What is wrong with Dwight Gooden? That is the question that everyone is asking in June of 1986 as the Mets ace continues to struggle. And elsewhere in the starting rotation, Bruce Berenyi is given one last chance to prove himself as the fifth starter, with Rick Aguilera waiting in the wings. Listen on in!

With a 10 and a half game lead in the NL East, the Mets face off with the second place Montreal Expos in an opportunity to blow the division wide open. One game features Doc Gooden going up against childhood friend and high school baseball teammate, Floyd Youmans. But this is not the Gooden of 1984 and 1985. And in movie theaters, “The Karate Kid, Part II” opens. Tune on in!

This week’s episode highlights some major moments from some lesser-known ‘86 Mets. Rick Anderson finally makes his major league debut, after SEVEN seasons at Tidewater. Ed Hearn hits his first major league home run… in front of his father, on Father’s Day. And Tim Teufel has his finest career moment yet by hitting a walk-off, extra-inning, pinch-hit grand slam. Tune in for all this and more!

The Mets get into their second fight in two weeks! This time it’s Mets first base coach Bill Robinson in one corner and Pirates pitcher Rick Rhoden in the other corner. But plenty of others get involved too! And in this episode, the Mets get their first look at a new, young rookie by the name of Barry Bonds.

FIGHT! Fighting out of one corner, for the Mets, Ray Knight. And fighting out of the other corner, for the Dodgers, Tom Niedenfuer. Hear about the first of several bench-clearing brawls the Mets got into in 1986, and a whole lot more in our newest episode!

This week, the Mets continue their West Coast swing against San Francisco and San Diego. Among this week’s storylines: Dwight Gooden has his worst outing yet, Davey Johnson rips into Ron Darling, Doug Sisk is recalled from the minors, Jesse Orosco has a redemptive weekend, and Darryl Strawberry’s thumb starts to hurt again. Happy Memorial Day weekend!

This week, a battle begins to brew in left field as George Foster, Danny Heep and Mookie Wilson vie for playing time. After Rick Aguilera gets demoted to the bullpen, Bruce Berenyi makes his case as the team’s fifth starter. And in a tougher week than usual, the Mets lose more games than they win, and the Expos narrow the gap in the NL East. Check it out!

The 1986 Mets keep on winning, putting together a 7-game win streak, on the heels of their 11-game win streak. The starting pitching keeps rolling and Mookie Wilson returns from the disabled list! Tune in for our Mother’s Day episode!