Like It Oughta Be

About this episode

Mark Simon joins to discuss Mets defense and the impact of David Stearns' strategies.

Mark Simon (of Sports Info Solutions) is here to discuss defense and how David Stearns' promise of "Run Prevention" is doing. We also discuss whether Francisco Lindor is still an elite defender, which Mets are underrated defensively, and Mark's newsletter, which is all about the '86 Mets. Join us! #Mets #LGM To subscribe to Mark's free newsletter, "Like It Oughta Be: A 1986 Mets Rewatch Newsletter", go here: https://1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/ This episode was recorded on Friday due to scheduling conflicts, so we're not as angry as we could be.

People in this episode

Host: National League Town

Guest: Mark Simon

Topics covered

• defense
• Run Prevention
• elite defenders
• underrated players
• 1986 Mets

Keywords

• defense
• David Stearns
• Francisco Lindor
• underrated defenders
• 1986 Mets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sports Info Solutions

Books & works: Like It Oughta Be: A 1986 Mets Rewatch Newsletter

Places: Mets

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