Just when you thought the Mets were pulling everyone back "in" with winning 6 of 7, they throw up a stinker against the Phillies. Mike Silva questions whether he should change his stance and consider the Mets a “real” Wild Card contender. Is this just a fake pennant race?

Sandy Alderson was brought on in 2010 to rebuild the farm system and create a sustainable winning environment. Many credited Omar Minaya for building the core of the 2015 World Series team. It’s now time to see if Alderson signees such as Gsellman, Montero and Lugo can lift the team when they need it. Hear Mike talk about this and how tomorrows start is really Rafael Montero’s last chance at redemption in a Mets uniform.

Finally, he discusses David Cone’s comments to Keith Hernandez about how rest helped him during his playing days and whether deGrom, Syndagaard and Matz can get a bump from this for the final six weeks of the season.

Hear these topics and others during tonight’s Talkin’ Mets podcast, which also features a guest appearance by Tim Donner of Metsmerizedonline.com