Soto INTRODUCED, Yankees sign FRIED, DODGERS SELL million dollar BALL

[@pinverarity]

“Sorry for gloating a little too much.” “Are you?” “No.” 😂😂😂

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

😂😂😂

[@k969mstr]

Dodgers fan here, I love hearing ladies talking baseball ⚾️ 😊

[@lancegrabner8966]

Not only talking baseball but intelligently talking baseball.

[@darylchance9324]

Have fun in San Diego ladies. (It's where a lot of Dodger fans vacation)

[@wb2860]

As a Dodger fan, I'm asking why am I a fan of "Why Am I a Mets Fan?" But I am. Been listening to the podcast and now a subscriber here on KZbin. Enjoying the interesting baseball talk ladies. 👍

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤❤❤

[@Paulallen83]

@@wb2860 you know why

[@dahnawa1957]

Samantha’s maple bourbon syrupy smooth voice is a big part of the “it” here. These two are great.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

Lmao I love bourbon!!!

[@sebastianblack6506]

Gotta try the maple bourbon on my pancakes, sounds delish.

[@MadelaineSchmidt]

You gals are awesome and really know your stuff !! Thank you so very very much !!!

[@Simba-1k22]

Dodgers fan here 🙌 love the pod!

[@jtjet28]

As a Yankees fan this is still a nice podcast.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

THIS MEANS A LOT

[@n_snafu]

U guys have great chemistry 👍

[@RICK74ist]

I'm a Dodgers fan. Nolan Arenado has been one of my favorite players for a long time but he is a local California player and he was a Dodgers fan growing up. Keep up the great content ladies and hope the holidays are great for you both!

[@MP-gk7lj]

@RICK74ist How I wish Dodgers would trade for him but sadly have shown no interest.

[@Pneuma963]

Love the glasses, Samantha! 👍

[@SergioHernandez-ft9uv]

You guys should do a live show from San Diego

[@juliocastillo5560]

Love your Podcast !!!

[@johnchau4860]

Don't these two remind you of the SNL skit, coffee talk? Lol. Btw, I'm a subsciber and love the content.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

❤❤❤

[@dontgiveinfo]

Mets fan here. Can't wait for the season to start. And I'm the Elephant in The Room

[@Elephant2024]

No, I am the Elephant🐘 in this room.😆🤣

[@heldermoreira8554]

@@Elephant2024 😆

[@blackdragon603]

@@heldermoreira8554 Well! I'm just the gorilla here, don't mind me.

[@carlosjosemunoz9378]

I love your show,, I love your show,, I love your show,, I love your show,, go dodger’s!! and Met’s!!

[@zepmarq]

Yet another Dodger fan from SoCal checking in. You two ladies are the best. ❤

[@EliasElizondo-p1d]

Love this pod cast. My Dodgers auctioned Judges dropped ball for charity. Was not for profit. Strictly charity. What was for profit was hurting Jankees feelings and basking in that richness as a Dodgers fan. 💙💙💙

[@Greenlion781]

Your exact point at around 8 minutes about getting the best 5 years of Juan Soto is what I've been telling all my Mets people too, and nobody seems to be getting what I'm saying!

[@angelbatista8756]

Soto ain’t opting out 😂 your stuck with him DH all the way

[@lalou4617]

Good show ladies. Very upbeat and entertaining. The two of you ooze charm. Waiting for my Dodgers to sign Teo. It could be a very good Christmas!

[@michaelcassara2880]

@lalou4617 no more rings for dodgers they

[@lalou4617]

@@michaelcassara2880 They still have to play the games. Mets still have work to do. Where's your pitching? Soto isn't enough. He wasn't for the Yankees!

[@jatnielrodriguez9287]

Love the show! I watch every episode ⚾❤️

[@lancegrabner8966]

Happy Holidays ladies🎄Happy Holidays Mets fans. LFGM!!!

[@joselopezmoya9786]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TWO CUTIES AND MAY YOU GET THIS COMING YR A METS' WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

[@flat_life750]

not going to happen my guy, lol

[@theoisaac9948]

Let's go Mets

[@mikehunt4986]

Yes! Another Mets fan!

[@MadelaineSchmidt]

Love ❤️ you ladies 🎉!! We do need pitching for sure !!

[@DejawoostA]

Just another Dodger fan, back for another episode 10 year old goes to a baseball game, comes back home with 1.56 million dollars 27:38 "That's America" 😁

[@MadelaineSchmidt]

Excellent points ladies 🎉❤amazing !!!!

[@robbiedkrenteria]

Happy Holidays Ladies! Have fun in SD

[@deanberton2194]

Dodgers fan: I love you girls

[@JoshuaMartian-go3tm]

Enemy of my enemy is my friend. Congrats Mets Nation on pillaging Soto from the Evil Empire.😉

[@allelujah1210]

New York teams are weirdly obsessed about the captain role 😂, Dodgers captain is our back up catcher

[@bencaras5524]

Uh…, Miguel Rojas is the Dodgers captain, not Austin Barnes.

[@allelujah1210]

@bencaras5524 Wrong, players call him the captain

[@nickolaslewis4416]

I'm moving from NY this year. I'm going to miss catching games at Citi and I look forward to seeing how this next season shakes out!

[@andrewjones2133]

Same here. I left The Bronx 3 years ago. Been going through withdrawal ever since. However I did go to the Rays/Mets game in St.Petersburg this past May when they were in town.

[@ibestrokin]

Enjoy SoCal, ladies! #LAD4L

[@Paulallen83]

Mets attendance was probably low bc they were awful in the beginning of the year

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Definitely part of it.

[@gauchojd]

Syracuse to sunny SoCal. You two are gonna love being out here

[@bcardicoke]

you two are amazing!

[@luckap79]

The cool chicks with another fire episode 🫡

[@MELTEDoCOM]

Has anyone thought about what the Mets will have to pay if Soto gets traded after the 5 year opt out? If he were to be traded maybe year 7 or 8 and how it would affect the Mets payroll and their ability to be competitive in the market.

[@andredunbar3773]

If Soto opts out after year 5, he's a free agent

[@MELTEDoCOM]

@ he would have to opt out on the 5th year, he couldn’t opt out after that. He would have to be traded

[@CloverPhotoandVideo]

Mets attendance was lower than it should have been this year partly due to the fact that they played pretty poorly in May and the weather, once again, was pretty bad during the beginning of the season and they had lots of doubleheaders.

[@mateoxiii]

Tacos El Gordo in San Diego is legit.

[@Marc21j]

Only get al pastor

[@PopLife]

Hate the Padres but love San Diego as a city. Food at the Gaslamp district is legit!

[@fernandomaldonado2777]

Tacos El Gordo is the best. Adobada tacos are fire!

[@Elephant2024]

If I were the Mets, I would try to sign Pete Alonso instead of Bregman or Walker. That would give the Mets a top four batting order of Lindor, Soto, Vientos, and Alonso. Not too shabby. And I am sure Stevie Cohen would pursue Vlad Jr. when he becomes a free agent after the 2025 season if he so chose. Anyway, just wanted to wish A & S a joyous holiday season. This is my favorite MLB team podcast not named Locked on Rays.🌞

[@SergioHernandez-ft9uv]

Love your show Dodgers fan here

[@vals8062]

Love your glasses Samantha,good look and course your vlog is the best.

[@alexrenteria2127]

Happy Holidays lovely ladies! David Ortiz is gold, ARod is OK, but Jeter is a complete hater, I could do without him. The backstage episode when ARod put a Yankee jacket on David Ortiz was hilarious! Keep those two together. I wish I had that Freddie Freeman walk off, Statue of Liberty 🗽HR. It will be forever be an iconic moment in sports history. Have fun in San Diego and the game. Gonna miss you girls next week. LAD fan continuing to support 💙

[@joel4210]

Dinner. There are a ton of places to eat in San Diego. Got to Little Italy. You got “Born and Raised”, “Juniper and Ivy”, “Kettner Exchange”, “Herb & Wood”. Then you got “Island Prime” which is a waterfront restaurant. For Mexican Food, you can go to “King & Queen Cantina” which is also in Little Italy.

[@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector]

Great show ladies! The money for the Aaron Judge ball went to The Dodgers Foundation, the official charity of the team.

[@mrkeiths48]

Happy Holidays Ladies! You have alot to be happy about. Cannot wait until spring training!

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Mets get Manaea. 3 years, $25M per.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

The Dude told me he loves trolling the Yankees. 🍻 He also said that he still misses his rug; it really did tie the room together. 🙁 And always check out _In-N-Out Burger_ if nothing else is open on Christmas Day, just not the one on Radford. 🍔🍟🥤

[@Westcoastbigrob]

Casa de Reyes in old town San Diego, filippis pizza grotto several locations in SD. Or Rakiraki Ramen in the convoy district. My favs all 3.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

SOTO has to be surrounded by a solid cast in order to bring to the METS four WORLD SERIES RINGS in the next ten yrs.

[@F1Fanatic76]

That dropped fly ball money was, indeed, donated to charity.

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

Incredible

[@JohnC_90]

Huge Italian family…My dad from Syracuse was Butch….my grandpa was Big John😂

[@darylchance9324]

One of Arenado's selected teams is the Angels - he's from the OC.

[@leahcim967]

Good point on the 5 year opt out.

[@Icisj]

No episode next week sad😢

[@Lic.AlexisRodriguez]

Soto el mejor bateador de las grandes Ligas. David, Alex. Todos paisanos.

[@beaulewis9603]

Im in SD! how can we come say hi!?

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Mets fan here. I think Burnes & Alonso are coming to Queens.

[@syunnitirouu]

マナイヤとアロンソも　残ってくれるといいね

[@jtjet28]

Yankees Soto jerseys on sale for $62 on fanatics, there is a silver lining to all of this

[@greggardiner1982]

You know who owns the Mooke Wilson/Bill Buckner ball? Uncle Steve

[@samc1513]

Your podcast resembles an SNL skit, but in a good way. Keep up the good work. Dodgers fan here btw

[@MTRIDER91]

The Judge ball was auctioned by MLB and then added the Dodgers Foundation to raise money to help inner city programs of the Foundation

[@cd.cd.cd.cd-cd]

One of the best things you can do in baseball is have a big year prior to hitting free agency, and one of the worst things you can do in baseball is have a down year before hitting the market so I think Pete definitely facing the consequences of that. Dude is only 30 had he had his typical 40+ hr and 110+ rbi season the offers would be pouring in but theyre sleeping on him right now. To me it’s a no brainer to bring him back and I think his down year might actually work to the Mets benefit as far as resigning him at what could turn out to be a relative bargain

[@kamaka07]

Might want to check that story on the Judge ball, I heard MLB sold the ball and gave the money to the LAD foundation. Thanks for the content.

[@Mr.Peck88]

The kid who caught the ball had a great story. He didn’t know he was going to the game. His parents put him in the car and told him he was going to the dentist. And surprise, he was going to the Word Series! And he caught one of the biggest home run balls of all time.

[@Greenlion781]

With respect to Max Fried, I don't think contract lengths have anything to do with the expectation that a player will have an impact in the later years anymore, they're just a method of structuring paying the player now. Offering up longer contracts to get to total dollar amounts is actually favorable for the team vs deferring money if you drill into the arithmetic as far as luxury tax (bc deferred money gets counted during the contract period present-value discounted, but tacking more years than what you expect to a contract applies that money later).

[@dd-uy5lx]

pete alonzo needs to break all records as met. he is so close, he is met through and through with great gut. Mets dont sign in dumb move trust me.

[@ac7438]

Had to save the best for last on this episode. Go Dodgers!

[@jacobsidedown]

I am seated.

[@tomesguerra5495]

I'm so happy the Dodgers didn't get Soto! Good for you guys "ladies " 😉🤭👍👌👏✌️🇺🇸

[@lgj2951]

Mets attendance was terrible last season. Obviously not in the playoffs but nobody was at Citi early in the season when the weather was bad. Fans didnt believe in the team until September.

[@pluggy86]

Davey Johnson should be honored as well. Unfortunately, he was also 5. He also no longer flies. Get him in Uncle Stevie’s private plane and put a DJ up on the rafters.

[@sandyfaiella236]

Also a Dodger fan. Love your podcast.

[@michaellopez9113]

These ladies are the best but still haven’t cited a single non monetary reason why Soto chose the Mets. Free tickets, suites, administrative assistants for family members…these are all related to money and not to the Mets as a franchise. It’s absolutely fine to bag Soto with money. Why so much push back on that concept absent any ability to cite any other reason outside of money?

[@SamanthaCrostonTV]

Two other reasons. When I say “family,” you’re right that a part of that is Cohen taking care of his family monetarily. But isn’t that also showing a different level of respect for what was important to him? Also, Soto said from the start he wanted to be a part of a winning culture. I think he looked at the Mets and Yankees organization top to bottom, and decided not only did he like the people running the Mets better, but thought they had a better chance to win a WS in the next 5-10 yrs

[@michaellopez9113]

@ I see your point and fair enough…ultimately Soto felt more comfortable with NYM whatever his reasons. But certainly affording so many courtesies to his family was a very wise reading of the room on Cohen’s part and likely was a factor in the final decision. On the second part, I agree. NYM has momentum and mojo right now and look to be very competitive. I’d love for you two to break down the pitching situation in Queens because as a LAD fan, I’m glad NYM has been on the sidelines with the pitching this offseason. Conversely, NYY has made some nice moves with Fried and now Williams. Has either NY team done enough to close the gap with LA? Time will tell! Great podcast though, you two are awesome!

[@elliotperez635]

On the Vientos issue.. He may not be a gold glove on 3rd base, but on the other hand we made it to the NLCS with him there. He's young hungry and I only see upside to his defense there on 3rd. Bring in any other Nolan, Bergman, etc. Older and you will only see decline in numbers and defense on a long contract.. The Mets goal is clear to build a dynasty why would you add old players to a Dynasty. Viento fits the model better than those other guys. Just my opinion.

[@mikehunt4986]

Click here if you're a METS FAN.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

BOLAN ARENADO was offered in a SILVER PLATTER by the ROCKIES ' front office and offered to pay a good chunk of his remaining cintract, but the WILPONS and SANSY ALDERSIN paased.

[@CUMBICA1970]

Oh boy this Soto deal will send ripple effects like A-Rod 252M deal did back in 2002. Everybody started to bitch about how underpaid they were. Most notably Jeter and especially Frank Thomas who didn't show up for spring training for weeks and weeks. Not surprisingly Scott Boras was A-Rod's agent.

[@israelmacario3853]

The money goes to the Dodgers' charity. A good cause. I love that the Yankees fans are going crazy. They should be angry that their club can't play fundamental baseball. Happy Holidays. Have fun in SD. So many good places to eat. Go to Old town SD for Mexican food. A tourist spot that you will enjoy

[@TheCalduggs]

Its bitter sweet isnt?? Now the pressure is on like never before for that jewelry 💍.

[@rustyronin]

you two ever thought about relocating to LA?😅

[@Straker1895]

Take off the rose colored glasses babes... Soto is all about the money, period!

[@heldermoreira8554]

So, no Europe ?!... Dodgers fan in Spain wondering ...

[@bencaras5524]

Just a guess here but Arrenado, whom I can’t recall ever seeing without a beard, might not want to play for the Yankees and their no facial hair policy.

[@DougMayer]

Unless Pete’s looking for silly money and/or years, I can’t believe there’s no market for him. Durable, consistent power hitter and plays a solid 1B. Come home Pete!

[@user-yy8rc3co5z]

LAD LFG!!! Like, subscribe and support these 2 photoshoot ladies!!! 🤣

[@275Vet-RLTW]

I think the convo stops at he took the most money. Nothing wrong with that, but you're pushing really hard to make it more feel good than that!

[@sophie20001]

Yes places will be opened. Not everyone celebrates Christmas.

[@JohnC_90]

Do you expect a lot of Syracuse fans to travel out to San Diego? I went to Washington State….we just heard we’re losing our awesome QB John Mateer again after losing Cam Ward to Miami the year before. I think this will be a half empty stadium…..I’ll be there and with any luck get a picture with the best new baseball podcasters. Safe travels.

[@jeffcohen9924]

Good for the Yankees. Gets Fried out of the division and they have him 8 years for an injury prone pitcher

[@jamesbuckley8917]

I hate watching Jeter. He and Tom Brady can go pound rocks.

[@marksim3488]

Go to any Chinese or ethic restaurants on Christmas. We immigrants are always working. Lol

[@LemosArt0987]

Dodgers sold the ball that Aaron Judge dropped in the World Series? Freaking LOL.

[@Dodgers49]

You girls forgot to mention the Yankees trading Nester Cortez.... You KNOW why they did that!

[@davidnicholas7516]

I'm not sure Soto is worth that much money. That being said, if the Yankees want to keep good players they need to act like they care, like they value their players. Instead, the Yankees act as if they EXPECT everyone to be grateful that they get to play for the Yankees. There's a certain arrogance that seems to be in the Yankee blood, and at least in this case it cost them.

[@oscarmaradiaga5967]

The Max contract 8 years was a huge over pay by the Yankees an injury riddled pitched in his 30s

[@hgarciatx]

Dodgers fan here... I don't think they should sign Alonso. They should just play Vientos for 2025 and then sign Vladamir. A year younger than Soto. Talk about having a young core of hitters.

[@jsetorres]

Good segment... I, like other Dodgers fans, am wondering what you and your producers plan to do about your Dodgers fan base. It's Arguably larger than your current Mets fan base. How are you going to leverage it? You have a large following, the Dodgers fan have embraced you... What's next? That is the real elephant in the room. Maybe a "Take on the West" or "Extra innings on the Dodgers" or "high and inside on the Dodgers", etc. Dodgers fans are like a boyfriend, if you don't dedicate time to him, he will find another womman who does. 😅😊😬

[@jsetorres]

BTW... the dropped ball was auctioned by the Dodgers Foundation. The money is meant to support their initiatives in the L.A. metro area.

[@halfbreed7208]

Hello beautiful queens great show as always just wanna share with you some reality when you said that 18th in attendance you couldn’t believe that especially how last year went you ladies have not been paying attention.‼️ Let me help you. I’m not being sarcastic. It’s the mets ladys cause you said, especially New York yes New York could care less about the Mets or the Jets they like the New York Giants and they like the New York Yankees. That’s what they like. They do not like the Mets and they do not like the Jets I digress carry on because both of those teams are honestly ‼️ sorry 😢 from the beginning of time besides a little championship once for the Jets and I think one or two for the Mets I mean been so long just sorry 😢and don’t hardly win anything compared to the Giants and the Yankees get it got it good and that’s from the LA Dodgers faithful have a good one. Oops 😬 I drop the mic 🎙️ I digress carry-on . great show. As always