Catch the Rising Stars: A New York Mets Retro Podcast
Turn back the clock with us 40 years ago to relive the amazing New York Mets’ historic run in the 1980s!
Episodes
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!
This episode covers the week when your podcaster FIRST became a Mets fan. The week includes dominant starting pitching and a debut performance by Sid Fernandez. But it’s also the week when Darryl Strawberry went down with a devastating thumb injury. Oh, and Happy Mothers Day! This is one you don’t want to miss.
The Mets enter the month of May, 1985. Injuries pile up. The bullpen implodes. Doug Sisk gets demoted to the minors. But a rookie named Lenny Dykstra debuts giving the team a new spark! Take a listen!
This week, manager Davey Johnson and pitcher Ed Lynch have a throw down. The Mets win an 18-inning, 5+ hour marathon. And over in the Bronx, the Boss fires Yogi and hires Billy (again!).
It’s the second week of the season and the Mets road-trip in Pennsylvania with stops in Pittsburgh, where fan turnout is real low and Philadelphia, where they face off with an old friend in Jerry Koosman. But the real drama of the week is between Davey Johnson and Doug Sisk over the latter’s mutiny! Check it out!
The 1985 Mets season gets underway with a COLD series of games at Shea against the Cardinals and Reds. Hear all about Gary Carter’s game-winning heroics on opening day, a surprising masterful performance from Bruce Berenyi, and iconic moments from Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. Even a Rolaids-inducing outing from Doug Sisk doesn’t put a damper on a perfect first week. Take a listen!
Welcome to Catch the Rising Stars - a New York Mets retro podcast! Each week we will rewind the clock exactly 40 years ago and discuss all of the Mets games and all of the news from their magical run during the 1980s. Subscribe and join us each week for the latest happenings that were going on with Doc, Straw, Keith, Kid and so many more of our favorites. Let’s Go Mets!
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