Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch breaks down the New York Mets' frustrating 2025 season — a $300M disaster that missed the playoffs. We dig into player grades, franchise rankings, individual stats, offensive and defensive failures, and pitching breakdowns. Plus: the big offseason questions, the case to re-sign Pete Alonso, and what the Mets must do in free agency to contend in 2026.

🚨 We also look back at similar Mets teams from '84, '98, '05, and '08 — and why there's reason for cautious optimism despite a brutal finish.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:09 - Worst Team Money Can Buy?

00:02:42 - Where 2025 Team Ranked in Franchise History

00:16:59 - Where Mets Single Season Numbers Ranked in Franchise History

00:21:46 - 2025 Season Summary, Team Win Loss Splits, Team Ranks in MLB & NL

00:28:29 - Team Batting Ranks

00:32:39 - Team Pitching Ranks

00:39:22 - Wins Above Average by Position

00:45:35 - Team Fielding & Player Defensive Ranks

00:52:18 - Player Batting Achievements & Rankings

00:58:51 - Player Pitching achievements & Rankings

01:04:54 - Reviewing WAR by Player

01:16:06 - Who’s Under Contract, Who Will Be Free Agents

01:26:35 - Mets Trade Proposal for Starting Pitcher

01:32:13 - Steve Cohen’s Apology, Trade Rumor

01:38:58 - Player Grades

01:46:59 - David Stearns Post-Mortem Press Conference

01:50:05 - Biggest offseason Questions

02:01:43 - Are Mets Close To Being East Coast Dodgers?

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ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

Neal Lynch is the creator and host of Giant Mess, a podcast blending sports commentary, pop culture analysis, and storytelling. Former 4th string quarterback and middle relief pitcher at a Division III school. Degrees in Film & Media Studies and Communications. Helped multiple major media and entertainment publishers develop, produce, optimize, distribute, and promote videos across web, video, and social media platforms. Single dad who loves to blog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a weird sports and entertainment comedy podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal covers New York Giants football, NY Mets baseball, movies, and TV shows, mixing in funny stories along the way. Episodes focus on movie reviews, tv show recaps, post-game analysis, predictions, breakdowns, reactions, and funny stories.

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Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch recaps and reacts to the New York Giants 34-17 upset win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football. Plus, an in-depth preview of Big Blue's Week 7 matchup against the Denver Broncos.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:37 - Victory Friday is better than Victory Monday

00:01:41 - No Excuses, Play Like a Champion

00:03:29 - Broncos barely beat Jets

00:04:05 - Biggest, Best Regular Season Win of Brian Daboll Era?

00:07:21 - Brian Daboll & Joe Schoen Are Still Killing This Giants Team

00:17:06 - Worst Day in Philly Sports History? A New Day for Giants?

00:22:17 - Saquon Barkley vs Cam Skattebo, Kick Return Excelling, Shane Bowen being more aggressive

00:34:04 - Reviewing Giants vs Eagles Team Stats

00:47:27 - Reviewing Giants Offense vs Eagles Defense

01:29:17 - Brian Daboll’s Behavior & Russell Wilson’s Trade Value

01:44:02 - Reviewing Giants Defense vs Eagles Offense

01:59:13 - Giants vs Broncos Week 7 Preview

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ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

Neal Lynch is the creator and host of Giant Mess, a podcast blending sports commentary, pop culture analysis, and storytelling. Former 4th string quarterback and middle relief pitcher at a Division III school. Degrees in Film & Media Studies and Communications. Helped multiple major media and entertainment publishers develop, produce, optimize, distribute, and promote videos across web, video, and social media platforms. Single dad who loves to blog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a weird sports and entertainment comedy podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal covers New York Giants football, NY Mets baseball, movies, and TV shows, mixing in funny stories along the way. Episodes focus on movie reviews, tv show recaps, post-game analysis, predictions, breakdowns, reactions, and funny stories.

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Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch reacts to the New York Giants fumbling away a winnable game against the New Orleans Saints in Week 5. Five Giants turnovers led to 13 Saints points. Darius Slayton dropped a big pass and fumbled on a promising drive before half. Jaxson Dart threw two interceptions and lost the ball while scrambling to start the second half. Cam Skattebo's fumble at the beginning of the 4th quarter broke the Giants' spirit. The vaunted Big Blue pass rush applied pressure but couldn't register a sack. The secondary allowed big plays and was flagged for big penalties. This was one of the biggest blown leads in Giants franchise history.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:54 - Thoughts going into Saints game, 2025 Giants are 1997 Giants after starting 1-3?

00:14:01 - Done defending Darius Slayton, roster decisions

00:19:32 - Giants vs Saints Team Stats Review, Unit Reviews

00:21:25 - Giants Offense Breakdown part 1

00:50:42 - Biggest Comebacks in Giants History

00:53:04 - Giants Offense Breakdown part 2

01:05:42 - Giants Defense Breakdown part 1

01:20:46 - Biggest Blown Leads in Giants History, 2020 Giants, 1996 Giants

01:31:46 - Has Any Giants Coach Done What Brian Daboll Could Do in 2025?

01:37:53 - Fire Daboll, Ruin Dart? Daniel Jones Thriving, Schoen’s Misfires

01:52:25 - Giants vs Eagles Week 6 Preview

02:13:42 - Giants Owner John. Mara Cancer Diagnosis

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ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

Neal Lynch is the creator and host of Giant Mess, a podcast blending sports commentary, pop culture analysis, and storytelling. Former 4th string quarterback and middle relief pitcher at a Division III school. Degrees in Film & Media Studies and Communications. Helped multiple major media and entertainment publishers develop, produce, optimize, distribute, and promote videos across web, video, and social media platforms. Single dad who loves to blog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a weird sports and entertainment comedy podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal covers New York Giants football, NY Mets baseball, movies, and TV shows, mixing in funny stories along the way. Episodes focus on movie reviews, tv show recaps, post-game analysis, predictions, breakdowns, reactions, and funny stories.

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