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Dust off the bobbleheads and display your hat collection. It’s time to hop on The Bandwagon. Join Yahoo Sports’ Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer for a weekly conversation about the rapidly evolving world of baseball. From the bullpen to the front office, Hannah delivers perspectives from inside MLB organizations, and Zach goes full moneyball to provide the analytics angle as they critically dissect the stories and topics guiding baseball each week. Closing out each show, they hop on a new bandw ...
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"Amazin’ But True” is the best New York Mets podcast. It's hosted by former Mets pitcher and Emmy-Award winning TV analyst Nelson Figueroa and rabid Mets fan, columnist and media personality Jake Brown. This baseball podcast will take you inside the clubhouse with beat writer Mike Puma. "Amazin' But True" will also feature special Mets guests, including current players, former players, broadcasters and celebrity fans. New episodes of this MLB podcast are released every Monday and Thursday th ...
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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa are back for what will be the final episode of the Amazin' But True podcast. Jake and Figgie want to thank all of the listeners, viewers and supporters of the podcast after four fun seasons. On the final episode, they preview the 2024 Mets season and make their predictions. They go through memories of what made the po…
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Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa host a live episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast at the Queens Baseball Convention. They discuss the Mets signings so far, the Yamamoto and Ohtani sweepstakes, what other free agents the Mets might go after, whether the Mets will try and trade for Juan Soto and the impact Carlos Mendoza will have. They close the …
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On an emergency episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza as their next manager. “Subway to Shea” host Anthony Rivera then joins Jake to give his thoughts on the fire. Nelson Figueroa then joins the guys live from Mets fantasy camp to react. They talk about what Mendoza brings to…
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It's over! The Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night in Phoenix with a 5-0 shutout and etched their names into World Series lore. Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer report from their hotel rooms in Arizona after the jubilant and bear-soaked celebration of the Texas Rangers cementing their first World Series win in the team's hi…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer recap the ALCS and NLCS before previewing the World Series matchup between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. 00:00 - Banter 01:20 - SF Giant hire Bob Melvin 18:15 - ALCS Recap 37:00 - NLCS Recap 45:35 - World Series preview 62:00 - Victory lap Hannah and Zach kick off this episode of The Bandwagon by wonderin…
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The ALCS & NLCS have both completed two games and, in keeping with this postseason's apparent theme, it hasn't really been close. The Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers are both up 2-0 on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros, respectively, and barring any major surprises, it's hard to see how they won't be facing each other in the World…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer are back for another episode of The Bandwagon, recapping three of the Division Series and digging into the drama between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves after game 3. 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Phillies / Braves drama 14:10 - Diamondbacks sweep the Dodgers 26:20 - Rangers sweep the Orioles 35:20 - Astros…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer break down the news of New York Mets GM Billy Eppler resigning before recapping what happened in the Wild Card round of the MLB Playoffs and previewing each of the four division series that start tomorrow. 00:00 - Banter 04:20 - Mets GM Billy Eppler resigns 08:30 - Wild Card round recap 18:25 - PREVIEW: Minnesota Twins…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show reacting to the Mets moving on from Buck Showalter. They react to the firing, potential managerial replacements David Stearns opening press conference Monday and what he could do for the Mets future. They react to the disappointing 2023 season, what bri…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through all four of the MLB Wild Card series and tell you what the series is going to be about and which team neutral fans should be rooting for. 03:05 - SF Giants fire Gabe Kepler 08:10 - NY Mets fire Buck Showalter 18:55 - Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins 26:55 Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays 38:45 Miami Mar…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show talking about Thursday night’s long rain delay and the game being suspended to Monday after the season ends. Jake and Andrew Harts discuss the wild rain delay, strange week at Citi Field with postponements and delays, the Marlins playoff scenarios, Francisco Lindor’s 30/3…
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In the last regular season episode of The Bandwagon, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer talk about the NL MVP race and try to make sense of the wild AL West. 04:15 - Ronald Acuna joins 40-40 club 12:50 - AL West 15:55 - Rangers 26:40 - Mariners 33:20 - Blue Jays For the last regular season episode of The Bandwagon, Hannah and Zach dig in on the incredib…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show talking about the Mets getting swept in Philly. Jake looks ahead to the biggest storylines in the final week ahead of the Mets season. (10:01) NY Post Sports reporter Zach Braziller then joins the show. Zach and Jake discuss the future of Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio, wh…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show reacting to the Mets taking two of three games over the Marlins. They discuss the Pete Alonso contract talks, Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos hitting the ball well and the future of these baby Mets. (16:03) WCBS Mets radio voice Keith Raad then joins th…
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Before bandwagoning the leaders of the AL West and NL Central, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through all of the MLB news of the week, including Shohei Ohtani’s sudden disappearance and infighting between the manager and front office of the San Diego Padres. 00:55 - Shohei Ohtani to the IL 08:00 - Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom 16:00 - New Rays stadium…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown is joined by guest co-host Anthony Rivera. They recap the Mets series loss to the Reds, Sunday’s win, Citi Field food and the recent success from Tylor Megill and David Peterson. They also dissect the future of the “Baby Mets” and their role in 2024, whether Buck Showalter is back, Mayb…
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On an emergency episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the news of the Mets hiring David Stearns as president of baseball operations once the regular season is over. NY Post Mets beat writer Mike Puma joins Jake to react to the Stearn news, talk about the future of Billy Eppler, Buck Showalter and the franc…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through the MLB news of the week, including a new man in charge of the New York Mets, while also previewing two more teams that are likely to be in the MLB playoffs (the Phillies & Rays). 15:00 George Kirby 25:40 BANDWAGON: Philadelphia Phillies 40:15 BANDWAGON: Tampa Bay Rays 51:40 BREAKING: Mets hire David Stearns…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa open the show talking about Sunday’s Mets win to avoid getting swept by the Twins. They debate whether DJ Stewart should be part of the 2024 Mets, the future of Tylor Megill, whether David Stearns will come here and whether Buck Showalter will be back as Mets manager…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets series split against the Nationals. (4:25) SNY’s “The Mets Pod” co-host Joe DeMayo then joins Jake. They talk about Ronny Mauricio, the future of the baby Mets, a deep dive on the Mets prospects they acquired at the trade deadline and Joe explains why…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer bandwagon a couple of more playoff-bound teams, this time focusing on the Twins and Orioles, but not before they break down the news of Julio Urías’ arrest and Shohei Ohtani’s photo day body double. 00:00 Banter 06:30 Shohei Ohtani 23:30 Dodgers SP Julio Urías arrested 33:25 BANDWAGON: Minnesota Twins 49:30 BANDWAGON: …
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show talking about Ronny Mauricio’s great first weekend with the Mets. They discuss the Mets taking two of three games, the Wild Card race, the future of the pitching staff, Pete Alonso’s 40-homer season and Jake’s Ronny-tember song. At the Nel…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets calling up Ronny Mauricio on Friday. (5:51) Former Mets pitcher and SNY analyst Jerry Blevins joins Jake. They react to DJ Stewart’s monster night Wednesday, his Mets future, Mauricio finally getting the call to the big leagues, his September outlook,…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through all of the news in a busy week for baseball before starting their team-by-team MLB playoffs preview with the two best teams in the National League: the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. 02:00 Shohei Ohtani torn UCL 14:00 Julio Rodriguez is on a tear 26:00 GAME: Best player on a bad team 35:00 BANDWAGON…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets losing two of three games to the Angels. He talks about Shohei Ohtani weekend at Citi Field, the Mets’ chances of signing him, the need for Ronny Mauricio to be called up at the start of September and what lies ahead this week. Jake and producer Andre…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown, he opens the show reacting to the Mets losing two of three games to the Braves. Jake then brings on the “Til Mets Do Us Part” podcast hosts John Saponaro and Matt Ibanez for a roundtable Mets discussion. They react to the Mets going 3-10 this season against the Braves, the future o…
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With the MLB playoffs just weeks away, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer go through all 30 teams and determine if they have missed, met or exceeded expectations this season. 03:00 AL East 15:45 AL Central 27:30 AL West 37:00 NL East 47:20 NL Central 54:10 NL West On this episode of The Bandwagon, Hannah and Zach go through all 30 MLB teams and determin…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show reacting to the Mets taking three of four games from the Cardinals. They discuss the NL Wild Card race, who the Mets need to call up, facing Shohei Ohtani next weekend and the Braves series ahead. (21:55) Former Mets infielder and current …
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown, he opens the show reacting to the Mets series win over the Pirates. (6:21) Lifetime Mets legend Ed Kranepool then joins the show. Kranepool discusses his new book, the 1969 Mets, frustrations with the current Mets, the lack of leadership and the future of the team. Learn more about…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer are back with another episode of The Bandwagon, going through the MLB news of the week before going deep on the exciting AL West playoff race. 04:00 Wander Franco placed on Restricted List 09:30 Michael Lorenzen 18:30 Joey Votto has a question 27:00 Hannah’s Ballpark Game 35:00 AL West discussion 59:30 BANDWAGON: Clayt…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show talking about the Mets getting demolished in three of four games against the Braves over the weekend. They discuss the gap between the Mets and Braves, the “diva” comments about Justin Verlander and debating whether the Mets should look to…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown is joined by Mets PA announcer Colin Cosell. They discuss the Mets winning two of three over the Cubs, the AAAA players getting a chance to play for the Mets, Brett Baty getting sent down to AAA, Ronny Mauricio’s future, the Mets final two months, giveaways coming up and some Mets trivi…
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Yahoo Sports' Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer start off by recapping a wild week in the baseball world, including the best baseball fight in years between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson, New York Yankees reliever Keynan Middleton speaking on the Chicago White Sox culture, and the Yankees' piling health issues that are starting to affect their ability …
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets ugly weekend in Baltimore and the team playing pathetic baseball. (6:32) Barstool Sports personality and rabid Mets fan Frank The Tank then joins the show. Frank talks about the Mets rough season, trade deadline moves, why Billy Eppler and Buck Showal…
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On an emergency episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show reacting to the Mets trading Justin Verlander. They discuss the walk-off balk loss Tuesday in Kansas City, all the trades the team made, prospects they got back and the rest of the 2023 season. They also dive into Billy Eppler’s con…
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Following the MLB trade deadline passing, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer get together to recap the biggest moves and talk about which teams had the best (and worst) time reshaping their rosters for the playoff push. 01:15 Los Angeles Angels 04:30 New York Mets trade Scherzer & Verlander 18:10 Texas Rangers 20:40 Houston Astros 26:55 NL West - Padres…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show reacting to the Mets trading Max Scherzer to the Rangers. They discuss why the team shouldn’t trade Justin Verlander, picking up his 250th career win Sunday, the rotation moving forward, Billy Eppler’s track record and the Mets clubhouse s…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown is joined by Mets’d Up Podcast co-host Marc Luino. They react to the Mets splitting the Subway Series, their Yankee Stadium experience, the Mets trade pieces and who could be the first domino to fall. They break down what the Mets plan should be before Tuesday’s trade deadline, the Rosa…
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The MLB trade deadline is still a little over a week away. Last week, Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer talked about which teams should be buying and when. This week, they play a game of “Would you rather?” when talking about the players most likely to be traded at the deadline. 02:45 BANTER 13:05 Shohei Ohtani Stay-O-Meter 19:40 WOULD YOU RATHER: Trad…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show reacting to the Mets losing two of three in Boston to the Red Sox. They discuss Max Scherzer’s bad outing, Ronny Mauricio still not getting a chance, Billy Eppler doing a horrible job, the first inning struggles continuing and why Figgie t…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show talking about Thursday’s 6-2 Mets loss to the White Sox. He discusses how bad Drew Smith has been, Jose Quintana’s solid debut, Pete Alonso’s struggles, the injuries piling up, Mark Vientos getting called back up, the series win and why Ronny Mauricio needs to be called u…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer play a game to remember the first time Shohei Ohtani was a “free agent” in MLB and then talk about which teams should be buyers, sellers and everything in between heading into the trade deadline. 05:30 GAME: Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the prequel 20:40 MLB Trade Deadline Preview 60:00 What do you want to happen with Sh…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show talking about the Mets losing two out of three games to the Dodgers. They discuss Sunday’s walk-off win, Max Scherzer’s great outing, the offensive struggles, Saturday’s circus, Buck Showalter’s poor decision making and what has changed on…
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All-Star week is in the books but there was plenty of action that took place in Seattle that will have a lasting impact. Yahoo Sports MLB writers Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer recap their biggest takeaways from their trip to the Pacific northwest and what storylines from this week will shape the rest of the baseball season. Keyser and Crizer start …
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show reacting to the Mets losing two of three games to the Padres. They discuss Max Scherzer’s rough outing and debate whether the Mets should trade him before the deadline. They also get into DJ Stewart being in Sunday’s lineup, Buck Showalter…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show talking about the Mets sweeping the Diamondbacks. He discusses the five-game win streak, the team turning it around, Francisco Lindor’s monster game, Francisco Alvarez’s huge series, the strong starting pitching and the big series ahead in San Diego. (13:56) Former “Elvis…
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Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer record just before leaving for the MLB All-Star Game festivities in Seattle and use the opportunity to look back at the first half of the season, suggest changes to the All-Star Game itself and talk about Mike Trout’s broken hamate bone. 03:20 Mike Trout’s broken hamate bone 08:30 Dodgers’ pitching staff injury woes 11…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa, the guys open the show talking about the Mets winning two of three games over the Giants. They discuss the first win streak and series win in a month, Tommy Pham’s hot stretch, Pete Alonso making the All-Star team and Home Run Derby, David Peterson getting pulle…
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On a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show expressing his frustrations after the Mets lost three of four games to the Brewers. He discusses just how bad June went for the Mets, Thursday’s 3-2 loss, Starling Marte’s two brutal at bats with the bases loaded and where they stand at the halfway point of the year. He a…
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