After hearing from many that they were disappointed by the fact that Mike and Chris didn’t get together for their final show, I decided to do a second hour tonight and have fans of the show call in and share Mike and the Mad Dog memories.

From 7 to 8 I will be recapping baseball with Greg Prince of Faith and Fear, Joe Delgrippo of Dugout Central, and Dr. Mark Fillipi of Somaspace.org

From 8 to 9 you will hear from various fans talking about their Mike and Chris addiction!

Go to NY BASEBALL DIGEST for all your listening details

I had the pleasure of covering the Cyclones game against the Staten Island Yankees for WGBB. Toby Hyde was there, as you already probably know, doing work for SNY. I had a chance to interview Brad Holt before the game and recap my observations of some prospects at my radio show blog. If you’re interested take a look.

Brad Holt Interview

Silva’s recap of 8/4 Cyclones Game

If you haven’t seen Toby’s appearance yet on SNY, I would recommend going to his site, MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com. He really did a great job outlining the farm system and his thoughts on some Mets prospects.

In case you missed it, I replayed an interview with Danny Heep on Wednesday. Danny obviously talked about the great 86 team, but we also touched on that wild July 4th game in 1985 and some of the challenges he faces as a college coach.

To listen to the direct link click here or download at the NY Baseball Digest Archive.

I had a chance to catch up with Buddy Harrelson at Citibank park a week before Willie Randolph was fired. In addition to talking about the highlights of his time playing, coaching, and managing the Mets, Buddy discussed his thoughts on managing in New York.

To listen click here or download it at the NY Baseball Digest Archive

I will have Lynn Cohen, wife of Gary Cohen, on tonight to talk about the inspiration behind the garykeithandron.com website.  She will also talk about the guys charities as well as her most memorable Gary call of his career.

Tim Grubbs, New Orleans Zephyrs broadcaster, will give insight into the Mets new coaches as well as talk about players such as Val Pascucci, Jose Valentin, and Tony Armas among others. Its great insight as to what Mets fans can expect in terms of reinforcements from the AAA squad.

To listen live at 6pm click HERE or go to the NY BASEBALL DIGEST ARCHIVE to download the replay.

I will be hosting a pre-game show  with Howard Megdal of the NY Observer to discuss the Willie Randolph situation at 9pm tonight. Howard and I will report on some of our findings as we spent the day talking to some people that we know around baseball. Steve Keane of Kranepool Society will also call in to give the fans take on the Willie Randolph situation. Calls and comments are welcome at 646-716-8187

Click here to listen live or go to the NY Baseball Digest Archive to download the replay.

I had a chance to talk with author Jacob Kanarek who is coming out with a new book in July which will chronicle the collapse of the Mets in the seventies. It is called “From First to Worst: New York Mets 1973 - 1977″. Dana Brand of Mets Fan Book gave the introduction to the interview by providing insight to that frustrating era.

To listen to the replay click HERE or go to the NY Baseball Digest Archive to download it.

I had a chance to catch up with former Mets IF Chris Woodward while covering the Yankees in Tampa for Gotham Baseball Magazine. We all remember Chris as a super -sub for the Mets in 2005 and 2006.

He discussed his career outlook, differences between both New York organizations, and his experience with each fan base. Chris will also talk about his three homer game in 2002 with Toronto, the 2006 NLCS, and his thoughts on the Mets 2007 collapse.

Most interesting is his take on his future. Woodward elaborates on the life stresses that play a role in a ballplayers decision to continue their career. Click here to listen to each interview.

Earlier this afternoon NY Observer journalist Howard Megdal and I did a half hour Gotham Baseball Live. Howard highlighted his conversation with Johan Santana, gave his take on the injury situation, and who he thinks will earn the final roster spots. He will also respond to some of Mike’s assessment of the team from earlier in the week. To listen to the replay click here .

I had a chance to catch up with Adam Rubin tonight. It will be a special half hour edition of Gotham Baseball Live at 9pm. For all the information about how to listen live or download the replay click here.

On Friday’s edition of “Live From Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant” we did a three hour feature on the saga of Wally Backman. You may or may not know, but Wally is trying to get back into affiliated baseball for the first time since he was fired by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

We at Gotham are trying to set the record straight and get all the facts out to the listeners. You will hear from filmmaker John Fitzgerald, Wally’s agent Mike Mosa, Mike Colacchio and Tug Gillingham who played for Wally, and Wally Backman himself! If you want to listen to the replay of Friday’s show click here.

If you rather just hear Wally, I will be replaying my exclusive sit down with him tonight on Gotham Baseball Live at 7pm. Click here to listen live or download the replay.

Tonight Gotham Baseball Live will celebrate the start of spring training with a special show. You will hear a brief interview by Gotham Baseball Magazine’s Mark Healey with Mets GM Omar Minaya. Howard Megdal will join the show later on to discuss the hearings on Capitol Hill as well as set the stage for both New York team’s Grapefruit League camps. To listen live at 7pm, chat, or download the replay click here for information.

Author Jeff Pearlman will be on the show tonight.  Jeff is the author of the book “The Bad Guys Won” which chronicles the 1986 Mets and “Love Me Hate Me” the unauthorized biography of Barry Bonds. He also is a frequent contributer to ESPN.com Page 2. I discussed the Omar Minaya Dec 10th article about Mets fans and the perceived Latin bias. We also debated whether players like Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds should be in the Hall of Fame. To round out the interview I talked a bit about his book on the 86 Mets. To listen live at 7pm, chat, or download the replay click here.

I took the time last night to write a rebuttal column to the ESPN Page 2 piece by Jeff Pearlman about Mets fans. I believe there has been a loud minority of fans that frequent message boards cultivating this type of nonsense for a few years. These are the same fans that were angry when Omar Minaya dealt Kris Benson for Jorge Julio and a young pitcher back in the winter of 2005. Think about where this team would be without that deal.

I applaud Pearlman for taking on a delicate subject. What I want to make sure is that the rest of sports fans realize that these fringe kooks are not a fair representation of Mets fans. To read my entire rant, I mean column, click here.