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Mets On Tap Episode 24

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Michael, Jason and Jake talk about the Mets being back in the wild card some how, and whistling, and home uniforms that say New York on them.

We talk about how unfair it is to keep Gary Carter’s #8 in mothballs.

Pretty decent conversation about Conforto, Baez, and 2022 roster construction and priorities.

We talk about fall beer variety packs and tease a new post.

Michael: Grimm Everything’s OK IPA
Jason: Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
Jake: Santa Fe Oktoberfest
Botty McBotface: Beer cans to the face

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Mets On Tap Episode 23

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Michael, Jason and Chris talk about the Mets being back in this thing, and what needs to happen.

Michael rants about J.D. Davis’ playing time.

We discuss some college beers.

You rated and reviewed the podcast 5 stars on all the platforms.

Lucas Duda got mentioned again.

Then we pondered how weird and awesome it would be if deGrom and Syndergaard come back, but somehow not until the Wild Card game and they both combined to no-hit the Dodgers to get into the division round. Wild!

Beers

Michael: Barrier Brewing Nitro Copernicus
Jason: Smithwick’s Irish Red
Chris: Genesee Ruby Red Kölsch
Botty McBotface: Microbrewery from the backyard

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Mets On Tap Episode 22

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Michael and Jason discuss the Mets four game winning streak, boggle at Soccer and the NFL, and ponder if the Mets can just CRUSH the Nationals and the Marlins.

Some talk about NE IPAs, Tree House, Trillium and Other Half.

Here’s the clip from Gary Cohen calling the winning run in the first game on Steve Gelb’s Twitter.

We talk a little visiting away parks, some 2009 Mets, and tough on Javier Báez and his thumbs down a bit.

Beers

Michael: Tree House Julius
Jason: New Belgium Summer Bliss
Botty McBotface: Fuggled Buggles

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Mets On Tap Episode 21

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Michael, Jake, Jason and Chris discuss the Mets plummeting season, the We Follow Lucas Duda instagram account, fantasy baseball, rehabbing stars, Michael Conforto and so much more.

Botty wows us with not one, but TWO beers she’s drinking after she took over all of last week’s podcast.

I forgot to take a picture of my beer in a Mets glass while recording, so I just put the Bearded Mistress label as the header image. Check it out.

Beers

Michael: Provincetown Brewery Bearded Mistress
Jason: Saranac Pumpkin Ale
Jake: Topo Chico Tangy Lemon Lime Hard Seltzer
Chris: Zero Gravity Most Easy IPA
Botty McBotface: Ditch Cider and Vodka

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Botty McBotface’s AI/Machine Learning Episode 20x

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This episode is a little different, since Michael is current on vacation in Cape Cod, trying to figure out how many times he can go to the Treehouse Brewery shop there.

Botty McBotface has composed this entire episode, with help from OpenAI’s GPT3 and some choice prompts. It’s weird, but that’s alright. We’ll be normal next week.

Beers

Jason: Grimm Rainbow Dome
Jake: Stillwater Cellar Door
Michael: Michelob Ultra for the win
Chris: Ommegang’s Iron Throne
Botty McBotface: Solemn Oath’s Thanatos Tripel

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Mets On Tap Episode 20

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Michael, Jason and Chris chat during the rain delay and ponder just what we can expect from this team the rest of the way.

We discuss some of Zack Scott’s comments today about what just might be getting all the Mets injured lately. We talk some black jerseys and Mercury Mets.

I’d share my trippy images of the Mercury Mets stadium, but I think I’m gonna spin that stuff up into an Optimistic Mets Fan post, so stay tuned for that.

No episode next week as Michael takes off for Cape Cod, though maybe Botty has some other ideas. You never know!

Beers

Michael: Cigar City Margarita Gose
Jason: Sweetwater High Water
Chris: Rising Storm/Gun Hill Stay Gold Kölsch
Botty McBotface: Blood Brothers Dooms Night

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Mets On Tap Episode 19

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Michael and Jason against discuss pitching, or the lack thereof. They also discuss the Mets approach at the plate, or the lack thereof.

Lots of pondering about what’s going wrong, energy levels, fatigue, and some extra Botty to make up for it. Botty jumps in near the end for a longer review of a different beer she’s drinking.

Here’s a sample image that the VQGAN+CLIP machine learning tool generated for a Botty avatar. It’s real funky, but I’m having fun.

Beers

Michael: Alementary Work Boots
Jason: Oskar Blues Death By Flapjacks
Botty McBotface: Conductor’s Craft by The Beer Employees

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Mets On Tap Episode 18

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Michael and Chris against discuss pitching, or the lack of. Consider this the Trevor Hildenburger appreciation podcast.

Will the Mets make a trade? Who do we want? Will Jared Eickhoff get recalled, again?

What’s the oldest beer you have in YOUR fridge?

Beers

Michael: Troegs Nugget Nectar
Chris: Rootstock Dry Cider
Botty McBotface: Jafa by Weird Beard Brewery

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Mets On Tap Episode 17

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Jason, Michael, Chris and Jason chat about getting live arms, any arms, and what’s going on with this Mets team. We razz Botty about getting a little dirty with her responses lately (offline) and a little Steve Cohen.

Will the Mets make a trade? Who do we want? Will Carlos Carrasco rehab in the majors? You’ll know before we do.

Check out Barley Prose if you want to read Botty’s AI reviews, featuring such lines as..

Bud Modged sick buffalo bier, cellaring in BB’s cardboard barrelhouse

Beers

Jason: Southern Tier Ruby Red 8 Days A Week
Michael: Oskar Blues Death By Coconut
Jake: Marble Brewing Cerveza
Chris: Rising Storm Coconut C.a.R.E.A.M Pie Ale
Botty McBotface:Magic Rock’s Happy Chimp Ale

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Mets On Tap Episode 16

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Jason, Michael and Jake riff about baseball watching in the 2000s, Timo Perez at the prom, and Derek Bell, who made it until late May before he just dropped off on the West Coast Trip and his bat never woke back up.

We then move on to discussing these ASG uniforms, the Home Run Derby, and perhaps a few other things.

We get into some hard seltzer talk at the end, and a few of the brands. Do you have a favorite?

What do you think Botty McBotface looks like? Here’s EDI and Joker (Seth Green) from Mass Effect 3.