Mets NLCS PREVIEW, Potential SUBWAY WORLD SERIES?

[@JoePuig]

Are we seriously acting like the Mets don’t have a higher payroll than Dodgers?🤣

[@limericklad2000]

Are you seriously going to ignore that half the Mets payroll isn't on the field?

[@mykolmacias8649]

​@@limericklad2000dodgers active payroll is 6th

[@AbitoFarip]

And the fact that the Ohtani contract for Luxury Tax purposes is utter baloney.

[@mykolmacias8649]

​@limericklad2000 not how that works, those contracts are still on the books. So that matters.

[@limericklad2000]

@@mykolmacias8649 it does, but you can't count players that are no longer there towards how a team should be performing on the field. That's exactly how that works.

[@user-yy8rc3co5z]

LAD fan loving the SAM & ASH show!

[@brandoncarter439]

The Padres wanted the Dodgers also… careful what you wish for, you’re going to get it!

[@joselopezmoya9786]

McNEIL'S defense at 2b and corner outfield is solid plus he could be a lefthanded hitting DH for the METS.

[@buddhavaro]

The Padres' lineup is better than the Mets. I think Dodgers in 5.

[@daitran5745]

Dodger force the hottest hitting team to a 2 game scoreless inning..

[@toddhill7483]

Unimaginable that the Padres went 25 innings without a run. And I thought the LA bullpen would be their Achilles heel.

[@MC-ly9py]

fascinating. lgm

[@trepacer]

Yes put Jeff O’Neill on the roster….a lefty contact hitter off the bench who can play multiple positions- Ottivino can be left off the roster - great content!!!!

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you!! LGM!

[@ThomasGalan-j8z]

Jeff McNeil

[@kaizillaboy]

Ohtani has, thus far, been cold this post season, and he is BURNING MAD about it. I honestly believe the Mets will feel Shohei's wrath. Dodgers in 6.

[@cryptobill6188]

you called it

[@RichardFrey1975]

Almost 2000 subscribers, I'm proud of you ladies! LFGM!!!!

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you, Richard! Here since the beginning!

[@theoisaac9948]

@@WhyMetsPod I combined both of you.

[@belmontfilms187]

Of all the mets podcasts that are out there ..this is the best no question about it ...the chemistry between you two is great ...

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you so much!

[@johncomo628]

Samantha and Ashley YOU both are totally super awesome indeed love Ya both!!! Your knowledge of the Mets and baseball is just wonderfull continued success always 🙌 ✅️ ❤❤.

[@JoseTheRover]

Great analysis as usual

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you! LGM

[@foxtrotnow]

Been waiting on your NLCS preview. As a Dodgers fan, I'm grateful we advanced to the CS. Both teams are very good. Should be a great series.

[@WhyMetsPod]

we are so excited. and even more excited that our episodes are relevant to you now!

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤❤❤

[@kevinbrazee9545]

The addition of McNeil is interesting. Putting him in LF (Nimmo CF, Matre in RF) against certain RH pitchers would make for the deepest lineup among the 4 teams. That’s dependent on us getting us 2nd half McNeil. The only thing about McNeil that would worry me if he brought his 1st half attitude to the team but during the 2nd half his attitude was much better.

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Dodgers 💙 ⚾ We got ya should be fun series 💥

[@Falcons8455]

Jeff McNeil was too good right before he got hurt. We need to see if that continues.

[@edwinrampage39]

Go Dodgers, I'm glad you wanted my team 💙 hope you make a video after the Dodgers win thr series 😁

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

They not like us Dodgers baseball ⚾ 💙

[@MrNobody2187]

The silver lining to this whole fun and winning season is...who WOULDN'T want to come play here now?

[@WhyMetsPod]

this.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Acuna, Bader, Taylor, Alvarez, and for the most part, Iglesias have not hit in the post-season. McNeil, especially as a left-hand bat, will replace Acuna on the roster and he will start at 2B in at least 1 game, RF in some games and pinch hit for others in some games too.

[@kokanut33]

I agree. As a feel good story Mets vs Cleveland would be it. But the dodgers vs Yankees would be historic 🤯 it would be a 7 game NL vs AL all star World Series matchup. Who’s NOT gonna watch that?

[@mikeyylol4574]

ohtani had a bad series against the padres, i believe he was hitting 200. hes gonna be better I'm sure about that lol

[@EVH-s5h]

I don't think he will , Mets pitchers WILL NOT give him a pitch to hit .

[@F1Fanatic76]

@@EVH-s5hOh they absolutely will.

[@Sabo3081]

@@F1Fanatic76 Ohtani vs Mets 2024 .316 6H 2HR 6RBI 5R Lindor vs LA 2024 .320 8H 2HR 6RBI 4R .......Just saying

[@hughjayness4279]

@@EVH-s5h Walk him, and it’s like a double.

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Quite an exciting Final Four with the Mets who are the most surprising of the four because of how they started out the season until June, the Dodgers who had an historic season from Shohei Ohtani, the Yankees, who have not played in a World Series since 2009 (a long time by Yankee standards), and the Guardians (the former team of Francisco Lindor), who have had a great season under first year manager Stephen Vogt. The Peterson/Senga discussion is a very interesting one. You would think that Peterson is better suited to the starting role because he could pitch more innings and has been in that role the entire season. And he is not coming off an injury unlike Senga, who has a more strict pitch count. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Additionally, with the Dodgers pitching, who have certainly had their share of injuries with their pitching.

[@WhyMetsPod]

can't believe its down to the final four

[@felixmartinez5934]

These girls are such a great team! LGM!

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤❤❤

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you LGM!

[@F1Fanatic76]

I’m a Dodgers fan and somehow this popped up on my feed. You two are fun to listen to, well informed, and 😍😍. I absolutely subbed.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤❤❤

[@WhyMetsPod]

thank you!! happy to have you

[@joseesteban9285]

These ladies are very well informed. They know what they are talking about

[@WhyMetsPod]

appreciate you!

[@lunapiena1]

I remember how great the analysis was in the days of Lindsay Nelson, Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy. Boy have times changed. lol

[@shaindaman13]

You Ladies are awesome. It’s great to see all Women doing a MLB podcast. I mean, I’m not gonna listen to you. But I encourage you to keep it up.

[@Robert-sp2ms]

Early contender for loser post of the week award. Late contender for loser post of the year award.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

@@Robert-sp2msyou dropped this👑

[@WhyMetsPod]

@@Robert-sp2ms our hero

[@Zaxxon22]

We need a place to have a watch party. Lets convince jason to open up nbt stadium for the podcast fans to watch the games. Seems totally reasonable!

[@WhyMetsPod]

one of the best ideas we've ever heard

[@AbitoFarip]

I’d leave off Danny Young before AO. Neither pitched an inning in the NLDS, btw.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

You can't short the bullpen in a 7 games series, especially when extra innings rules can have you in a potential long, 16 inning game, etc. You need arms.

[@Acetag31]

Un oh you guys posted!!! That means the Dodgera are in trouble. Our good luck charms doing their jobs!!! Let's go Mets!! On a side note the key to this series will be our pitching and bullpen against this lineup

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤😂

[@WhyMetsPod]

love this

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

Yes, "My Way" can make me cry, but not for the same reason as you young ladies I have painful memories of listening to so many different guys torture me with their version of that song I used to work in the karaoke business

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

This is so funny

[@manontherails4937]

LAD's pitching staff is severely injured and horribly limited or non-existent. This past series for the LAD: Otani 4-20; Betts 4-18; Freeman (playing hurt) 4-14; Teo 6/18; Muncy 1-18; Smith 2-16; and Kiki 3-9 (forgive me if I'm off), and then the pitching that is left limited the Padres, 24 consecutive scoreless innings and 19 consecutive batters retired. I am a sports fan first and foremost and ANYING can happen. But if the meat of the LAD's lineup starts going, then it's a different outlook.

[@GdnationNY]

Whats wrong with the guardians?

[@johnjaramillo3790]

Oh yea put McNeil on the roster. Not to many lefty bats off the bench. He adds one.

[@johnjaramillo3790]

Welcome back Samantha, Another great podcast ladies. I’m 57 on Monday and I feel like a little kid. So pumped up , this Mets team has been a Gift 🎁 that keeps giving. 8 more wins. But we gotta take this first game!!! Put the pressure on them. I’ll be there Wednesday!! Section 128!!!! LFGM!!!!

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤

[@WhyMetsPod]

have a great time!! LGM!

[@kenthall7971]

Honestyl I agree honestly

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Ottavino demoted, McNeil activated

[@WhyMetsPod]

mets must be listening

[@jamesbuckley8917]

@@WhyMetsPod Keeping Ottavino past the trade deadline, was a huge mistake for the Mets this year. We could have seen a young arm come up and perform(i.e. Kranick).

[@maracayg]

I would say everyone should better focus on winning G1 at NLCS. LA Dodgers is a more solid team and their pitching could handle Padres offense.

[@qazyman]

Well you got them, and they are rather salty. Are we on the verge of a Mets / Yankees showdown?

[@AbitoFarip]

Jorge Lopez literally did not ever say the Mets were the worst team in MLB. He said he was ‘probably the worst teammate in the entire MLB.” It’s mind boggling that virtually everyone has perpetuated this patently false narrative instead of actually listening to his words closely and then reporting the truth. So much for journalistic integrity.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

I’m actually happy that you said this. If you look back at that episode we did in May, you’ll see that we cover that entire section and totally understand that there was a language barrier and that things got misinterpreted. Apologies for using that language on this episode🤝 thanks for the comment

[@shaunsneddon8797]

Who cares guy gave up and threw his glove into the stands GOOD RIDDANCE

[@degenwest]

Remember 1988? Pepperridge Farm remembers.

[@andgainingspeed]

MLB must be watching because as of this moment Ohtani's post season stats are up on their site. 😅 The hosts are doing a good job framing the next series with only a slight whiff of wishfulness. The scenarios they painted are pretty realistic as both teams are not as complete as one might expect in a CS, but that won't stop the series from being potentially very entertaining for general baseball audiences. For each team's respective fan bases I would expect plenty of moments that will have them squirming for the most part with maybe a few release valve moments when the teams break through for their respective wins. I'm just hoping for seven tight games. That said as Giants fan, who doesn't hate the Dodgers (the organization or the fans) I feel like the higher the Dodgers go, the more pressure on the rest of the western division, which would be good. On the other hand a subway series might be good for the entire league.

[@WhyMetsPod]

mlb heard us

[@theoisaac9948]

Ladies 👍 👍

[@richurro20]

welp, you got the Dodgers.

[@jasonalicea2574]

3:00 - talking about Musgrove

[@dausas]

If my Dodgers were no longer in the playoffs, I’d root for the Mets to spank the Yankees. That said, Dodgers all day, everyday.

[@gauchojd]

The Dodgres? 😂 love it

[@Zaxxon22]

Yes the ear!!!! Thats also all thats in my memory. I swear there was something up there

[@JoePuig]

How are Dodgers n Yankees fans bandwagons when their teams have 1 combined ring since 2000s?😂

[@bigt9972]

Well, now it would be two for one of these teams. Who is your team, and how about those Mets with their wins in the 2000s 😅😂

[@khh8776]

Ohtani has too much respect and emotion for his idol, Yu Darvish, so he is scurred by Darvish's rainbow balls, Ohtani hit a home run in the first game of the Padres game before facing Darvish, In the contract, Ohtani doesn't have that respect and emotion for Senga as Senga is the same age. That is a kinda interesting fact for the first game.

[@davidjackson2832]

Mets have highest payroll but 87 million of that is paying players not on the roster like scherzer and Verlander

[@jamesbuckley8917]

As far as non LCS baseball fans go, most of the country hates NY & LA, and CLE is pseudo-mid-west, so I think they will root for CLE first. In addition, CLE is an underdog, and Americans love to root for an Underdog. The remaining National League fans will root for the underdog Mets too, as well as Padres fans, Giants fans, and other LA haters. No Yankee fans need to root for the Mets...eff 'em.

[@bryanmontenegro2037]

Mets probably the underdog with the better narrative but Mets have a higher payroll than the dodgers

[@jamesbuckley8917]

only $225M of their $340M is actually on the roster

[@MyMeTube]

Start Peterson and let Senga pitch 7-8 before Diaz. Bump Maton, Ottavino is still better than Maton. McNeil is valuable left handed bat off the bench. Winker alone is not enough

[@SNNYC.MOVEMENT]

Honestly, we have a chance , but against the Padres would have been easier. I’m Dominican background…… Teo did win home run derby he can power his way on man. Hope not ….. LFGM PLEASE

[@FM-ki4dl]

Go Dodgers!

[@joselopezmoya9786]

Wouldn't it be great if the METS were to surprise all the BASEBALL EXPERTS and sweep the DODGERR or win it in 5 games??

[@amberrivera9684]

I don't this will happen!

[@remypereira3096]

Why am I a Dodger Fan?

[@jorgevillagomez5908]

The mets have the richest owner and biggest payroll. Not close

[@RayCharound]

lol @ not needing Jeff McNeil on the roster. You have a chance to improve your roster, but you’re saying nah, it’s ok, we’re good enough.

[@Greenlion781]

I think Mets objectively should be the favorite, but we don't live in a world governed by logic and reason! The Dodgers are a fundamentally unsound team, you can't win a 7 game series without good starting pitching. It would take incredible extreme luck for the Dodgers to pull this off, they would have to get extraordinary numbers of innings eaten by starters, their bullpen would always have to have their stuff consistently, and they would need actual rally performances from the batting order instead of what they've been doing which is just ad hoc current Phillies-style random bombs. It's possible for the Dodgers to do this, but they would have the burden of having the luck to get everything right.

[@WhyMetsPod]

love this perspective

[@sebastianblack6506]

Disagree regarding the McNeil comments. We desperately need a left-handed bat on the bench other than Jesse Winker, who lacks defensive value. Plus, Iglesias's offensive numbers in the play-offs are not great, which tells me he's wearing down a little (he's 34, after all). I know McNeil's vibe is not as 'positive' as some other guys, but vibes won't beat the Dodgers and Jeff was an extra base machine after the all-star break. Keep up the great work.

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

The sports joke in Cleveland is that the Browns season (given how abysmal they have played to this point) has ended before the Guardians one has.😆🤣

[@WhyMetsPod]

this is funny

[@toddhill7483]

Excellent video. 50+ year Dodgers fan here. I picked San Diego and Phillies to win their respective series and was wrong on both. The Mets are peaking at the right time. I don't see the potentially shaky LA bullpen to continue the magic. Got the Mets in 6. How's that for objectivity?

[@WhyMetsPod]

we love to hear this. thank you!!

[@adamhustler3639]

ok, now you gotta post some details for one to find these hype videos y'all watched

[@WhyMetsPod]

x.com/Ben_Yoel/status/1845142089283035342 and x.com/LFGMTrain/status/1838653507777499605

[@adamhustler3639]

@@WhyMetsPod thank you

[@pitsmcgoo]

Ohboy they're building a subway to LA.

[@madwax1360]

Yeah Joe Musgrove is the Padres pitcher that owns the Mets. He was the main reason I didn't want the Padres to win, but I heard Musgrove is injured, and not even on the roster. I don't mind Senga starting, like Samantha said, Dodgers haven't faced him much, and his ghost pitch might give them fits having to adjust to it. We have plenty of long relief guys, and 2 off days in this series. I can't see them benching Iglesias, he's the heart of this team, and is somewhat a good luck charm. The momentum may have slowed down for the Mets, 3 days off is a lot. They were a freight train with hardly any days off for so long, and now they've completely stopped. Dodgers are cruising, Mets have to start in first gear again. The good thing is it's a 7 game series, and I can totally see the Mets losing the first 2 games, but coming back strong to win it. Mets have magic on their side, and even if they're down 0-3 in the series, they'll truly believe they'll come back.

[@WhyMetsPod]

mets magic baby

[@joeyy5574]

I would live to play the yankees but imagine the yankees beating us to win the ws that would be the absolute worst scenario possible..it would kill me

[@WhyMetsPod]

this is truly a deep dark fear

[@redblobdude]

The pitcher you are thinking of from the 2022 wildcard series against the Padres was Joe Musgrove. He was absolutely dominating the Mets lineup in the final game of that series and the shiny ear thing was essentially a last resort attempt to get him out of the game by Buck to try and have a chance against their bullpen. That was a pretty bad look for us. I think the drama is much more interesting with Mets vs Dodgers given what happened in the NLDS in 2015, especially since they're the bad guys in that storyline. It would be amazing if the Mets would invite Ruben Tejada to throw out the first pitch of game 3.

[@WhyMetsPod]

a ruben tejada appearance would be unreal

[@Youtubesucks777]

No need to have nerves facing the Dodgers. Our offense eill carry us toe to toe with Otani, Betts, and a hobbled Freeman. We have 3 home games in a row. Games 3,4,and 5!!! We are winning this series!!!

[@WhyMetsPod]

love this mindset

[@luis.ramirez-diarte8654]

How'd this age😂

[@robkachelreiss7927]

Everyone we played in the playoffs we had something to revenge them for only fitting we play la and take revenge for the Ohtani and Yamamoto bs the did in the off season

[@mikehunt4986]

Mets, Yankees, and Dodgers have the first, second, and third highest payrolls in baseball in 2024, respectively. As far as money goes the only underdogs in this Final Four are the Guardians, who are nowhere near the top of that list. Nevertheless, LFGM!

[@TheCalduggs]

😆 🤣 Dodgers are gonna destroy the Mets. Last 4 games Dodgers are 4-0. Also Ohtani owns the Mets, since 2022 he has the highest ops, highest against any player against any team.

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Easy work 💪

[@TheQuack27]

Ashley I am the same way as being superstitious.

[@melazaconsabor2028]

No subway series, Because Cleveland will sweep the Yankees. Let's go Mets

[@jamesbuckley8917]

There's already a pseudo documentary on YT...25 minutes. Starts with 0-5 and ends at ATL clincher(no narration, just audio from the GKR & Howie game calls). kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX-wqJmMh92fhM0

[@WhyMetsPod]

what a year

[@joselopezmoya9786]

SORRY, but STEVE COHEN.has the most money in BASEBALL.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

I would like to see Peterson start a game. Dodgers can't hit lefties.

[@WhyMetsPod]

agreed

[@kenthall7971]

do you really need to say"honestly " 5x in 30 seconds????????

[@SNNYC.MOVEMENT]

LFGM

[@marcialrodriguez558]

This is not the time to venture with McNiel.. he has not been good.. stick with what got you here..

[@FanOfTheEarth20]

The only reason I had the preference of the Padres over Dodgers was because I like watching them play, Dodgers not so much. So if they won over the Mets I would root for them against whatever AL team they have to play against.

[@joeyy5574]

Joe musgrove

[@Gunnie1128]

Can we just stop it with subway series talk. All about the Dodgers. #LFGM

[@Greenlion781]

Yankees fans are crazy superficial, every time I have a conversation w/ one IRL I know more about the Yankees than they do. Same thing w/ the Phillies fanbase incidentally.

[@wrenchguy2937]

I think the only thing im scared about for the dodgers is freedie freeman (met killler) and othani. Their sp is pretty much not there. Bats have been HOTTTT. Just get to the bp and and we will be ok

[@LeaderLT]

Nice try Mets but it’s over. Mets will be lucky to win one game in this series

[@EVH-s5h]

Make sure you come back on here after the Mets destroy your Dodgers . I took note of your screen name and will be looking for you .

[@LeaderLT]

@@EVH-s5h I’ll be back in less than 24 hours after game 1 just to say, “I told you so”

[@LeaderLT]

@@EVH-s5h and once we finish off your Mets, your big brothers are next

[@druduns1]

Dodgers are battle tested , playoffs every year since forrrreverrrr, we’ll see how you react to an actual bullpen that cuts games in half . We’ll get to your starters and we’ll see who’s the cream of the crop! Good luck 🍀 💙💙💙

[@LeaderLT]

@@druduns1 believe me nobody in LA is worried about the Mets. The biggest threat to the Dodgers was the Padres and we shut them down back to back games on the verge of elimination. Everybody that’s left the Mets, Yankees, and Guardians are a bunch of nobody’s when compared to the Dodgers

[@claytonkolb1832]

i know it won't happen but i'd be fine leaving JD off the roster. He's one dimensional and not even reliably. He can't run, can be used in the field and has barely carried his body weight.

[@davidrosca8059]

Mets Will Win Tomorrow Night Against The Dodgers In LA

[@Labby17]

lol

[@AM-gg3wy]

Go Dodgers! Chase Utley for president! 😘 should be a good series

[@lesliemonteiro3225]

I want no part of the Subway Series. I want the Mets to win, but I despise the Jankees. You know the media in town would be rooting for the Jankees and not give the Mets much coverage if there is a Subway Series. I want no part of Jankees fans and their team overshadowing what the Mets did as we saw in 2000. Sure the Mets can beat them, and we can have fun with it, but I rather not see the Jankees.

[@jlarocca101]

Wait, Jeff can play any of the corner OF positions, 2nd, ss and 3b. So how is replacing iglessias the "only place hes gonna go"? Jeff IS part of the core. While Jose has been great during the regular season GREAT. He is 6 for 29 in the playoffs (all singles) and 1 walk. If you say we can't use Jeff, your not really paying attention. Stop believing the hype. Dont give me this Acuna stuff either. Hes ha THRITY ABs in the mlb and was NOT tearing up the minors. Sure, hes been good be lets not proclaim him the next coming of his brother based on 30 abs. Jeez...

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

You are definitely right that he can play in other places that is my bad🤝 thanks for the comment

[@toymakerlarry1955]

Sorry Ladies no Subway Series this year Yankees vs Dodgers

[@BrooklynBum]

First time watching this podcast. Sounds like a sports talk version of the View. So annoying…

[@johnchieze530]

padres had one mission and fkd up. now it's up to you new york -let's go mets!

[@nonay220]

You’re a Angels fan, you do not speak 🤐🤫

[@WhyMetsPod]

LGMMMM

[@cozmo7175]

As a Padres fan beat the Dodgers, Dave Roberts had to lie and spark drama to fire up his team with a little help from his little buddy Kenny Rosenthal. If anyone has made an enemy out of karma it would be the Dodgers. sweep them and then never let them hear the end of it.

[@lance.da.legend9837]

😅😅😅😅😅...delusional

[@amberrivera9684]

Hey Lil brother stand down n know your place! Go Dodgers!!!!

[@jamesbuckley8917]

We need Noah Syndergaard to buzz Ohtani's head in the first inning of game 1.

[@RayCharound]

Bob Costas explained why the Yankees won perfectly: Giancarlo Stanton is babe Ruth

[@joselopezmoya9786]

SORRY, HONEY, You.are so spiritually lost. YOU ONLY PRAY TO JESUS CHRIST, HONEY.