Episode 193: The Bats Come Alive, with guest Kristie Ackert
Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we celebrate the Mets’ past week, lament the loss of Matt Harvey to the disabled list, and much more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your email, talk about the Mets recent offensive prowess, and give a brief consideration to life without Matt Harvey (1:10), Next up, Steve Schreiber conspires with Gary Cohen for a new reality ...
1hr 1m Jul 07, 2016
1hr 1m
Episode 192: Dark Days, with guest James Wagner
Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we take a look at a former #33, the current #28, and much more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your emails and discuss the upcoming Jose Reyes reunion (1:28), while playing a quick game of ‘Worried/Not Worried.’ Then, Steve Schrieber gives us our weekly Keith injection with This Week in SNY (34:40). Aaron Yorke is back to ta...
1hr 15m Jun 30, 2016
1hr 15m
Episode 191: Circling Panic City, with guest Mark Simon
Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we try not to panic over potential injuries, talk Jose Reyes and Youlieski Gourriel, and more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your emails and discuss Wednesday's double injury scare (1:36). Steve Schreiber digs into the weirdness that can be the Mets' broadcast and brings us a bizarre bit of Keith Hernandez humor in This Week...
1hr 21m Jun 23, 2016
1hr 21m
Episode 190: The Kelly Johnson Comeback Spectacular, with guest Logan Taylor
This week, we recap the draft, get lots of Kelly Johnson talk, and introduce a new fan to the essential elements of Mets fandom. First up, Brian Salvatore is joined by Steve Sypa and Lukas Vlahos to recap and discuss last week's draft. Then, Steve Schrieber brings us a bit of a sartorial discussion between Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez as part of This Week in SNY. Chris McShane then chats wi...
1hr 47m Jun 16, 2016
1hr 47m
Episode 189: Hurt, with guest Mike Vorkunov
First up, Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore talk about the recent string of injuries and the lack of Mets' depth in the corner infield positions (2:06), and then Steve Schreiber—courtesy of Ron Darling and Gary Cohen—brings us a culinary delight in Pittsburgh as part of "This Week in SNY" (34:39). Lukas Vlahos next introduces a new segment (36:58), before freelance sportswriter Mike Vorkunov (...
1hr 26m Jun 09, 2016
1hr 26m
Episode 188: When Ya Get Drafted, guest Jonathan Mayo
We look at what the Mets might do in the amateur draft this year and discuss that with our guest, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com.
1hr 41m Jun 02, 2016
1hr 41m
Episode 187: The Scourge of Murph with Ted Berg
Welcome to Episode 187 of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. First up, Brian and Chris answer your emails about David Wright and Daniel Murphy, and talk a little bit about the recent plague of injuries (1:24). Next up, Steve Schreiber shares one of Keith Hernandez's sartorial anecdotes on This Week in SNY (44:30), and Bryan Renzi discusses a forgotten Met with a truly fascinating life, Julio Machado (46:27...
1hr 46m May 26, 2016
1hr 46m
Episode 186: Thor's the Best and All the Rest with Andrew Beaton
Welcome to Episode 186 of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. First up, Brian and Chris talk about the West Coast road trip and the majesty that is Noah Syndergaard (1:30) Steve Scheiber brings us the return of Keith Hernandez on This Week in SNY (32:15) before Aaron talks about the Mets choice of Neil Walker over Daniel Murphy (34:12). Chris then talks with the Wall Street Journal's Andrew Beaton about hi...
1hr 3m May 20, 2016
1hr 3m
Episode 185: Bat-olo with Eno Sarris
Welcome to Episode 185 of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. We are still all on cloud nine from Bartolo Colon's big night on Saturday, but we promise to talk about more than just his big home run. First up, Brian and Chris talk about Bartolo Colon, the bullpen's effectiveness, and whether or not the team is hitting 'too many' home runs (1:00). Next, Steve Schreiber shares the best moment from our friends...
1hr 24m May 13, 2016
1hr 24m
Episode 184: New Day Rising with Marc Carig
Welcome to Episode 184 of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. This is Brian Salvatore’s first show in the hosting chair, and hopefully you’ll enjoy the new format of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. First up, Chris McShane talks with Newsday’s Marc Carig (2:29) about his Californian roots, ballparks, and pitcher velocity. Note: Marc was calling in from a rental car, so forgive the sound quality being less than stellar...
1hr 23m May 05, 2016
1hr 23m
Episode 182: John Carpenter's Escape from Panic City
In Episode 182 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Brian play a fun game of Braves (?) trivia before moving onto the Mets. Curfews have been lifted in Panic City, but there is still some concern about Matt Harvey. We also discuss the recent offensive explosion before answering your e-mails about PEDs, the future of Noah Syndergaard's UCL, how fast the Phillies can rebuild, Logan Verrett, and G...
42m Apr 22, 2016
42m
Episode 181: Panic City Town Hall Meeting
In Episode 181, Jeffrey and Steve discuss potential 2016 Mets tag team partners for our faces in peril, before movin on to the important stuff. Which is, HOW PANICKED SHOULD YOU BE ABOUT THE 2016 Mets? Well, it varies, as you might expect. We are both worried about David Wright, less so about the offense in general. Jeffrey thinks Noah Syndergaard's elbow might explode on the mound, FWIW, and S...
56m Apr 13, 2016
56m
Episode 180: ESPN's Karl Ravech and...others
In Episode 180 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Chris talks to Karl Ravech of ESPN about the Mets young arms and the team's upcoming series with the Miami Marlins. Then, Jeffrey and Greg make compelling radio in a Comfort Inn in Binghamton, NY after a snowout. One of the two previous sentences is accurate.
30m Apr 11, 2016
30m
Episode 179: 2016 Minor League Preview
In Episode 179 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, the Mets minor league affiliates are kicking off so we have all your previewing needs. Jeffrey resists the urge to talk about Luis Guillorme again, Lukas is excited about Wuilmer Becerra, Greg has some thoughts on Gavin Cecchini's defense, and Steve is woefully underprepared. But first, we talk about 95 (94? Who cares) mph sliders, because well, damn. Nex...
1hr 47m Apr 07, 2016
1hr 47m
Episode 178: The 2016 Mets Bullpen and...other...things
In Episode 178 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Chris are tasked with wrapping up our 2016 previews with the Mets bullpen. Chris is the kind of weirdo that likes this stuff, but Jeffrey keeps getting distracted by Luis Guillorme's defense. Sounds about right. Of course before that there is the matter of Matt Harvey and his...well, you know. After that we answer your e-mails, and they are pa...
1hr 17m Mar 30, 2016
1hr 17m
Episode 176: 2016 Mets starting pitching preview (NSFW)
In episode 176 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Lukas bring you the 2016 Mets Starting Pitching preview. So the draw the curtains, put the lights on low, and pour yourself a nice glass of wine for not safe for work discussions of the Warthen slider, motherfuckers, and Fat Harvey. First though we have to talk about Bartolo prop bets and surprising Spring Training roster moves. And Jeffrey ha...
1hr 17m Mar 16, 2016
1hr 17m
Episode 175: Spring Training nonsense and corner infield preview
In Episode 175 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, it is mixed drinks for some, Spring Training talk for all. Jeffrey and Steve cover a bunch of March topics that will likely not be mentioned again until James K's Mets Forgotten First Half post in July. Next we move on to the corner infield preview, but we are not sure what to say about David Wright at this point, and are apparently required by Mets fan l...
43m Mar 08, 2016
43m
Episode 174: 2016 Mets Middle Infield Preview OR "It's not that sexy"
In Episode 174 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, we continue to move around the 2016 Mets horn. This week we talk middle infield, which means we had to talk about shortstops, which means...well, you know. How are we feeling about Asdrubal Cabrera nowadays? Okay, maybe. How did Wilmer Flores end up doing against dick-high garbage? Quite well, actually. How is Eric Campbell making this roster over Ruben T...
1hr 14m Mar 01, 2016
1hr 14m
Episode 173: d'Arnaud, New York Catcher
In Episode 173 of Amazin' avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Greg don the tools of ignorance (no jokes please) and discuss the 2016 Mets backstops of note. Well first they banter about concerning Mets predictions and Yoenis Cespedes' future as a Top Gear presenter. But then it is definitely time to discuss if Travis d'Arnaud can stay healthy, if Kevin Plawecki will hit a bit more, and...well...uh...let'...
49m Feb 24, 2016
49m
Extra: The BP Annual Drinking Game
The Amazin' Avenue Audio  podcast has a long and storied history of co-hosts drinking and discussing the Mets news. In a very special edition, we codified it into a game. Using the Baseball Prospectus Annual, Jeffrey and Kate, along with Kate Morrison and Nick Stellini of Baseball Prospectus, engage in the BP Annual drinking game. It goes badly, mostly for Jeffrey, but really for everyone. The ...
1hr 11m Feb 20, 2016
1hr 11m
Episode 172: 2016 Mets Outfield Preview
Spring Training is tantalizingly close, friends, which means it is time for your position-by-position previews of the 2016 Mets to commence! In Episode 172 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Lukas discuss the Mets outfield, and it is in glowing terms. For starters, there will probably only be five of them, and they are all cromulent major leaguers. We talk Cespedes as center fielder, Conforto...
1hr 26m Feb 16, 2016
1hr 26m
Episode 171: The Rite of Spring (Training)
In Episode 171 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Chris and Jeffrey talk I-95 landmarks and Adam Loewen. Yes this is supposed to be our Spring Training preview, why do you ask? We do eventually get to that and talk craft beer, fried fish, seventh men in the bullpen, inevitable intercostal strains, and allude to stories we definitely cannot tell on the podcast. Next it is time for your e-mails on filling ...
1hr 14m Feb 09, 2016
1hr 14m
Episode 170: Electronic Correspondence
In Episode 170 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Brian banter about books and bad Binghamton promotions before answering your e-mails on the value of a compensation pick, the Mets contention window, a potential Matt Harvey extension, a potential Matt Harvey trade, re-signing Juan Uribe, the 2016 Mets lineup (those last five are all one e-mail, le sigh), old Latin pitchers, and our annual gam...
56m Feb 02, 2016
56m
Episode 169: The 2016 Mets might be a nice baseball team
In Episode one-hundred-and-nice of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Greg discuss Sandy's sense of humor, how good the 2016 Mets might be, who is the best shortstop prospect in the organization, and answer your e-mails on prospects, Cespedes, the DH, and whether the Mets are the best team in baseball. We wrap things up with another IFK Goteborg update and a list of all the mediocre European and...
1hr 9m Jan 27, 2016
1hr 9m
Episode 168: You know the name (Cespedes)
In Episode 168 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey, Kate, Chris, Kate Morrison of Baseball Prospectus and the mysterious prospect hate man (he lost a bet) knock back a few and discuss the Mets re-signing Yoenis Cespedes. We prefer that they would have leaked this out two drinks ago, but we can't complain too vehemently because the Mets look like a legitimate mid-market team and have had a pretty g...
46m Jan 23, 2016
46m
Episode 167: 2016 Prospect List Podcast
It is that time of the year again. The time when we spend two hours arguing over the minutia of the Mets player development system. Are you excited yet? You should be. In Episode 167, Jeffrey, Greg, Lukas, and Steve argue about the Mets minor league system. We start off with a system overview before diving into breaout candidates, who we are higher and lower on than the others, postulate some s...
2hr 1m Jan 21, 2016
2hr 1m
Episode 166: Piazza, New York Catcher
In Episode 166 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Greg discuss Mike Piazza's induction to the baseball Hall of Fame, the second best pitching prospect in the Mets organization, and what the Mets might do with the rest of the rapidly dwindling offseason (okay, probably not much). Then we answer your e-mails and talk Nicola Roeg films, IFK Goteborg midfielders, and Jeffrey plugs a whole bunch o...
1hr 5m Jan 13, 2016
1hr 5m
Episode 165: Look, this isn't our best work
We like to think after 165+ episodes we have a bit of a relatonship, with you, the listener.  So we will be honest. This podcast, well it might be a bit of a train wreck. The Mets didn't help matters, since there is no real news to speak of, and the news there is, it's very confusing. Also Aaron's laptop is very noisy, unless Jeffrey figured out a way to fix that in post, and Jeffrey's laptop i...
56m Jan 06, 2016
56m
Amazin' Avenue Audio's Very Festive Festivus
Gather round our large metal pole, one and all, as we discuss strength-to-weight ratios, Mets dinner companions, air a whole lot of grievances and perform feats of strength on Amazin' Avenue Audio. There is only one way to wrap up a wacky, weird, 2015 year on the pod, and that is with a Festivus (though probably not a Cespedes) for the rest of us. P.S. We also answer your e-mails, because Je...
1hr 8m Dec 23, 2015
1hr 8m
Episode 164: BARTYOLO
Gather round the fire and pour yourself a large mug of wassail. Jeffrey and Greg are here to tell you a tale of a larger than life man. More than a man, a legend. Yes, Bartolo Colon is back, and we are hear to talk about it. We also find time to talk about Jerry Blevins return and Dick Scott's promotion to bench coach. And of course there are your e-mails from all of the Daves we know. Because ...
55m Dec 17, 2015
55m
Episode 163: New news, who dis?
This podcast has a long history of having news break shortly after we stop recording, especially during November and December, but even by our standards this week was impressive. Jeffrey and Greg have a lovely conversation about losing out on Ben Zobrist and the subsequent Neil Walker trade. We also answer your e-mails. Then an hour after we finished recording, the Mets signed Asdrubal Cabrera....
1hr 43m Dec 12, 2015
1hr 43m
Episode 162: Winter Meetings preview?
In Episode 162 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Brian scrounge around for bits of news as the Winter Meetings kick off. The Mets will have a new bench coach, but a lot of the same players. Next David Roth of Vice Sports joins the show to talk about things to do in Scarsdale and Bridgeport and scan baseball-reference pages while discussing Raul Valdes and Trot Nixon's Mets careers. Finally, ...
1hr 50m Dec 07, 2015
1hr 50m
Episode 160: No news never stops the pod
In Episode 160, Jeffrey and Lukhas discuss all the goings-on in Metsland, which include...well...uh...the Mets are interested in Ben Zobrist? Jordan Zimmermann signed with a team in the AL Central? People on twitter want to trade Lucas Duda? Yeah, it is the miserable dregs of the offseason where we have nothing to talk about and still somehow fill 60 minutes. We also answer your e-mails about D...
1hr 5m Nov 30, 2015
1hr 5m
Episode 159: Our Annual AAA AAOPs
It's time for your hosts Amazin' Avenue Audio Offseason Plans, but Chris McShane can't be bothered to defend his 2014 title (which he won by cheating). He claims he is sick or something, leaving Jeffrey and Greg to debate the merits of Hansel Robles, 8th inning guy versus Dexter Fowler, leadoff hitter. Next, we answer your e-mails on Jeremy Hefner, Marcell Ozuna, and once and future podcast leg...
43m Nov 18, 2015
43m
Episode 158: AAA_email.exe
You won't stop e-mailing the show, so Jeffrey and Lukas break the emergency weekend podcast seal to clean out the inbox. And since there is a bit of Mets news to cover we kick things off with a discussion of Daniel Murphy's Qualifying Offer and the Mets "attempts" to trade for Andrelton Simmons. Then it is onto your e-mails about Adam Eaton, Denard Span, trading Lucas Duda, spending lots of mon...
59m Nov 14, 2015
59m
Episode 157: Your regularly scheduled programming
Normally by now on Amazin' Avenue Audio, we would have done a season review, an offseason preview, and some Rule 5 talk, but as you may have heard on podcasts like this one, the Mets spent all of October in the playoffs. So we have some catching up to do. First Jeffrey and Kate review the 2015 season one last time and discuss the Terry Collins extension. Next, Jeffrey and Brian look at some ear...
2hr 18m Nov 10, 2015
2hr 18m
Episode 156: #RIP2015Mets, Long live the 2015 Mets
Gather round listeners and you shall here, well nothing about Game 5 of the World Series. It doesn't feel right (and really you could just listen to the Game 4 recap again for effect). Instead Jeffrey, Steve, Lukhas, and Brian throw an Irish Wake for the 2015 Mets. There will be time for season reviews, offseason previews, and hot Rule 5 protection action in a week or so, but for now we send of...
21m Nov 02, 2015
21m
Episode 155: World Series Game 4 Recap
"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor." Albert Camus Look, you know what's coming in this episode. You can probably guess what we are going to discuss. Whether you choose to listen or n...
15m Oct 31, 2015
15m
Episode 154: World Series Game 3 Recap: That was fun, do it three more times
In our Game 3 World Series recap, Jeffrey and Greg are exuberant after the Mets win over the Royals at Citi Field. We also might be loud because we tried to record on podcast on Jeffrey's phone on the way back to the 7 train. Greg is in love with David Wright, Jeffrey is confused by Ned Yost, The Mets are back in the World Series, and we are all back in the New York Groove. The lesson is you sh...
10m Oct 30, 2015
10m
Episode 153: WELP
In Episode 153 Jeffrey and Chris try to make sense of the first two games of the World Series. It's hard, because we are very tired, and the Mets have been kinda bad. We review the bizarre oddities of Game 1, the depressing thrashing in Game 2, and try and figure out a way back into the series for the New York Mets.
31m Oct 28, 2015
31m
Episode 152: World Series (?!) Preview
In the first ever Amazin' Avenue Audio World Series preview Jeffrey and Greg are confused and terrified. This was true before every other Mets playoff series though, so a good omen perhaps? We discuss the Mets playoff rotation, how confident we are in the Mets bullpen, and who on the Royals scares us the most. Next, Andy McCullough, who you may remember from appearances on such podcasts as this...
2hr 10m Oct 26, 2015
2hr 10m
Episode 151: NLCS Game 4: So this happened
In Episode 151 of Amazin' Avenue AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...
34m Oct 21, 2015
34m
Episode 150: NLCS Game 3: "I have no frame of reference for what comes next"
It's another milestone episode for Amazin' Avenue Audio! Seems like this one came around quickly. Maybe because we are doing podcasts after every playoff game and THE METS KEEP PLAYING PLAYOFF GAMES YOU GUYS. This one was similar to the previous two. Good pitching, scrappy runs, Daniel Murphy dongs, DANZA KUDURO, and the Familia fist pumps. What happens next? We have no idea. This is crazy. We ...
24m Oct 20, 2015
24m
Episode 149: NLCS Game 2: Thorrrrrrrrrrrr dot mpeg
In episode 149 of Amazin' Avenue Audio, Jeffrey and Steve recap the Mets Game Two win over the Cubs in the NLCS. We've run out of things to say about Daniel Murphy, and we can't say it any better than Pedro when it comes to Noah Syndergaard, so we just end up exchanging recipe ideas by the end of the show. Though there is some (more) real talk about our emotional state as it relates to the 2015...
24m Oct 19, 2015
24m
Episode 148: NLCS Game 1: The Dark Knight: Master Ace
The Mets won Game 1 of the NLCS behind a sterling performance by Matt Harvey, and Jeffrey and Steve are hear to talk about it in Episode 148 of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Not at the bar where they were watching the game (Jeffrey's phone died), but several hours later when we were all very sleepy. "Let's do it in ten minutes" was the off-air directive, so of course enjoy thirty minutes of discussion ...
33m Oct 18, 2015
33m
Episode 147: NLDS Game 5: Explicit tag warning
In Amazin' Avenue Audio's measured, reasoned review of NLDS Game 5, Jeffrey, Greg, and Steve consider the big questions? Like is Jacob deGrom a "big game pitcher?" Is Noah Syndergaard a "Big game pitcher?" Is Jerurys Familia a "big game pitcher?" Have we reached peak Daniel Murphy? And what do we think of the Chicago Cubs? There's also some great NYC ambient sound because Greg decided to walk h...
10m Oct 15, 2015
10m
Episode 146: NLDS Game 4: And to tell the truth, oh this could be the last time
In Amazin' Avenue Audio's NLDS Game 4 recap, well, things didn't go to Terry Collins (also our) plan, so the Mets are headed out West for a do or die Game 5, whch hopefully won't be as crazy as Blue Jays/Rangers. We tip out hat to Clayton Kershaw (though we wish he could have waited another year to smash some #narrative) and talk about how we are coping with the impending Game 5. Fortunaely the...
10m Oct 15, 2015
10m
Episode 145: NLDS Game 3: Catharsis in Citi
In our Game 3 NLDS wrap-up, Jeffrey and Chris take time out of the Mets blowout to chat about pacing your boos, America's favorite shortstops, and big dongs. We also get serenaded by exuberant (and possibly inebriated) Mets fans belting out Bily Joel. It's all in a day's work on Amazin' Avenue Audio.
10m Oct 13, 2015
10m
Episode 144: NLDS Game 2: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Jeffrey and Steve discuss Game 2 of the NLDS and some have some very harsh words for Chase Utley. Parental discretion is advised. We probably should have also talked about Syndergaard's start, and the bullpen managenment in the seventh inning, and the Mets recent offensive struggles, but any and all of that would be burying the lead here.
10m Oct 11, 2015
10m
Episode 143: NLDS Game 1: Roll up! Roll up for the magical mystery tour
These podcasts after every Mets playoff game were a better idea before the 9:45 announced first pitch, but Jeffrey and Greg brave sleep deprivation, jet lag, and not enough coffee to bring you a podcast recap of the Mets Game One win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. We discuss the greatest magic trick Michael Cuddyer ever pulled, Jacob deGrom's dominant start, the unfailing entropy of Daniel Mu...
10m Oct 10, 2015
10m