Baseball fans everywhere are better off for having experienced the career and life of Willie Mays, however they experienced it, whenever they experienced. We remember the greatest player who ever lived.

The Mets finished their series in London with a victory they didn’t turn into defeat, leaving Greg and Jeff tolerant of the whole idea of uprooting the baseball season, flying it across an ocean and depositing it in a soccer stadium for a routine-disrupting weekend. We delve into the 1-1 split with the Phillies, the national broadcasts that didn’t captivate us and the bullpen that continues to need patching. We also realize there’s going to be an All-Star Game (whether we need one or not) and think about who the Mets might send (whether they deserve to or not).

Darryl Strawberry always did know how to knock a pitch out of a park, and on Saturday at Citi Field, he metaphorically did exactly that on the occasion of his number retirement, coming through with a grand slam of a gratitude-laden acceptance speech. Greg and Jeff were on hand and in awe over the thrill of watching No. 18 go deep yet again. Less scintillating for them have been the Mets of the present day, but our co-hosts are still watching them, too, allowing National League Town to take the club’s pulse and determine if its players continue to have one

The Mets sent out a survey, so National League Town tries to answer it, with Greg and Jeff realizing no matter how down they might be on the Mets of the moment, their emotional bond with the team is stronger than oak. Our co-hosts also think about what it takes for them to want to read a baseball book that has little or nothing to do with the Mets.

Spring is still in full swing, yet Greg and Jeff are already feeling the summertime blues where the 2024 Mets are concerned. Our National League Town co-hosts probe each other’s case of the orange and blue blahs, then (yet again) try to make sense of the nonsensical rules that put a runner on second with nobody out to start extra innings. In between things, there’s a couple of nice things to be said about the people we’re trusting to put our best team forward, and Greg and Jeff say them.

The Mets went to St. Petersburg and St. Louis. If you were planning on making a trip to see them in one of the Saint cities, and you wanted to see them win, St. Louis was the right choice...and the one Jeff made. Fortunately, he brought some good National League Town karma to “the Lou” and reports back on the ballpark and its environs, including a Hall of Fame that includes seven Mets. Can Greg name them? Find out in an episode in which we see red and don’t mind at all.

Baseball hits different here, you might have heard, but how does “Baseball Hits Different Here” hit the ear? Greg and Jeff dissect the Mets’ 2024 marketing theme and try to make sense of how other teams are advertising to their potential customers.

The Mets have begun the season as more or less a .500 ballclub. Do they have what it takes to exceed that level? To avoid slipping below it? Greg and Jeff talk about what’s been pretty good and what could be better. Then they attempt to connect with the Mets’ newest uniforms from the perspective of fans who grew up not so much in NYC but very much in the Metropolitan Area. Finally, the next time a fair ball bounces over a fence, a brilliant idea might very well occur to you (38:00).