Keith Hernandez joins the show live at Citi Field to celebrate 20 years of SNY and talk Mets vs Phillies

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac recorded live outside the Rotunda at Citi Field, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo welcome Keith Hernandez to the show to talk 20 years of baseball on SNY and all things Mets! Keith chats with the guys about his favorite years calling Mets games, as well as the performances of Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos, and the call ups of pitching prospects Jonah Tong and Nolan McLean.  Keith also reveals what he really thinks about Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Steve Gelbs…and the Philadelphia Phillies! Later, Connor and Joe go Down on the Farm to check in on Brandon Sproat, and answer live questions from the crowd outside of Citi Field! Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Today's Show:

00:00 Welcome to the show, Keith Hernandez is here!

00:50 The Mets are calling up Jonah Tong

01:35 Gary, Keith, and Ron throwing the first pitch, scouting report!

02:15 Favorite Mets team to cover in 20 years of SNY baseball

02:55 The state of the 2025 Mets, emergence of Mark Vientos, potential of Juan Soto

04:35 Stolen bases by the Mets

05:25 Nolan McLean has been impressive with great spin

06:20 Jeff McNeil, unsung hero

06:55 More on Mark Vientos

08:40 Pete Alonso future in Queens?

09:35 What you see when you see Juan Soto every day 

10:50 One sentence to describe: Gary Cohen

11:10 One sentence to describe: Ron Darling

11:20 One sentence to describe: Steve Gelbs

12:25 One sentence to describe: The Phillies!

13:30 Goodbye to Keith

15:00 Jonah Tong starts Friday, let’s talk more about it

17:05 The Week That Was, some wins, parabolic mics, and the Phillies

18:40 The return of Swaggy V, Mark Vientos is back

19:30 Is there a Kodai Senga solution?

21:45 Francisco Alvarez injury update

23:40 Live Mailbag: Inning issues for young pitchers called up, Jett vs Mauricio

26:40 Live Mailbag: 2026 starting rotation options

30:00 Live Mailbag: Bunt strategy

31:45 Down on the Farm: Brandon Sproat

35:00 The Scoreboard: Recapping last week

36:45  The Scoreboard: Making the next bets

40:55 The Mets Pod hat giveaways

43:40 Mailbag – Should the Mets move Kodai Senga to the bullpen?

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