Special guest star: Longtime MLB.com Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo!

This time around Brian and Roger talked about Matt Harvey's move to the bullpen (06:50), Yoenis Cespedes announcing he probably wont be denying himself the pleasure of golf much longer (20:00), Jay Bruce's struggles and Mickey Callaway's management of the outfield (24:40), and if the Phillies are legitimately scary (39:30) before offering the most positive of spins about the Mets' 2018 season so far (42:15).

Then Anthony DiComo joined in to share his secrets on not going crazy after reporting on the Mets for over eight seasons (45:00), explain his Reel Big Fish intro song selection (47:40), what an off day for him is like (48:15), why Jay Horwitz always calls him 'Tony' (51:00), the biggest differences between a Mickey Callaway clubhouse and a Terry Collins clubhouse (52:00), how much input Mickey has compared to the front office (54:20), a Cespedes golf update (57:30), what Tomas Nido has to do to get more starts (59:25), if Brandon Nimmo is nicer than even Curtis Granderson (01:01:30), Jay Bruce continuing to start over Juan Lagares and Nimmo (01:03:00), the possibility of Bruce playing first base this season (01:05:20), Bruce and Todd Frazier's lack of best friendship (01:06:40), the lack of humor on #MetsTwitter (01:09:30), hat sizes (01:11:00), and ending the interview as awkwardly as possible (01:13:55).

Then after Brian decided to worry about Noah Syndergaard's foul ball rates (01:18:00), the mailbag segment featured a question about Shohei Ohtani's MVP chances (01:23:00), Harvey's future (01:28:10), the possibly overworked Mets bullpen (01:31:30), and what happens if Cespedes golfs and still doesn't get out of his slump (01:41:00).

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Good Fundies

Normal Human Being Stuff (with Anthony DiComo)

This time around Brian and Roger conversed on the luck behind one-run games and extra innings and what it says about how good the Mets actually are(08:30), the rotation after Syndergaard and deGrom (13:00), Matt Harvey's bullpen adventures so far (28:00), Adrian Gonzalez's xwOBA and Jay Bruce's imminent return to first base (37:45), Michael Conforto's possible troubles (50:30), and the triumphant return of the METCON level (01:03:55).

In the mailbag, the Good Fundies guys revealed their favorite #MetsTwitter tweets (01:11:00), the team's best possible lineup (01:17:15), if someone with plantar fasciitis would feel less pain playing first over right field (01:20:30), their favorite Gary Cohen calls (01:24:00), Keith Hernandez's checkered San Diego broadcasting history (01:29:00), and their favorite MLB ballparks (01:33:30).

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Thor and Jakey and Hope the Rest Ain't Shaky

Mets top prospect Peter "EL POW" Alonso and beat writer Matt Ehalt (The Record/NorthJersey.com) joined the Good Fundies boys in an instant classic*!

First, Roger and Brian talked about the Citi Field fire and the plague-ish events transpiring with the Mets lately (01:30), Mickey Callaway's recent motivational tactics (10:00), and Sandy Alderson's interesting math (16:00).

Then Binghamton Rumble Ponies first baseman and Top 100 prospect Peter Alonso discussed his new wikipedia-verified nickname (24:30), how watching the 2015 World Series showed him how energetic Mets fans can be (26:30), if he's considering just showing up to Citi Field unannounced to see what happens (27:45), playing in Binghamton (34:10), how his idol Mike Piazza motivated him (38:30), wooden bats (48:00), why he would get rid of all of the new MLB rules (58:50), how teams are pitching him differently after his red hot start (01:03:00), if he can take Piazza in a scuffle (01:07:25), his New York City experiences (01:10:30), his message to Mets fans about players (01:12:30), his thoughts on 'Field of Dreams' (01:18:00), if he is willing to play the outfield if asked (01:18:30), and much more.

If that weren't enough, Matt Ehalt hopped on afterwards and talked about writing for newspaper readers vs. millennials (01:23:30), Mets 1st round pick Jarred Kelenic (01:28:15), the latest on Todd Frazier and Anthony Swarzak (01:29:40), his take on Sandy's DL talk and the recent roster moves (01:32:30), Jose Reyes' future (01:36:50), potentially trading deGrom (01:43:00), why he gets so much twitter hate (01:47:30), why most writers don't focus on Mets ownership (01:57:45), Jeff Wilpon's payroll discussion (02:06:00), and you guessed it: a lot more. 

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* Probably?

An Evening With El Pow (with Peter Alonso and Matt Ehalt)

This time around the Fundies fellas started the pod discussing whether or not the Mets are going to go on another 11-1 run and just become the streakiest team in baseball history (02:00), give props to those who gave props (09:00), talk about Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil's promotions to...Triple A (19:30), this week's injury protocol nonsense (23:00), and wondered why MLB promotes Aaron Judge so much but not the possibly better Brandon Nimmo (33:45)

Then Roger welcomed veteran Mets writer Jerry Beach (38:00), who discussed his feelings on his guy Terry Collins getting redemption and viral fame (40:00), how he became the very first staff writer for mets.com (52:00), Derek Bell's love of 'Judge Judy' (57:30), witnessing the grand slam single game in person (59:45), his Forbes article on how eerily similar the 2002 and 2018 Mets are (01:07:30), and oh so much more.

In the mailbag segment, Brian and Roger tried to figure out if they and other Met fans are Sisyphus fighting against ownership (01:27:00), if Lugo should go back to the bullpen when Syndergaard returns (01:36:30), and if Michael Conforto or Brandon Nimmo will have a better career (01:39:30).

@falconkick's mailbag video in full:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtyQqhDyxFs

Jerry Beach's recent article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerrybeach/2018/06/15/for-rebuild-reluctant-mets-gms-the-script-and-scriptwriter-remains-the-same/

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Boulder Beachy Bullpen Carts (with Jerry Beach)

Roger and Brian voiced their appreciation for the departing Mets GM Sandy Alderson (03:00), discussed Jeff Wilpon's 'confession' (20:00), wondered if this current Met team is one of the worst ever (32:00), predicted how the triumvirate GM super squad will and will not work (36:00), gossiped about the reported in-fighting between the major league staff and the player development staff (37:30), spoke of the joys of bunting (41:00), chatted about AJ Ramos' season-ending surgery (01:04:00), uttered an uncharacteristic rant (01:07:00), shook their heads over the team screwing up waiting to DL Jason Vargas (01:10:30), and sadly detailed how Michael Conforto admitted he doesn't really like the 'Scooter' nickname (01:20:30).

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