Brandon Nimmo Powers Mets to Biggest Win To Date
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 8: Brandon Nimmo #9 of the New York Mets celebrates his three-run home run against the Atlanta Braves in the fifth inning at Truist Park on April 8, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tremendous Performance by Brandon Nimmo
Brandon Nimmo had a career night and D.J. Stewart launched the game-winning homer in the Mets stunning 8-7 victory over Atlanta at Truist Park on Monday night. The victory, the first of the year in the head-to-head series against Atlanta is one many Mets fans will hope is a harbinger of better things to come.
Nimmo went 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBI, as the Mets outfielder shook the cobwebs of a sluggish start to the 2024 season. The five RBI was a single-game high for Nimmo.
Nimmo’s first homer — a three-run bomb to right tied the proceedings at four a piece in the top of the fifth inning.
Two innings later, Nimmo launched a pitch over the center field fence, tying the game again, this time at five.
Finally, D.J. Stewart who has struggled in the DH spot for the Mets this season snapped an 0-for-12 skid when he cracked a two-run homer to dead center to give the Mets a 7-5 lead.
“What a team win. For us to be able to come back after being down 4-0. From top to bottom it was a lot of contributions from a lot of people,” manager Carlos Mendoza said afterward.
Of course, it wasn’t easy. The Mets bullpen bent but didn’t break all night. Drew Smith found himself in a bases-loaded jam before Austin Riley grounded out to end the eighth inning. Finally, with Edwin Diaz not available out of the pen, Jorge Lopez worked out of a dangerous situation in the ninth inning to secure the save.
The victory is the Mets’ fourth win in its last five games. After a disappointing 0-5 start to the year, New York sits at 4-6. New York is only a game out of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies, and 2.5 behind the Braves. The Mets and Braves have three more games left in this midweek series.
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5 Retired Athletes Crushing It With Their Podcasts
“Everyone has a podcast now,” seems to be a typical response when the topic comes up. Maybe that’s true, or more so, that the ability to have the resources to create own is easier. However, some retired professional athletes are finding a great next chapter to their career through impactful podcasts and media platforms.
Still, that does not mean anyone can do it well. The question becomes, how do you sift through and find those that are really doing it right? Aside from what is spoon fed to you through social media, certain athletes have trusted their knowledge and experience of the game to carry them to conversational success.
What Is The Criteria For Compiling This Retired Athletes Podcast List?
Well, for starters they need to be legitimate former professional athletes. Meaning, they played in their respective sport at a high-level for a long duration of time.
Next, we’re looking for athletes who do this regularly now as a consistent means. In addition, the preference is for their subject matters to have a direct focus. For example, a former NFL star talking about football.
With the exception of Pat McAfee, there are not a ton of athletes (other than Michael Strahan) that can successfully cast a wide net and engage their audience on any topic under the sun. Sure, it can be done. But for this list, the preference is largely for the premise of each show to be somewhat specialized.
Another requirement here is that the athlete has to be retired from the sport and not currently on or associated with a team. That would make someone like Micah Parson (who has a successful podcast) and Travis Kelce ineligible (even though brother and co-host Jason is now retired).
Although the sports and subject matters will vary with this list, there are still a few common themes. Each athlete demonstrates their own personality in their podcast. Sometimes being under a helmet or on the court does not allow an athlete’s true personality to always shine through. With a podcast it does.
The host also has a talent where they give the listener a great perspective on the subject at hand. Greg Olsen from Fox Sports does a great job with this on live broadcasts. He gives the audience an inside view of what a player may be thinking in that moment of the game, given he played for so long. He’ll also share what goes on inside a locker room.
Before we get to the list, an honorable mention here goes to Fox sports insider, Jay Glazer. He did not make the list because he is not a former pro athlete. However, his Unbreakable podcast that discusses mental health in the world of professional sports has proven to be very impactful.
Without further ado, here are the six great podcasts hosted by retired professional athletes who have built an impressive following with their great shows.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.
