David Robertson shortly thereafter. We got live reactions. It rocked. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

Sigh. He actually left. Jacob deGrom is a Texas Ranger. What a bummer. As you might imagine, this episode is mostly a reflection on Jake's signing in Texas, a look at how the Mets should replace him, and how this whole situation makes us feel. :( --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support…

A happy belated Thanksgiving and welcome back to yet another PGE! This week Sam and Jack take on perhaps the scariest thing a baseball fan can face: an empty, boring week in the offseason. Even with not much concrete in the way of news, we found 90 minutes worth of content! It's good stuff, we promise. For instance, the Mets brought some depth arms…

Hey Mets fans! This week, we head back to our podcasting roots with Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22 on Twitter), the executive editor at MetsMerized -- the site the podcast first started under. Mike is a very smart dude. He chatted with us about a variety of topics. We broke down the Mets decision to not make any 40-man roster adds (no, not even "prosp…

Welcome to the offseason Mets fans! We hope you enjoyed masquerading as Phillies fans for a couple of weeks if you chose to do so, but now it's back to business for Billy Eppler and the Mets! The Mets started the offseason early by ensuring everyone knows it's about the Mets, baby. They re-signed Edwin Diaz to a 5-year contract, the most lucrative …

Happy 100th, PGE! To celebrate, we're running it back with the same raucous duo of guests from Episode 86 back in July: screen printing princess Abigail Noy and wordsmith and e-mongrel Richard Staff! Listen as Sam, Jack, Abigail, and Rich try to stay on topic through more than 100 minutes of content for the Pod's 100th episode. Featured within this…

The Mets lost. The Padres beat them in the Wild Card Series. The Mets are done in 2022. We're sad. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

Bring on the Padres! After a rough weekend in Atlanta (understatement), the Mets failed to secure the NL East crown. Sam and Jack recap the series behind and preview the series ahead. For the first time in PGE history, the boys talk about the Mets in the playoffs! For real!! Join them as they try to make sense of the Mets' playoff rotation plans, b…

What Mets doing? Good wins in Milwaukee and Oakland led the Mets to a 4-2 week despite the Worst Start Jacob deGrom Has Ever* Had. That's ok. We're not worried about our lanky legend just yet. We talked about it. *Since like early-mid 2019 The Mets still lead the NL East. As of recording the lead stood at 1.5 games. It will either be 1 or 2 dependi…

You saw the title. We're back, baby. These. Mets. Still work to do. The division isn't nearly won. But the Mets have a confirmed spot. Sam and Jack watched the Mets clinch, and now you can listen to Sam and Jack watch the Mets clinch! Max Scherzer rocks. The Mets swept the Pirates this weekend. Sandy Alderson is out. All that and more on another fu…

JULIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The Mets are good. They won four of six this week and took series from both the Pirates and Marlins. They did (briefly) fall out of first place, but the Braves coughed two games up in the standings immediately thanks to some friends in the Pacific Northwest. While Starling Marte is hurt, the offense is clicking again and the p…

This was a week of contrasting ~vibes~ around the Mets. They won two-of-three against the frickin' Dodgers. They lost two-of-three to the frickin' Nationals. Good and bad. Yin and yang. It's like poetry, it mirrors itself. We talk about it all -- from deGrom, Nimmo, and Timmy Trumpets to Lane Thomas, Luis Garcia, and Patrick Corbin. Enjoy. --- Supp…

Hello, PGE fans. On this week's episode, Jack and Sam talk about the Mets series' with the Rockies! The Mets won 3 of 4 - so it was mostly good. They talk the impending series against the Dodgers and why they're nervous (spoiler: It's because the Dodgers are very good). They also talk about Saturday's festivities at the ballpark. It was the first e…

What an odd week to be a New York Met. Specifically, what an odd week to be one of the NINE new faces the Mets brought in since we last spoke to you on PGE. Some of them fit into the Mets' future plans. Many of them don't. We gave each of them grades (or a close approximation) based on contributions to the team this week. Oh, and the Phillies are P…

The Mets are living well in the post-deadline world. That series win over the Braves might have been the highlight of the season. It rocked. They swept the Reds. They (result pending)ed the Phillies (we recorded before the rubber match). They're good. This is good. They're fun. Edwin Diaz is fun. Very fun. People have been really digging the trumpe…

The Mets went 5-0 this week. They've won six in a row. They swept the Yankees and Marlins. They get the Nationals this week before a big series against the Braves. Jacob deGrom returns on Tuesday in D.C. Tyler Naquin is a Met. Hopefully more new faces join us before deGrom's season debut on Trade Deadline Day. Trevor May and James McCann are also a…

This week on #PGE: The Mets have a large new thumper in their order... And they acquired him for literally Colin Holderman (which some of y'all are mad at???)... Who else might the Mets be looking to trade for at the upcoming deadline... Why this two-game Subway Series swing is so daunting... And the Mets have some players getting healthy [eyes emo…

Recapping the end of the first half against the Braves and Cubs! Futures Game! Pete in the Home Run Derby! All-Star Game! Edwin didn't pitch :( Juan Soto trade rumors! Breaking down the Mets' draft! And first half superlatives!!! Thanks for listening to PGE! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support…

It was a good but also bad week for the Mets. They went 4-3 with really fun wins in Cincinnati and on Keith Day...but they also had annoying shutout losses in Cincinnati and after Keith Day. Pete Alonso, Edwin Díaz, Jeff McNeil, and Starling Marte are All-Stars. Max is back. Jake is ever closer. Also Keith Day rocked, btw. Enjoy the (normal, sorry …

For the 86th episode of the podcast and in honor that number's significance in Mets' history, we figured we'd do something special for this one: for the first time ever we have TWO guests on. Returning friends of the pod Abigail Noy (@BringDaNoyz) and Richard Staff (@RichardStaff) ensured that this episode is the most chaotic episode we've ever put…

It is the 85th episode of Pleasant Good Evening. On tap this week: The Astros are good, and so are the Mets. However, this week, the Astros made the Mets look bad. Round two in New York this week with Justin Verlander due Wednesday! Also, the Mets could've swept the Marlins if not for literally any timely hitting on Sunday. A series win is a series…

The Mets are good! The bullpen is bad! You all told us when you met some Mets! Listen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

What's up, Pleasant Good Eveningers... This week, pinch-hitter and friend of the pod Rob Piersall from Mets Legends fills in for Sam (tonsillitis, 10-day IL) alongside Jack to break down the Mets hellishly long West Coast roadtrip. Plus, Jack and Rob talk about how threatening these Braves and Phillies winning streaks are. And, picking up the piece…

Happy Memorial Day. The New York Mets have their biggest May division lead EVER. They lost a tough series in San Francisco but came home to sweep the Phillies -- and it was their first sweep of the season! Today, Jack and Sam recap an awesome weekend series that culminated in some surprising heroics. Also, some updates on some injured Mets and what…

We are back! After a week off to selfishly celebrate finishing our undergraduate studies, your favorite angsty baseball post-grads are back to chat about the ever-changing landscape of those New York Mets. Listen, they're still a good baseball team. Perhaps, even a great one. Though they lost their first series of the year since last we spoke (damn…

Ok, this is a fun team. The Mets STILL haven't lost a series after splitting with Atlanta and taking 2/3 in a rain-shortened Philly series this weekend. That's nine straight series, no series losses. They've won 20 games in their first 30, are the first 20-win team in MLB, and the seventh team in franchise history to start with 20 or more wins in 3…

Guys, so much happened this week. The Mets won another series. That makes seven in a row to begin the season. They threw a no-hitter this week! They got in a silly baseball fight! They cut Robinson Cano (!!!!)! They made that ridiculous comeback in St. Louis! A lot happened!! Listen to us talk about it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

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The Mets have a league leading 7 wins through ten games! They're the only NL team to win 7 of 10 (because the Giants have won 7 of 9...) Speaking of those Giants, they come to town for four games this week. They'll face a Mets team that leads the World in starting pitching ERA (1.07 through 10 games is a record since earned runs became a tracked st…

The Mets are 3-1. They were very nearly 4-0. Tylor Megill throws 99 now. Max Scherzer threw a quality start without his best stuff. Chris Bassitt rocks. Carlos Carrasco is very good ((outside of the first inning)). Mark Canha and Jeff McNeil are hitting a million. Eduardo Escobar is a doubles machine. Pete Alonso loves grannies. Francisco Lindor mi…

Let me know if this sounds familiar: Jacob deGrom is hurt. We know, we know. We're sad too. Oh also Max Scherzer might be hurt. It was not a fun week in Metsland. Dom Smith is still a Met and Chris Paddack and Eric Hosmer are not. We discuss the trade that wasn't. And the trade that was: Miguel Castro is a Yankee and Joely Rodriguez is a Met. RIP C…

It's been a while since we brought on a guest, so we got a good one: The Athletic's Tim Britton! Tim joined us to talk all things Mets and Mets beat - from camp storylines like those last bullpen spots to prospects to watch - and a few things decidedly non-Mets (come for his musings about Chasen Shreve, stay for his takes about Duke basketball). En…

The Mets are playing baseball games. In fact, they played a couple this weekend. One of them was one TV!! Also, the NL East is NOT playing around with some of these transactions. Matt Olson, Kyle Schwarber, Nicholas Castellanos, Jorge Soler; and the Mets have countered with... Chasen Shreve, I guess. NEW PGE BABY --- Support this podcast: https://p…

BASEBALL IS BACK BASEBALL IS BACK Also, Chris Bassitt and Adam Ottavino are Mets. That's neat! We talk about it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

PGE PGE PGE PGE On the docket this week: -Opening day canceled -Expanded playoffs are dumb and we don't like them -Which Mets teams would have made the playoffs in the 14-team setup --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-lebowitz9/support

Hi Mets fans, it's PGE time. Today's docket: -Is Rihanna a Mets fan? And if so, will she come on the pod? -Football is over but still no (major league) baseball -Juan Soto and Aaron Judge: Future Mets? -Addressing the Matt Harvey situation -Spring Training is underway (sorta!) and we take a look at some prospects who have caught out eye in camp. --…

haha funny number nice Ok for real though, this week we kept it a little shorter. We chatted about some dumb people, like a certain former Mets pitcher-turned-NFT-bro, the latest Lockout Dummies, whoever ranked Derek Jeter ahead of Albert Pujols on ESPN's top 100 all-time baseball player list, the Twitter Guy who didn't realize he was critiquing Mi…

Hello friends of the pod. In this episode, we break down the Hall of Fame vote. Then, we each draft a 26-man roster consisting of Mets players we've watched in our lifetimes. It was pretty fun! Let us know which of us drafted a better team. You can reach us on Twitter @ThePGEpod. Enjoy the episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

Hello listeners. It's us, the PGE boys. Here's some PGE for you to listen to. This week, we talked about the Mets hiring Glenn Sherlock as bench coach. Then we talked about Keith Hernandez getting his number retired by the Mets. We also talked about who we'd want to see in an Old Timer's Day game. Then we talked about the international free agent (…