Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast

Relive the 1985 All Star Game as Darryl Strawberry does a fine job representing the Mets in the Mid-Summer Classic.  But a black cloud looms over baseball as failing labor negotiations cause the Players Association to set a strike date for early August.  Meanwhile, the second half of the season gets underway and the Mets score 31 runs over the course of two games!  Check it out!

The first half of the 1985 season comes to a close as the Mets wrap up a 9-game winning streak and move back up to second place in the NL East.  Find out who from the Mets is selected to the ‘85 All Star Game next week in Minneapolis.  Plus, in this week’s episode, Nolan Ryan gets his 4,000th career strikeout against his former team.  Check it out!

It’s our biggest and best episode yet!  First, we cover the first ballgame that this podcaster ever attended in person.  Then, a few days later, we cover the wackiest game the Mets ever played.  The 4th of July 19-inning game… the “Rick Camp” game… the “Let’s Shoot Off a Bunch of Fireworks at 4 a.m” game.  This is one you don’t want to miss!  

After missing seven weeks due to injury, Darryl Strawberry returns to the Mets’ lineup!  But the bats have run cold and the team is not hitting… at all.  Davey Johnson holds a team meeting, desperate to turn things around.  Hear all about it!

An exciting week for the Mets as they sweep the Cubs thanks to back-to-back-to-back complete games from Ron Darling, Ed Lynch and Dwight Gooden.  Plus Rusty Staub gets 50,000+ fans at Shea rocking as he hits what will be the final home run of his MLB career.  Listen on in!

The Mets get whupped by a score of 26-7 against the Phillies.  Gary Carter makes a homecoming when the Mets visit Montreal.  A new rookie, Rick Aguilera, makes his Mets debut.  Happy Father’s Day! 

The great Mets/Cardinals rivalry of 1985 is officially underway as the young, speedy Cards show the Mets how dangerous they are.  A gruesome outfield collision between Terry Blocker and Danny Heep caps off a pretty terrible week for the Mets as their June slide begins.  But listen on in anyway!

The Mets are California-bound where a 5-1 record in games at San Francisco and San Diego puts them back in first place in the National League East.  Check it out!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend as in 1985 the Mets host the Dodgers (just as they currently are in 2025). Gooden vs Valenzuela is on tap in a game televised on NBC’s Game of the Week. And though Dr. K went 24-4 in ‘85, two of his four losses come on this week. Check it out!

The Mets make a coaching change involving two of their future managers!  Bobby Valentine is out and Buddy Harrelson is in.  Oh and Calvin Schiraldi breaks his toe.  Dive on in!