For All You Kids Out There

In Episode 53 of For All You Kids Out There it sure feels like a lot longer than a week since we last recorded a podcast. It's only been a week though, and we know this because in the first half of the show we go day-by-day through the last week in Flushing. It's been...busy. On the agenda is Syndergaard's lat, Gsellman's struggles, very good prospects (not Mets), very good prospects (a certain potential Mets shortstop), not-a-victory-lap about Paul Sewald, definitely not-a-victory-lap about Paul Sewald, somebody on the Mets' martial aid, and of course...This Week in Matt Harvey.In the second half of the show we are joined by Matthew Callan, author of Yells for Ourselves to discuss his book about the 1999-2000 Mets squads. We break down the Mike Piazza trade, spend almost as time on the Mike Bordick trade, and even more time on 20th century atonal opera.In the third half of the show we answer your correspondence, and there is a lot of it so the pro wrestling segment is actually pretty brief, we promise.To pre

In Episode 52 of For All You Kids Out There we are live from pork roll country--or is it Taylor Ham? Jeffrey can never remember. Anywho, Jeffrey and Jarrett are here in Jarrett's apartment to go over a weird week in Metsland. We will break down the Mets injury communications as every Met is, uh, breaking down. One Met who is not breaking down is Michael Conforto. It's almost like he's an emerging superstar when not dealing with a wrist injury. We also discuss Andres Gimenez's surprise promotion to Columbia and the dire state of the Mets bullpen...again.In the second half of the show we chat about the Lakewood/Kannapolis game we saw on Saturday and both of us wax poetic about Daniel Brito.In the third half of the show we answer your e-mail and wrap up with the usual wrestling chat. It's a normal length podcast--well probably still 20 minutes too long--but either way, don't get used to it. 

In Episode 51 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett sit back, relax and...oh there goes Jarrett on another rant again, never mind. It hasn't been a great week in Panic City, and we break down the injury problems, the roster problems, the bullpen problems and the Michael Conforto prob...well, it isn't a problem yet, but give it another week. We also wonder if Amed Rosario is ready for the big leagues (SPOILER: probably).In the second half of the show we are joined by David Roth of Vice Sports to talk Atlantic League rosters, the 2007 Cy Young Award voting, Eric Thames, Wade LeBlanc, and the segment ends with our just reading out the names of KBO players.In the third half of the show, we answer your correspondence, discuss A-ball pitchers, and Jarrett reports in from a New Jersey wrestling show.

In Episode 50 of For All You Kids Out There, we celebrate this milestone the only way we know how. Jeffrey starts off by promising a "short" show, and Jarrett ends it with a long pro wrestling rant. In between we discuss the Mets early season woes, Gleyber Torres shirseys, 101 rankings we already regret, and answer about 25 questions from Liam.

In Episode 49 of For All You Kids Out There, the Mets are under .500 (at the time of recording), is it time to panic yet? We go over the first week storylines, Jarrett has a better rant in-between live (at the time or recording) golf updates, and there's another week of This Week in Matt Harvey. In the second half of the show, we are continuing the tradition of doing a rando Phillies segment in April, and we invite on "the smartest guy out there," Matt Winkleman of Crashburn Alley to talk about the Lakewood Blue Claws and other assorted Phillies prospects. Then in the third half of the show, we answer your correspondence and discuss the upcoming shakeup on WWE TV. 

In Episode 48 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett banter about Opening Day, Jeffrey's twitter mentions, and Wilmer Flores' baserunning before diving into the state of Seth Lugo's elbow and the state Paul Sewald is going to be pitching in. Then we go over the Mets minor league assignments, answer your emails, and recap Jarrett's Wrestlemania week.

In Episode 47 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey has made a hash of what was supposed to be the actual agenda, Jarrett wants to talk about soccer for some reason, and everything else is exactly as you would expect. So you get:Jeffrey's Manhattan recipeThe Mets fifth starter situationThe Phillies drafting history I guessThis Week in Matt HarveyJuan Lagares' obliqueKyle Johnson's releaseWhy the Mets don't extend their young talentYour Facebook queries 

In Episode 46 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett don't have much to talk about. Jeffrey even says as much a minute into the show. Three hours later, it's actually over. Over the Andrei Rubalev running time, we talk about Yoenis Cespedes's first column, recap another week in Matt Harvey, discuss the WBC forever again, preview the 2017 Mets bullpen with old friend Chris McShane, answer your emails on Tim Tebow, end up on the Yankees Roster Resource page for some reason, and preview Wrestlemania 33 with another old friend, Tom Holzerman. 

In Episode 45 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett go in with no agenda and already running behind schedule because the angry Oriole bird threw up the Gabby Ynoa twitter bat signal right before we started. So we discuss Ynoa's outing, Keith Hernandez's eating habits, Spring Training cuts, and the first few WBC games. In the second half of the show, we are joined by Tim Finnegan of Baseball Prospectus to preview the 2017 Mets starting pitching. So it's time for another round of This Week in Matt Harvey, Tim offers some thoughts on seeing Zack Wheeler's Spring debut live, we debate de Grom versus Syndergaard, and of course Robert Gsellman comes up.In the third half of the show we have no correspondence, so you instead have to suffer through our submission for Tom Holzerman's Wrestling Blog 100. Don't say we didn't warn you.

In Episode 44 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett achieve peak #brand. Luis Guillorme had a heckuva week, There is more Jay Bruce talk. Jarrett spends twenty minutes talking about the WBC. This week in Matt Harvey is back! Most of the 2017 Mets infield preview with our EIC Bryan Grosnick is spent talking about the Padres Roster Resource page. There is also obscure Mets minor leaguer talk, and Jeffrey drinks too much sake and reads out his grocery store receipt and yells about the Dragon Gate dudes on (or off) this year's WON Awards results. Like we said, the #brand is strong, you guys.

In Episode 43 of For All You Kids Out There, we have some Spring Training news to round up, so round it up we shall. Amed Rosario is getting some early positive buzz, as is Marcos Molina. Michael Conforto sure looks healthy, which means he is probably good again. Jay Bruce is playing first base. It's real, not just Terry in March (although it is technically still Feburary). Also Lucas Duda might be toast. We also handicap the 25th man race, which leads us to the conclusion that the Mets should just re-sign Kelly Johnson.In the second half of the show we are joined by David Roth of VICE Sports to preview the 2017 Mets Outfield. Here is a not-entirely-comprehensive list of what we talk about instead.Alexander Siddig's IMDB page (again)Keith's wine preferencesRon Darling's Ray Donovan takesWhen exactly Dexter went off the railsColby Rasmus' beardChris Christie, drive-time sports radio hostDavid paraphrases The Horse Whisperer story from the New Yorker piece on Mike and the Mad DogWhat Robert Gsellman would have

In Episode 42 of For All You Kids Out There you will not find the meaning of existence, unless it is to listen to a podcast that is an hour too long and too much about pro wrestling. We start off with actual Mets news, of which there is some. In between rounds of pitcher fielding practice, Zack Wheeler threw off a mound, David Wright played catch, the Mets may or may not have discusses a Neil Walker extension, and may or may not have told Jay Bruce he's playing first base. We also spare a few minutes for Dellin (nee Dylan) Betances' testy arbitration hearing.In the second half of the show, Craig Goldstein is here to discuss the BP 101, including you know who and also you know who. There's also some breaking Jon Niese news and Jeffrey learns about the Yankees projected 2017 rotation and oh boy it is not good you guys.In the third half of the show we answer your e-mails and Facebook queries and spend too much time contemplating the recent New Japan shows and the future of the WWE. 

There is Mets news this week, and Jeffrey doesn't want to downplay it of course, but there will be time for that later. The important thing is the Baseball Prospectus 2017 Annual is out, and thus, a drinking game must occur. So we are joined by Craig Goldstein, Meg Rowley, Kate Morrison, defending champ Nick Stellini, to try and identify rando middle relievers with all identifying information removed. Many drinks are consumed. We also answer your emails, and Jeffrey is slightly more sober than he was this time last year. Sober enough to roast some fennel while writing this blurb at least. We cannot and will not speak for the others. 

In Episode 40 of For All You Kids Out There, there are actual Mets signings to discuss. Of course it's players from the 2016 Mets, because apparently if they introduce a new player to the locker room it's like one of those elementary school volcanoes you had to make. We discuss who the 40-man casualties might be, lament poor Rafael Montero again, and talk about Andrew McCutchen for some reason.In the second half of the show we are joined by Tim Finnegan of Baseball Prospectus to see what the supercomputers are spitting out on the 2017 Mets.And in the third half of the show we answer your e-mails, including our allotted one annual fantasy-baseball-related question.

Episode 39 of For All You Kids Out There got pushed back to prospect lists, TV appearances, and the pro wrestling, but don't worry it isn't like the Mets do anything anymore. So instead we talk Jay Bruce (again), Jerry Blevins (again), and Noah Syndergaard's tweets.In the second half of the show, because we pushed this week's episode back we have four prospect lists to cover, and they are not great, Bob. In the third half of the show, well, we are basically a pro wrestling podcast with some baseball content now.

Jeffrey and Jarrett talk about another tragedy in the Dominican Republic, 2016 Mets free agents on the move elsewhere, Luis Castillo on the move again, and a new class of Hall of Famers.In the second half of the show we are joined by Craig Goldstein to discuss the Cubs, Dodgers, and Rockies prospect lists.In the third half of the show we answer your correspondence and talk about the Royal Rumble, natch. 

In Episode 37 of For All You Kids Out There, we have actual Mets news to discuss, dodgy rural internet connections be damned. There's Arbitration Avenue Audio...wait, wrong show. Uh, For All You...Arbiters Out There...yeah, we'll go with that. The Mets aren't making Friends with Wilmer Flores. Sorry, sorry, I am trying to delete it. Next we talk Spring Training invites and muse on if David Roseboom could make the team as a second lefty, and how agog people will be watching Luis Guillorme nee Luis Guillermo in infield drills.In the second half of the show, it's our most esoteric David Roth segment yet. If that doesn't entice you, you probably stopped listening to us months ago.In the third half of the show we discuss the Pirates and Cardinals prospect lists and then answer your e-mails with only a bare minimum of pro wrestling content.

We here at For All You Kids recognize that this is nominally a Mets podcast, so we should try and find as much Mets content as possible to fill your headphones, even in the rather fallow Winter news period. So we do talk about Yoenis Cespedes' new contract and how it may have came about this week.As for the rest of the show, well, here's a mostly inclusive list of topics...- What the Phillies are doing with their outfield in 2017- Jarrett's Bartolo Colon comment in the 2017 Annual (still tangentially Mets stuff we suppose)- Why we still like Lewis Brinson- How every prospect might strike out 200 times a year- A dangerous Nick Senzel comp (also tangentially Mets-related)- The recent history of the baseball card industry- Crawdads, or if your prefer, crawfish- New Japan Pro Wrestling...of course  

In Episode 35 of For All You Kids Out There, Jarrett and Jeffrey have nothing to talk about, so we decide to turn the agenda over to their Facebook group. This goes...uh, exactly as you would expect. So on the docket, in no particular order: LOOGies, Aaron Barrett, TRAIDing pitchers, Rangers fans love of Andy Ibanez, Jeffrey's love of Anderson Tejeda, defensive metrics, Jeffrey's love of Jordany Valdespin (in 2011), middle infield storytime, and of course, a lot of pro wrestling. Out with the old year of podcasts, in with the same year of podcasts. 

It's a For All You Kids Holiday Special!Jeffrey tells the same Miguel Sano stories and thinks too much about Yusmeiro Petit.Jarrett steals all of Jeffrey's answers.Craig is just here to talk about hardware.Kate Morrison, contributing writer at FanRag Sports MLB, Baseball Prospectus, and WFAA.com has a very long title now and loathes "Careless Whisper"Kate Feldman is a last-minute replacement for Greg Karam and has strong feelings about Evan Longoria's walk-up musicAnd there's a special holiday treat at the end!