The Mets hate being on the road and it's because they love us so much. 

Please note this podcast episode was recorded early in the day on THURSDAY APRIL 17 and we had no idea what was coming (Brett Baty five-game hit streak, Keith saying "cue the music," Francisco Lindor first-ever walk-off homerun as a New York Met ahahahahahahaha). If you're still willing to think about last week's hugely mid and chilly road trip, have we got a show for you. The Mets had another 3-3 stint during which they sometimes looked like they had completely forgotten how to play baseball. But it's okay, because nobody saw it, as they were playing in almost empty ballparks every day. And now they're home! Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over. "N-Y-C! Just got here this morning! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_ODFSckbU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three bucks, two bags, one me!</a>" (That's the Mets getting off their luxury coach in the Citi Field parking lot.) Before a 7-game home stand, David, Ellen, and Kait talk about a generally cursed week in Major League Baseball, starting with the Blue Jays' cotton candy french fries and the Phillies' obsession with doing gender reveals. We also saw Tyrone Taylor almost kill a man and we learned that Brent Rooker is using "Hotel California" as his walk-up song. Save him!! We've been THRILLED by the mailbag questions, please send us some more: hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com LGM!!!

40. Haunted Ballparks of the American West and Mid-West

Would you?? 

This week on Hits Different, we're processing a glorious 5-1 home stand in which it was way too chilly and Jesse Winker's hair looked way too good. We're also talking about the schism dividing the Mets fandom—is it okay to boo Brett Baty, a 25-year-old who never did anything to you and tries really hard? On mic, we forgot to address the actual insanity of Brett choosing "Glory Days"—a song about being excellent at something in high school and then terrible at it as an adult—for his walk-up song. That's for the best. We need to lay off, just like everyone else. Mets are winning, so what's the problem? In other news, Pete Alonso is unstoppable. He will break the all-time RBI record if our calculations are correct (and obviously we love math). David converted a Brit to full-time Mets fandom, Listener Kerry hosted a divine birthday party in the Citi Field parking lot, and we're so bought-in on Brett at this point that we've even got Producer Nathan positing some conspiracy theories about Baty haters. If you know anything about the infamous ketchup culprit at Citi Field, please let us know. Send tips as well as your questions, comments, corrections, and Mets trivia to hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com Let's go Mets!!

39. Would You Boo Our Friend Brett Baty?

A rainy British evening for the boys, Double Play David Peterson for the girls.

WINTER IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT As ever, we return to the question, "How many people can Pete Alonso carry out of a burning building?" NOW WE KNOW. The answer is: "At least 25 full-grown, professional athlete-sized men." PETE has the Mets on his back, yet they do not seem to be wearing heavy on him. In fact, he loves it!!! And so do we here at Hits Different. In this week's episode, we're talking about Pete Alonso's reverse-apology tour (he tours, everyone says sorry to him), our plans for the first home stand of the season at Citi Field (Jell-O shots, humidity), and some old freak who David really likes and wanted to tell us about. We love and support him in his nerdy little interests. We're also laugh laugh laughing at the Evil Atlanta Braves 0-7 at the time of recording hahahahahahahaha and NO, you can't jinx anybody or invite karmic backlash by laughing at the Evil Atlanta Braves because they are EVIL. And they really deserve it. Let us know if you own a movie theater and would like to screen Field of Dreams for Ellen. This is very important! Please send us mailbag questions at hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com—you can also send corrections but just keep in mind that we do get a little snotty about it. LGM!

38. TGWGTCF, Thank God We're Going to Citi Field!!

[SOBBING EMOJI]

This week on Hits Different: David, Ellen, and Kaitlyn prepare for the 2025 MLB season by talking about almost everything else they can think of for 90 minutes! Almost certainly the words "Dakota Fanning" are uttered more times than the words "New York Mets." Sorry! We're not going to examine this too closely. We're nervous, but definitely not about Brett Baty. We're anxious, but not because AJ Minter is a Braves sleeper agent who has murdered countless ducks. We're agitated, but not so much by our fellow fans who went RETVRN mode over the first two games of the season being in Japan. We're just antsy!!!! We can't wait to get going!!! (Does anybody else always hear that phrase in <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1845488918696784193" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlos Mendoza's voice</a> now?) LGM!!!!!

37. [Brandon Nimmo Tongue-Out Emoji] Mets Are Back! 

Pete! 

PEEEEEEEEEEETE Pete Alonso is a New York Met again. Thank you Pete Alonso! No "thank you" to anyone else involved—you have immiserated us for months on end. Ellen, David, and Kait are back on the mic after a long and mentally perilous winter. We're talking about the insurrection at Citi Field otherwise known as "Amazin' Day" and we're talking about PEEEEEEEEEETE. Let's go Mets and please send us your pre-Opening Day questions at hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com PEEEEEEEETE!!!!!!!

36. HOME PETE HOME 

Pete?

This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kaitlyn are talking about the next 15 years of their lives. Juan Soto is going to be part of our households. We'll be middle-aged when Juan Soto retires from being a Met. Ellen's son Bobby will be driving a car! Dave is away but he has the same next question as the rest of us: What about Pete? When will the Mets say "Pete—Met for life"? Where is Pete? Why is Pete posting on Instagram about "chlorophyll water"? Pete? This episode was recorded BEFORE we learned that Juan Soto got the use of the uniform number 22 guaranteed in his contract. Kind of messed up, no? He should have to text Brett Baty and send him an Uber Eats gift card at the very least, no? Brett is so abused. It's actually crazy. Nevertheless... a big Hits Different welcome to our new guy Juan and LGM!

35. And What About Pete Alonso?

Everyone is writing fanfic

This week on Hits Different, we're talking about the PowerPoint presentation that's going to convince Juan Soto to sign with the Boston Red Sox and the AI-generated image of him in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform that might change his mind. Every meeting has gone "well" so far—in what way might a meeting between a person hoping to receive $600 million and a group of people hoping to give it to him go poorly? Long story short, every piece of alleged news we saw this week was made up entirely. Except for the true, breaking, and incredible news that DAVID SIMS has rejoined the pod. He's back, he's better than ever, he's read 2,000 pages worth of Roger Angell essays since you last heard from him. And you KNOW he has a photographic memory, so you can ask him anything about it. At the end of this episode, a little something new... Let's go Mets!

34. Free Agency Fake News Season

An update on some whereabouts. 

In our first off-season episode, we're talking about the "World Series" which was a "clash of the titans," and we're also Googling and combing the stacks at the library in search of just ONE good baseball ghost story. If you know of any, please email us!! hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com Kaitlyn and Ellen also meticulously research the current whereabouts of the 2024 New York Mets. We miss them all the time! Where are they?? Regrettably, it did not occur to us that if we only waited a little later into Halloween evening we would surely see some of those guys as they revealed their Halloween costumes and family outings on the 'gram. Unknown to us at the time of recording: Brett Baty was in Texas and dressed as a pirate as we spoke. Also unknown at time of recording: Tomas Nido dressed his son up as a baseball!!!!!!!!! I can't link because it's on his wife's private Instagram but he reposted it to his Stories and you can go see it if you are fast. It rules. Happy Halloween and let's go Mets!

33. Where in the World Are the Mets?

Love you forever! 

We're in "don't cry because it's over" mode ... but we're crying anyway! Our cups runneth over! Some older gents in recent days have compared the 2024 Mets to the 1986 Mets and that's wrong. The 1986 Mets were bad people. Our Mets are heroes and they deserve a rest. The only sad part is we'll miss them so much. This week on Hits Different, we recap the National League Championship Series, in which Francisco Lindor ruined the Dodgers pitching staff's little scoreless inning streak, Sean Manaea struck out Shohei Ohtani three times, and Mark Vientos broke the Mets post-season RBI record in his sparkly, sparkly shoes. The home crowd said give us one last thing to scream about and Pete Alonso and David Peterson said okay we will. Starling Marte said I love and believe in you Francisco Alvarez, and Francisco Alvarez said that works for me! Jeff McNeil said [tongue out]. Brandon Nimmo said this has been fun, now get me to the hospital. After this, we're taking a little bit of leisure time ourselves. Then we'll be back with some titillating off-season investigations and interviews... Maybe a yarn or two... Maybe a breaking news event like when the Mets re-sign everyone all at the same time. Thank you as always to Producer Nathan for your work in the booth. Thank you again to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ramesjainis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Rainis</a> for our music and <a href="https://paulwindle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Windle</a> for our art. MVPs of our first season! Thank you for listening! LGM forever!! Don't break our hearts, Pete!!!

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