
July 14 - 20, 1986
Houston Police 4, New York Mets 0. At least that’s what the t-shirts sold by Cooter’s Bar in Houston said after four Mets got into a confrontation there with a couple of off-duty police officers, got arrested, and spent

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Hosted by Phil Abramson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 55 episodes
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Phil Abramson hosts Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast, a sports show with 55 episodes published.

Houston Police 4, New York Mets 0. At least that’s what the t-shirts sold by Cooter’s Bar in Houston said after four Mets got into a confrontation there with a couple of off-duty police officers, got arrested, and spent

The first half of the 1986 baseball season wraps up. Find out which Mets are selected for the All-Star Game. Hear about their third on-field brawl of the year. And join the 86 Mets in wearing a bright red wig to honor fo

On the Third of July in 1986, the Mets played what many consider their most exciting regular season game of the year. Down 5-3 in the tenth inning, home runs by Darryl Strawberry and Ray Knight give them a walk-off win o

What is wrong with Dwight Gooden? That is the question that everyone is asking in June of 1986 as the Mets ace continues to struggle. And elsewhere in the starting rotation, Bruce Berenyi is given one last chance to prov

With a 10 and a half game lead in the NL East, the Mets face off with the second place Montreal Expos in an opportunity to blow the division wide open. One game features Doc Gooden going up against childhood friend and h

This week’s episode highlights some major moments from some lesser-known ‘86 Mets. Rick Anderson finally makes his major league debut, after SEVEN seasons at Tidewater. Ed Hearn hits his first major league home run… in f

The Mets get into their second fight in two weeks! This time it’s Mets first base coach Bill Robinson in one corner and Pirates pitcher Rick Rhoden in the other corner. But plenty of others get involved too! And in this

FIGHT! Fighting out of one corner, for the Mets, Ray Knight. And fighting out of the other corner, for the Dodgers, Tom Niedenfuer. Hear about the first of several bench-clearing brawls the Mets got into in 1986, and a w

This week, the Mets continue their West Coast swing against San Francisco and San Diego. Among this week’s storylines: Dwight Gooden has his worst outing yet, Davey Johnson rips into Ron Darling, Doug Sisk is recalled fr

This week, a battle begins to brew in left field as George Foster, Danny Heep and Mookie Wilson vie for playing time. After Rick Aguilera gets demoted to the bullpen, Bruce Berenyi makes his case as the team’s fifth star

The 1986 Mets keep on winning, putting together a 7-game win streak, on the heels of their 11-game win streak. The starting pitching keeps rolling and Mookie Wilson returns from the disabled list! Tune in for our Mother’

The Mets win their 11th game in a row - tying a franchise record. And when the winning streak ends…another begins! Tune on in to hear how the Mets begin pulling away from the pack.

Hear about the most important series sweep in Mets history as the Mets take out the Cardinals in four games in St. Louis, vanquishing their 1985 rivals, and putting them in first place in the NL East… a position they wou

It’s Opening Day at Shea for the ‘86 Mets and while the Mets would suffer a tough loss against the Cards, they’d begin to turn their season around beginning with a weekend series against the Phillies. Also tune in to hea

The 1986 Mets season gets underway with games on the road in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. In between, several Mets join up to record a rap song… Get Metsmerized! Hear all about it as our deep dive of the 40th anniversary

Before we begin our 40th anniversary deep dive of the Mets’ 1986 championship season, get ready by catching up on the happenings that prior winter and spring. The acquisitions of Bobby Ojeda and Tim Teufel. How Dwight Go

The Top 10 Relief Pitchers in New York Mets history are revealed! Who will be number one? Edwin Diaz? John Franco? Tug McGraw? Jesse Orosco? Listen in and find out!

The Top 10 Starting Pitchers in New York Mets history are revealed! Who will be number one? Jacob deGrom? Dwight Gooden? Jerry Koosman? Tom Seaver? Listen in and find out!

The Top 10 Catchers in New York Mets history are revealed! Who will be number one? Gary Carter? Jerry Grote? Todd Hundley? Mike Piazza? Listen in and find out!

The Top 10 Right Fielders in New York Mets history are revealed! Who will be number one? Michael Conforto? Rusty Staub? Darryl Strawberry? Ron Swoboda? Listen in and find out!
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