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!

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Reed Garrett Talks London, Mets Beat Phillies o...
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
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Reed Garrett | INTERVIEW
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!
11 min
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Mets SWEEP Nationals, Daniel Murphy Talks Steal...
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
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Daniel Murphy | Interview
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.
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Carlos Mendoza Talks Rallying Team During Tough...
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
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Carlos Mendoza | INTERVIEW
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!
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David Stearns Talks Brett Baty, Christian Scott...
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!!
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Prospect Report, Interviews with Mark Vientos a...
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!
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Paulo Costa | Interview
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.
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Mark Vientos (May 2024 Interview)
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.
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What Are Darryl Strawberry's Favorite Mets Home...
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!!
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Giants Recap, Mike Francesa Talks 2024 Mets, Hi...
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.
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Mike Francesa | Interview
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.
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Guardians Recap, Judd Apatow Remembers Being at...
Judd Apatow told us as he sat down that he wasn't that up to date with the current Mets team, but he did have fond memories of being a kid from Syosset, Long Island going to Mets games with his dad. Judd recounted stories of going to playoff games in '73, the excitement of Doc and Darryl and his favorite baseball movies!
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Judd Apatow | Interview
Judd Apatow told us as he sat down that he wasn't that up to date with the current Mets team, but he did have fond memories of being a kid from Syosset, Long Island going to Mets games with his dad. Judd recounted stories of going to playoff games in '73, the excitement of Doc and Darryl and his favorite baseball movies!
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Can Tiffany Haddish Find Love On The Mets?! Mar...
Rough series for the Mets, rough night for Vito who got home from a crushing Knicks game 7 at MSG but the Meet at the Apple boys are here to tell you all the things to look forward to.
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Tiffany Haddish | Interview
We spoke with Tiffany Haddish about her brand-new book “I Curse You With Joy”, her interest in major league baseball players, all of the stuff in the book we can’t really talk about on a family friendly podcast and overall just goof around for a few minutes before trying to convince Tiffany to purposely throw a bad pitch.
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Busta Rhymes Talks Favorite Mets Jersey, Citi F...
Busta Rhymes meets us at the apple for a conversation right before he went out to throw his first pitch! Busta spoke about his love of jerseys, how he feels about the city connect jerseys, a rap battle he had with Jay-Z in high school that would change his career forever and he gives us a detailed list of all the smoke he wants.
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Busta Rhymes | Interview
Busta Rhymes meets us at the apple for a conversation right before he went out to throw his first pitch! Busta spoke about his love of jerseys, how he feels about the city connect jerseys, a rap battle he had with Jay-Z in high school that would change his career forever and he gives us a detailed list of all the smoke he wants.
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Brett Baty Talks Relationship with Francisco Al...
While we were getting ready for today's show, Keith Raad mentioned he had 30 minutes til the bus left and we used that as a perfect time to ambush him with a request to be on the podcast! We also recorded an interview with Brett Baty this week where we got some insight on his relationship with Francisco Alvarez, what he really thinks of the City Connect jerseys, his interactions with the Stanley Cup and what he thinks about people who interrupt games.
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Brett Baty | Interview
We also recorded an interview with Brett Baty this week where we got some insight on his relationship with Francisco Alvarez, what he really thinks of the City Connect jerseys, his interactions with the Stanley Cup and what he thinks about people who interrupt games.
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Interview With Max Weiner and Mets Walk-Off Vs ...
The Mets took a tough two losses vs the Braves but were able to pull off a solid win off the bat of Brandon Nimmo in the 9th. Christian Scott’s debut was also a major hiligt of this weekend as well as Pete Alonso turning the jets back on! We cover all of that plus talk about the Phillies this week, what to eat at Citi Field and weird topics outside ball like Mother’s Day, ordering at restaurants, how you like to finish a meal and much more! We also were able to spend some time with Max Wiener aka @MaxIsAWiener where we sat with Max in his seats and talked Max’ favorite Mets, how long he’s been a fan, what ballpark food he likes and more but YOU GOTTA LISTEN to find out!!
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Max Weiner | Interview
We were able to spend some time with Max Weiner aka The Rally Pimp aka @MaxIsAWeiner where we sat with Max in his seats and talked Max’ favorite Mets, how long he’s been a fan, what ballpark food he likes and more but YOU GOTTA LISTEN to find out!!
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Which Spongebob Tattoo Does Sean Manaea Have?? ...
Mets take 2 from the Cardinals, is that a sweep??? We discuss that, the big series from Brandon Nimmo, we discuss our interview with Christan Scott and discuss what's going on this weekend at Citi Field!!! Sean Manea joins the podcast to talk about his new haircut, his spongebob tattoo, his clubhouse guy energy and his rally cap!
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Sean Manaea | Interview
Sean Manaea joins the podcast to talk about his new haircut, his spongebob tattoo, his clubhouse guy energy and his rally cap!
12 min