Talkin' Mets
A podcast dedicated entirely to New York Mets baseball, hosted by longtime radio voice Mike Silva. For more than a decade, Mike has shared his passionate and objective insights on the team’s latest developments. Serving as the “bridge” between fans and mainstream media, he also occasionaly features conversations with beat writers, journalists, influential bloggers, and both former and current players.
Episodes
The Mets showed a glimmer of hope in the backdrop of the New York sports landscape. While the Knicks were captivating the city by winning the first two games of the NBA Finals, Christian Scott, Nolan McLean, A.J. Ewing, and Carson Benge all began to give fans hope of perhaps having their own moments this summer.
During the mailbag segment, Mike discusses why he thinks Brett Baty is struggling, the lukewarm feelings towards Juan Sot...
Mike also opens up an extended mailbag segment featuring one of the OG voices of Mets blogging, Steve Keane of the former Kranepool Society blog. The two discuss memories of Lee Mazzilli, evaluate David Stearns’ performance running baseball operations, debate the Mets’ offensive approach, and tackle several fan questions.
Mike wraps up the show with some Knicks talk and gives his official NBA Finals prediction.Producer Andrew Muscato joins the show to share unique insight into the newest inductee to the Mets Hall of Fame, Bobby Valentine. As a young film student at NYU, Muscato spent a season shadowing Valentine in Japan before later becoming his business partner in media. Few people can provide Mets fans with a more personal look into one of the most influential and successful managers in franchise history.
It’s a loaded two-hour show as we kick it off with Part 1 of 3. Mike Silva discusses why the clock has officially started on the Mets’ young starting pitching. With few position players in the minor leagues ready to make an impact, the development of Christian Scott, Nolan McLean, and Jonah Tong may determine whether the summer of 2026 becomes meaningful baseball or simply another lost season.
As the first third of the season comes to a close, it’s time for a serious evaluation of the 2026 Mets. Mike Silva breaks down why the numbers paint a troubling picture and how the National League playoff race may already be starting to slip away. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the season is meaningless. Over the next two months, the Mets have an opportunity to determine which young players can form the foundation for 2027 and b...
Former Met Ryan Thompson joins the show to talk about his experience coming up through New York in the early 1990s, the pressure young players face in the Big Apple, and why succeeding in this market can be one of the toughest challenges in baseball.
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The Mets took two of three from the Yankees in dramatic fashion, and suddenly, there may be signs of life in Queens. Has the combination of a Subway Series win and the arrival of prospects Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing provided the spark this team needed to get back into the race? Mike Silva discusses the organization’s apparent commitment to giving its young players an opportunity and what that could mean for the rest of the 2026 se...
A 5-4 road trip should feel like progress, but Mike Silva still isn’t buying fully into the 2026 Mets. Despite strong pitching, improved league parity, and a team hovering in the mix, there’s still something missing — and Mike explains why the “half empty” view of this club hasn’t changed. Plus, in this week’s mailbag, he reacts to Pete Alonso’s Hall of Fame comments and discusses whether MLB’s new rules have really changed offense...
Rebuild, you say? After giving Carlos Mendoza a “vote of confidence” and the extension to backup catcher Luis Torrens, Mike Silva believes the Mets are “doubling down” on their current plan and have no intention of rebuilding.
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The Mets are in the middle of another brutal losing streak, and frustration around the New York Mets is reaching a familiar boiling point. But what if this collapse is actually an opportunity?
Instead of chasing short-term fixes and pretending this roster is one move away, Mike Silva explores how this stretch could force the organization to confront a bigger truth: this team may need a mini rebuild. What veterans could be moved? Wh...
The Mets have dropped 11 straight, and the noise around the team is reaching a breaking point. While David Stearns and Carlos Mendoza are taking the heat, the roots of this collapse run far deeper—nearly a decade in the making. Mike Silva digs into the real causes behind the skid and explains why the organization may need to take a step back before it can truly move forward.
The Mets were swept by the Dodgers, extending their losing streak to eight games and pushing the early season to a breaking point. On this off day, Mike Silva examines the different paths the organization can take to “shake things up”—and why the fan-favorite solution may come with bigger consequences than expected. Tune in for an early-season emergency edition of the show, offering a dose of much-needed Mets therapy.
Talkin’ Mets returns with a special edition, shifting the focus from pitching to the organization’s top positional prospects. Which hitters are poised to make an impact? What are the under-the-radar names? Have the Mets taken a step forward in developing offensive talent under David Stearns? Listen now!
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Jeff McNeil and the A’s rolled into Citi Field and left with a sweep, sending a frustrated Mets crowd to the exits with boos echoing throughout the ballpark. While much of the focus has been on the struggles of veterans like Francisco Lindor, Mike Silva shifts the conversation to what may truly define the 2026 season — the consistency of the Mets’ young, homegrown core. Are players like Baty, Vientos, and Benge ready to carry the t...
It’s been a frustrating opening stretch to the season for Mets fans. Underperforming stars, tough losses, a Juan Soto injury, and a red-hot start in the Bronx have made it feel like déjà vu all over again.
But is this really the same story?
Mike Silva breaks down why, beneath the surface, there are early indicators that this team may be different—and why those underlying trends could point to bigger things ahead.
We rip the cellophane off the 2026 Mets season with some early impressions of the club. Mike Silva breaks down how the team looks out of the gate, which newcomers made an impact, and how the pitching staff responded after last season’s struggles. Get his take on the good, the bad, and the early concerns in the first regular-season edition of the Talkin’ Mets podcast.
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Spring Training is in the books, and the Mets open their 2026 season Thursday against the Pirates. Mike breaks down how Carson Benge moves front and center with Mike Tauchman sidelined, what the bullpen looks like without Craig Kimbrel, and the battle for that final 26th roster spot.
Keith Raad of WCBS 880 joins the show to react to Howie Rose announcing his retirement, sharing stories from the booth, and his outlook on the 2026 cl...
Part Two of This Week’s show features a conversation between Mike Silva and Talkin’ Mets Contributor David Mills. David puts together a yearly top pitching and positional prospect list, and the guys talk about that and the state of the organization.
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With the final week of spring training here, the Mets are facing some tough roster decisions. One of the more interesting moves came when Ryan Lambert was optioned to minor league camp despite a dominant spring showing. Mike Silva breaks down what that decision says about the organization’s roster philosophy—and why it could offer a preview of how the Mets handle top prospect Carson Benge
Pitching has dominated the conversation at Mets camp in Port St. Lucie, but after some concerning outings from Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea, Mike Silva asks the question: is the Mets rotation really as strong as we think? Mike breaks down the state of the staff, shifts the focus to the Mets offense, and explores whether fans are about to see the best version yet of Juan...
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