S1 Ep22: Small Black’s Josh Kolenik
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. Josh Kolenik is the singer/guitarist/keyboard player for Small Black, a Brooklyn-based band who have released four full length albums, but most recently being this year’s Cheap Dreams, which just came out on 100% Electronica Record...
39m Apr 15, 2021
39m
S1 Ep80: Rain, rain go away
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’ uneven start to the season and we pick the players who are going to be our Dudes for the season.  Next, we talk about the abhorrent racism players face ...
1hr 23m Apr 14, 2021
1hr 23m
S1 Ep48: Julio Franco
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Julio Franco began his professional baseball journey when he was signed by the Phillies as a young shortstop out of the Dominican Republic in 1978. It was a journey that would ultimately land him in Flushing with the New York Mets almost 30 years later. With his caree...
31m Apr 13, 2021
31m
S1 Ep109: 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Preview
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The Titanic left Europe on this date back in 1912, so the team looks at some of the best teams to not win the World Series in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they give updates on their Way-Too-Early Draft Special players of interest. Next, Steve gives updates on our adopted CPBL/KBO/NPB ...
51m Apr 12, 2021
51m
S1 Ep21: Pete Alonso and Curtis Granderson
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. The Mets, Citi, and No Kid Hungry have been working together on the Citi Community Home Runs Program, where every home run hit at Citi Field sees Citi donate $2,000 to No Kid Hungry, an organization that fights food insecurity in N...
27m Apr 10, 2021
27m
S1 Ep20: Chris Forsyth
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. Chris Forsyth is a guitarist and songwriter who releases music as a solo artist and also as the leader of the Solar Motel Band. He compares his music to that of the late, great John Fahey, but instead of synthesizing the blues down...
42m Apr 09, 2021
42m
S1 Ep56: Bullpen Blues
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. During the end of the third game of the season, Brian and Chris convened to talk about the Mets' first series of the year in Philadelphia. They discuss the good - Pete, Jake, Dom, Marcus - the bad - the bullpen, managerial decisions - and the rust that must have formed...
52m Apr 08, 2021
52m
S1 Ep79: We live in a society
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, Mets baseball is back! And the Mets’ (delayed) Opening Day game was every bit Mets baseball. We talk about that and the Francisco Lindor extension and how happy we are that he is a Met ...
1hr 15m Apr 07, 2021
1hr 15m
S1 Ep47: Jed Lowrie
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Let’s hop in the wayback machine all the way to the 2018 offseason, when new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen tried to put his mark on the team with some dramatic moves. After a major trade to acquire closer Edwin Diaz and second baseman Robinson Cano, the Mets trie...
31m Apr 06, 2021
31m
S1 Ep108: 2021 Syracuse Mets Preview
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy Easter! In keeping with the spirit of the holiday, the team discusses players who had their careers reborn in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they give updates on their Way-Too-Early Draft Special players of interest. Next, Steve gives updates on our adopted CPBL/KBO/NPB teams, the...
59m Apr 04, 2021
59m
S1 Ep55: Disregard Approximately Half of This Episode
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. As happens with alarming frequency, Chris and Brian recorded this episode less than an hour before the Mets and Francisco Lindor agreed to the 10 year, $341 million extension. So, with that said, please ignore about half of their gripes expressed therein. Aside from th...
1hr 7m Apr 01, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep78: The DMV sloth from Zootopia
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 latest on the Lindor extension talks, which are still not resolved, despite now being less than 48 hours away from Opening Day. We hoped we would get to break...
1hr 32m Mar 31, 2021
1hr 32m
S1 Ep46: Collin Cowgill
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. With the organization reeling financially from the Bernie Madoff fallout, Sandy Alderson tried to unearth hidden gems. Such was the hope when the team acquired Collin Cowgill— an undersized outfielder who had posted some solid minor league numbers—prior to the 2013 se...
26m Mar 30, 2021
26m
S1 Ep107: Baseball here, there, and everywhere
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy Passover! The team has more than just a few bitter herbs on their plate, as they discuss the biggest players to be passed over by the Mets in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they give updates on their Way-Too-Early Draft Special players of interest. Following that, the team takes a...
1hr Mar 29, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep77: We are once again asking for a Francisco Lindor extension
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 Carlos Carrasco’s Grade 1 hamstring strain and what that means for the starting rotation.  Next, we discuss the latest on the Francisco Lindor and Michael Conf...
1hr 4m Mar 24, 2021
1hr 4m
S1 Ep106: The Second Annual Way-Too-Early Draft Special!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Memorializing Anne Hutchinson, the Puritan who was tried and exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to her religious beliefs and settled in New Netherlands, the team discusses the top players who were sent packing from Boston to The Bronx. After, the team takes a look at the upcoming 2...
55m Mar 22, 2021
55m
S1 Ep54: Cookie’s Hamstring and Met Dogs with Ted Berg
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Friend of the pod and co-host of the Metrospectives podcast Ted Berg joins Brian and Chris for the show today, bringing wit, wisdom, and Cole Hamels goofs to the pod. First up, the boys discuss Carlos Carrasco’s hamstring injury and what that may mean for the back-end ...
1hr 9m Mar 19, 2021
1hr 9m
S1 Ep76: A conversation with Deesha Thosar
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 welcome Deesha Thosar from the Daily News to discuss covering the Mets and her observations from spring training.  We also had to talk about the tumultuous offseason including the fi...
47m Mar 17, 2021
47m
S1 Ep105: The Rules They Are a-Changin’
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this date in 1961, nuclear disaster was narrowly avoided, so the team discusses colossal Mets minor league blunders in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss the biggest takeaways from the Mets’ top prospects in camp following the cuts and/or reassignments after the first week of spr...
1hr 11m Mar 15, 2021
1hr 11m
S1 Ep1: The Locker Room Sessions, Episode 1
Every Thursday, deputy site manager Brian Salvatore has been hosting a chat on the Locker Room app, where Mets fans can have a talk-radio like experience discussing the topic of the week. This week, the room's theme was 'the biggest misses of the off-season." In addition to the usual suspects - George Springer, Jackie Bradly Jr,, and some bullpen help - the gang also discusses the lack of Asian...
55m Mar 12, 2021
55m
S1 Ep53: Roster Prognostication
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Right before recording, the news broke that Carlos Carrasco’s elbow was barking a bit, and the Panic City Digest went back into production. Brian and Chris try not to subscribe right away, but are a little concerned about the bullpen. They also discuss the José Martine...
53m Mar 11, 2021
53m
S1 Ep75: The Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club
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 Taijuan Walker signing, José Martínez’s unfortunate knee injury, and the Mets’ resulting interest in third baseman Maikel Franco to provide righty pop off the...
1hr 28m Mar 10, 2021
1hr 28m
S1 Ep45: Matt Lawton
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. A batboy in the Mets’ organization when his brother Marcus played in the team’s minor league system, it might have seemed fated that Matt Lawton would suit up for the Mets. Lawton came to the Mets at the 2001 trading deadline, where the struggling team were clear sell...
33m Mar 09, 2021
33m
S1 Ep104: Spring has sprung!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the Beatles having made their radio debut on this date back in 1962, the team looks at some of the top Mets debuts in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they take a look at some changes to the minor league schedule and the possible major repercussions. Following that, they give their though...
1hr Mar 08, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep19: Steve Gelbs
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. Steve Gelbs is practically an institution on Mets broadcasts, acting as sideline/field reporter for the team since 2014. We discuss his role with the club and the network as well as some of the developments from the last year, incl...
32m Mar 07, 2021
32m
S1 Ep74: A conversation with author Andrea Williams
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 welcome author Andrea Williams to the show to discuss her book Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues. We talk with her about the history of ...
1hr 16m Mar 03, 2021
1hr 16m
S1 Ep103: This is deep
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In celebration of some good old fashion American imperialism, the team discusses pitchers from Texas in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss the Mets’ pitching depth situation in the starting rotation and in the bullpen. Following that, they discuss the Mets infield depth situation, h...
45m Mar 01, 2021
45m
S1 Ep102: Tebow was a genetic freak
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On the anniversary of the U.S. National Hockey Team beating the Soviet Union National Hockey Team at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, the team discusses the best Mets radio/television broadcast moments in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss spring training and the non-roster invitees w...
37m Feb 22, 2021
37m
S1 Ep73: PECOTA loves the Mets
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 evaluating the Mets’ offseason—the moves the Mets have made, the holes that still need to be filled, the likelihood that we see Lindor or Conforto extensions, and more.  Nex...
1hr 14m Feb 17, 2021
1hr 14m
S1 Ep44: Joan Payson
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Although Joan Whitney Payson was certainly not obscure in her day—whether as a socialite from a prominent New York family, or in her endeavors in the worlds of art, horse racing, and philanthropy. But Payson’s other love was baseball—she owned a small stake in the New...
30m Feb 16, 2021
30m
S1 Ep101: Do you want Tebow? Because that’s how you get Tebow
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this very happy Valentine’s Day, the team decides to Promote, Extend, or Trade their dates. Next, they discuss the new format Minor League Baseball will be taking in 2021. Following that, they discuss the latest trade the Mets made in this very busy offseason. Afterward, the team takes a ...
47m Feb 15, 2021
47m
S1 Ep52: No Bauer, No Problem
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Note: This was recorded before the trade for outfield prospect Khalil Lee. The Mets did not land Trevor Bauer last week, and Brian and Chris are fine with it. There is a lot about the signing to discuss, however, and so they welcome Eric Stephen of True Blue LA to the ...
1hr 7m Feb 11, 2021
1hr 7m
S1 Ep100: One hundred episodes of From Complex To Queens
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The team gets a bit meta in this week’s Promote, Extend, Trade and discusses the aspects of From Complex to Queens they’d like to promote, extend, and trade. Next, they discuss the Jordan Yamamoto acquisition. Following that, they discuss the rebranding efforts of the Appalachian League. Aft...
1hr 14m Feb 08, 2021
1hr 14m
S1 Ep72: The worst-kept secret in sports
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 an emergency pod to talk about the allegations of sexual misconduct made against former Mets manager Mickey Callaway. We discuss Sandy Alderson’s statement, what these incidents...
1hr Feb 03, 2021
1hr
S1 Ep99: The 2021 Top 25 Prospects List, Part IV
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of Dookie, the iconic Green Day album that was released on this day in 1994, the team looks at other iconic 90s albums in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, the team discusses the Steven Matz trade. After, the team discusses 20-16 on Amazin’ Avenue’s 2021 Top 25 Mets Prospects list: Fran...
53m Feb 01, 2021
53m
S1 Ep51: The Offseason So Far
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 look at the offseason from a macro perspective, trying to understand why so many Mets fans feel that the new front office has been inactive, or not active enough. They also briefly touch on the Jared Porter firing and the potential signing of...
1hr 3m Jan 28, 2021
1hr 3m
S1 Ep71: Ron Howard V/O: He was not a nice guy
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 briefly cover the Mets’ trade for Joey Lucchesi before launching into Jared Porter’s harassment of a female reporter and subsequent firing by the Mets. This prompts a greater discuss...
1hr 38m Jan 27, 2021
1hr 38m
S1 Ep98: The 2021 Top 25 Prospects List, Part III
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of the late, great Hank Aaron, the team discusses some of the most impressive home runs in Mets history in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, the team discusses the Joey Lucchesi trade and the hiring of Kevin Howard as Executive President of Player Development. After, the team discusses ...
51m Jan 25, 2021
51m
S1 Ep97: The 2021 Top 25 Prospects List, Part II
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of Mark Messier’s birthday, the team discusses established players who became faces of a new franchise after being traded or signing as free agents in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, the team discusses some roster news related to the start of the 2021-2022 international free agent sig...
56m Jan 18, 2021
56m
S1 Ep18: Trevor May
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. Trevor May recently signed a two-year deal with the Mets, but he’s more than just an exciting new piece of their bullpen. He’s a gamer, a standout on Twitch, a co-owner of a team in the new Fan Controlled Football league, and, judg...
35m Jan 15, 2021
35m
S1 Ep70: Francisco Lindor!!!!
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 nothing really except for the fact that Francisco Lindor is now a New York Met! We share our excitement about the trade that brought him and Carlos Carrasco over ...
1hr 31m Jan 13, 2021
1hr 31m
S1 Ep96: We interrupt your regularly scheduled prospect list
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Over 1,500 years ago, the Nika Riots took place so the team discusses what sports losses they would riot over in Promote, Extend, Trade. We should be talking about the next breakdown on our 2021 Mets Top Prospect List, but last week was no ordinary week. With the addition of Francisco Lindor...
1hr 1m Jan 11, 2021
1hr 1m
S1 Ep50: Lindor!
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 gather to discuss the blockbuster trade that the Mets pulled off on Wednesday. And while it is sad that Andres Gimenez and Amed Rosario now play in Cleveland, Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco now play in Queens. Let’s take that in for jus...
1hr 4m Jan 08, 2021
1hr 4m
S1 Ep69: Nice (Live)
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 Facebook and started things off with surprising our listeners with Maggie Wiggin’s triumphant return to the podcast! We began the show with a quick chat about the latest...
1hr 41m Jan 06, 2021
1hr 41m
S1 Ep95: The 2021 Top 25 Prospects List, Part I
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With today being the 11th anniversary of the opening of the Burj Khalifa, the team discusses the tallest men in sports in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses 25-21 on Amazin’ Avenue’s 2021 Top 25 Mets Prospects list, Ryley Gilliam, Jordany Ventura, Endy Rodriguez, Stanley Consu...
51m Jan 04, 2021
51m
S1 Ep49: 2020 in Music
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. Every year, Brian and Chris close out the year with a look back at some of their favorite music from 2020. This year was a weird one, so instead of the traditional five albums from this year, each host picked three from 2020 and two older records that were new to them ...
57m Dec 31, 2020
57m
S1 Ep94: Merry Listmas!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With 2020 wrapping up (good riddance!) and 2021 nearly upon us, Steve Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, Ken Lavin, and Thomas Henderson start prepping for the official Amazin’ Avenue Top 25 Prospects List for the 2021 season. This week, we share our sleeper picks, players who did not make the list for wha...
40m Dec 28, 2020
40m
S1 Ep68: This is a pro Jerry Blevins 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 the Mets segment is brought to you by the letter J. We begin by discussing the James McCann signing and what he brings to the team. We then discuss the hiring of Jared Porter and of cour...
1hr 26m Dec 23, 2020
1hr 26m
S1 Ep93: Revolutionary Baseball
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With today being the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, the team discusses the shortest professional athletes in various sports in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss the latest roster transactions, toasting players who are no longer in the organi...
1hr 3m Dec 21, 2020
1hr 3m
S1 Ep48: McCann's Our Man
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 Mets' new catcher, James McCann and discuss why the Mets may have chosen him over J.T. Realmuto. The lack of a true backup catcher is also discussed, as is the return of Jerry Blevins, an old Amazin' Avenue favorite. We then turn ...
48m Dec 15, 2020
48m