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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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!!

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!

Sean Manaea joins the podcast to talk about his new haircut, his spongebob tattoo, his clubhouse guy energy and his rally cap!

Jon and Vito give you some updates on what has been going on with the Mets minor leaguers this week on the Future of Flushing segment! Hear updates on every level of Mets player development from the complex leagues to AAA!

Fresh off his major league debut in Tampa Bay, Christian Scott has his eyes set on Citi Field and the Atlanta Braves this Friday night when he makes his first start in Queens. We've spoken to Christian twice over on Future of Flushing but it's really exciting to get to talk to a player whose made that big jump to the big league.

Harrison Bader joins the podcast to talk about syncing up with Pete over the course of the year, where the inspo comes for some of his best drip this year, the synergy we see with the Nova Knicks and if Mets fans can use that as an example with the ... GatorMets (?) and more! Jon and Vito then get together to tell you the positives afer a tough series vs the Rays in Tampa, the debut of Christian Scott and the carnival that is the trop!

Harrison Bader joins the podcast to talk about syncing up with Pete over the course of the year, where the inspo comes for some of his best drip this year, the synergy we see with the Nova Knicks and if Mets fans can use that as an example with the ... GatorMets (?) and more!

We got a PACKED episode for you all! On the heels of a big Mets win where Lindor gets the walk-off after leaving the game with flu-like symptoms the day before and great performances by Edwin Diaz, Starling Marte and Pete Alonso

Jose spoke about finishing the 8th inning on Sunday, what that conversation with Mendy was like and how important of a moment it was, becoming an American citizen, the emotion he shows on the mound and we try the famous Citi Field pastrami sandwich together.