Keith Hernandez joins the show live at Citi Field to celebrate 20 years of SNY and talk Mets vs Phillies

The Mets Pod

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Connor Rogers, Ny Mets, Sny, New York Mets, Joe Demayo, Mets, The Mets Pod, Baseball, Joe De Mayo, Andy Martino, Keith Hernandez, Sports, Mlb

4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac recorded live outside the Rotunda at Citi Field, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo welcome Keith Hernandez to the show to talk 20 years of baseball on SNY and all things Mets! Keith chats with the guys about his favorite years calling Mets games, as well as the performances of Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos, and the call ups of pitching prospects Jonah Tong and Nolan McLean. Keith also reveals what he really thinks about Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Steve Gelbs…and the Philadelphia Phillies! Later, Connor and Joe go Down on the Farm to check in on Brandon Sproat, and answer live questions from the crowd outside of Citi Field! 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 show, Keith Hernandez is here! 00:50 The Mets are calling up Jonah Tong 01:35 Gary, Keith, and Ron throwing the first pitch, scouting report! 02:15 Favorite Mets team to cover in 20 years of SNY baseball 02:55 The state of the 2025 Mets, emergence of Mark Vientos, potential of Juan Soto 04:35 Stolen bases by the Mets 05:25 Nolan McLean has been impressive with great spin 06:20 Jeff McNeil, unsung hero 06:55 More on Mark Vientos 08:40 Pete Alonso future in Queens? 09:35 What you see when you see Juan Soto every day 10:50 One sentence to describe: Gary Cohen 11:10 One sentence to describe: Ron Darling 11:20 One sentence to describe: Steve Gelbs 12:25 One sentence to describe: The Phillies! 13:30 Goodbye to Keith 15:00 Jonah Tong starts Friday, let’s talk more about it 17:05 The Week That Was, some wins, parabolic mics, and the Phillies 18:40 The return of Swaggy V, Mark Vientos is back 19:30 Is there a Kodai Senga solution? 21:45 Francisco Alvarez injury update 23:40 Live Mailbag: Inning issues for young pitchers called up, Jett vs Mauricio 26:40 Live Mailbag: 2026 starting rotation options 30:00 Live Mailbag: Bunt strategy 31:45 Down on the Farm: Brandon Sproat 35:00 The Scoreboard: Recapping last week 36:45 The Scoreboard: Making the next bets 40:55 The Mets Pod hat giveaways 43:40 Mailbag – Should the Mets move Kodai Senga to the bullpen?

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome to the Mets Pod live from City Field presented by Tri-State Cadillac, performance range style.
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0:22.0	the all-electric Cadillac family of vehicles, Escalate, IQ, Vistic, Optic, and Lyric.
0:26.9	Visit your tri-state Cadillac dealer today.
0:29.4	I'm your host, Connor Rogers, joined, as always by Joe DeMail.
0:32.4	But who cares about us when Keith Hernandez is out in the city field lot?
0:36.7	We're right in front of the Ritana.
0:37.8	That's right. Give it up for Keith. Second time on the Mets spot, first time in person. Thanks so much, Keith. My pleasure. Good to be here. We're really happy to have you. Listen, we're excited as well because we got some big news on the way here today. Obviously, the Mets called up Nolan McLean a couple weeks ago, but now Jonah Tong.
0:36.2	Right.
0:36.4	What does it do for a team during a stretch run to have some youths? the way here today. Obviously, the Mets called up Nolan McLean a couple weeks ago, but now
0:54.3	Jonah Tong. What does it do for a team during a stretch run to have some young high-end
0:59.2	pitching talent brought into the clubhouse? Well, if they perform, it's a big shot in the arm.
1:06.4	The reviews on Tong is that he's a very good, he's a quality pitcher.
1:14.7	Nolan, of course, is already shown some outstanding stuff.
1:19.4	Plus, they have the element of surprise on the hitters that have never faced him.
1:21.7	So that's something in their favor.
1:23.9	So they could be a big lift.
1:25.4	I guess Tong is going to start Friday.
1:25.8	Yeah.
1:31.3	And that's going to make it more competitive with the starters that have been here. And I think it's going to help lift everybody's game. That's what I'm hoping for.
1:37.2	Keith, you, Gary, and Ron are all throwing out the first pitch at tonight's game.
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