Spring is still in full swing, yet Greg and Jeff are already feeling the summertime blues where the 2024 Mets are concerned. Our National League Town co-hosts probe each other’s case of the orange and blue blahs, then (yet again) try to make sense of the nonsensical rules that put a runner on second with nobody out to start extra innings. In between things, there’s a couple of nice things to be said about the people we’re trusting to put our best team forward, and Greg and Jeff say them.

The Mets went to St. Petersburg and St. Louis. If you were planning on making a trip to see them in one of the Saint cities, and you wanted to see them win, St. Louis was the right choice...and the one Jeff made. Fortunately, he brought some good National League Town karma to “the Lou” and reports back on the ballpark and its environs, including a Hall of Fame that includes seven Mets. Can Greg name them? Find out in an episode in which we see red and don’t mind at all.

Baseball hits different here, you might have heard, but how does “Baseball Hits Different Here” hit the ear? Greg and Jeff dissect the Mets’ 2024 marketing theme and try to make sense of how other teams are advertising to their potential customers.

The Mets have begun the season as more or less a .500 ballclub. Do they have what it takes to exceed that level? To avoid slipping below it? Greg and Jeff talk about what’s been pretty good and what could be better. Then they attempt to connect with the Mets’ newest uniforms from the perspective of fans who grew up not so much in NYC but very much in the Metropolitan Area. Finally, the next time a fair ball bounces over a fence, a brilliant idea might very well occur to you (38:00).

Jeff gives us his initial opinion of the City Connect uniform and then: wouldn’t it be great to be given something by the Mets team store just because you were wandering through there? That rhetorical question leads to another question with a Met angle: who are you wearing, provided price is no object...which it wouldn’t be if someone was just giving player jerseys away? Listen to this National League Town bonus episode to get in on the hypothetical.

Doc Gooden was honored at Citi Field, and National League Town is honored to be to be able to share some insights about what the day was like in Flushing. Greg and Jeff are also glad that the Mets’ wretched start has morphed into a decent run, though that doesn’t mean they don’t question the timing of at least one preseason personnel move. Finally, we remember a catcher who set the defensive standard for all who followed him, and a pitcher who made the best of an undesirable situation (32:30).

Opening Day’s arrival has us dreaming a little dream. The 2024 Mets have won the World Series. A platform is set up for the presentation of the Commissioner’s Trophy. Your new world champions make sure one player holds the hardware aloft before anybody else can touch it. Who should that player be? Greg and Jeff aren’t beyond speculating wildly and nominating their Met of Mets to do the honor. Listen in as they clearly get ahead of themselves.

It’s a new season, and we’re on board with Tom Boswell’s assertion that time begins on Opening Day. We are excited. We are (cautiously) optimistic. We are building up a thirst for crafty baseball and craft beers. We hope to be dancing in the aisles during innings, while an entity called the Queens Crew dances on the field between innings. The ballpark beckons once more, and it’s got fans like us in its thrall. We also try to decide if we don’t mind the Mets Hall of Fame relocating, and we remember one of the mainstays of Met pitching from when miracles were performed.