Almost Cooperstown
Almost Cooperstown
We're a father and son who love to talk and argue about baseball! Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about! We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame. Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.4% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we also discuss current seasons & trends. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com. Baseball articles can be found here: https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/publish/posts
Almost Cooperstown

Almost Cooperstown

We're father and son who love to talk and sometimes argue about baseball. We're huge fans not just of the Mets, but of baseball old and current. Since baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to discuss!

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Sept. 25, 2026

Mets fans boo because they can and should!

Booing your own team seems crazy. Unless you watch them every day you can't understand it. The Mets booed the team's overall lousy performance this year last week even though it appeared they were booing pitcher Jonah Tong.
Sept. 24, 2026

Kyle Schwarber is looking like Babe Ruth

Kyle Schwarber may not hit 50 HRs for #phillies this season but he's close to matching #yankees Babe Ruth's five-year production of 253 homers from 1926-1930. Schwarber needs only a couple to match the Bambino! A short from our podcast this week.
Sept. 23, 2026

A 200 hit season by an MLB player won't be happening in 2026

It used to be an annual thing that players had 200 or more hits in a single season. But the pitching today is too tough and once again no MLB player will reach that plateau. Is it because batters are too-focused on taking their bases-on-balls? A short from our podcast this week.
Sept. 22, 2026

The night Pete Alonso Hit His 300th Home Run Driving Mets Fans Crazy

Mets fans are often tortured. Last week at Citi Field former #Mets star Pete Alonso returned to Queens as an #orioles player and was able to cause Mets fans to boo their own pitcher and then get a curtain call after he hit a game-tying save-busting 9th inning home run in the 2nd game of the series. A short from our podcast this week. Check out the entire episode!
Sept. 21, 2026

Mets Fans Boo Their Own Player — Is That Ever OK?

Mets fans appeared to boo one of their own pitchers this week, leading Mark and Gordon into a discussion about one of baseball's eternal questions: What does a fan owe the players on the home team? Meanwhile, Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field and received a curtain call after hitting a game-tying home run in the ninth inning. We discuss Mets fans, booing, player expectations and fan behavior before turning to the 2026 MLB playoff races. Most of the postseason field is taking shape, but a coup
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Sept. 21, 2026

Met Fans Boo their own player - is that ok?

Is it ever OK for baseball fans to boo their own players? Mets fans appeared to boo one of their own pitchers this week, leading Mark and Gordon into a discussion about one of baseball's eternal questions: What does a fan owe the players on the home team? Meanwhile, Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field and received a curtain call after hitting a game-tying home run in the ninth inning. We discuss Mets fans, booing, player expectations and fan behavior before turning to the 2026 MLB playof

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