S1 Ep157: School spirit!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy birthday Brian Bannister, one of four Brooklyn Cyclones to have their number retired. Steve, Ken, and Thomas discuss who the next inductee should be in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they give updates on their Way-Too-Early Draft Special players of interest. Following that, they s...
54m Feb 28, 2022
54m
S1 Ep156: The Third Annual Way-Too-Early Draft Special!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up, the team discusses some news regarding RHP Matthew Allan and the recent revelation that he underwent ulnar transposition surgery in January 2022. After, it’s the Third Annual Way-Too-Early Draft Special! The Mets have two picks early in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft and the...
1hr 9m Feb 21, 2022
1hr 9m
S1 Ep114: A friendly reminder that athletes are human
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 return of Old Timers’ Day and getting excited about being able to Remember Some Guys.  Then, we talk about Matt Harvey’s testimony in the trial of former Ange...
1hr 17m Feb 17, 2022
1hr 17m
S1 Ep155: What’s in a name?
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On of the most exciting to have ever occurred in the Superbowl is Eli to Tyree, and to honor that amazing play, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas look back at some of the most exciting plays in World Series history in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, egged on by a tangent that the guys went on a f...
46m Feb 14, 2022
46m
S1 Ep87: Locked Out
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Spring Training is supposed to start quite soon, but the owners are still locking out the players. Brian and Chris discuss the lockout, the universal Designted Hitter, and why so much of the rhetoric from the owners’ side is just not true. Then, the Old Timers’ Day res...
35m Feb 11, 2022
35m
S1 Ep154: Why we do what we do
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this date back in 1962, President John F Kennedy extended the embargo on Cuba to include all goods. The team takes a look at some Cuban stars the poor relation robbed us of seeing and ranks them in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas compare the 2022 Amazin’ ...
46m Feb 09, 2022
46m
S1 Ep113: You can remember some guys
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 chatting about Keith Hernandez’s number retirement—a further indicator of a shift toward more inclusivity on the part of the Mets when it comes to retiring numbers and a hop...
1hr 12m Feb 02, 2022
1hr 12m
S1 Ep153: The 2022 Top 25 Prospects List, Part IV
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas conclude their discussion of the Amazin’ Avenue Mets Top 25 Prospects list. This week, they talk about Amazin’ Avenue prospects 4 through 1, 3B Mark Vientos, SS Ronny Mauricio, 3B Brett Baty, C Francisco Alvarez. Francisco Alvarez Brett Baty Ronny Mauricio M...
1hr 10m Jan 31, 2022
1hr 10m
S1 Ep152: The 2022 Top 25 Prospects List, Part III
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas begin the day discussing the signings that the Mets made this past week when the 2022-2023 international free agent period began. The team highlights who the Mets signed, the impact that their signing will have on the minor league system, and the impact that the...
52m Jan 24, 2022
52m
S1 Ep112: “The Captain” Book Discussion
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 with a short discussion of the one bit of Mets news that there is to speak of: the rounding out of Buck Showalter’s coaching staff.  Next, we spend the bulk of the show talking...
1hr 14m Jan 19, 2022
1hr 14m
S1 Ep151: The 2022 Top 25 Prospects List, Part II
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. This is episode 151, and unlike Bacardi 151, From Complex To Queens will not be discontinued. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas look back at some other discontinued drinks in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team goes over some minor Mets minor league news regarding a certain 16-year-old Domin...
1hr 19m Jan 17, 2022
1hr 19m
S1 Ep86: #17
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Amid the lockout, there is a little bit of Mets news. First up, the team announced that they will be retiring Keith Hernandez’s #17 next summer. Brian and Chris discuss the import that Keith (and his mustache) have had on the franchise. Plus, we talk about the supposed...
41m Jan 14, 2022
41m
S1 Ep150: The 2022 Top 25 Prospects List, Part I
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. It’s a new year and that means a new prospect list! Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas review the Amazin’ Avenue Top 25 Prospect list, offering their personal opinions, insight, thoughts, and points of view. First up is RHP Robert Dominguez. After him, the discussion turns to RHP Levi David. Afte...
1hr 17m Jan 10, 2022
1hr 17m
S1 Ep111: Sad Churve Noises
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 first addition to Buck Showalter’s coaching staff: new third base coach Joey Cora.  In the second part of our Mets segment, we talk about what moves the Mets ...
1hr 4m Jan 05, 2022
1hr 4m
S1 Ep149: Metsy Listmas!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In Promote, Extend, Trade, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss who they’d want on their team between three very talented players who were all born on this date (two in the same year!). Next, the team discusses some international free agency news. After that, with the Amazin’ Avenue 2022 To...
1hr 2m Jan 05, 2022
1hr 2m
S1 Ep148: Merry Metsmas
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Premio sausages roasting on an open fire Jim Beam nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Mr. Met Everybody knows the G.O.A.T. and some No-nos help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight Th...
25m Jan 05, 2022
25m
S1 Ep85: 2021 Music Recap
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Every week, Brian and Chris pick albums to recommend for your hours spent not watching or obsessing about the Mets, and once a year, they dedicate an entire episode to recommending some new music. This is that episode! Each host picks 5 albums they really enjoyed this ...
46m Dec 31, 2021
46m
S1 Ep110: APOTO Cookie Club 2021
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 went live on the Amazin’ Avenue Facebook page to eat cookies and talk about all things Mets. We talked about the Mets’ major signings this offseason—Eduardo Escobar, Mark Canha, Star...
1hr 35m Dec 22, 2021
1hr 35m
S1 Ep147: You know, I’m something of a prospect myself
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In Promote, Extend, Trade, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss the origin of choice of their super powers, if they had super powers. Following that, they discuss the recent hiring of Buck Showalter as Mets manager. The 65-year-old has been involved in baseball in one way or another since t...
1hr 8m Dec 20, 2021
1hr 8m
S1 Ep84: Who should be Mr. Manager?
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets, and all of Major League Baseball, are in a lock out right now, and so there’s not a ton of Mets-related content to chat about. However, the team is circling around three candidates to manage the team: Buck Showalter, Joe Espada, and Matt Quatraro. Brian and C...
54m Dec 16, 2021
54m
S1 Ep146: The Metsalorian
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the COVID-19 omicron variant spreading, the team discusses other deadly diseases in Promote, Extend, Trade. Following that, they discuss the minor league portion of the 2021 Rule 5 Draft. The Mets selected a pair of pitchers from the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs and lost a pair of pi...
1hr 9m Dec 13, 2021
1hr 9m
S1 Ep74: Pedro Feliciano
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. A 31st round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pedro Feliciano slowly and steadily worked his way through the minors and across several organizations before being acquired by the Mets in 2002. Feliciano would be up and down in the minors—and overseas in Japan—bef...
34m Dec 09, 2021
34m
S1 Ep109: The Tale of the Two Baseballs with Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Wills
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 are joined by investigative journalist Bradford William Davis and astrophysicist and baseball construction expert Dr. Meredith Wills to discuss Bradford’s recent article for Business...
1hr 33m Dec 08, 2021
1hr 33m
S1 Ep145: Locked Out
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of the last night of Hanukkah (and Hanukkah in general), the team talks about the best performance of Jewish characters by Jewish actors in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team previews the upcoming Rule 5 Draft discusses the MLB owner lockout and the impact it is going to have o...
1hr 13m Dec 06, 2021
1hr 13m
S1 Ep144: Happy Metsgiving!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. It’s that time of the year, folks. Time to discuss what we’re thankful of. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas kvetch a whole lot- we’ve made jobs out of it, one can say- but at the end of the day, we do this to ourselves. Being a Mets fan might not be a choice, but the degree of effort that we pu...
23m Dec 01, 2021
23m
S1 Ep82: The New NEW Mets
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The last time we spoke, the Mets' front office was barren, Qualifying Offers were out, and the future didn't look great for 2022. Then, everything changed. The Mets have a new GM in Billy Eppler, a new co-ace in Max Scherzer, a new center fielder in Starling Marte, a n...
1hr 6m Nov 30, 2021
1hr 6m
S1 Ep108: This is not a true crime podcast
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’ new general manager Billy Eppler and the work he has cut out for him this offseason, especially now that Noah Syndergaard has signed with the Angels. We...
1hr Nov 24, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep143: Winter is Coming
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of Lukas and Thomas being a pair of sickos, the team picks internet memes in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, with the Arizona Fall League concluded, the team reviews how the Mets players who participated did. Following that, they take a look at the 40-man roster and moves that were ma...
1hr Nov 22, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep142: 2021 St. Lucie Mets review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the fifth week of Arizona Fall League action done and in the books, Steve reviews how the Mets’ contingent did. After, the team discusses the 2021 St. Lucie Mets season. The St. Lucie Mets ended the season with a 60-5 record, the only non-complex, full-season team to post a record above...
43m Nov 15, 2021
43m
S1 Ep107: Sandy, can’t you see I’m in misery?
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 debacle that is the Mets’ front office search and how it is becoming increasingly clear that it is not “the pressures of New York” that are deterring candidat...
1hr 7m Nov 10, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep141: 2021 Brooklyn Cyclones review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the fourth week of Arizona Fall League action done and in the books, Steve reviews how the Mets’ contingent did. After, the team discusses the 2021 Brooklyn Cyclones season. The Cyclones ended the season with a 48-70 record, dead last in the High-A Northeast East, 22.0 games behind the ...
37m Nov 08, 2021
37m
S1 Ep81: Maybe use LinkedIn?
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. With Chris taking a well deserved vacation, Brian recruited former Amazin’ Avenue writer Jack McLoone to join him in discussing the Mets’ continued struggles to fill a front office. After a brief diversion into the (now failed) mayoral run of Bobby Valentine, they look...
1hr 14m Nov 04, 2021
1hr 14m
S1 Ep73: Joe Sambito
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. The Brooklyn-born Joe Sambito had a dominant stretch as a reliever for the Houston Astros in the late 70s and early 80s. While he had great personal success—making an appearance in the All-Star Game in 1979—his team couldn’t quite get over the hump in the playoffs, su...
34m Nov 02, 2021
34m
S1 Ep140: 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the third week of Arizona Fall League action done and in the books, Steve reviews how the Mets’ contingent did. After, the team discusses the 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies season. The Ponies ended the season with a 47-60 record, third place in the Double-A Northeast Northeast, 19.0 game...
48m Nov 01, 2021
48m
S1 Ep106: A conversation with Devin Gordon
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 Devin Gordon—author of a new book about the Mets and a recent (fantastic) ESPN piece about the 2021 season—on the show to talk about what went wrong with the 2021 Mets, where th...
1hr 37m Oct 27, 2021
1hr 37m
SB Nation's 2021 World Series Preview - presented by T-Mobile
John Stolnis, Kris Willis and Ashley MacLennon set the table for the World Series showdown between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
50m Oct 26, 2021
50m
S1 Ep139: 2021 Syracuse Mets review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the second week of Arizona Fall League action done and in the books, Steve reviews how the Mets’ contingent did. Following that, the team discusses the 2021 Syracuse Mets, who ended the season with a 47-69 record, tied for worst in the Triple-A East Northeast along with the Rochester Re...
45m Oct 25, 2021
45m
S1 Ep81: Please don’t order the Alderson Sandwich
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets cannot seem to land the front office personnel that they want, and so they find themselves in the same place they’ve been for three of the last four postseasons: without the proper resources to put together an on-field team. Also discussed are the potential qu...
50m Oct 21, 2021
50m
S1 Ep72: Timo Perez
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Timo Perez began his professional baseball career over in Japan before the Mets scouted him and took a flyer on him prior to the 2000 season. A strong minor league campaign earned him a September call up, and his speed and versatility helped him find a place on the Me...
29m Oct 19, 2021
29m
S1 Ep138: All-Organization Teams
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas tackle a Promote, Extend, Trade. Lukas is in charge this week, so you just know he has to make it about Mass Effect. Next, the team goes over the Mets’ performances in the AFL. Are they meaningless? Probably! Thankfully our discussion got interrupted by some ...
1hr 5m Oct 18, 2021
1hr 5m
S1 Ep137: All-Stars
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas tackle a listener-provided Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, the team previews the upcoming Arizona Fall League season. Does everyone going to Arizona belong? Were there any snubs? After, with Major League Baseball having awarded its All-Star awards, the t...
1hr 7m Oct 11, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep80: Hit the Road, Rojas
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. With the end of the 2021 season just passed, Chris and Brian look at the possible outcomes of the Mets’ failure to make the playoffs. The dismissal of Luis Rojas, which was absolutely expected, happened on Monday, and so the off-season strategy for populating both the ...
47m Oct 07, 2021
47m
SB Nation's MLB NL Playoff Preview - Presented by T-Mobile
Talent from all around SB Nation come together to preview the MLB NL Playoffs as John Stolnis, Brady Klopfer and Kris Willis debate all the biggest topics and make their predictions! Presented by T-Mobile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
52m Oct 07, 2021
52m
S1 Ep105: Mets report card
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 handing out grades to each Mets player, as well as the front office and Luis Rojas. We also discuss Luis Rojas’ firing and the latest front office rumors. Next, we talk abou...
2hr 1m Oct 06, 2021
2hr 1m
S1 Ep71: D.J. Dozier
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. D.J. Dozier was a three sport star in high school, excelling in baseball as well as football and basketball. While he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 18th round out of high school, his future seemed to lie in football, as Dozier accepted a scholarship to—and ...
26m Oct 05, 2021
26m
S1 Ep136: Living that minor league life
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. This week, the team discusses Thanksgiving sides in Promote, Extend, Trade, as George Washington called for a national day of prayer and thanksgiving on this date back in 1789. Following that, the team recaps the past week in Mets minor league baseball. After, they discuss the players who wo...
59m Oct 04, 2021
59m
S1 Ep104: LIVE from #Dollars4Dingers2021
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’re coming at you LIVE from Dollars for Dingers 2021! We chat a little bit about the Mets—which players might be in Queens next year and which players might not. We also talk about th...
45m Sep 29, 2021
45m
S1 Ep70: Kenny Greer
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Kenny Greer is a member of a somewhat exclusive club—one of the few players involved in a rare trade between the Mets and Yankees. The career minor leaguer toiled for six years in the Yankees organization before coming to the Mets for Frank Tanana in an also rare Sept...
23m Sep 28, 2021
23m
S1 Ep135: Rules and regulations
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. This week for Promote, Extend, Trade, the team looks at some close calls regarding Mets-affiliated players and the Baseball Hall of Fame. After, the they look at some changes that will be taking place in these last few games of the Triple-A season. Then, they discuss some rule changes that w...
51m Sep 27, 2021
51m
S1 Ep79: Twitter Q&A
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The curent Mets product is bad, but we all know that. The season is more or less over, but we know that, too. So, we decided to bring the show to the listeners and solicited questions directly from Twitter! Topics discussed include Michael Conforto’s future, Pete Alons...
44m Sep 23, 2021
44m