Talkin Mets with Mike Silva

I am 66 and not a sports fan in general, but I love baseball. I sent a long email explaining why but It didn’t get through and I don’t use social media. Nonetheless I am now a loyal listener since your podcast about the retirement of Dwight Gooden’s number. He was so exceptional that he lured my mother back to baseball after 30 years of ignoring it (she had been a NY Dodgers and National League fan since 1943). And then my Mom gradually got me interested in baseball and taught me the basics of the game—while we watched the Mets and were equally astounded by the phenomenon known as Doc! Your podcast about the ceremony was so much better than those of other podcasts and radio shows; it was on target and informative and a real tribute to a very special pitcher not just for the Mets but for baseball in general. So thank you for doing it! I have been listening to your podcast during this past football season (I hate football) and will continue to listen now that the Mets are playing. I just hope they get into the postseason again before I am too old to appreciate it!

My favorite Mets podcast …highly recommended

I listened regularly for the past three years, he’s had so many bad takes that have been backtracked or just forgotten to time that I’ve had enough. What’s with this trend of splitting episodes? Is it to double the play count/ad revenue? Regardless, the whole thing about being a bridge between media and Mets fan is complete hogwash. He just doesn’t have the media connections the rest of the Mets pods have. He loves to spin stuff in his favor, like being the “podfather” etc, give me a break Mike. 30% ads, 10% talking about his subscription service. So many better options out there that don’t feel like pan handling.

As you say I enjoy the show or I’d stop listening but MAN, the commercials have quintupled or more and the $ begging along with that… even without paying I feel like it’s a pay-to-listen show now… thankful for the 30 second advance button