Carlos Mendoza joins the show to discuss an exciting Mets homestand. Mendy chats about the epic "OMG" performance, provides an update on Kodai Senga, dishes on managing against two old friends during the homestand and shares thoughts on Jeff McNeil, Francisco Alvarez and more!

Wayne Randazzo will be making his return to Citi Field TONIGHT when the Mets host the Astros on Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+. Wayne talks to us about his time with the Mets, the differences in LA vs NY games, and national vs home games and he gets advice on what he needs to eat when he returns to the ballpark he called home. Wayne also gives some great insight on the game at hand so check this on out before the game and be educated!

21 runs and 7 long balls against the Yankees?! Oh baby! The boys are pumped after the Mets dominate the Yankees in the first installment of the 2024 Subway Series. We break down the big performances by Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos, Harrison Bader and the entire Grimace Gang. They also chat with Hall of Fame broadcaster and Queens native Kenny "The Jet" Smith, who shares amazing stories about growing up a Mets fan and the time he broke some crazy current-event news in the middle of an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 1994!

We speak with Kenny "The Jet" Smith, who shares amazing stories about growing up a Mets fan and the time he broke some crazy current-event news in the middle of an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 1994!

The Mets picked up another series victory in the Windy City over the weekend at Wrigley Field. We break down the great starts by Jose Quintana and Luis Severino, the craziness in the Wrigley Field bleachers, another great weekend by the offense and highlight top performers in the minor leagues from over the weekend. Tyrone Taylor also joins the show and discusses his new job assisting in smoke with Vito, his first year being a New Yorker, what he did in London and more!

Last time we spoke to Tyrone Taylor on the pod was during Spring Training when we first met, now that we’ve gotten to know him a little better over the course of the season, it’s much more fun and we got to chatting about how he helps Vito with smoke, if he considers himself a New Yorker, his trip to London with the team and more!

This episode has a BIG update about our big purple pal Grimace as well as a breakdown of the series vs the giants, lur top 5 moments form Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez, Mark Vientos and the whole gang as well as a look at the upcoming Cubs series, our favorite rally icons and some important prospect talk!

Top 5 Moments From Padres Sweep, Interviews With Carlos Mendoza and Jose Iglesias, ALL HAIL GRIMACE | Full Episode The Mets got a GIGANTIC sweep vs the Padres on Fathers Day weekend (ironic?) and the Apple boys are FIRED UP!!! This episode has a breakdown of the top 5 moments from the sweep, a little bit of a look at the pitching numbers for both the rotation and bullpen and some additional information on J.D. Martinez' impact on this team! Later in the episode we look ahead at the matchups vs the Texas Rangers and give you some valuable information on Mets prospects you may and may not have heard about! This STACKED episode also features two interviews, Carlos Mendoza and Jose Iglesias! In our interview with Carlos Mendoza which opens the show, we talk to Mendy about the impact of the returning Edwin Diaz and Luis Torrens, the professional hitter that is J.D. Martinez and the impact the lights at Citi Field have on the players at the ballpark! In a very different Meet at the Apple interview, we got to REALLY get to know Jose Iglesias as we spoke to him about his music, his excitement to be with the Mets, his longtime relationship with J.D., his new friendship with Mark Vientos and what he wants to promise Mets fan! Jose was quizzed on what players were in the starting lineup for his first major league start with the Red Sox, find out how he did!

In a very different Meet at the Apple interview, we got to REALLY get to know Jose Iglesias as we spoke to him about his music, his excitement to be with the Mets, his longtime relationship with J.D., his new friendship with Mark Vientos and what he wants to promise Mets fan! Jose was quizzed on what players were in the starting lineup for his first major league start with the Red Sox, find out how he did!

In our interview with Carlos Mendoza which opens the show, we talk to Mendy about the impact of the returning Edwin Diaz and Luis Torrens, the professional hitter that is J.D. Martinez and the impact the lights at Citi Field have on the players at the ballpark!

We got another action-packed episode for you all today! On this one we recap the Mets series against the recap and explain the 5 best moments from the series including Edwin’s return, Lindor joining Reyes in an elite category, the JD Martinez home run and of course we talk about Grimace, how he ended up at Citi Field and what it all meant! We also as usual give you a heads up on all the upcoming promo items including the newly announced Brandon Nimmo bobblehead, the pride hat and the Hawaiian shirt! Look, when the Mets are HOT so if the podcast so CHECK IT OUT!! This episode also includes a special interview with New York Jets superstar Garrett Wilson, which we were geeked about as big Jets fans. We ask Garrett how many games the Jets will win this year, his stance on darkness retreats and more. PLEASE Throw us a 5-star rating on Apple/Spotify, leave a comment and make sure to subscribe! You can follow us on Twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191

Special interview with New York Jets superstar Garrett Wilson, which we were geeked about as big Jets fans. We ask Garrett how many games the Jets will win this year, his stance on darkness retreats and more. PLEASE Throw us a 5-star rating on Apple/Spotify, leave a comment and make sure to subscribe! You can follow us on Twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191

What a series in London! Mets take the finale on Sunday in a real nail-biter comeback win and get to cross back over the pond on a high note. Standout performances from Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and a strong bullpen performance combined for the Sunday victory. At the top of this episode, we got to catch up with Garrett Reed who was able to help protect the team's lead Sunday. Garrett is a well-traveled bloke himself whose pitched In Japan but this was his first time In London! Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast! Follow us on twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191

We got to catch up with Garrett Reed who was able to help protect the team's lead Sunday. Garrett is a well-traveled bloke himself whose pitched In Japan but this was his first time In London! Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast!

The Mets are BACK! What a sweep, two of them ended up being nailbiters but the Mets get to head to London on the heels of a commanding win vs a good Nationals team

This episode also features an interview with an ALL-TIMER of a Met, Daniel Murphy. Daniel talks to us about stealing 3rd in Game 5 of the NLDS, tells us a little about his extreme knowledge of baseball history, and which Mets he still keeps in touch with. This is a for sure must listen for anyone who watched the Mets during Murph’s time with the team.

Carlos Mendoza joins the podcast to talk about how he handles a tough stretch and rallies the team. Mendy also discusses the conversations he had with Brett Baty and Christian Scott when having to send them back to Syracuse, the experience of participating in Darryl Strawberry's number retirement day, the thought process behind switching Nimmo and Lindor around in the lineup and more! After that interview, Vito and Jon recap the series and tell fans to take a deep breath, reminisce on being at Johan's no-hitter in 2012, talk about a prospect from each level of the Mets player dev system and more! Follow us on Twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191

JUST THE INTERVIEW! Carlos Mendoza joins the podcast to talk about how he handles a tough stretch and rallies the team. Mendy also discusses the conversations he had with Brett Baty and Christian Scott when having to send them back to Syracuse, the experience of participating in Darryl Strawberry's number retirement day, the thought process behind switching Nimmo and Lindor around in the lineup and more!

David Stearns sits down with Vito and Jon from Meet at the Apple for an EXCLUSIVE interview, recorded and released in the same day. In this interview, President of Baseball Operations David Stearns discusses the roster moves of Brett Baty and Christian Scott made earlier today. David also discusses prospects in the Mets system like Nolan McLean, Blade Tidwell, Jonah Tong and others. Tune in for an interview you WON"T WANT TO MISS! Follow us on Twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191 and SUBSCRIBE to Meet at the Apple wherever you get your podcasts!!

Tough series but we’re here to keep you company and talk to you about a few of the positives of the last few games while looking ahead to the future. Some bright spots in this series were great starts from Tylor Megill and David Peterson who returned to the Mets rotation after battling back from injury. We did a special edition of The Fives this week where we focused on the 5 levels of Mets player development and walked you through a prospect to watch on all 5 levels of the system, then we looked away at the next series and talked about what’s going on at the ballpark this weekend!

Our second interview of the episode was with Paulo Costa, who will be fighting THIS SATURDAY at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ where he’ll be taking on Sean Strickland at UFC 302. Paulo blind ranked Brazilian MMA legends, told us his four favorite knockouts, which loss he most wants to avenge, and we try to get the REAL truth about his secret juice.

We also got TWO great interviews today! One was with Mark Vientos who we spoke to about that incredible walk off vs the Cardinals, how he’s been able to deal with the personal challenges he’s faced this season, his work ethic, his moustache, and we ask him to comment on the Kendrick vs Drake beef since he’s a known drizzy fan.

Ahead of his number retirement ceremony this Saturday, June 1st, Darryl Strawberry met us at the apple to discuss his legendary Mets career, what it's like to play in New York, players like Pete Alonso and David Wright coming after his records, his 4 favorite Home Runs as a Met and more! And a very special aspect of this weekend's festivities during Darryl Strawberry weekend, Get a FREE Strawberry Shake with any purchase from Thursday, May 30th to Sunday June 2nd right here in New York City, Long Island and at Citi Field. Just use code STRAWBERRY at kiosk and on the Shack App/Web. Terms apply. Follow us on Twitter @VitoFCalise and @JMB9191 and make sure to subscribe to Meet at the Apple on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!!

Straight off a Mets walk-off win, we get together to tell you what the Mets did right vs San Francisco, why Mets fans can stay positive, what the Mets NEED to do vs the Dodgers this week, and why you should be here! A large chunk of the episode is devoted to an interview we did with Jon’s hero Mike Francesa, and what a perfect time with the Mets playing the Giants, did we get to the bottom of the age old question of “Do the football giants and the baseball giants ever get together”, this is an interview he’d been waiting to make happen since we started meeting at the apple. Mike was a great guest who left no topic untouched and was happy to walk us through his biggest moments while giving us a little backstory.

Jon’s hero Mike Francesa met us at the Apple, and what a perfect time with the Mets playing the Giants, did we get to the bottom of the age old question of “Do the football giants and the baseball giants ever get together”, this is an interview he’d been waiting to make happen since we started this show. Mike was a great guest who left no topic untouched and was happy to walk us through his biggest moments while giving us a little backstory.