This Week on The Korner: Koufax, Seaver, Gibson — and the Captain

What a week to be a Mets fan at the Korner. Ralph welcomed three Hall of Fame ghosts back to the postgame show, a brand-new Saturday series opened the SPORTSTALKNY vault, the Captain himself came to our book club, and we cut the ribbon on our own arcade. If you missed any of it, here's your catch-up — and a first look at the strangest debate series we've ever run.

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Three legends sat down with Ralph

Our imagined postgame interview series launched with a tripleheader any fan would dream about: No. 1 — Koufax Blanks the Mets, 5-0, the night Sandy was untouchable at Shea in 1965. Then No. 2 — Seaver Strikes Out Nineteen — Tom Terrific's masterpiece from April 22, 1970. And on Friday, No. 3 — Gibson Outduels Seaver in Eleven — the first-ever meeting of two future Hall of Famers, 1968. Each comes with the full story and an audio companion, so you can listen to Ralph's interviews the way they might have sounded. Next up: Mookie (Monday), Mr. Cub (Wednesday), and Piazza's post-9/11 home run (Friday).

Ron Swoboda, in his own voice

Our new Saturday series digs into the SPORTSTALKNY interview vault. No. 1: Ron Swoboda — Casey, Gil, and the Catch — Casey Stengel stories, Gil Hodges' honesty, the moon landing in Montreal, and the most famous catch in Mets history, from my January 2019 conversation with Rocky himself. Next Saturday: Cleon Jones.

The Captain comes to the Korner

Our Long Island SABR Chapter book club welcomed David Wright and Anthony DiComo to talk about *The Captain* — how Wright landed in New York almost by accident, the pennant race that never stopped stinging, Mike Piazza in the mentor's chair, and the night the Captain came home. The Captain Comes to the Korner has the full story and the complete 44-minute session video.

The Korner Arcade is open

Six days a week, a new Mets game in our Talkin' Mets on the Korner community: Korner Grid on Mondays, Who's the Met? Tuesdays, Team Link Wednesdays, Mets Jeopardy Thursdays, Wheel of Fortune Fridays and Pictionary Saturdays — each with its own leaderboard. Week 1 starts Monday. The doors are open, there's no cover charge, and bragging rights are very much on the table.

Also at the Korner this week

Sunday School #93: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #93: An Alomar Hat Trick — three Alomars, one uniform: Sandy Sr., Sandy Jr. and Roberto all wore the orange and blue.

Topps Tuesdays: 1962 — Roger Craig and the Beautiful Losers — 31 cards, high numbers, and a Snider in the wrong uniform.

Unearthed: June 27, 1971 — the Day the Mets Swept the Reds at Riverfront — the first doubleheader ever played at Riverfront Stadium, and the eventual champs got broomed.

In Memoriam: Guy Conti (1942–2026) — the pitching whisperer who adopted every arm he ever coached, remembered.

Muse the Mets: our daily claymation series rolls on, one Met at a time, in strict A-to-Z order — brand-new episode every morning on the Kiner's Korner YouTube channel.

The MLB News Box

METS TRANSACTIONS

The offseason roster trim has begun. Utilityman Vidal Bruján elected free agency on Thursday (Oct. 15), and outfielder MJ Melendez has elected free agency as well — both end their Mets tenures after spending most of 2026 at Triple-A Syracuse, where Melendez hit 22 home runs. And the rumor mill is already turning: owner Steve Cohen was in the house in St. Petersburg on Tuesday to watch former Met Freddy Peralta — a free agent this winter — throw six scoreless innings for Tampa Bay in the ALCS. File that away for the Hot Stove group.

TOP NEWS

The Brewers are going to the World Series. Milwaukee swept the two-time defending champion Dodgers in the NLCS, coming back from 4–0 down to win the clincher 6–4 at Dodger Stadium — their first Fall Classic since 1982, after a 103-win season. Jake Bauers took NLCS MVP honors.

The ALCS is all even. Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 7–3 on Saturday to tie the series 2–2; Game 5 is today at 5 PM ET. Ex-Met watch: it was Peralta who shut the Guardians out in Game 2.

World Series Game 1 is Friday, October 23 in Milwaukee, with a possible Game 7 on Halloween night.

Sources: MiLB.com transaction log and MLB.com reporting, as of Sunday morning.

Coming soon: Mets AI Wars

Five artificial intelligences walk into a bar — the Rheingold Rest — and we ask them the questions Mets fans have argued about for sixty years. Muse, ChatGPT, Alexa, Siri and Gemini debate, defend their picks, and then you get the final vote. First question on the table: Who is the most underrated Met of all time? The machines have made their cases. Some of them are going to surprise you.

We built our own clubhouse. Come sit with us.

Talkin' Mets on the Korner is our own community at kinerskorner.com — no algorithm deciding what you see, no lockouts, just Mets fans. Argue the game in the Game Day Thread, swap stories in Mets History & Memories, argue the winter in the Hot Stove, check on the kids Down on the Farm, salute the voices in Mets Broadcasters, show off your treasures in Show & Tell — and when the Mets do what the Mets do, the Venting Booth is open. Plus the daily Korner Arcade, the 2026 Mets Report Cards (grade every Met, A to Z) and the Topps Tuesdays collectors' room. Membership is free and takes a minute: Join Talkin' Mets on the Korner.

The week ahead

MON — Chronicles No. 4: Mookie, Game 6 · Korner Grid. TUE — Topps Tuesday: the 1963 set. WED — Chronicles No. 5: Ernie Banks at the Polo Grounds. THU — Amazing Away Games. FRI — Chronicles No. 6: Piazza, September 21, 2001. SAT — Saturday Sounds No. 2: Cleon Jones. SUN — Sunday School, right back here.

Put it in the books! — and we'll see you at the Korner.