Good Fundies
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsA sonic tapestry regarding the New York Mets
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It Was the End of a Very Long Day
November 07, 2020 00:37 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBToday is tomorrow. It happened. Thanks to Tacocat for the music.
Deep Dive (feat. Rich MacLeod)
August 22, 2018 03:54 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBBrian is joined by special guest Rich MacLeod who, as it turns out, is the most special guest of all because, without him, Brian would never have known how to record a guest. We discuss his article for BP Mets, the Amed/Dom collision, Jeff McNeil's emergence, and Brian dips into the mailbag.
End of an Era
July 31, 2018 04:17 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBAfter 88 wonderful episodes, Roger has (temporarily? permanently?) resigned from Good Fundies. Brian thanks the listeners, the guests, the guest tweeters and the writers for an incredible run; and contemplates whether Good Fundies will continue. And if so, in what form. Thank you to Jared Diamond, Marc Carig, Matthew Cerrone, Eno Sarris, Dan Szymborski, Peter Alonso, Ty Kelly, Kevin McGowan, Rick Peterson, Greg Prince, JT Teran, Sean O'Connor, Ursula from FBWG, Rich MacLeod, Jon Hurwitz, ...
Communication Breakdown
July 23, 2018 01:20 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBBrian and Roger recorded an emergency pod about the Yoenis Cespedes situation and the underwhelming Jeurys Familia trade. This is that.
Smell Ya Later? (with Tim Britton)
July 18, 2018 05:46 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBThe Fundie Fellas yapped about Mike Trout and the All-Star Game (03:30), people intensely judging a Mickey Callaway decision that worked (07:30), and Jacob deGrom's agent's statement to the Mets to either trade his client or sign him to a contract extension (14:15)before inviting Tim Britton of The Athletic onto the podcast. Tim and the boys talked about their defunct TV blogs (25:00), how covering the 2009 Mets helped him divorce himself from Mets fandom for good (28:30), covering the Red S...
Friends and Unfriends
July 11, 2018 05:59 - 2 hours - 117 MBRoger and Brian announced that Good Fundies is now a World Cup podcast and maybe also a Metropolitan Museum of Art podcast (02:15) before discussing the blending of the internet and the real world (04:15),the latest writing about the Wilpons' meddling and the analytics people being overruled (19:00),Ken Rosenthal's take that the Mets won't make the same mistakes again and his reporting on the latest trade rumors (33:30), how money in trades work (47:15), who the next Mets GM will be and if Br...
Exit Sandman
June 27, 2018 05:08 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBRoger and Brian voiced their appreciation for the departing Mets GM Sandy Alderson (03:00), discussed Jeff Wilpon's 'confession' (20:00), wondered if this current Met team is one of the worst ever (32:00), predicted how the triumvirate GM super squad will and will not work (36:00), gossiped about the reported in-fighting between the major league staff and the player development staff (37:30), spoke of the joys of bunting (41:00), chatted about AJ Ramos' season-ending surgery (01:04:00), utter...
Boulder Beachy Bullpen Carts (with Jerry Beach)
June 19, 2018 06:22 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis time around the Fundies fellas started the pod discussing whether or not the Mets are going to go on another 11-1 run and just become the streakiest team in baseball history (02:00), give props to those who gave props (09:00), talk about Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil's promotions to...Triple A (19:30), this week's injury protocol nonsense (23:00), and wondered why MLB promotes Aaron Judge so much but not the possibly better Brandon Nimmo (33:45) Then Roger welcomed veteran Mets writer Je...
I'm Not Mad, I'm Laughing
June 12, 2018 06:04 - 1 hour - 111 MBHi! This week the Good Fundies fellas chatted about social media algorithms and the correct pronunciations of things (06:00), the Wilpons and their malfeasance for the past 15 years (12:30), Ken Rosenthal letting them down (27:30), the Mets paying more for shorter contracts (33:00), Adrian Gonzalez's departure (50:00), how they think Dominic Smith will do this time around (52:20), if the Mets season is uh, over (58:00), how they continue to mess up player position injuries (01:15:00), and Jos...
An Evening With El Pow (with Peter Alonso and Matt Ehalt)
June 05, 2018 06:19 - 2 hours - 136 MBMets top prospect Peter "EL POW" Alonso and beat writer Matt Ehalt (The Record/NorthJersey.com) joined the Good Fundies boys in an instant classic*! First, Roger and Brian talked about the Citi Field fire and the plague-ish events transpiring with the Mets lately (01:30), Mickey Callaway's recent motivational tactics (10:00), and Sandy Alderson's interesting math (16:00). Then Binghamton Rumble Ponies first baseman and Top 100 prospect Peter Alonso discussed his new wikipedia-verified nickn...
Mets Will Tear Us Apart (Again)
May 29, 2018 04:17 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBRoger and Brian discussed poor, poor, so so poor Jacob deGrom (05:00) before solving the Mets bullpen crisis by talking about it (11:00), apologizing kinda maybe to Terry Collins (15:00), determining what is Mickey Callaway's fault and what isn't (20:30), how the starting rotation should be changed (24:00), newest oldest Met Jose Bautista (34:40), Jay Bruce revisionist history (46:00), and an update on the METCON meter (50:00) In the mailbag segment, the two answered questions about when it'...
Meddlin' to the Middle
May 22, 2018 06:22 - 2 hours - 115 MBThe boys of Good Fundies began the show by apologizing for missing last week and explaining what they have been up to lately, as well as sharing their existential and/or Mets-related frustrations (04:00). Then they got into which previous Mets season this year reminds them of (20:00), what Juan Lagares' possible season-ending injury means to the team (27:40), the Mets messing up Yoenis Cespedes' DL stint again (36:55), Todd Frazier's injury (46:00), Keith Hernandez sticking it to The Man with...
The Mets Are...Average? (with Jon Hurwitz)
May 08, 2018 04:44 - 1 hour - 104 MBWriter/DirectorJon Hurwitz (COBRA KAI, HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE, AMERICAN REUNION) joined the Good Fundies boys. Obviously, Brian and Roger started things off talking about the Mets designating Matt Harvey for assignment (10:15). Then Brian made a change to the METCON level, noting the Mets' unexpectedly strong NL East competition and the team's latest injury issues (33:00). After that, Jon Hurwitz joined to chat about how he helped bring THE KARATE KID back to life (50:00), Keit...
Thor and Jakey and Hope the Rest Ain't Shaky
April 30, 2018 04:32 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBThis time around Brian and Roger conversed on the luck behind one-run games and extra innings and what it says about how good the Mets actually are(08:30), the rotation after Syndergaard and deGrom (13:00), Matt Harvey's bullpen adventures so far (28:00), Adrian Gonzalez's xwOBA and Jay Bruce's imminent return to first base (37:45), Michael Conforto's possible troubles (50:30), and the triumphant return of the METCON level (01:03:55). In the mailbag, the Good Fundies guys revealed their favo...
Normal Human Being Stuff (with Anthony DiComo)
April 24, 2018 04:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBSpecial guest star: Longtime MLB.com Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo! This time around Brian and Roger talked about Matt Harvey's move to the bullpen (06:50), Yoenis Cespedes announcing he probably wont be denying himself the pleasure of golf much longer (20:00), Jay Bruce's struggles and Mickey Callaway's management of the outfield (24:40), and if the Phillies are legitimately scary (39:30) before offering the most positive of spins about the Mets' 2018 season so far (42:15). Then Anthon...
Cough Button Funnin'
April 17, 2018 05:24 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBAfter the boys of Good Fundies watched the Mets finish blowing a game against the Nationals (02:00), the two questioned whether such 'shocking' defeats were truly 'shocking' (03:00) Then they talked about Travis d'Arnaud's season-ending injury and what it means for the catching situation (08:00), Zack Wheeler's great start (19:00), and Matt Harvey's not so good at all start (21:10), before Brian updated us with the latest METCON reading (28:00) and the telling stats on how much Mickey Callawa...
The Mets Are...Good? (with Mark Simon)
April 10, 2018 04:07 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBThe Mets are probably pretty good and Mark Simon (ESPN, Sports Info Solutions) joins in on the fun on the new Good Fundies! Roger and Brian used mostly true Mets facts and pythagorean records to determine if the Mets are good, all the while enjoying the wondrous moment in time (02:00). Then, the two got into the difference between Mickey Callaway and the former manager, Ol' Whatshisface (13:30), Brian revealed this week's METCON level (21:30), and discussed Keith Hernandez's tweeting thus fa...
Cotton (with Brian Wright)
April 03, 2018 05:40 - 1 hour - 103 MBBrian Wright talked about his new book "Mets in 10s: Best and Worst of an Amazin' History" and Roger and the other Brian made their 2018 Mets Over/Under predictions! First Brian and Roger talked about Keith Hernandez joining Twitter (04:00) of course. Then they went over how they thought Steven Matz looked and Mickey Callaway's decisions after the first Mets series of the season (13:00), and the potential outfield logjam once Michael Conforto returns (27:15). Then the boys invited a second ...
The Youth (with Addy Baird)
March 27, 2018 06:42 - 2 hours - 125 MBFake Baseball is over. Time for Real Baseball and a new Good Fundies, where Roger and Brian keep it professional with Addy Baird from ThinkProgress. After discussing the new members of the Good Fundies family and how the youth communicate these days, the boys talked about Rafael Montero's injury (14:30), Zack Wheeler's demotion (20:00), Steven Matz and Matt Harvey's futures (28:50), Noah Syndergaard's potential (33:00), Jason Vargas' Jason Vargasness (37:00), Michael Conforto starting the ye...
Cormier's Korner: Larry Fleisher Was a Mets and Yankees Fan
March 18, 2018 21:30 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBLarry Fleisher is a writer. Larry and Roger talked about a lot of things live on tape at Foley's, including: 7:50 His Mets/Yankees fandom, going to some 1986 Met affairs including the day after the Mets clinching the 1986 division 12:15 Seeing the 'Tim Raines game' 14:40 His first job, writing down quotes dictated to him over the phone 18:30 Larry's first live gig watching John Rocker history 19:30 Steve Karsay's alternate version story 21:00 Experiencing champagne celebrations firs...
The Mailbag Special
March 06, 2018 06:16 - 1 hour - 103 MBOn a very special and nice episode of Good Fundies, the boys just dove into the mailbag and never came up for air. After discussing if the fake baseball is exciting or not and the changes in Roger's life (some exciting, some boring), the Good Fundies guys answered listener questions about the first baseman situation with Dom Smith and Adrian Gonzalez (28:00), if the Met injury reports are overkill (31:00), what will happen if Matt Harvey has a good or great season (40:00), if Reese's Peanut ...
Big Dog and Monty (with Abbey Mastracco)
February 20, 2018 06:21 - 2 hours - 119 MBJason Vargas is here, actual baseball is almost here, and Abbey Mastracco was here on a new Good Fundies! First, Roger said goodbye to Matt Reynolds (04:30) before the boys got into the Jason Vargas signing (09:20), realized it was a new episode of "That's Not What We Meant!" (11:15), and thought there is more optimism to the Mets then there was three weeks ago (21:00). Then, Mets beat writer Abbey Mastracco from NJ.com/NJ Advance Media joined in (29:30). She talked about Vargas' Dirtbag da...
Five O'Clock Hitter (with Kevin McGowan)
February 07, 2018 07:37 - 2 hours - 130 MBThe boys of Good Fundies broke down the Todd Frazier signing and had a talk with relief pitcher Kevin McGowan! Brian and Roger talked about newest Met Todd Frazier's real birthplace (04:45), their initial and current reactions to the signing (09:25), what the team has to do the next to compete (16:25), what to expect from Frazier in 2018 (23:00), his weird walk rate spike (25:30), his barrels (43:00), and where the Mets stand now (55:00). Then the two conversed with New Hampshire's own Kev...
Brian on the Street II
January 29, 2018 06:40 - 2 hours - 117 MBThe triumphant return of BRIAN ON THE STREET and the debut of THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEANT headline the latest episode of GOOD FUNDIES. After the boys talked about friend of the pod Ty Kelly signing with the Mets (05:00) and congratulated Callie on getting her Citi Field prom pics (07:45), Brian and Roger gabbed about the return of Jose Reyes (10:30) and Jeff Wilpon trying and failing immensely to properly address the Mets' payroll issues (17:00) in their new segment THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEANT! A...
That's Not What We Meant
January 16, 2018 05:53 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBIn light of the Mets getting him back, Brian ended his legendary silence about Jay Bruce (07:00). Then he and Roger discussed if the Mets would have signed Bruce if they had more money and what this all means for Michael Conforto (14:30), who was responsible for backing off of the Jason Kipnis trade(16:20), the days when Brian was considered an optimist and a 'shill' (22:30), how the Mets have somehow overspent and outthought themselves anyway (26:40), Adrian Gonzalez (33:50), why Gonzalez s...
So This is the New Year
January 09, 2018 07:09 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBHey you fellow Swarziaks, it's the first Good Fundies episode of 2018! Brian and Roger returned to talk about Anthony Swarzak (03:00), their new year's resolutions (11:15), the legitimately surprising end result to Roger writing about Keith Hernandez's connections to Richard Nixon and Donald Trump (21:15), the return of Omar Minaya (36:00), Ken Rosenthal calling Mets fans 'shrill' (44:35), and why so many free agents remain available in baseball (01:00:10). Then in the mailbag, the two are ...
The Szymborski Clause (with Dan Szymborski)
December 19, 2017 09:01 - 2 hours - 144 MBThe ineffable Dan Szymborski (Fangraphs, ESPN) returned for what was definitely the second time on the Good Fundies holiday special, officially making it a tradition. In the aftermath of Marc Carig's article wanting answers from ownership, and hearing from literally hundreds of frustrated Mets fans, Brian talked about the new fan movement designed to help bring about positive change to the franchise(11:15). Then Szymborski Claus talked about which Star Wars character's son he would be (43:0...
A Watched Cold Stove Never Boils
December 05, 2017 07:51 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBRoger and Brian chatted about Shohei Ohtani spurning the Mets despite their multimedia presentation(17:30), the Mets continuing to not spend money (19:55), Ubaldo Jimenez (27:25), Carlos Santana (35:30), how getting Ian Kinsler would be such a Mets move (39:05), why the Mets wouldn't just try to be in on Giancarlo Stanton (44:10), their feelings on Carlos Beltran not getting the Yankees managerial job (47:35), Terry Collins' new nickname (49:10), Jordany Valdespin's weird tweet (50:00), Matt ...
Ty Kelly Day (with Ty Kelly)
November 14, 2017 07:05 - 2 hours - 114 MBFormer Met Ty Kelly joined the Good Fundies boys! He talked about playing in the 2016 Wild Card Game (17:30), if he brings up how he got a hit off of Madison Bumgarner every single day (18:40), going vegan and if he still eats at Chipotle (20:10), growing up a Giants and A's and Braves fan because of 'Saved by the Bell'(24:40), the funniest Met besides himself (26:00), how to make friends in baseball (27:20), his excellent memory of opposing pitchers (30:40), the trouble with playing in Las V...
Monster Mashes (with Marc Carig and Rich MacLeod)
October 31, 2017 07:35 - 1 hour - 109 MBMarc 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 Blevin...
The 2017 Fundies Awards!
October 16, 2017 07:12 - 2 hours - 113 MBFirst Roger talked about the Mets related Halloween costume he's working on (01:24) before the boys of Good Fundies chatted about the secret real reason why Ray Ramirez was fired days after the rumor was he was staying (05:00), whether it's okay to root for the Nationals never getting past the Division Series round (16:10), how the Nats and the rest of the NL East are looking now (22:10), their most to least favorite NL East teams (25:40), the latest on the Mets search for a manager (35:50), ...
Surf's Up
October 03, 2017 07:36 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBBrian was on a winning streak when the boys of Good Fundies talked about Terry Collins' resignation (03:00), the aftermath of Marc Carig's revealing piece about the team (06:00), who the next Mets manager will be (25:00), the METCON level (38:55), the final results of the 2017 Mets over/under contest (42:40), and the ultimate determination of whether or not Rafael Montero sucks (45:42). Following a musical tribute to the 2017 Mets season (53:15), Roger and Brian opened up the mailbag where ...
It Can't End Like This!
September 26, 2017 06:22 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBOn a very special installment of Good Fundies, Brian revealed the results of his deep soul search and discovered he isn't sure if it makes sense to be a Mets fan right now (06:50). Then Roger and Brian discussed whether or not the Mets are treating Terry Collins right by hoping he retires (25:00), the return of Noah Syndergaard (33:10), what the Mets should do with Matt Harvey (40:00), if Dan Warthen should be invited back (48:30), if Mike Barwis is to blame for all of our problems (49:10), i...
Rough Week For the Brand
September 05, 2017 05:31 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBBrian returned to tell Roger what it's like to watch Mets games without social media (07:30) before getting into all of the things Brian didn't get to talk about over the last two weeks: the Binghamton Rumble Ponies making the playoffs (14:25), Robert Gsellman conceding apathy (16:10), Jay Bruce joining Twitter (18:12), Michael Conforto's injury (20:27), Brian's long desired Nori Aoki finally becoming a Met and if he would have been a better signing than Michael Cuddyer (25:50), Yoenis Cesped...
A Summer Wasting (with Ursula)
August 29, 2017 04:59 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBWith all of his favorite players and podcast partner gone, Roger kept moving forward. First he talked out his depression over the Michael Conforto injury (03:13) before reading #MetsTwitter's favorite David Wright moments (07:22). Then he was joined by Mets/Marlins fan Ursula of the @FBWGPodcast. They chatted over what to expect from AJ Ramos (18:30), Robert Gsellman's disappointing season (26:22), if roommate Noah Syndergaard is a bad influence (33:08), what the Marlins might take from the M...
You Can't Buy This
August 23, 2017 02:31 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBRoger 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 (...
Brian? Brian? Brian?
August 15, 2017 07:10 - 1 hour - 106 MBRoger said goodbye to Neil Walker (01:30) and Brian was forced to be nice and bid adieu to Jay Bruce (05:30), whom he does not hate personally. The two then dissected the Mets trades made in the past week (13:00), and if it's generally okay to trade with the Yankees or the Nationals (23:00). After that they put Dominic Smith through the infamous 'Soup or Savior' test (35:40) wondered why Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez kept saying Brian's name over and over again on Sunday's Mets broadcast aft...
Amed's Home (with Joe DeMayo)
August 01, 2017 06:47 - 1 hour - 102 MBRoger and Brian said goodbye to dear friends Lucas Duda and Addison "Raddison" Reed (01:07), talked about the three trades the Mets made and all of the trades they did not make leading up to the non-waiver deadline (09:00), wondered if the dreams of the 'Hot Rebuild' are dead (18:50), and discussed the long awaited debut of Amed Rosario in the final installment of 'Where in the World is Amed Rosario?' (22:36) Then the boys said hello again to Joe DeMayo (@psltoflushing), who shared his insi...
50 Episodes. One Breakthrough (with Eno Sarris)
July 25, 2017 04:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBOn the 50th episode spectacular, Brian and Roger celebrated with special guest Eno Sarris (Fangraphs, October). Sarris talked about how he got his start writing about Kevin Maas and his female fans (24:36), his advice to aspiring baseball writers (26:40), if a hot dog is a sandwich (27:30), which MLB players have been and are currently mad at him (29:20); interviewing the one and only Michael Conforto (39:00), Matt Harvey's pitching troubles (46:00), his many baseball fandoms (50:10), the cha...
Cormier's Korner: Sarah D. Bunting is a Mets Fan
July 23, 2017 20:53 - 57 minutes - 53.9 MBRoger was joined on the korner by Sarah D. Bunting (Previously.TV, Tomato Nation). She talked about how a Dwight Gooden homer made her a Mets fan for life (04:00), her favorite Mets growing up and now (15:00), the fun she's had with her last name (17:33), speaking at academic baseball conferences (20:33), inadvertently collecting Dave Stieb baseball cards (22:00), her experience reviewing the show 'Pitch' (25:20), perfectly describing Daniel Murphy's base running (32:42), lecturing college bo...
If You're Not Streets Ahead...
July 19, 2017 06:50 - 1 hour - 101 MBBrian and Roger finally agreed on their level of anxiety as Mets fans (03:45) and debated the definition of 'conspiracy' when talking about who is responsible for Amed Rosario remaining in Las Vegas (25:25). Then there was a big discussion on if any Met is truly 'untouchable', and friend there were some disagreements. The two specifically talked about the possible trade deadline returns for a Jay Bruce (37:00), Jacob deGrom (45:30), Michael Conforto (52:40),Wilmer Flores (55:30), or Addison R...
Daddy and the Boy (with Sean O'Connor)
July 11, 2017 07:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBBrian and Roger looked back at the over/under predictions they made for the 2017 Mets season back in April to their occasional utter embarrassment. The boys also found time to shake their heads and try to make sense of the latest Matt Harvey injury news and losing Bartolo Colon yet again. Then they had a chat with writer and big time Mets fan Sean O'Connor (Hood Adjacent with James Davis, Late Late Show with James Corden) about Chris Christie, Steve Somers, Kevin James, Facebook message boar...
Watergate!
July 06, 2017 07:41 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBBrian and Roger talked about the Mets' latest obsession with hydration (03:00); Brian's trips to the SABR convention, Camden Yards, and Nationals Park (07:10); Michael "Scooter" Conforto's official designation as an All-Star (20:20); the latest METCON levels (33:30); what to put in an Amed Rosario care package (47:00), and if the Mets should bring back Bartolo Colon (56:15). Then in the mailbag segment (01:09:30) they wondered about which pitcher to take to the local county fair, why the Yan...
After Geography
June 27, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBRoger and Brian asked and answered a lot of geographical questions, such as "Where does Asdrubal Cabrera get off?", and "Where does Terry Collins get off?", plus "Where in the world is Amed Rosario?" The METCON level was updated with new and improved context, and Roger, to his horror, heard Brian convince himself that the Mets still have a chance to make the postseason. Roger made things worse by defending a Terry Collins decision regarding Michael Conforto, and Brian reflected further on ...
Freedom! '17 (with JT. Terán)
June 20, 2017 05:55 - 1 hour - 111 MBNote: Since even Roger is starting to give up on the Mets' season, Good Fundies is a 51s/Rumble Ponies podcast now. Always was, if anyone asks. Brian talked about his attempts at freeing Amed Rosario and his thoughts about the future of Dominic Smith, and Roger talked about Marcos Molina, the latest on his feud with Rowdy the Pony, and his weekend adventure to see the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in action. Helping Roger discuss his journey into Rowdy's neck of the woods was his travel buddy, JT...
Cormier's Korner: Michael Price is a Mets Fan
June 15, 2017 03:20 - 55 minutes - 52 MBMichael Price (The Simpsons, F is For Family) is a Mets fan. He once annoyed Alex Trebek over it. He's also written some Mets jokes into The Simpsons. Duffy Dyer was Michael's favorite obscure Met growing up. He has had an interesting life.
The Cespedes Effect
June 13, 2017 02:21 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBBrian and Roger talked about the positive, life-affirming effect Yoenis Cespedes (and Steven Matz and Seth Lugo) have had on the Mets, why Jose Reyes is still hanging around, and if the Mets are good or bad at the whole drafting and evaluating players thing. Plus they updated the METCON level and ventured into the listener mailbag, where the two put together their all-time worst Mets starting rotations, got into why Terry Collins could possibly be making his hatred of Michael Conforto public ...
I Want to Believe
June 06, 2017 07:52 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBBrian and Roger talked about the crazier than usual events going on at Citi Field lately, if Wilmer Flores has secretly - no kidding - been an All-Star player this entire time, when Amed Rosario is going to show up already, how Brian is the Mets' Grim Reaper, if Robert Gsellman or Matt Harvey should be the new team closer, the most likable thing Terry Collins has done in a long time, and seriously where is Amed Rosario? Plus a dip into the mailbag, the several premieres of 'Roger's Conspiracy...
Fixing a Hole (with Rick Peterson)
May 31, 2017 07:17 - 2 hours - 136 MBBrian and Roger talked to former Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson about what really happened with the Scott Kazmir/Victor Zambrano trade, how pitchers like Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz should handle their injuries, his thoughts on the physics of pitching, how humor and "reframing" pressure situations helped him reach the likes of Jason Isringhausen and Jim Abbott, his childhood ambitions, and more. The boys of Good Fundies also turned the METCON machine back on and brought back "Soup o...
No More Drama
May 16, 2017 06:06 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBBrian revealed some shocking news about the current METCON level before revealing his true thoughts about Derek Jeter. Roger blamed the Jeurys Familia injury on the Warthen slider while Brian, in only his estimation, gave his old friend and podcast partner his support. The two also talked about Asdrubal Cabrera's allergy to the disabled list, Terry Collins breaking the record for longest tenured Mets manager, when Amed Rosario will show up to Queens, what in the actual F is going on, how Neil...