A Pod of Their Own, Episode 258: Bye Bye Brandon

And suddenly, Brandon Nimmo’s Mets career is over. We mostly talk about the trade, but cover other Mets tidbits as well.

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. 

This week, we begin by discussing the big Mets news of the week: a trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers in exchange for veteran second baseman Marcus Semien. We take a look back on Nimmo’s Mets career, our favorite moments, and what the roster looks like now without him and with Semien.

We also cover other Mets tidbits—the filling out of the coaching staff, Frankie Montas’ DFA, tender/non-tender decisions, Jeff McNeil’s thoracic outlet surgery, and more.

We also talk about the WPBL draft and the Sky Sports Halo debacle.

Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. 

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