NPDS - The Mets finally won! And the Phillies can't win! Mike Vrabel story has reached a new level of ridiculous! (Episode 1444 Hour 1)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘abnormal’ as in the Mets as in Juan Soto as in Francisco Lindor as in group texts. The losing streak is over! The Mets have done it! A 3-2 game that felt more like a World Series Game 7. What a moment! But, we need to address this Soto texting situation. A veteran Mets player said it was normal. I am telling you it’s not. (10:25) The Phillies are in trouble now. No more Mets streak so the Phillies are in the spotlight. The losing is too much, but Dave Dombrowski says it’s not that bad… yet. (18:50) This Mike Vrabel story is now fully out of control. I cannot believe it. (30:50) Review: Wuthering Heights. (33:10) Devin Booker is going to get fiend. It’s a given. He called out the officials by name after the loss to the Thunder. Wow. (44:05) George Pickens isn’t getting a longterm deal this season. The Cowboys said it ain’t happening. The bigger story here is that it was Stephen Jones who was the messenger, not Jerry. (49:20) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Abnormal.
0:25.6	That's the nothing personal word of the day. It is Thursday, April 23rd,
0:45.3	2006, and I am feeling invigorated. Four show of the week. We have not done four shows in a week since the first week back after I took some time after my daughter got sick. But we did four this week and I was thinking about energy level. How am I doing? And I open my eyes and every morning there's just a gift of things that are going on that I can't wait to talk about with you.
1:14.6	Abnormal is a word used by unnamed New York Met veterans.
1:21.6	Nope, it's the opposite. It should have been the word used by New York Met veterans, but they chose to describe
1:29.5	Juan Soto and his comments to the media. They chose to use the word normal. And now everybody
1:38.4	in the media and every fan is a green. Well, let's bring you inside a clubhouse.
1:46.1	Let's bring you inside an actual baseball organization,
1:49.4	and I'm gonna tell you how it goes.
1:54.1	What am I even talking about?
1:55.7	Juan Soto, Mets, he's back.
1:58.8	He misses two weeks with the calf strain. The Mets win one game without him,
2:04.8	lose 12 in a row. It is panic time. The season's likely over, only in that no one's had a 12
2:12.3	game losing streak and made the playoffs ever. Side note, there's one franchise of Major League Baseball
2:19.5	which has never had a 12 game losing streak ever.
2:25.0	Yes, that's the Marlins.
2:26.5	Every other franchise has lost 12.
2:29.5	True, the Yankees haven't lost 12 since 1908,
2:31.8	the Red Sox since 1930, but the Marlins never. Anyway,
2:36.4	12 games lost. Worst record in baseball, Juan Soto back, and boom, the Mets win.
2:47.3	Three to two. I think they won because the twins were my pick of the day and were fading samson but
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