Hits Different
Hits Different is a New York baseball podcast hosted by Ellen Cushing, David Sims, and Kaitlyn Tiffany. It offers an anti-math, fan-focused take on the sport rather than an analytics-heavy approach. New episodes are released weekly, with Mets fandom signaled by the sign-off 'LFGM!'
Episodes
87. As Good as Last Place Gets
This week on Hits Different, we're talking about the last 5 games of the Mets' season. We're going to miss them so bad!! LGM!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
86. Get Well Jared Young, We Love You!
Uploading this in a hurry but let me tell you—we could not stop talking ball this week. And Producer Nathan surprised us with the wildest breakfast anybody's ever had. Stay tuned for chewing. Dave was the only one watching when Jared Young was concussed by Nolan McLean's kneecap and he was actually quite traumatized. Jared is the best and we love him so much. Please get well soon, Jared. S
85. Pete Forever
New segment: weirdest day of our lives!!!! Pete forever, LGM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
84. New York Should Have Three Baseball Teams Again
That's not really the main topic of the show but I'm trying something here with a little click-bait. Ellen, Dave, and Kait are back together this week and talking about MLB expansion, position players pitching, Mrs. Met's skin, and a Furry we ran into. Let's go Mets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
83. Juan Soto Believes There's a Chance
The dog days are over! It's September and Juan Soto is back. Oh, it's so good to see him. He is being delusional and he is wearing a Lisa Frank-style multi-hued neon leopard-print cap. Diva! Love you. This week on Hits Different, Dave and Kait say farewell to Luis Robert Jr. and welcome back to Swaggy V, who, as you may recall, conveniently broke his hand 1 week before the trade deadline. Our Mets
82. Ladies' Night at the Ballpark (And Here)
We're without Dave this week, so it took 10 tries to turn the microphones on. Next week we'll be without Ellen, but plus Dave, and I'm sure we'll struggle with something else (probably our senses of style and joie de vivre). And the following week we'll be getting the band back together! Just letting you know so you can put it in your calendars. Coincidentally we ended up with reviews of Fenway Pa
81. Meet the Mets' New Swiftie Bullpen
Apologies for the lateness of this pod, we had a small communication problem and Producer Nathan was unable to get into the files for several days. For my (Kait's) part, I have no idea what was discussed as I was out of town attending a gorgeous wedding in New Hampshire (with Producer Nathan and his cohort of North Carolina athletes). I'm going to guess Carson Benge was mentioned (angel!!) and Dav
80. Brett Baty Grand Slam
These Mets are not the same Mets they were a week ago—we have any number of random men to meet and to visit on David's Hometown Dates. Also, now that their season is so decidedly in the toilet, the Mets are stress-free, living large, and having a great time. BRETT BATY FIRST CAREER GRAND SLAM.Ellen, Kait, and Dave vaguely recap two weeks of baseball and discuss the Mets' new closer Kodai Senga, th
79. Last Week of These Particular Mets
This week on Hits Different, we answer the mailbag question that we attempted to answer last week before a technical problem intervened. Sorry!! We also learn why the sky is blue—thank you Listener Matteo. We're entering the dog days of summer, but that's okay. And soon, a bunch of our beloved Mets will be taken from us and redistributed throughout MLB, hopefully to teams we can bring ourselves to
78. Would You Give a Child YOUR Home Run Ball?
On the way to the beach and no time to write a description for this episode. Um, the Mets beat the Phillies at their home. But only God knows what's in store for the rest of this cursed summer. Let's go Bart! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
77. Clam Chowder Egg Roll
Ellen is the bravest woman in New York City, and she ate the clam chowder egg roll. About half of this week's Hits Different is about that—what else would you like us to talk about? The sick fools calling for the Mets to trade Francisco Lindor? They are going to hell and it's not polite to discuss that!!!! Just a few weeks after the Heat Emergency episode, Ellen, Dave, and Kait are forced to bring
76. A Bunch of Really Normal Baseball Games
The Mets won two games in Atlanta, both of which were normal. Then they came home and lost a game to Kansas City in a way that was perfectly normal. "When you meet a girl you don't start kissing her right away"—how many people talk about their relationships with their married coworkers. Dave, Ellen, and Kait are back in the regular studio (different room of Kait's apartment) and talking about the
75. The Heat Emergency Episode
Guys it is so hot!!!! This week on Hits Different, we're podding from floor. It was too hot to pod in our "studio." We're talking about Carlos Mendoza getting fired (kind of, I think we actually skimmed over that a little), Steve Cohen popping off on a podcast in an unproductive fashion, and how HOT it is. Juicy report on mascot culture from Listener Mark. Let's go Mets? Hosted on Acast. See acas
74. It's 1962 Again in Queens
This week on Hits Different: We didn't know that Carlos Mendoza was going to be fired when we recorded!!! So we don't talk about that. Instead, Ellen, Dave, and Kait discuss the first time that every member of the Mets infield committed at least one error in the same game since 1962. A wonderful historical achievement. The Mets also gave up more than 50 runs in a week, allowed Bryce Harper to hit
73. A Bloop and a Blast and a Doink Off the Foul Pole
Welcome back to Hits Different!!! Sorry for taking a week off—we were all getting married. We're back and talking about the past 12 Mets games, all of which we remember with perfect clarity. Ellen has TWO egg rolls to review. Kait has a Citi Field Game Day Experience TM to review.When you get to the part where David is recapping the history of the Mets's Triple-A team and the New Orleans Baby Cake
72. We Need to Talk About Swaggy
The Mets vanquished all of their demons by sweeping the Miami Marlins at home, and then they flew out to the Pacific Northwest to be a little embarrassing again. Mark "Swaggy V" Vientos responded to criticism by saying "I have to give myself props." This week on Hits Different, Ellen, Kait, and Dave report from a dank cave to talk about the pitchforks that are out for Swag, the lore behind the fak
71. Our A**es Are in the Jackpot Again
Ten years ago this week, Mets manager Terry Collins begged for one more chance to try to kill Chase Utley—and you know what? He was right.This time on Hits Different, David breaks down an iconic moment in Mets history. Also, Kaitlyn reveals another irritating feminist stance she has been stewing over, and Ellen receives some thrilling information in a voicenote from Listener Thalia. We talk a bit
70. A New Baby Met Every Day
We were so back, then it was so over, then we were so back again, and then it was a little bit over. And next? Who knows!This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Dave recap their first Subway Series experience, and we get into conspiracy theories about why the Mets briefly gave Gary Carter's number to new Baby Met Nick Morabito. (Morabito has since switched to #55, in honor of Dicky Lovelady and/or
69. Fiddling With [Flipping] Formulas
This week on Hits Different, we're discussing the Mets' 5-4 road trip out West. At moments, the boys we love were bopping. At others, we were watching guys we had never seen before in our lives commit defensive errors resulting in runs. On Mothers' Day no less. David Stearns caught an attitude in his latest press conference and SOMEONE (no idea who) leaked an incredibly awesome thing that Pete Alo
68. Mets In a "Fluid" Situation
The Mets have been out west in the SNOW. They've scored some runs but they've also entered a "fluid" shortstop situation. They've decided not to fire their manager, but this announcement has done nothing to tamp down the utterly hysterical discourse about whether they should fire their manager.This week on Hits Different, we discuss David's new membership in the Society of American Baseball Resear
67. What Are We Living Through?
The Mets won a baseball game, ending their worst losing streak since last week. But then they lost again. Everyone else's managers are fired. Swaggy V is back on the market. Citi Field has sprung multiple leaks and Ellen's parents were drenched. This week on Hits Different, Ellen, David, and Kait talk about another wonderful week of New York baseball. The Mets are off on a nine-game road trip and
66. The Mets Do Something Amazing
This week on Hits Different, we're talking about the Amazins' amazing 12-game losing streak, their longest since 2002. On Wednesday night, the streak finally ended, but at what cost? Francisco Lindor is now in a walking boot due to a calf strain so severe that he refuses to even look at the imaging. He hasn't looked down at his leg at all, actually. He doesn't want to know!!!How are you feeling ab
65. Hell on Earth, Mets in Los Angeles
Many horrible things have happened. It's 90 degrees in April. We're without David. We're sweating. We're upset because the Mets won't stop losing. You would think at some point they would win because of a fluke, but they haven't. This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kait mostly discuss their physical and emotional discomfort. Brett Baty is the only qualified hitter left in MLB who has yet to rec
64. What's Your Favorite Baseball Brawl?
Obviously when we recorded this episode and we said "the Mets have yet to see a game slip away because of the bullpen" the Mets had yet to see a game slip away because of the bullpen. They did so about 12 hours later. C'est la vie! This week on Hits Diff, Dave and Kait are missing Ellen, who is in Guatemala, and Juan Soto, who is in an ice bath probably. We miss them equally! Kait tried to fill in
63. Meet the New Mets
One day into the 2026 season the new-look lineup for the New York Mets was knocking Paul Skenes out in the first inning, silencing the haters, and securing David Stearns somewhere between 4 and 6 meaty biographies one day. One week into the 2026 season and the New York Mets have sole possession of last place in the NL East.In the season-three regular-season premiere of Hits Different, Ellen, David
62. Spring Check-In, It's Almost Time!
Our long national nightmare is nearly over, and the next season of the Mets is almost HERE. Ellen, David, and Kait got together this week to talk a little bit about spring training, but mostly about a cursed video the Mets put out in which almost everyone on the team revealed that they have never seen a movie specifically created for adult viewers. (Exception: Brett!) We're very excited to get bac
61. We're Putting Together An Extremely Hot Team
Hello New York, are you okay? The city is about to go Day After Tomorrow, there's no snow day on Monday according to our NEW MAYOR, our baseball team was completely overhauled in the span of a week and is now staffed by STRANGERS. This week on Hits Different, David, Ellen, and Kait talk about David Stearns's plan to make the Mets as hot as possible and whether we forgive him for what he's done pre
60. God Help David Stearns
The darkest Hits Different day has come. Ellen, David, and Kait are talking about the Mets' horrifying decision to let Pete Alonso leave New York. </3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59. Season Finale, RIP and LGM
This episode starts with a 10-minute discussion of the film Rookie of the Year, which some may call "cope." Alas, the 2025 New York Mets were bad. Isn't that more interesting than them being good? (That's cope.) Ellen, David, and Kait talk about who they would most like to see in the World Series and come to an identical conclusion which is likely to shock you: We don't want the Philadelphia Phill
58. End of Summer, Stayin' Alive!
Dom Hamel we hardly knew you!! Hope you clear waivers, bud. You will always be the MLB-record-breaking 46th pitcher the New York Mets were forced to use in a single season due to a series of ailments and flaws. This week on Hits Different, we are just trucking along. We are just doing our best! Poor Ellen was not upright for a lot of this. I showed everyone my heinous and tragic prize from the Met
57. The Week the Mets Almost Blew It
Uploading this AFTER Pete Alonso single-handedly saved the Mets season. Pete Alonso Met for life. Pete Alonso greatest Met of all time. Sorry for the delay. This week on Hits Different, we're talking about what some are calling the most cursed week of baseball in history. After a spectacular NOBLETIGER situation in which Edwin Diaz took his shoes off on the mound and then destroyed the Cincinnati
56. Can the Mets Win a World Series With a Pitching Staff of Children?
David is on vacation, Ellen is back from vacation! She tells us all about her new favorite ballpark (omg) and another ballpark she went to last week that she also liked but not as much. We spent more time than we felt good about trying to figure out when Pete and Haley Alonso are having their baby. Sorry, it was girl talk! This isn't a Larry Stylinson, Babygate situation, we're just excited. Longg
55. Phillies Fans Accuse Mets of Cheating (Sweet!)
Francisco Alvarez is sort of like the Joker if he was nice. He wears the craziest suits I've ever seen and after he breaks a bone or tears a ligament in half it's a matter of days until he is back to peak physical performance. Also he kind of growls wordlessly sometimes.This week on Hits Different, David and Kaitlyn discuss the head injury that Kaitlyn suffered last week, compelling her to sleep t
54. Mets Lost and the G Train Wasn't Running
This week on Hits Different, Ellen, David, and Kait catch up on another brutal week of Mets baseball. But for one brief, shining moment there was a Camelot... Pete Alonso broke the Mets all-time homerun record which was one of the greatest moments of many lives. And he beat the Braves' brains in to boot. We are all so happy that Pete received a startlingly large piece of artwork made from baseball
53. Let's Go Syracuse Quarry Ghosts!
Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry—Kaitlyn and Producer Nathan were on vacation in Maine and had to watch the Mets get walked off from the top of a stunning seaside mountain. This episode is very late and—we assume— depressing! This week on Hits Different, Ellen and David are talking about what the Syracuse Mets should be named. Respectfully, this is the only part of the episode I was able to read a tr
52. Mark Vientos Marked SAFE
Mark "Swaggy V" Vientos was NOT traded to the Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, or Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday and for that we are so grateful. He celebrated the news with an Instagram photo dump that included a new girlfriend whom he did NOT tag. Producer Nathan tried to figure out who she was by scrolling through all of Mark's Instagram follows and clicking manually onto the profile of each h
51. If You Hit Someone With a Baseball, Why Not Say Sorry?
All the Mets are getting married! We should rename them the New York Bridegrooms!We're back after another horrible experience with a technology gremlin who crazily and unfairly entered our devices and ruined an episode of the show during which we discussed Brett Baty's engagement for upwards of 10 minutes. This week we're talking about the looming trade deadline, but not in the way where guys who
50. The TRUTH About the New York Mets
I don't think this episode title is click-bait at all, actually. Actually!! This week on Hits Different, we're recording at a super random hour because of our travel schedules. Sorry! Because of the timing, we're recapping the Subway Series and the first game of Mets vs. Orioles, which I assume is the only one you want to hear about anyway. PLEASE stick around for the entire episode even if you ar
49. I Think This is Really Good Stuff
This week on Hits Different, we're alone in the studio without David or Producer Nathan and we're not very well-prepared to speak about another bizarre week of New York Mets baseball. Sorry! We've been busy and it hasn't been nice. We recorded this episode on the morning of the Fourth of July and therefore without the knowledge of Jeff McNeil's late-inning heroics. More on that next time!Instead,
48. June Swoon is a Very Nice Way to Put It
The Mets simply will not stop losing, and nobody knows who is to blame. Is it David and Ellen, for assuring Kaitlyn that Kodai Senga's injury was only sad and unfortunate and not the literal end of the world? Is it Brandon Nimmo, for wearing a Jesus T-shirt on Pride Night in an act of weirdness that may have jostled free an ancient curse? Is it God? Does God hate the Mets? Well, we couldn't answer
47. What's Your Pettiest Baseball Grudge?
This week on Hits Different, we addressed a sick and twisted mailbag question we received: What's your pettiest baseball grudge? I had so much fun contemplating this even after we stopped recording that I wanted to pose it to the millions of listeners of New York's only anti-math baseball podcast. Which players or fans or stadiums or whatever do you dislike IRRATIONALLY and what are your most firm
46. Welcome Back Gay Mets!
Sorry this episode is so late!!! Producer Nathan and I were in the Hudson Valley at the wedding of the century eating Jake's Gouda (look it up). And then we were busy and forgot. Sorry!!This week on Hits Different, we're talking about the Mets splitting a series against the Dodgers which they could have swept, not to be one of those guys. I hate when baseball fans (Yankees fans) are all over socia
45. Fat Cats at the Hyundai Club
Of course, everyone is saying that it's classic Mets behavior to nearly sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers and then achieve just two narrow victories and one pretty appalling loss against the world-historically bad Chicago White Sox. We're not really of that opinion—we think it's classic Mets behavior to be SO cute and fun—but things do seem a little weird.I hope you're okay with listening to three peo
44. Stop Looking at Juan Soto
We're back after a one-week forced hiatus—for some reason THEY did not want our episode about Brett Baty's huge week against the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates to reach the airwaves and so THEY destroyed the audio files after recording. Unfortunately there's nothing THEY can do, because this week we're talking about Brett Bonds Baty saving the Mets' season once again!!!! BB7 Brett the Met is
43. Prodigal Son Returns, Mets Win
This week on Hits Different, we're recapping yet another 3-3 road trip for the New York Mets. Two of the three wins, of course, came after Brett Baty rejoined the team in Arizona. Nobody knows why, but it's the truth: They can't win without him. Brett is becoming a meme on Mets Twitter, which is another way in which he is very similar to Juan Soto, who was diagnosed as non-binary and autistic by a
42. Our Mets Have a Losing Record Without Brett Baty
Apologies for the profound delay in uploading this episode—Producer Nathan was out of the state over the weekend doing something really important. Producer's Assistant Kaitlyn was in the heart of darkness (Philadelphia) attending a wedding and worrying over whether Brett Baty would be traded. He was disappeared for about four days. The girls online hunted him like a sasquatch. This episode was rec
41. You Can't Do Better Than 7-0!
Let's get this out of the way: Yes, the Mets spoiled their perfect week at home by telling Brett Baty—the very same who hit a two-run home run off of perennial Cy Young favorite Zach Wheeler, the only reason that the Mets were able to walk off the Phillies and complete the sweep—to get lost back to Syracuse. This decision was reported on David's birthday, which in my opinion was fucking insane. We
40. Haunted Ballparks of the American West and Mid-West
Please note this podcast episode was recorded early in the day on THURSDAY APRIL 17 and we had no idea what was coming (Brett Baty five-game hit streak, Keith saying "cue the music," Francisco Lindor first-ever walk-off homerun as a New York Met ahahahahahahaha). If you're still willing to think about last week's hugely mid and chilly road trip, have we got a show for you.The Mets had another 3-3
39. Would You Boo Our Friend Brett Baty?
This week on Hits Different, we're processing a glorious 5-1 home stand in which it was way too chilly and Jesse Winker's hair looked way too good. We're also talking about the schism dividing the Mets fandom—is it okay to boo Brett Baty, a 25-year-old who never did anything to you and tries really hard? On mic, we forgot to address the actual insanity of Brett choosing "Glory Days"—a song about b
38. TGWGTCF, Thank God We're Going to Citi Field!!
WINTER IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT As ever, we return to the question, "How many people can Pete Alonso carry out of a burning building?" NOW WE KNOW. The answer is: "At least 25 full-grown, professional athlete-sized men."PETE has the Mets on his back, yet they do not seem to be wearing heavy on him. In fact, he loves it!!! And so do we here at Hits Different. In this week's episode, we're talking abo
37. [Brandon Nimmo Tongue-Out Emoji] Mets Are Back!
This week on Hits Different: David, Ellen, and Kaitlyn prepare for the 2025 MLB season by talking about almost everything else they can think of for 90 minutes! Almost certainly the words "Dakota Fanning" are uttered more times than the words "New York Mets." Sorry! We're not going to examine this too closely. We're nervous, but definitely not about Brett Baty. We're anxious, but not because AJ Mi
36. HOME PETE HOME
PEEEEEEEEEEETEPete Alonso is a New York Met again. Thank you Pete Alonso! No "thank you" to anyone else involved—you have immiserated us for months on end. Ellen, David, and Kait are back on the mic after a long and mentally perilous winter. We're talking about the insurrection at Citi Field otherwise known as "Amazin' Day" and we're talking about PEEEEEEEEEETE. Let's go Mets and please send us yo
35. And What About Pete Alonso?
This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kaitlyn are talking about the next 15 years of their lives. Juan Soto is going to be part of our households. We'll be middle-aged when Juan Soto retires from being a Met. Ellen's son Bobby will be driving a car! Dave is away but he has the same next question as the rest of us: What about Pete? When will the Mets say "Pete—Met for life"? Where is Pete? Why is
34. Free Agency Fake News Season
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. 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
33. Where in the World Are the Mets?
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.comKaitlyn and Ellen also meticulously research the current whereabouts of the 2024 New York Mets. We miss them all the ti
32. Kings of New York
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
31. Mets to California
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 Brook
30. Mark Vientos You Will Always Be Famous
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 imp
29. So Interesting How Sometimes Faith is Rewarded
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 o
28. Coffee With the Girls, Day After
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 w
27. On the Morning of a Braves Double-Header
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
26. Keep Pete! Pete Stay!
Flushing has descended into chaos!! There are 45,000 people drinking beers at the same time and in a place barely built to hold them. There's a one-man band playing The Killers under the subway tracks. There's good reason to think the National Guard could have been on-call. Brandon Nimmo is continuing his series of populist rants on the infield. LFGM!This week on Hits Different, Ellen and Kaitlyn
25. Yapping and Feeling a Bit Sad
It's LATE NIGHT on Hits Different. Hits Different AFTER HOURS. That's the only way I can think of to summarize the episode—also, to be transparent, I am at work and I don't have time to write anything else. It's Ellen and Kaitlyn on a Sunday night after a few brewskis yapping about the Mets and at times feeling a bit sad.Thank you producer Nathan and let's go Mets!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/
24. How Many People Could Pete Alonso Carry Out of a Burning Building?
We are very, very worried about Brett Baty. We know you don't care—and that's why we're worried. This week on Hits Different, we're talking about a 6-1 week for the New York Mets. We're talking about how hard it would be to snap a baseball bat over your thigh. We're talking about what to send J.D. Martinez and his girlfriend Brooke off of their public baby registry. How about a pack of diapers and
23. Jocks Vs. Nerds, Tale as Old as Time
No time to write an elaborate description of this week's episode—we're off to the ballpark! It's the last day of summer and the first day of a new series against the Boston Red Sox.[ED NOTE: ONCE AGIN WE APOLOGIZE FOR AN ERROR, THIS ONE OUR WORST YET. THE ORIGINAL AUDIO WAS MESSED UP AND WRONG. WE WERE IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY TO GET TO THE BALLPARK AND WATCH ANOTHER CLASSIC METS WIN. THE AUDIO IS NO
22. The Most Haunted Hotel in Baseball, Allegedly
You know that stupendously annoying Optimum commercial that plays 150 times during every single baseball broadcast? The Wi-Fi installation lady is like, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but mostly, times were just okay." That's actually exactly how it feels in Mets world right now: Each week has a true BEST day of our lives, a true WORST day of our lives, the vibes are just ok
21. John Fisher, if You Know What's Good for You...
As daughters of fathers, we will defend the right of Mets' star J.D. Martinez to like photos of Sydney Sweeney's butt on Instagram in the days leading up to the birth of his first child, a baby girl. Mets are girl dads!! Mets don't hate women, they support them!!This week on Hits Different, Kaitlyn and guest host Ellen Cushing discuss the Mets fans on Twitter who believe themselves to be psychics,
20. The Mets' Nightmare Road Trip is Blissfully Over
This week on Hits Different, we are joined again by our amazing guest host Ellen Cushing and we somehow find the time to talk about World War II not once but twice. Who will stop us? For the record, David is alive and well and he's issued some corrections on last week's show. We regret the errors. Out of solidarity with the New York Mets and their ridiculously long and upsetting stretch of travel
19. The Sun Used to Be Yellow but Now It's White
We're trying something with the episode title this week... some people enjoy a curiosity gap! And for a little insight into the Hits Different Business Operations, our most downloaded episode yet was the one titled "Bryce Harper Spit on WHAT?" We know the Hits Different listeners are not perverts, so we know they weren't clicking because they were titillated. They were clicking because they are in
18. Back in the New York Groove
Hits Different has returned from the All-Star Break with MUCH to discuss. (First of all, I had a dream about Adam Ottavino) This week, we've got a very special guest host ELLEN CUSHING, fresh off of a red-eye flight from Anchorage, Alaska, where she took in a crosstown rival game nearly as thrilling as the two in New York City last week and also heard a little bit about a shocking U.S. government
17. Hits Different Draft Based on Names Only
The first half of the Mets' season is over and they're now in a Wild Card spot, leading to rampant speculation by sports writers who may in fact be chatbots that Pete Alonso will NOT be traded at the deadline. Duh!! We never even worried about it. What are we worried about? Hardly anything. Just Gunnar Henderson's Leonardo-DiCaprio-in-Django-Unchained cosplay and the future of Joey "Fuego" Lucches
16. Jeff McNeil Homers Off of Paul Skenes (Only Thing That Happened on July 5)
How many hot dogs did you have on the Fourth of July? Sadly, I (Kaitlyn) only had three. But! One of them was the best hot dog ever made. We discuss this and much else on this week's spicy mid-summer episode of Hits Different. Kodai Senga looked fit as a fiddle playing for the Coney Island Franks (special promotional version of the Brooklyn Cyclones) and on Friday, July 5th (legally still part of
15. Grimace Fever is Sweeping the Nation
How long can this "vibes" thing last? At least until the Mets win the World Series! This week, downtown Buffalo was lit up in Grimace purple and the Seattle Mariners were bumping Mets' star Jose Iglesias' new single "OMG" in their clubhouse. The Mets are worldwide, luv. David and Kaitlyn could not let the wild events of the tail end of Pride Month go unremarked upon, so they struggled through abso
14. Bryce Harper Spit on WHAT?
It's hot!! It's sweaty! It's sexy! In Syracuse, they cut their sleeves off! In Arlington, the Gay Mets crushed the Texas Rangers, famously the only team in Major League Baseball that doesn't celebrate Pride Month in any way (God said: "losers"). Then Bryce Harper took out his fist and gave it the old "Hawk Tuah" on national television. Boys!! We're blushing!! This week on Hits Different, David and
13. The Gay Mets are Kind of Unstoppable
This week on Hits Different, David and Kaitlyn are tired but wired. Since the beginning of Pride Month, the Mets have been terrorizing the National League and there's NOTHING anybody can do about it. Mets are undefeated since Grimace threw out the first pitch and Harrison Bader warmed up in a pink crop-top. Mets are undefeated since J.D. Martinez hit his first-ever walk-off home run and Jose Igles
12. It's a Carnival of Americana
This week on Hits Different, we're talking about our favorite boy band the New York Mets traveling to London for a two-game series! It was, as the MLB put it, a Carnival of Americana. The Mets won the second game in spectacular fashion but please don't let that distract from the fact that Philadelphia Philly Garrett Stubbs must face consequences for his despicable actions.Meanwhile, Kaitlyn travel
11. "I Really Don't Necessarily Know What to Think"
Everybody is talking about the Mets! But it's not an "all publicity is good publicity" situation, necessarily. In the words of Pete Alonso, we really don't necessarily know what to think. This week on Hits Different, David and Kaitlyn apologize to their listeners for declaring Harrison Bader the King of New York. He actually isn't King of New York and he's unable to count. We also give our review
10. Harrison Bader, King of New York
At the end of Mets' fifth-straight loss, SNY's Gary Cohen said "the sun will come up tomorrow, as difficult as that may be to realize." And the sun did come up, but we weren't surprised because we never stopped believing. This week on Hits Different, David and Kaitlyn talk about one of the worst, weirdest weeks in the history of baseball—we are an anti-math podcast but this superlative is mathemat
9. Let's Go Meadowlarks
This week on Hits Different, David and Kaitlyn have their LAST CONVERSATION about Pete Alonso trade rumors. We're never talking about it again. Most of the rest of the episode is about the Don DeLillo straight-to-DVD movie Game 6 starring Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. I think everyone can agree that the actual baseball we watched this week was not worth discussing.If it ain't broke, don't f
8. What Exactly is a Baby Gronk?
Disclaimer: This week's episode of Hits Different was recorded PRIOR to the tragic events of Monday night aka "Bark at the Park" night at Citi Field, when the Mets lost to the Phillies due to a series of unpredictable horrors. David and Kaitlyn had no idea that was coming. And that's baseball! [Ellie Goulding voice] Anything can happen! This week on Hits Different, we are instead talking about a b
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