The Curse of Odell Beckham, Bad Mets Trades, and Cold Pursuit Movie Review

On this week’s episode of ‘Giant Mess‘, Giants-Mets fan Neal Lynch talks about…

1:08 – 13:06 – The Sopranos Season 3 – Carmela in therapy, Meadow & Noah (but not Caitlin?), Meadow & Jackie, Jr., Tony and Gloria (Annabella Sciorra), Ralphie beating 20-year-old baby mama to be and stripper Tracee to death, Tony getting the most aggressive beej of all-time, do the producers hate “Gladiator”?, and is Breaking Bad better?

13:07 – 37:19

The anniversary of Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

The Village (2004)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hit theaters

Zombieland 2: Double Tap trailer

Cold Pursuit review (Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum and her veteran cop partner, the actor who played “Viking”, the “son for a son” ending, Elway vs. Manning, and the $20 bill move at the motel).

37:20 – 46:46

This Week in Mets History…

Vince Coleman tossing firecrackers at kids in 1993

July 24, 1993: @Mets Vince Coleman tosses a M-80 from a car, injuring three fans in the stadium parking lot. pic.twitter.com/rVqW1wm54a

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) July 24, 2016

Anthony Young ending his 27-game losing streak

Trading Carlos Beltran for Zack Wheeler in 2011

BREAKING: Giants officially acquire OF Carlos Beltran and cash from Mets in exchange for starting pitching prospect Zack Wheeler.

— MLB (@MLB) July 28, 2011

Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino for Carlos Baerga in 1996

The infamous 2004 trades that brought Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir and Kris Benson (and Anna Benson, see video below) for Jose Bautista plus Ty Wigginton.

Mike Piazza inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2016

46:47 – 1:00:43

Mets have the most negative contract value in Major League Baseball

Interesting stuff on @BaseballValues: the #Mets have the most negative contract value in baseball (Cano, Cespedes, Familia, Lowrie combine for -158.6M). https://t.co/lCzzYNNaVO

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) July 26, 2019

The 4-year anniversary of Wilmer Flores crying on the field (2015) and the several players acquired in and around the trade deadline to finish strong that season

52-49 when this happened. 38-23 after. Sometimes it is just a couple (7) players away.
7/24: Kelly Johnson & Juan Uribe
7/27: Tyler Clippard
7/31: Yoenis Cespedes
8/4: Eric O'Flaherty
8/22: Eric Young Jr.
8/30: Addison Reed#Mets #LGM https://t.co/i5nXZOWUyr

— Neal Lynch (@realcinch) July 29, 2019

The Marcus Stroman trade (and how it was compared to the 2004 trades)

NEW YORK! Where I was born. Where my heart lies. Where my family resides. Crazy excited for this part of my journey. Some things were meant to be! @Mets #HDMH pic.twitter.com/Z2H3GaxfLG

— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) July 29, 2019

Edwin Diaz going to the Red Sox?

The Jason Vargas trade

We must bid a somber farewell to the most magical duo this side of the Mississippi:

Jason Vargas and the time traveler.pic.twitter.com/R1dWP9lt5X

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 29, 2019

1:00:44 – Giants training camp off to a horrendous start due to The Curse of Odell Beckham Jr.

Golden Tate and The Curse of Odell Beckham Jr

Sterling Shepard fractures his thumb, Corey Coleman tears his ACL, Golden Tate’s suspension for PEDs and who will step up to fill the void (Kelvin Benjamin, Michael Crabtree, Pierre Garcon, Mike Wallace, Victor Cruz, Cameron Meredith)

The 5 biggest questions facing the Giants heading into the 2019 season.