Talkin Mets with Mike Silva

Talkin Mets with Mike Silva


Stars and Strikes on the 4th of July

July 04, 2016

The Cubs came to Citi Field and left without a victory as the Mets sweep the best team in baseball. Mike Silva examines the reason for the quick turnaround after the disaster in Washington. Was it Brandon Nimmo's energy? Familia's high-wire act in the first game of the series? Or is the team just benefitting from some home cooking. Former Mets training in the 1980s remembers the classic July 4th, 1985 game that ended at 4am in which the Mets beat the Braves 16-13 in 19 innings. Dan Epstein, author of Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 remember the national pastime, pop culture and music during the 1970s.