On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are here for Mets hits, wins, wild cards races, and giving credit to Grimace because, why not? The guys look back at a winning week for the Mets and the reasons behind it including J.D. Martinez, Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, a stabilized catching duo, solid pitching, and maybe some magic from a certain McDonald’s character. Connor and Joe also break down the wild card race in the NL, Lindor haters, progress for Mark Vientos, Jeff McNeil’s playing time, and then go Down of the Farm for a check in on prospect Nick Morabito. Finally, the guys wrap things up with more Scoreboard predictions, and a dive into the Mailbag to answer questions about trades vs qualifying offers for Pete Alonso and Luis Severino, the status of prospects Ryan Clifford and Drew Gilbert, and reasons to really believe in the Mets. 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 show01:00 The Mets Pod will be live at Citi Field before the Subway Series on Tuesday 6/25!01:40 The week that was: a really good one02:10 The Grimace Era brings Mets wins03:45 J.D. Martinez delivering as DH06:55 Francisco Lindor leading off and getting hot10:00 Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo also picking up steam14:05 Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens catching duo success16:25 Pitching depth20:05 The Wild, Wild, Wild Card20:50 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: Hating on Lindor Haters22:30 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: Mark Vientos24:45 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: Grimace Jokes25:50 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: Benching Jeff McNeil27:50 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: The Mets Pod at Citi Field28:55  Down on the Farm: Nick Morabito31:50 The Scoreboard – recapping last week32:55 The Scoreboard – next bets38:20 Mailbag – Pete Alonso/Luis Severino trade returns vs qualifying offers41:40 Mailbag – Ryan Clifford/Drew Gilbert45:30 Mailbag – What’s one thing that convinces you the Mets could be good?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.