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WWE's Royal Rumble 2015 will be the company's second consecutive disappointing Rumble. As a major snowstorm swiped the northeastern United States, the company was forced to cancel Monday Night Raw.
We discuss the Royal Rumble PPV, and detail the 30-man match in-depth. What was WWE thinking?
Is there a point where fan backlash turns into apathy?
Around Citi Live returns to welcome the one-and-only Metstradamus to the program. You won't want to miss his thoughts on MLB commisioner Bud Selig (and sirens that blare), his signature burger of the month, the state of the New York Mets, and whether or not Ruben Tejada and Kendrys Morales may be plausible options for the club moving forward.
Around Citi Live returns tonight at 9:00 PM ET with a loaded program to keep New York Met fans entertained in the event of a rainout in Philadelphia.
We'll be welcoming Purple Row's Bryan Kilpatrick to the program to discuss and preview the Colorado Rockies and their upcoming four-game series against the Amazin's. Furthermore, we'll delve into the factors that have made the Rockies so successful early this year, and discuss the future of the organization (and when the Carlos Gonzalez trade rumors may stop).
Also Featuring: How long will Dillon Gee and Jon Niese remain staples in the Mets rotation? Which one is the club's current ace?How will Juan Lagares' return Thursday impact the current roster?A final comparison between Ruben Tejada's recent success and Stephen Drew's ceilingIs Curtis Granderson beginning to emerge from his slump?Are the Mets going to continue to be successful?
The New York Mets are fresh off of a 6-4 homestand that included series victories over the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins. The club will now set their sights on the always challenging Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies in the coming week. Will the club be able to capitalize ? What lies ahead for the team?
Plus: When the offense can be expected to improve, Juan Lagares' return, pine tar controversies, the "Hot Five" within the organization, and a "Ghost of Flushing's Past" will be featured. Make sure to tune in!
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Around Citi Radio welcomes OOTP Developments' Brad Cook to the program to discuss OOTP 15. OOTP 15 is the newest installment in the wildly successful Out Of The Park Baseball simulator series, available on all computer platforms and iOS.
Wrestling Clique Live returns for a stacked show on the heels of WWE's Elimination Chamber and Network launch! We'll dive into the latest WWE news, programming, go old school as we look back to Halloween Havoc 1997, and answer your calls and questions.
Wrestling Clique Live returns for our third episode only two weeks removed from the WWE Network's official launch. We'll be covering WWE Monday Night Raw heading to Chicago this Monday night, fan dissension with the product, and more from WWE's universe.
We'll also look into TNA's string of UK shows that reportedly helped to boost morale, Kurt Angle's potential return to WWE later this year, and the Lockdown PPV.
We'll also be discussing more from the world of professional wrestling, taking calls, and answering questions. Be sure to join us live at 9:00 PM ET.
Around Citi Live returns for our one-year anniversary show with recurring special guest Metstradamus. The phophetical Mets blogger's views are unique, zany, and sure to leave you with plenty to think about heading into spring training this year.
Analyzing and discussing PECTOA's 74-win projection for the New York Mets. Is there hope for more?Which spring training invites will crack the Opening Day roster?Who are prime breakout candidates in 2014?Will Stephen Drew ultimately end up with the Mets?Metstradamus' "Burger of the Month"The return of the anticiapted "Lucas Duda Tolerance Meter"Confidence (or lack thereof) in the 2014 bullpen. How many rookies will crack the roster? Be sure to join us for the discussion live at 10:00 PM ET.
Wrestling Clique Live returns for a PACKED edition. Make sure to check out Wrestling Clique Forums to join in on the discussion, and join the live chat!
We'll be discussing:
-CM Punk's possible departure from WWE
-WWE Royal Rumble discussion -Monday Night Raw and Royal Rumble fallout -The WWE's decision to omit Bryan from the Royal Rumble -Roman Reigns' ascent in the company -The announced Elimination Chamber match (No Smackdown spoilers) -TNA's UK tour and Sting's departure -Sting to WWE rumors -Upcoming independent news, Evolve 25-27 discussion -Taking calls and reviewing questions -Plugging various forum-related happenings -Segment "Things wrestling fans say" -Debut of Road to WrestleMania Trivia (for the live audience, building to a prize TBA during our WrestleMania week special).
Wrestling Clique Live is the official show of Wrestling Clique Forums. Wrestling Clique is an active and engaging online community to satisfy any wrestling fan's taste for discussion. Wrestling Clique Live is designed to bring a deeper experience to the forum.
We'll be introducing ourselves to the listeners, discuss the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble, look back on Evolve's recent string of successful shows, and look at what's happening on the forums. In addition, we'll be fielding calls and having an open chat to encourage discussion.
We hope to see you tonight!
ACL's professional wrestling-themed program returns as Josh and Mike look to explore the upcoming TLC PPV. They offer an in-depth preview of the matches to come, plus predictions on who will walk away victorious.
In addition, they explore the business of TNA and how they can be successful despite AJ Styles' departure. Plus: Daniel Byran, CM Punk, and more.
As Major League Baseball's Winter Meeting rapidly approach, we look into the major storylines in the sport. We welcome DRaysBay Managing Editor Ian Malinowski to the program to talk Tampa Bay Rays baseball, their offseason strategy, and what to expect moving forward from the club.
Plus: How does Oakland's two-year, $16M commitment to Scott Kazmir project?Toronto inks Dioner Navarro to a two-year, $8M deal. Non-Tenders will be announcedThe New York Knicks' nine-game losing streak may continue this week: When will the bleeding sotp?The Brooklyn Nets lose Paul Pierce for two-to-four weeks. The New York Jets drop their third consecutive game while the Giants pick up a huge victory.
Josh and Mike return for the second edition of the Wrestling Herald audio program. We'll get into the WWE Survivor Series PPV, Monday Night Raw, John Cena and Randy Orton's TLC Match in three weeks, the top 10 matches of CM Punk's WWE career, a Thanksgiving themed wrestling game, and much more!
Around Citi Live returns to our regularly scheduled time to discuss the week in sports. Josh and Rob dive into MLB's changing landscape, a crazy weekend in the NFL, the disappointing starts of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, and dive into the NHL.
What to look for: Los Angeles inks Dan Haren to a one-year, $10M contract.The St. Louis Cardinals improve their clubThe New York Yankees make their first splashA wild finish on Sunday Night FootballCan the Giants or Jets reach the postseason? What does D-Rose's injury mean for Chicago?What can New York's basketball teams do to turn their seasons around?When will the Islanders stop losing, and who can stop the Rangers? All of this, plus your calls and more on this week's broadcast.
Around Citi Live discusses the week in MLB free agency. The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals made major signings in Brian McCann and Jhonny Peralta. We look into the remaining free agents, what to expect from recent contracts awarded, and the upcoming Winter Meetings. We gladly welcome back Metstradamus to the program to talk the latest in New York Mets baseball. Visit Metstradamus' blog by clicking here.
ACL looks to the world of professional wrestling to draw inspiration for our latest show. Join Josh and Mike as they discuss the upcoming Survivor Series PPV, Kassius Ohno's NXT release, and what's to come from the independent circuit this weekend.
ACL returns to discuss the MLB Hot Stove as General Manager meetings get underway. The crew talks in-depth about the New York Mets aggressive (or not-so-aggressive) offseason pursuits and the likelihood that the club lands Curtis Granderson. Furthermore, we discuss the longterm ramifications of the Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin situation, look into the rough beginnings of both the Knicks and Nets, and much more.
MLB Stretch Run debuts on the Around Citi Network to discuss the pending pennant races around baseball. We'll look into the American and National League Wild Card races, who to watch for during the stretch run, and predictions for the upcoming playoffs.
ACL Returns after a month absencse to welcome back longtime friend Metstradamus. We'll look into the MLB playoff picture, talk about the significance of Matt Harvey's injury, the Mets offseason plans, Ruby Tuesday pretzel burgers, and much more.
Around Citi Live returns with all the latest MLB news including All-Star rosters, home run derby participats, and of course the latest with the New York Mets
Around Citi Live returns after a week hiatus to discuss all of the latest news from around baseball. We'll look into updated All-Star game voting, the Mets recent string of success, the Yankees struggles and tv rating decline, and we'll welcome back our old friend Metsradamus to the program for our monthly edition of word association.
Around Citi Live is proud to return to welcome William A. Cook, a baseball historian who is the author of the recently published Diamond Madness: Classic Episodes of Rowdyism, Racism, and Violence in Major League Baseball. We'll talk about the process of writing the book and several of the stories contained within, in addition to modern day baseball. We'll look into the Mets recent string of success, Zack Wheeler's second major league start, the Yankees potentially being sellers at the trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays resurgance, and much more.
Around Citi Live returns on Tuesday night of Zack Wheeler's major league debut and a symbolic day for the New York Mets. We'll discuss Harvey and Wheeler's starts in-depth along with welcoming Alozno Harris of the Binghamton Mets to the program. Harris, 23, is a six-year veteran in the organization who had a breakout campaign in 2012 in which he stole 40 bases. Major League Baseball certainly doesn't have a lack of subjects to cover, and we'll touch on them all. From Wil Myers' debut to Los Angeles visiting New York, we have it all on Around Citi Live.
Around Cit Live is proud to welcome New York Mets first baseman Matt Oberste to the program. Oberste was selected in the seventh round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft and will make his debut with the organization this week with the Brooklyn Cyclones. We'll cover the New York Yankees recent struggles, the San Diego Padres' rise to .500, the upcoming five-game series between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets, look into Zack Wheeler's debut, Wil Myers' call to the show, and much more. Photo Credit: Michael Baron
Around Citi Live returns on Thursday night with an action packed show featuring the latest around Major League Baseball, The New York Mets, and a myriad of topics that will provide intrigue. Zack Wheeler's major league debut in Atlanta. Matt Harvey's impressive run. Marlon Byrd, Shaun Marcum, and others' trade value. Home Run Derby Selections All-Star Game Coaching Staff Selections All-Star Game Importance San Diego Padres' impressive run The New York Yankees' run MLB Opening their season in Australia in 2014
Around Citi Live retruns with a loaded edition that will cover the loaded news week in the New York Mets universe, dive into topics surrounding the MLB, take a peak into the NBA finals, and much more. Photo Credit: Michael Baron
Around Citi Live returns with the exuberant and opininated Metstradamus talking about the New York Mets' recent successes, failures, and all of the fun that only Metsradamus can bring to the program. We'll look into Zack Wheeler's call to the major leagues, Rafael Montero heating up in Binghamton, Alderson's roster construction, the futile efforts of the starting rotation, and more from Mets land.
Around Citi Live returns for the first time in over a week with a show loaded with analysis, discussion, and fun. We'll look into the Mets recent four-game winning streak, Jonathon Niese's injury, Zack Wheeler's progression and debut, Ruben Tejada's injury, and Ike Davis' success. We'll look into the San Diego Padres recent success in a rough NL West, George Brett's annointment as Kansas City's hitting coast, Washington's struggles, and the importance of Daniel Murphy. "Did Mike Francesa Really Say That" will return, and much more on a loaded edition! Photo Credit: Michael Baron
Around Citi Live returns as host Josh Chapdelaine looks into some of the latest MLB news, rants about the New York Mets, delves into the NBA Draft, examines potential free agent fits for various clubs, and what trade chips the Mets possess heading into the deadline. We'll look into Sandy Alderson's comments about the status of Zack Wheeler and Travis d'Arnaud, Rafael Montero's impressive start in Las Vegas, the NBA Draft Lottery, the Yankees, and more from around baseball.
Around Citi Live returns as we welcome Franchise Hockey Manager's Jeff Riddolls. Riddolls produces the incredible Franchise Hockey Manager by Out of the Park Developments. We'll talk about the production of the game, how users can get their hands on an early copy, and some of the exciting features of the game. We'll look into the New York Mets acquiring Rick Ankiel and his platoon with Juan Lagares, discuss Collin McHugh's arrival with the Mets as Scott Atchison heads to the 15-day DL, look into Curtis Granderson's return to the Yankees, and much more around the MLB.
Around Citi Live returns on Sunday night to welcome ESPN New York's Adam Rubin to the program. We'll be discussing journalism, covering the New York Mets, Mets payroll flexibility, longtime solutions in the outfield, when Zack Wheeler could make his big league debut, and more from the Mets. We'll also be discussing the week in MLB news, rumors, analysis. We'll dive into some early season surprises and host the first edition of "Ghosts of Flushing's Past".
As the New York Mets look toward their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, we welcome Buc's Dugout's Charlie Wilmoth to the program to get an inside view of the Pittsburgh Pirates' early season success. We'll look into how Jason Grilli has adjusted to closing, Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker's unfortunate injury, and more. We'll also look to delve into the current series against the Chicago White Sox and all of the current news from the world of Major League Baseball.
Around Citi Live returns to welcome Brad Cook of OOTP 14 (Out Of The Park Baseball) to the program. We'll look into some of the amazing new features of the game including the brand new international system, advanced scouting methods, trading, running a small market franchise, FaceGen, analyzing depth charts, advanced metrics, PECOTA, and more incredible features the new edition has to offer.
In addition, we'll look into the Mets recent failures and successes stemming from the past week. We'll dive into Jordany Valdespin's hype train "Spinsanity", Jonathon Niese's rough outing in Atlanta, and the incredible come from behind victory on Friday night. We'll also discuss the Carlos Marmol rumors, Chase Headley's trade value, and more from around the Major Leagues.
Around Citi Live returns to welcome The Daily Stache's Matthew Falkenbury! We discuss the New York Mets, Matt Harvey, the tough loss to the Miami Marlins, and much more around the New York Mets.
Around Citi Live is proud to welcome USA Today's Ted Berg to the program this Sunday night to disucss sports writing, the beginning of baseball season, sandwiches, the most unforgettable food that Asia has to offer, and more unpredictability with one of the most unique minds in the industry today. In addition, we explore the past week in New York Mets news and take a look around the league.
The Pulse of Flushing (formerly Around Citi Live) debuts as Brendan and Josh discuss the recent roster changes that have brought Robert Carson and Juan Lagares to New York, lineup construction, and their big series victory against the Washington Nationals. In addition, they discuss the upcoming series' against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
The monthly installment of Metstradamus on Around Citi Live! Join us for the week in review and fun baseball discussion.
Around Citi Live returns on Thursday night with a loaded program that will feature news, analysis, and plenty of debates about the New York Mets and Major League Baseball. Brad, Brendan, and Josh explore the possibility of the Mets trading for Giancarlo Stanton or Carlos Gonzalez, Zack Wheeler's control issues in Las Vegas, Matt Harvey and John Buck's dominant starts, and look forward to the upcoming series against the Minnesota Twins this weekend.
As the New York Mets ready to battle the Miami Marlins in their series finale on Sunday afternoon, Around Citi Live moves back to an early timeslot to review the past week's games, look ahead to Sunday's series finale, and preview the Mets' upcoming series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Although the Mets didn't have much success in 2012, they won 10 games against the Philadelphia Phillies. To help preview the series, Around Citi Live welcomes The Good Phight's Liz Roscher to the program. The Phillies have plenty of momentum coming into the series off of the heels of a dramatic walk-off victory on Saturday night and won't be making the Mets' lives easy this week. In addition, we discuss Terry Collins' bullpen management, pinch hitting decidions, and lineup construction. We'll look into news from around Major League Baseball, discuss the start of Zack Wheeler and Travis d'Arnaud's season, and much more.
Around Citi Live returns fresh off of an explosive Opening Day in which the Mets downed the Padres 11-2. We'll discuss the aftermath, all of the happenings in Major League Baseball, and have a very special interview with the host of SNY's Geico Sports Night Kirk Gimenez. We'll talk to Kirk about becoming a host and how he managed to transition from Venezuela to the United States, his time at SNY, interacting with fans through social media, and talk Mets and MLB.
On the eve of Opening Day 2013, Around Citi live will look to preview the New York Mets' opening series against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field.
Around Citi Live returns to the airwaves as we welcome The 7 Line's Darren Meenan. Meenan, perhaps one of the most notable Mets fans, started his brand in 2010 and has seen himself profiled on CNN, the New York Post, and many other news sources. Perhaps his presence amongst the fanbase was felt most when he hosted The 7 Line Army's first group outing last year in support of R.A Dickey's 20th victory. This year, he'll kick off the season the same way the last one concluded with The 7 Line Army occupying center. Join us for what promises to be a special interview.
Around Citi Live returns to the airwaves with a delayed start (apologies) and we welcome Nick Landi and Danny Kroll to talk a buffet of baseball. We discuss the Mets, Yankees, and a myriad of other baseball news, predictions, analysis, and have some fun while we're at it.
Around Citi Live will welcome back the legendary Mestradamus to the program to hear the musings and prophecies of one of the funniest men in the blogosphere today. The last time he joined the program, we talked in-depth about the New York Mets' bleak outfield situation heading into Opening Day, played a tremendous game of word association, and ended up talking about Fish McBits. This time, we'll look to not only talk up the latest news, but also incorporate more fun into the program. Stay tuned for more details. In addition, we'll be continuing our contest to give away TWO New York Mets tickets to see the Amazin's host the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field on Tuesday, May 21st at 7:10 PM ET.
Around Citi Live returns on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 to begin our "National League East Preview" shows. This week, we'll be taking a look at the defending National League East Champion Washington Nationals as we'll welcome Federal Baseball's Patrick Reddington to the program. We'll discuss some of the New York Mets/Washington Nationals battles from 2012, the Nationals' offseason moves, expectations heading into 2013 (Including a full season of Stephen Strasburg, the evolution of phenom Bryce Harper, the addition of CP Rafael Soriano, and much more). In addition, Around Citi Live will kick off the first show contest as a thank you to the listeners who have already helped us top 5,000 listeners for our first month's work! We're excited about the prospect of continuing to provide an entertaining and insightful program and thank those who have been listening and tolerating us as we continue to work out the kinks and make the show the best it can be. Retweet any @AroundCiti tweet beginning on Monday, March 4th 2013 and you'll be entered to win TWO tickets to see the Cincinnati Reds take on the New York Mets on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at Citi Field at 7:10 PM ET!
We'll also hear from our newest contributor Nick Landi about his problems with the BBWAA, host another edition of Did Mike Francesa Really Say That?, play some more trivia with Brendan, and look to examine the beginning of the week's news.
We appreciate the continued support and look forward to you joining us!
Although originally scheduled for last night, New York Mets pitcher Rob Carson will join Around Citi Live tonight at 8:30 PM for an exclusive interview. We'll discuss Rob's early days growing up in Mississipi, his journey to the big leagues, competiting for a spot on the Opening Day roster, and some of his hobbies outside of baseball. In addition, we'll be running down some of the events that have occured over the past 24 hours. We'll take a peak at the New York Mets loss against the Atlanta Braves today, profiling what went right (...and what went wrong). We'll touch on Johan Santana's progress and then have some fun and take your calls.
Although we originally intended to conduct an interview with New York Mets LHP Rob Carson, circumstances out of our control prevented us from doing so. We sincerely apologize to those who had planned on listening to the interview and we hope to compensate for the miscommunication in the future. During the program, we discuss baseball cards (an Around Citi first), the latest New York Mets and MLB news, welcome several callers, play some trivia, touch on the World Baseball Classic, the Islanders' big win, Ruby Tuesday, the MTA's fare hikes, and the spectators at Citi Field.
Around Citi Live returns from a one week hiatus with a sunburned host and a myriad of topics to discuss as spring training is raging forward in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Metstradamus of http://www.metstradamusblog.com/ will join Josh, Brad, and Brendan to give his predictions for 2013 and to discuss the first games of spring. We'll discuss Cowgill Fever, Zach Wheeler, Matt Harvey, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson (per request of Brendan), welcome several callers, and fire back with Brendan's Trivia and the smash hit "Did Mike Francesa Really Say That?" All of this, PLUS your opportunity to win big. Stay tuned.
Coming off the heels of the 1st annual Sandy Awards, Around Citi Live rolls into pitchers and catchers with the biggest show to date. We'll cover Michael Bourn signing with the Cleveland Indians, Over/Under/Push projections, the newest out of Port St. Lucie, and we'll have our first guest as MetsBlog's Michael Baron will join us live from Port St. Lucie during the hour! Also: "Did Mike Francesa really say that?", Brendan's trivia, and much more!
Around Citi Live will air just as the mandatory reporting date for pitchers and catchers rolls around for the New York Mets! Join us live as we disuss all of the latest news and rumors heading into the first day of camp and hopefully have a resolution to report on the Michael Bourn front. We'll discuss the Alex Rodriguez scandal as well as other names connected with PEDs. In addition: The debut of "This Date in New York Mets History...or Not", your chance to WIN a New York Mets bobblehead (it's simple), a Travis d'Arnaud 2012 Topps baseball card, and information on what to expect from Around Citi Live as we enter our second full week. Join us, call in, or listen on the archive!
BEGIN SHOW AT 10:00 MARK AS WE EXPERIENCED AUDIO DIFFICULTIES TO BEGIN As many of the players arrive early to Port St. Lucie, Around Citi Live begins to crackdown on the last minute offseason additions. Will Michael Bourn be a New York Met? What is there to make of Bobby Parnell and Frank Francisco, and will Pedro Feliciano be able to contribute in 2013?
Also: We look into the Alex Rodriguez investigation, a potential Gio Gonzalez suspension and what it could mean for the New York Mets, how the catching tandem has improved, and special guests to be announced.
With only one week until pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie, the Mets are in the most busy period of their offseason. What will come of the Michael Bourn rumors? Will the Mets add relief help? Can the outfield without Bourn prove to be adequate? How much pressure will rest on Terry's shoulders during the early stages of the season? We discuss all of this plus a Superbowl prediction and much more!