Welcome to the "This is our Year?" podcast, The New York sports podcast hosted by Michael Kurland and Doug O'Keefe.
In this episode Mike and Doug chat with Greg and Scott DeCecco. The guests share their stories about rooting for the Mets and what it's like to be a Met fan in Philadelphia. The four of them discuss the dynamics of the current Met roster, Keith Hernandez's controversial quote about the Phillies, and Scott's days as a player in the minor leagues.
Topics covered in the episode:
-Scott & Greg on how they became Met fans
-Thoughts on the current Met team vs. previous teams
-The Keith Hernandez quote
-Their favorite player in Met's history
-Scott's days playing in the minor leagues
- Who is the MVP for the Mets this season?
Quotes:
"This is probably the best team I've seen since 2015." - Mike
"It was frustrating to see the Phillies only having to give up their 27th ranked prospect for David Robertson." - Scott
Hosts:
Michael Kurland
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekurland
Douglas O'Keefe
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougokeefe
Guests:
Greg DeCecco & Scott DeCecco
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Adult beverages mentioned in this episode
Stone IPA
https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/year-round-releases/stone-ipa#ageGatePassed
Slack Tide Beers
https://www.slacktidebrewingco.com
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:51 Doug's drink
01:21 San Diego as microbrewery capital
03:20 Intro of guests Scott and Greg DeCecco
06:51 Growing up in Philly and being a Mets fan
11:30 Thoughts on the current Mets team
17:50 Is this our year?
18:27 Performance of the Phillies
20:08 Keith hating watching Phillies games
22:26 Quote from Braves pitcher Spencer Strider
26:24 Scott playing in the minor leagues
29:28 Scott's feelings during his draft year
31:31 A player's life in a minor league baseball
34:55 Greg's favorite Mets player
36:54 Mike meets Bobby Valentine
38:05 Doug's Bobby V. moment
40:02 How Buck Showalter got his nickname
40:38 Greg & Scott's favorite Met player
43:26 Thoughts on the MVP
49:32 Mets vs. everybody
