SAD BOYS METS CLUB
Father and son talk about life, pop culture, current events, and the METS.
Episodes
17 episodes
Episode 017: Life After Mendoza: Who Leads The Mets Next
The Mets hit a point where you can’t pretend the vibes don’t matter. Mendoza is out, Stearns is still in, and we’re left asking the question every frustrated fan eventually asks: who’s actually steering this thing, and why does the fallout alwa...
Episode 016: If The Season Is Lost, Let The Kids Play
The Mets are doing that special kind of losing that doesn’t even feel like a normal slump. Giovanni and Franklin try to make sense of a roster that keeps springing leaks: key guys rotating in and out, rehab timelines colliding, and the nagging ...
Episode 015: Waiting On Lindor
Lindor’s almost back, Alvarez is already back, and we are still sitting here asking the most annoying Mets question of all: how can a roster with this much talent feel this lifeless so often? We start with the current state of the New York Mets...
Episode 014: We Love The Mets Even When They Hurt Us
Mets fandom can feel like a marathon you didn’t train for, and after a rough stretch we’re saying the quiet part out loud: sometimes you vanish for a week just to recover. Giovanni and Franklin Blanco talk through that familiar New York Mets sp...
Episode 013: How AJ Ewing And Carson Benge Shift The Mets’ Season
One week ago, the Mets felt like a team waiting for the floor to drop out. Then the kids started hitting, the call-ups kept coming, and suddenly every game had that dangerous feeling of possibility.We talk through the latest New York Me...
Episode 012: The Only Way Forward Is Letting The Kids Play
The Mets are hurt, cold at the plate, and flirting with a season that feels over way too early. We sit with that pain honestly, then ask the only question that matters for real fans: what keeps you showing up when the standings stop loving you ...
Episode 011: Rock Bottom Mets Optimism
Rock bottom is a strange place to find optimism, but that’s exactly where our Mets brains go after a brutal stretch. Back at our headquarters, we talk through why this New York Mets season feels so off: the vibes, the roster holes, and the cons...
Episode 010: Surviving A Mets Losing Streak
A two-hour drive through LA traffic becomes the perfect place to process Mets misery out loud. We’re Giovanni and Franklin Blanco, and we’re heading to Angel Stadium for Blue Jays vs Angels while the Mets are stuck in a 12-game losing streak th...
Episode 009: Juan Soto Goes Down So The Mets Find A New Gear
A season can turn on one calf tweak, and we feel that stress immediately when Juan Soto goes down. We’re still coming off the high of a Mets walk-off, but the real question is what happens next: who fills the gaps, who gets exposed, and who sud...
Episode 008: Early-Season Mets Panic With Kodai Senga’s Six-Inning Breakthrough
A week into the season and we’re already doing the most Mets fan thing possible: treating every inning like a referendum on the entire year. Giovanni and Franklin record from different coasts while Franklin’s in New York for college visits, and...
Episode 007: What If The 2026 Mets Are Built To Grind
Opening week hits different when you’ve been waiting all winter, so we sit down with pure 2026 Mets fan energy and start pulling the roster apart piece by piece. We’re excited, we’re nervous, and we’re trying to figure out what’s real before th...
Episode 006: The WBC Game That Broke Dominican Hearts
A loss can be final on the scoreboard and still feel unfinished in your chest. We come in exhausted, emotional, and a little petty after Dominican Republic’s WBC heartbreak against Team USA, because the details matter: the strike zone that didn...
Episode 005: Spring Training Fever, A Cursed Jersey, and How To Celebrate the World Baseball Classic
Baseball trips are supposed to be relaxing, but tell that to us after a few days of Mets spring training at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie and nights locked into the World Baseball Classic. We’re running on heat, hope, and that specific March fe...
Episode 004:Dominican Dream: WBC Hopes And Mets Moves
A global tournament, a clubhouse coro, and a roster on the brink—that’s the energy we bring as the World Baseball Classic lights up the spring. We kick off with the DR’s electric chemistry and why those back-to-back-to-back exhibition blasts fe...
Episode 003: Winning Starts With Grit: The Case For Benge, Depth, And Belief
The countdown to real baseball has us equal parts jittery and fired up. We open with the Mets’ most immediate tension: a crowded outfield where Mike Tauchman’s veteran reliability competes with Carson Benge’s speed, defense, and contact. We lov...
Episode 002: Who Leads Without A Captain: Building A Mets Identity Around Depth And Defense
What changes when your middle infield becomes a fortress and your center fielder can change a game with one swing and one route? We dive into a pivotal spring where the Mets lean into defense, depth, and a few gutsy bets that could redefine the...
Episode 001: Winning Isn’t Just Money: Culture, Clubhouse, And The Mets’ Next Move
Heartbreak can focus a fanbase. We start with the sting of Kyle Tucker choosing the Dodgers and follow the thread to what actually moves the Mets forward: contact hitting, clubhouse leadership, and a rotation that doesn’t wobble every fourth da...