This week on Hits Different, we're talking about the PowerPoint presentation that's going to convince Juan Soto to sign with the Boston Red Sox and the AI-generated image of him in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform that might change his mind. The hysteria is setting in and everyone is losing their minds. Every meeting has gone "well" so far—in what way might a meeting between a person hoping to receive $600 million and a group of people hoping to give it to him go poorly? Long story short, every piece of "news" we saw this week was made up entirely.

Except for the true, breaking, and incredible news that DAVID SIMS has rejoined the pod. He's back, he's better than ever, he's read 2,000 pages worth of Roger Angell essays since you last heard from him. And you KNOW he has a photographic memory, so you can ask him anything about it.

At the end of this episode, a little something new...

Let's go Mets!

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In our first off-season episode, we're talking about the "World Series" which was a "clash of the titans," and we're also Googling and combing the stacks at the library in search of just ONE good baseball ghost story. If you know of any, please email us!! hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com

Kaitlyn and Ellen also meticulously research the current whereabouts of the 2024 New York Mets. We miss them all the time! Where are they?? Regrettably, it did not occur to us that if we only waited a little later into Halloween evening we would surely see some of those guys as they revealed their Halloween costumes and family outings on the 'gram. Unknown to us at the time of recording: Brett Baty was in Texas and dressed as a pirate as we spoke.

Also unknown at time of recording: Tomas Nido dressed his son up as a baseball!!!!!!!!! I can't link because it's on his wife's private Instagram but he reposted it to his Stories and you can go see it if you are fast. It rules.

Happy Halloween and let's go Mets!

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We're in "don't cry because it's over" mode ... but we're crying anyway! Our cups runneth over! Some older gents in recent days have compared the 2024 Mets to the 1986 Mets and that's wrong. The 1986 Mets were bad people. Our Mets are heroes and they deserve a rest. The only sad part is we'll miss them so much.

This week on Hits Different, we recap the National League Championship Series, in which Francisco Lindor ruined the Dodgers pitching staff's little scoreless inning streak, Sean Manaea struck out Shohei Ohtani three times, and Mark Vientos broke the Mets post-season RBI record in his sparkly, sparkly shoes. The home crowd said give us one last thing to scream about and Pete Alonso and David Peterson said okay we will. Starling Marte said I love and believe in you Francisco Alvarez, and Francisco Alvarez said that works for me! Jeff McNeil said [tongue out]. Brandon Nimmo said this has been fun, now get me to the hospital.

After this, we're taking a little bit of leisure time ourselves. Then we'll be back with some titillating off-season investigations and interviews... Maybe a yarn or two... Maybe a breaking news event like when the Mets re-sign everyone all at the same time.

Thank you as always to Producer Nathan for your work in the booth. Thank you again to James Rainis for our music and Paul Windle for our art. MVPs of our first season!

Thank you for listening!

LGM forever!!

Don't break our hearts, Pete!!!

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It's Sunday morning in the greatest city in the world and the Mets have given us a little time to breathe and take in 40 different angles of every amazing thing that has happened in the past two weeks.

This week on Hits Different, we are stretching our legs and cracking our knuckles and going for another nearly-two-hour pod after a week of harried emergency episodes. We're talking about Garth Brooks's early aughts effort to play Major League Baseball, as well as Ellen's plans for the Grimace tattoo she swore she would get if the 2024 Mets win the World Series. We're talking about the spread at Keith Hernandez's cat's 22nd birthday party. We've got a LOT to say about a political dynasty on Long Island.

Thank you to Producer Nathan as always, and happy birthday week to Starling Marte. You've never looked better, king. After we finished recording, I (KT) let Ellen know that if the 2024 Mets win the World Series I will also get an under-boob tattoo and mine will be of the beautiful text message she sent to me and David when Pete hit a home run on Tuesday night.

Send us mail: hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com Write to us about whatever you want! LGM!!!

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Francisco Lindor says Mark "Swaggy V" Vientos is making himself famous by being incredible, to which we say: Fact check PASSED.

This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kaitlyn recap the first two games of that National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. It's an interesting contrast between two fandoms—one of which regards all of this as gravy after an improbably fun year and one of which is maintaining arms caches and vowing to commit mass violence if they don't get their big trophy.

Live, laugh, love, and baseball in our opinion. Hakuna matata. Let's go Mets!!!!!

Huge thank you to Producer Nathan for chopping this one up early in the morning. Write to us at hitsdiffpodcast@gmail.com. Let's go Mets!!!!!!!!

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A quick and chaotic one for posterity! Ellen calls in from a SAT phone at the Hits Different international bureau located inside of a Danish spa. We have nothing to say really except we can't believe it, but you gotta believe it. These guys are MAGIC. That rally gourd is stupid but we LOVE it. Pete rewarded the faith we had in him all year and as you may know it is not really faith if it depends on rewards but THANK YOU PETE ALONSO. We love you so much.

We forgot to do some media criticism on mic about the New York Times's sports homepage this morning which featured stories about college football and the Baltimore Orioles (notably no longer playing baseball this year). We'll drop it here in the notes: Get it together paper of record. Is this a city paper or is this a city paper?

Thank you Producer Nathan for handling our third episode of the week! Thank you Producer Nathan for forcing me to watch the greatest swing of all time!

Let's go Mets!!!!!!!

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This is obviously the worst episode of Hits Different by far and we had no plan for it and half of it doesn't make sense. Producer Nathan had notes for us, such as, "You can’t scream into the mic like that at the end of the episode ily" and "Or if you do you have to tell me. You’re gonna blow someone’s ears out"

We are so tired! We are so happy! Yesterday, we watched an INSTANT CLASSIC Mets game while doing our laptop jobs.

Let's go Mets!!!!!!!!!!!!

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We snuck this one in during the early hours of what may be one of the longest days of our lives!! This week on Hits Different we're talking about how close the Mets' playoffs hopes came to slipping away and how close they have come to re-snatching them back from the jaws of defeat once again. Forgive that metaphor, it's not my best!!

Tylor Megill has a chance to become Mets Ty-LORE and potentially have never a bad word said against him again for the rest of his life. Ellen and Kaitlyn have a chance to burn acid holes through their stomach linings. The Atlanta Braves have an opportunity to do something sooooooo funny (lose bad).

Producer Nathan turned this one out in record time and to that we say: Thank you, Clutch King.

Let's go Mets!

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