S1 Ep103: May you live in interesting times
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the difficult position the Mets find themselves in this offseason—with lots of holes to fill, but not in a position to rebuild. We also talk about the possibility...
1hr 12m Sep 22, 2021
1hr 12m
S1 Ep134: Put 2021 in the books (kinda)
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. We knew this moment would come eventually. It always does. The 2021 minor league season has come to a conclusion, for the most part. The Syracuse Mets season will continue, but 2021 is over for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brooklyn Cyclones, St. Lucie Mets, and FCL Mets. As always, you can ...
17m Sep 21, 2021
17m
S1 Ep69: Kevin Collins
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. The Mets signed Kevin Collins as a 17 year old in 1964. The infielder was rushed to the majors due to combination of baseball’s pre-draft era waiver rules and the young team’s many needs, and injuries and a lack of proper development time would soon stunt any opportun...
29m Sep 21, 2021
29m
S1 Ep68: Mike Scott
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. The Mets drafted Mike Scott in the second round of the 1976 draft, hoping the hard-throwing right-hander would develop into a future pitching star. Unfortunately, Scott never developed a secondary pitch and his Mets career would fizzle out. After some mixed success in...
29m Sep 17, 2021
29m
S1 Ep78: Bad Play, Bad Tweets
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets took two of three games from the Yankees over the weekend, giving one last injection of hope into this maddening season. But then the Cardinals came to town, and the Mets’ season looks more lost than ever. Plus, Steve Cohen continues to tweet, and no one seems...
32m Sep 16, 2021
32m
S1 Ep102: John Smoltz is the Dan Brown of baseball broadcasts
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing all of the drama and emotions of the Subway Series, the coverage leading up to the 9/11 anniversary, and Sandy Alderson’s reported return for 2022.  Next, we talk...
1hr 8m Sep 15, 2021
1hr 8m
S1 Ep133: Closing Time
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Remember the Dreamcast? Remember how awesome it was at first but what a massive bust it was ultimately? The team takes a look at some Mets draft busts in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Binghamton over the last week or two and all of ...
59m Sep 14, 2021
59m
S1 Ep77: Management Issues Galore
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. While the Mets have had a relatively successful road trip thus far, the mismanagement of the team, both on and off the field, continues to be alarming. Whether it is the team's less than honest reporting of the Jacob deGrom injury, Luis Rojas's in-game management, or t...
44m Sep 09, 2021
44m
S1 Ep101: Five wins and three buckets of garbage
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing what feels like at LEAST a month’s worth of Mets crammed into one week—soon after Javy Báez’s post “thumbs down” storybook ending, the Mets went on a winning stre...
1hr 7m Sep 08, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep132: Preparing for the end
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With a few weeks left in the minor league season, the team takes a look at each affiliate and plots a course for them for the rest of 2021. After, the team revisits the career of Max Wotell in “Oh Yeah, That Guy!” Finally, the Wilponery of the Week. As always, you can listen or subscribe to ...
43m Sep 06, 2021
43m
S1 Ep76: Crisis, Catharsis, Crisis, Repeat
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. When Brian and Chris last podcasted, things looked incredibly different for the Mets than they did when they recorded on Wednesday night. After a four-game winning streak (three if you’re being pedantic and don’t consider the suspended game victory as part of the win s...
54m Sep 02, 2021
54m
S1 Ep100: #APOTO100
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the Mets’ “thumbs down” gesture and the ensuing media circus and what it says about the relationship between players and fans. Next, we tell our Mets origin stori...
2hr 21m Sep 01, 2021
2hr 21m
S1 Ep67: Randy Milligan
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Randy Milligan spent parts of seven seasons working his way up through the Mets minor league system. Buried on the depth chart behind the powerful, star-studded 1980s Mets, Milligan had an MVP season in AAA Tidewater and was a personal favorite of a very young Norfolk...
25m Aug 31, 2021
25m
S1 Ep131: The future’s so bright, we need to wear rose colored shades (Part 2)
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Starting things off, Steve discusses how the Mets’ minor league system did last week. After, following up on our conversation from Episode 130, the team takes a look at a few specific players and highlights in detail how they have improved in 2021 and how those improvements will cause them t...
30m Aug 30, 2021
30m
S1 Ep75: Celebrating 36 and Lamenting 2021
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Things have not looked good for the Mets all month, and things continue to be bleak around the team. Brian and Chris (unsuccessfully) search for reasons for optimism, beyond players returning from the IL, before, essentially, declaring the season lost. Prove us wrong, ...
51m Aug 26, 2021
51m
S1 Ep99: Forget meaningful. Can we get watchable games in September?
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by talking about the Mets’ horrible West Coast road trip, which furthered their demise and whether there is any reason at all for optimism now that Javy Báez and Francisco Lind...
1hr 19m Aug 25, 2021
1hr 19m
S1 Ep66: Jack Fisher
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Jack Fisher had already established a reputation as a workhorse before the Mets acquired him in a special draft for the recent expansion teams prior to the 1964 season. His tenure in Baltimore was solid, even if he is primarily remembered there for surrendering histor...
24m Aug 24, 2021
24m
S1 Ep130: The future’s so bright, we need to wear rose colored shades
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK! The team talks about what big Mets returns they would want to be a part of in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the discuss the mid-season prospect lists released by the major baseball prospect publications and the Mets players who made them. Next, the team d...
1hr 16m Aug 23, 2021
1hr 16m
S1 Ep74: Bad Play and Worse Tweets
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have lost five of six on their tour of the National League West, and have not seen the return of any of their injured stars. Things were looking dire, and then Steve Cohen tweeted about how bad the offense is playing. It's been a hell of a week on Mets Twitter...
32m Aug 19, 2021
32m
S1 Ep98: August is the new June
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by lamenting the fact that the Mets have gone from toast to burnt toast since our last episode. We also discuss how this could potentially be fixed moving forward and if it can...
1hr 10m Aug 18, 2021
1hr 10m
S1 Ep65: Philip Humber
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Philip Humber was drafted third overall by the Mets in 2004 with great hope—one pick after the Tigers selected Justin Verlander. Humber would suffer through arm problems before suddenly getting thrust into a key game pennant race in 2007, as the Mets’ once commanding ...
23m Aug 17, 2021
23m
S1 Ep129: A positive podcast!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas settle things once and for all and determine the best burgers in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team takes a look at the 2021 Mets Top Prospect list and look at all of the positive developments to have occurred in 2021 despite the overall poor records of mos...
1hr 10m Aug 15, 2021
1hr 10m
S1 Ep97: I have the bread in the toaster
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the Mets’ horrible slide from first place in the NL East to third place, culminating with Zack Scott’s press conference in which he threw his players under the bu...
1hr 22m Aug 11, 2021
1hr 22m
S1 Ep64: Esix Snead
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Esix Snead has a name you can’t forget, with some of the best speed of his era to boot. Unfortunately, his speed was his primary skill, and his Mets, and MLB career, was not as memorable as his name. Snead had two Major League call ups with the Mets, with one very mem...
18m Aug 10, 2021
18m
S1 Ep128: The Mets are bad but the Mets minors...sigh, they are bad too
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The Abbey Road cover was shot on this date back in 1969, so the team looks at some of the most iconic Mets photos in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, Steve and Ken hand over the mic to Lukas and Thomas to kvetch about the Mets’ abysmal draft, since they weren’t able to join in the emergency ra...
1hr Aug 09, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep96: Dodgers Least
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the Mets’ trading deadline acquisitions, Javier Báez and Trevor Williams, who we are happy about, but the Mets should have done more. Next, we delve into the Kuma...
1hr 32m Aug 04, 2021
1hr 32m
S1 Ep63: Eric Valent
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. A college star at UCLA, Eric Valent was a supplemental first round draft pick for the Phillies in 1998 who seemed to have a bright future. However, his progress through the minor leagues seemed to stall at AAA. Acquired by the Mets as a minor league free agent prior t...
29m Aug 03, 2021
29m
S1 Ep127: What a complete catastrophe
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The USS Nevada was an indestructible ship that was finally put to her grave on this date decades ago, so the team looks at the most indestructible baseball players in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, the team discusses the MLB trade deadline, the acquisition of Javy Baez & Trevor Williams, the ...
57m Aug 02, 2021
57m
S1 Ep72: [Baseball] Diamonds and Rust
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss the two newest Mets, Javier Baez and Trevor Williams, and debate how they’ll fit into this team. The lack of bullpen arms acquired at the deadline is a sore spot for both hosts. Despite a rough series with the Braves, optimism abounds...
44m Jul 30, 2021
44m
S1 Ep95: My kingdom for a horse...or a starting pitcher
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by reviewing how the Mets’ second half has gone so far—Pete Alonso’s hot streak, J.D. Davis’ return from the injured list, Francisco Lindor’s injury, the acquisition of Rich Hi...
1hr 13m Jul 28, 2021
1hr 13m
S1 Ep62: Orel Hershiser
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. The 1988 Mets seemed poised to cruise into their second World Series in three seasons and a glamorous matchup with the Oakland A’s. That was before they ran into the force that was Orel Hershiser that season. The Cy Young winner battled through a lengthy recovery from...
36m Jul 27, 2021
36m
S1 Ep126: A noticeable lack of a comprehensive response
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve witnessed a shocking upset while watching the GCW Homecoming show in Atlantic City this past Saturday, so the team discusses some shocking moments in video game history in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, Steve unfortunatley gives the last CPBL/KBO/NPB update. He has a new job and unfort...
1hr 7m Jul 26, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep71: Taking Dick Mountain (By Strategy)
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, From Complex to Queens co-host Lukas Vlahos sits in for Chris. Brian and Lukas discuss the recent acquisition of Rich Hill, and what sort of an impact Hill may make on the Mets rotation for the rest of the season. They also discuss the bizarre series in Cinc...
42m Jul 23, 2021
42m
S1 Ep60: Shawn Abner
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. With the 2021 MLB Draft in the rearview mirror, we take a look back to June 1984, when the resurgent Mets were in first place—and held the first overall pick in the draft. The team would use that pick on Shawn Abner, a “can’t miss” high school outfielder the team envi...
27m Jul 22, 2021
27m
S1 Ep94: Sheryl Ring on Trevor Bauer, consent, and centering survivors
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the legal ins and outs of the Trevor Bauer situation with Sheryl and what does (and does not) constitute consent. We also touch on her personal as a victim and he...
1hr 5m Jul 21, 2021
1hr 5m
S1 Ep125: Final 2021 Draft Thoughts
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With all twenty rounds of the 2021 MLB Draft done and over with, the team shares their final thoughts on what went down on day one/two/three, shares who they like, who they don’t, and how they feel about the future of the Mets’ minor league system with this infusion of players. Were the Mets...
37m Jul 20, 2021
37m
S1 Ep70: A Masher, an All-Star, and a Rocker
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The All-Star break is typically a time when your team is, more or less, out of the news. But the combination of the MLB Draft, the Home Run Derby, and the All-Star Game itself has led to a lot of Mets news. Brian and Chris discuss Pete Alonso's prodigious dinger hittin...
42m Jul 15, 2021
42m
S1 Ep93: How about ESPNo
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by celebrating Pete Alonso’s second straight Home Run Derby victory. We also give Taijuan Walker much-deserved kudos for being named as a National League All-Star and get hyped...
1hr 41m Jul 14, 2021
1hr 41m
S1 Ep124: 2021 MLB Draft, Day Two
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With their first round selection in the 2021 MLB Draft, the Mets selected Kumar Rocker, a right-handed pitcher out of Vanderbilt University. On day two of the 2021 MLB Draft, the Mets made their selections from rounds two through ten. In round two, they selected Calvin Ziegler, a right-hande...
49m Jul 13, 2021
49m
SB Nation's 2021 MLB Home Run Derby LIVE w/John Kruk - Presented by T-Mobile
MLB great John Kruk joins Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and a host of community guests from around SB Nation to watch the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2hr 37m Jul 13, 2021
2hr 37m
S1 Ep123: 2021 MLB Draft, Day One
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Reviewing the start of the 2021 MLB Draft, the team reviews the Pittsburgh Pirates (1), Texas Rangers (2), Detroit Tigers (3), Boston Red Sox (4), Baltimore Orioles (5), Arizona Diamondbacks (6), Kansas City Royals (7), Colorado Rockies (8), and Los Angeles Angels (9) selections. There were ...
52m Jul 12, 2021
52m
SB Nation’s 2021 MLB Draft Recap – Presented by T-Mobile
SB Nation’s all-star cast (Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, Eric Stephen and guest Jeremy Brener) breaks down everything that happened in the 1st round of the 2021 MLB Draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
49m Jul 12, 2021
49m
S1 Ep122: Mock Draft 2021
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the 2021 MLB Draft right on our doorstep, the team holds a partial mock draft. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas put on their GM hats and pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1), Texas Rangers (2), Detroit Tigers (3), Boston Red Sox (4), Baltimore Orioles (5), Arizona Diamondbacks (6), Kansas C...
1hr Jul 10, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep30: Gabby Vélez
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. Gabby Vélez, head coach and founder of Reinas Baseball, began building the foundation for a girls’ baseball team in 2018. Reinas Baseball is an 18-and-under Girl’s Baseball Organization dedicated to expanding the racial, cultural, ...
31m Jul 09, 2021
31m
SB Nation's 2021 MLB All-Star Game Preview! - Presented by T-Mobile
SB Nation welcomes you to it’s coverage of the 2021 MLB All-Star Week, powered by T-Mobile! On today’s episode, Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, and Brady Klopfer break down the rosters, set the state of the league, discuss trade rumors PLUS Talking Chop's Demetrius Bell joins the show to talk about the move from Georgia to Colorado! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr Jul 09, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep69: A Couple of Nice Series
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. After winning series against the Yankees and Brewers, the Mets find themselves still in first place in the National League East. Going into the final series of the first half, Brian and Chris discuss the team’s lack of offense, lack of starting pitching, lack of effect...
55m Jul 08, 2021
55m
S1 Ep92: Live from the Citi Field parking lot
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we have a very special show lined up for you all. We reunited, live and in person, in the Citi Field parking lot before Monday’s game between the Mets and the Brewers to discuss Tylor M...
35m Jul 07, 2021
35m
S1 Ep60: Pat Zachry
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Pat Zachry hit the ground running in his major league career—winning a share of the 1976 National League Rookie of the Year award while winning a dame in each of the NLCS and the World Series with the Cincinnati Reds. Zachry would go from first to last in mid-1977 whe...
28m Jul 06, 2021
28m
S1 Ep121: Plausible deniability is a clown question bro
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy (Belated) Fourth of July! In honor of Independence Day, the team takes a look at the most patriotic American video games in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, Steve gives updates on our adopted CPBL/KBO/NPB teams, the Uni-Lions (CPBL), the LG Twins (KBO), and the Yakult Swallows (NPB). Foll...
1hr 7m Jul 05, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep68: Trollin’ for a Trade
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. We are sorry to interrupt your Bobby Bonilla Day celebrations, but Brian and Chris are on the hunt for starting pitching. Focusing on the Royals, Pirates, Twins, and Rockies as potential trade partners, we identify six potential starters for the Mets to acquire. Chris’...
46m Jul 01, 2021
46m