Episode 2: Opening Day

It's a supersized episode to celebrate the start of the baseball season, full of stories of opening day plots and shenanigans. The proper deployment of Laguardia Airport is discussed, as is the potential canonization of Curtis Granderson. A surprising bit of Secaucus television history is revealed. Special Guest: Nina Bargiel.

It's a supersized episode to celebrate the start of the baseball season, full of stories of opening day plots and shenanigans. The proper deployment of Laguardia Airport is discussed, as is the potential canonization of Curtis Granderson. A surprising bit of Secaucus television history is revealed.

Special Guest: Nina Bargiel.

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Kelvin Chapman on Kiner's Korner - August 27th 1984@MetsBooth on TwitterGary, Keith and Ron (@garykeithron) on InstagramLucas Duda (@wefollowlucasduda) on InstagramAgbayani's grand slam lifts the Mets in Tokyo — Correction: Turns out this wasn't actually opening day, but the second game of the season. 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials — The Pittsburgh drug trials of 1985 were the catalyst for a Major League Baseball-related cocaine scandal. Several current and former members of the Pittsburgh Pirates – Dale Berra, Lee Lacy, Lee Mazzilli, John Milner, Dave Parker, and Rod Scurry – and other notable major league players – Willie Aikens, Vida Blue, Enos Cabell, Keith Hernandez, Jeffrey Leonard, Tim Raines, and Lonnie Smith – were called before a Pittsburgh grand jury. Their testimony led to the drug trials, which made national headlines in September 1985.LaGuardia Airport - Wikipedia — In addition, LaGuardia is the busiest airport in the United States without any non-stop service to Europe.Weatherman Lloyd Lindsay Young - YouTubeWWOR-TV - Wikipedia"The Tommy John Epidemic" by Jonah Keri"Hey, what's going on? It's me, Olive."Finally at Home, by Yoenis Cespedes | The Players' Tribune — I have not talked much to anybody about losing the World Series to the Royals in 2015. Honestly, my teammates and I do not really talk to each other about it much, either. To get that close to winning, and then to lose on our home field, in front of our fans … that did not feel good. That is really all I have to say about it. It did not feel good.Klapisch: Jose Reyes makes the best of his second chance — “I feel like what Jose did was awful, terrible,” Wright said at the time. “I mean, there’s just no other way around it.”New York Mets Fans in Los Angeles (Santa Monica, CA) | Meetup — West 4th & Jane. 1432A 4th St , Santa Monica, CAMets are no strangers to child-abuse allegations - Amazin' AvenueState Attorney Says 3 Mets Will Not Face Criminal Charges - NYTimes.com — The three New York Mets players who were accused of raping a woman here last year will not face criminal charges, a state prosecutor said today, because the case lacks corroborating evidence and comes down "to the word of a victim against that of three individuals."