6 Bingeworthy Podcasts
From Buzz Capra to Dave Magadan, Bob Apodaca and Doug Flynn, the @MetsRewind Podcast gives you a front row seat to stories from franchise history.
Since the inception of the @MetsRewind Podcast in 2019, we have been blessed to have the opportunity to talk with former Mets throughout franchise history. That lists includes 1969 World Series champions Ed Kranepool, Ron Swoboda and Jim McAndrew, 1973 National League champion George Theodore and Buzz Capra and 1986 World Series Champions Kevin Mitchell, Howard Johnson and Sid Fernandez.
As we continue to search Mets history and grow our archives, we wanted to pause to invite you to check out our library of podcasts, and give you our list of “favorites.” While each interview has its own unique perspective on Mets history, we particularly enjoyed a handful of conversations because of what they taught us about the game, the franchise and how they made us laugh.
Are you ready to take your front row seat to Mets history?
We recommend starting with a handful of our favorite interviews:
Lenny Randle
Bob Apodaca
Buzz Capra
“A lot of things got packed into that length of time, going from New York to Atlanta and be able to brush up against those great players. You have to be in the right place at the right time. You got to be good … and you’ve got to have a little luck too.” — Buzz Capra
Dave Magadan
On October 23, 1986, like the rest of baseball fans across the country, Magadan was on the edge of his seat as the Mets and Red Sox battled back-and-forth into the 10th inning. After falling behind 5-3 in the 10th, Magadan was — again — like the rest of us: sad. Everyone (except for the Mets) believed the season was over.
“I was watching the game at home just like millions of other people. It was very sad, right. They had such a great season. It was coming down to lose it in Game 6 … it just showed the resilience that team that they never gave up when they had their backs against the wall.”
Ed Lynch
Doug Flynn
“You think it doesn’t bother you, but then you hear people shouting: ‘We want Seaver. We four guys in the trade used to say that it would be silly to try to live up to the Seaver pressure. We just didn’t want to go down in history as a trivia question: ‘Who were the four guys traded in 1977 for Tom Seaver?’” - Doug Flynn
