Meet at the Apple with your hosts Vito Calise (@VitoFCalise) and Jonathan Baron (@JMB9191) every Monday and Thursday with exclusive access to the Mets! This is not your everyday baseball podcast; you can get the stats anywhere… Here you’ll get an inside look into the players you love to watch beyond the diamond highlighted by a weekly appearance by Mets manager, Carlos Mendoza!
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Meet at the Apple with your hosts Vito Calise (@VitoFCalise) and Jonathan Baron (@JMB9191) every Monday and Thursday with exclusive access to the Mets! This is not your everyday baseball podcast; you can get the stats anywhere… Here you’ll get an inside look into the players you love to watch beyond the diamond highlighted by a weekly appearance by Mets manager, Carlos Mendoza!
How Excited is David Wright for Nolan McLean & Mets Stretch Run?! | '07 vs '08 Mets & Delgado HOF Case
Meet at the Apple
56 minutes
2 months ago
How Excited is David Wright for Nolan McLean & Mets Stretch Run?! | '07 vs '08 Mets & Delgado HOF Case
David Wright joins Meet at the Apple to unpack ’07 vs ’08, the Delgado Hall of Fame debate, Johan’s 2008 heroics, and the chemistry that built the mid-2000s Mets core. Then we count down Mets–Mariners Top 5: Jonah Tong’s AAA debut, Lindor/Soto going back-to-back, Manaea’s booth moment, Vientos’ opposite-field dagger, and Nolan McLean’s electric debut. Plus: Alvarez update vibes, Gregory Soto’s quiet dominance, and what’s next in D.C. We even close with a quick detour into HBO’s The Gilded Age with Ben Ahlers who plays Jack the footman turned inventor!
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00:00 Young call-ups & clubhouse energy (Nolan McLean spark)
00:34 Welcome David Wright
01:11 ’07 vs ’08 — which “got away”?
02:10 Johan’s knee, three-days’ rest & rotation context
03:19 The 2005 “turning point” team (Pedro, Beltrán, Jacobs)
05:13 Building a core: friendships → winning baseball
06:23 Carlos Delgado = Hall of Famer? Leadership & hitting lessons
07:52 Blind-ranking Wright moments (bare-hander, Citi HR, 2015 return, WS HR, Mo walk-off)
09:23 Why the Mo walk-off was the “I made it” moment
09:38 Yankees respect vs true NL East rivalries
10:45 Post-interview reset
11:49 Little League Classic weekend vibes
15:14 Top 5 — #5 Jonah Tong dominates AAA debut
16:59 Top 5 — #4 Lindor/Soto go back-to-back vs Castillo
17:56 Top 5 — #3 Manaea’s booth cameo & jokes
19:20 Top 5 — #2 Vientos’ opposite-field three-run HR off Kirby
20:37 Top 5 — #1 Nolan McLean’s dazzling debut (& behind-the-back DP)
22:34 McLean’s two-way past and why pitching won out
23:46 Clubhouse celebration lore (postgame “bath”)
25:05 Fans showed up — crowd energy at Citi
26:02 Big homestand → Phillies looming
27:26 Manfred chat & realignment fan-fic
28:08 Alvarez status + NL catcher OPS context since July 21
30:23 “Big Dumper” scouting report (comic relief)
31:57 Bullpen spotlight: Gregory Soto’s run, usage with McLean starts
35:09 On to Washington — keep the edge
38:26 Bonus: The Gilded Age chat with Ben Ahlers
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Meet at the Apple
Meet at the Apple with your hosts Vito Calise (@VitoFCalise) and Jonathan Baron (@JMB9191) every Monday and Thursday with exclusive access to the Mets! This is not your everyday baseball podcast; you can get the stats anywhere… Here you’ll get an inside look into the players you love to watch beyond the diamond highlighted by a weekly appearance by Mets manager, Carlos Mendoza!
