Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets

August 26th, 2020, will be remembered as a pivotal moment in sports history, as the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted a playoff basketball game in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake. What followed was a day where some sports came to a stop, as other leagues, teams and players followed suit with the NBA and stopped play. Dominic Smith, one of the few black players on the Mets, knelt during the anthem and spoke out after the game. Listen to hear his comments and the pain behind them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets were swept in their first double-header of the week, as the Marlins snapped a five-game losing streak to New York with a pair of shutouts. Rick Porcello struggled in another start, but Corey Oswalt and Seth Lugo at least pitched well, showing promise for the rotation moving forward. As the Mets continue to fail with runners in scoring position, it's fair to wonder if the pressure of expectations is getting to them. What will it take to turn things around before it's too late? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Freshly Join almost ONE AND A HALF MILLION Satisfied Customers and skip the shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up.  Freshly is offering our listeners FORTY DOLLARS OFF FOR THEIR FIRST TWO ORDERS at freshly.com/lockedon. Manscaped Go to Manscaped.com and use code LOCKED to get 20% Off and Free Shipping. Manscaped is #1 in men’s below the belt grooming and offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets are set to face their toughest task yet, as they will have to play nine games over the next six days. How will the pitching staff and the rest of the roster hold up squaring off against the Miami Marlins and the New York Yankees? Also GM Brodie Van Wagenen spoke with the media on Monday about the COVID situation with the Mets and their approach heading into the trade deadline. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Freshly Join almost ONE AND A HALF MILLION Satisfied Customers and skip the shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up.  Freshly is offering our listeners FORTY DOLLARS OFF FOR THEIR FIRST TWO ORDERS at freshly.com/lockedon. Manscaped Go to Manscaped.com and use code LOCKED to get 20% Off and Free Shipping. Manscaped is #1 in men’s below the belt grooming and offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the trade deadline fast approaching, the New York Mets could be buyers to try to win this year. It would be a terrible mistake however to the future of the franchise to deal prospects for this season. Yet with the Wilpons about to sell the team, who knows what they will do in what could be their last year running the team. Also there have been no further positive COVID tests from the Mets this weekend, so baseball could resume in New York soon. What will that look like for the Mets, as they try to catch up for the time lost? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your first order. Freshly Join almost ONE AND A HALF MILLION Satisfied Customers and skip the shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up.  Freshly is offering our listeners FORTY DOLLARS OFF FOR THEIR FIRST TWO ORDERS at freshly.com/lockedon. Manscaped Go to Manscaped.com and use code LOCKED to get 20% Off and Free Shipping. Manscaped is #1 in men’s below the belt grooming and offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The baseball season stopped for the Mets on Thursday, as two members of their traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus. As of now, games are postponed through at least Friday, but there is a good chance we see further delays before the Mets season is resumed. In other news, the Mets will likely be sold by the end of the this month, listen for all the latest news in regards to the sale. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets won their series against the Miami Marlins, taking their third-straight game. Jacob deGrom pitched great, Luis Guillorme and Dominic Smith had big games offensively and Michael Conforto bailed out the bullpen with a clutch ninth inning home run. Yet the story is all about Seth Lugo. Lugo finally gets his wish to be in the starting rotation, nearly costing the Mets Wednesday night, as their closer was suddenly unavailable. What does this switch mean for Lugo and the Mets moving forward? Also Steven Matz has been pulled from the rotation in favor of Lugo. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets got some bad news Tuesday, as standout rookie David Peterson hit the injured list with shoulder fatigue. Luckily, Corey Oswaly pitched well in the spot start and the Mets lineup and bullpen did the rest, beating the Marlins yet again. Getting big games from Brandon Nimmo and Amed Rosario, the lineup scored eight runs. Can those two players continue to build of recent hot streaks? Also where does the Mets rotation stand now, after yet another injury? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets started the week off with a W, putting together a big night offensively in Miami. Pete Alonso had a much-needed multi-homer game, with Robinson Cano contributing multiple blasts as well. Can the Mets continue to feast on Marlins pitching this series? Chasen Shreve earned his first victory in a Mets uniform Monday night, continuing his outstanding season thus far. What has been the key for Shreve in making him one of the best strikeout arms on this staff? Also an update on the health of the starting rotation and outlook for the rest of this series. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend, once again taking a few steps back after showing promise. Luis Rojas certainly did not have the best weekend managing the club and now has more questions than answers when it comes to his starting rotation. With many players still putting together quality seasons, are the Mets closer to contention than they look? Also what lies ahead this week against the first place Miami Marlins? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tomas Nido had the best game of career, hitting two home runs and six RBI to lead the Mets over the Nationals. David Peterson also picked up his third win in his first four career starts, giving his team another great effort. By winning the last two games, the Mets suddenly look primed to turn the corner and are shockingly in playoff position. Can they keep things rolling this weekend against the Phillies? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Alonso had a monster game on Wednesday night, crushing three extra-base hits including his third home run of the season. Along with the Polar Bear, the Mets lineup came alive to score 11 runs off the Nationals, as plenty of guys rose to the occasion. Robert Gsellman made his first start of the season, returning to the rotation for the first time since 2017. Will he be able to readjust to the role? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Porcello has now pitched back-to-back quality starts and has been aided by some exceptional defense behind him. Yet this effort was wasted, as the Mets continue to struggle with runners in scoring position. One promising development for the Mets has been the performance of Edwin Diaz, who has yet to give up a run this month. Is he earning trust to potentially get his closer's role back? Also could we see Robert Gsellman in the starting rotation soon? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets had a rough day on Monday, as Marcus Stroman opted out of the season, before they got blown out by the Nationals. Steven Matz continues to struggle at the worst time, when the Mets need him to step up as the No. 2 starter. Also listen for some analysis on some of the trends for the Mets early in the season when it comes to run production. Finally, how will they replace Michael Wacha in the rotation? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus episode as Marcus Stroman shocked Mets fan when he announced his decision to opt out of this season before making his first start. Where does the Mets rotation stand in 2020 without their second-best starting pitcher. Also how bad does the trade to acquire Stroman look in retrospect, as the Mets gave up two pitching prospects who could help the team right now. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets have finally won their first series of the season, take the last two over the weekend against the Miami Marlins. With the bats starting to wake up and the bullpen looking as if it has turned the corner, maybe the Mets can start to pick up some momentum. Also Andres Gimenez continues to impress in his rookie season, as he scored three runs in the game on Sunday. His great play has even started to garner some Rookie of the Year attention. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices