This episode covers the week when your podcaster FIRST became a Mets fan. The week includes dominant starting pitching and a debut performance by Sid Fernandez. But it’s also the week when Darryl Strawberry went down with a devastating thumb injury. Oh, and Happy Mothers Day! This is one you don’t want to miss.

The Mets enter the month of May, 1985. Injuries pile up. The bullpen implodes. Doug Sisk gets demoted to the minors. But a rookie named Lenny Dykstra debuts giving the team a new spark! Take a listen!

This week, manager Davey Johnson and pitcher Ed Lynch have a throw down. The Mets win an 18-inning, 5+ hour marathon. And over in the Bronx, the Boss fires Yogi and hires Billy (again!).

It’s the second week of the season and the Mets road-trip in Pennsylvania with stops in Pittsburgh, where fan turnout is real low and Philadelphia, where they face off with an old friend in Jerry Koosman. But the real drama of the week is between Davey Johnson and Doug Sisk over the latter’s mutiny! Check it out!

The 1985 Mets season gets underway with a COLD series of games at Shea against the Cardinals and Reds. Hear all about Gary Carter’s game-winning heroics on opening day, a surprising masterful performance from Bruce Berenyi, and iconic moments from Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. Even a Rolaids-inducing outing from Doug Sisk doesn’t put a damper on a perfect first week. Take a listen!

Welcome to Catch the Rising Stars - a New York Mets retro podcast! Each week we will rewind the clock exactly 40 years ago and discuss all of the Mets games and all of the news from their magical run during the 1980s. Subscribe and join us each week for the latest happenings that were going on with Doc, Straw, Keith, Kid and so many more of our favorites. Let’s Go Mets!