S1 Ep16: The road to Cooperstown
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 our poor slumping Polar Bear as well as the Mets’ handling of Zack Wheeler’s injury. Next, we have to talk about domestic violence again. This time it was journali...
1hr 3m Jul 24, 2019
1hr 3m
S1 Ep17: Fernando Tatis
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past Though current and future generations may come to know him more as the father of Fernando Tatis Jr.—visiting town this week with the San Diego Padres—Fernando Tatis was once himself a top prospect in baseball in the late 1990s. We’ll hear about th...
25m Jul 23, 2019
25m
S1 Ep17: Bringing the heat
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, the team plays a speed-related Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Travis Taijeron and Daison Acosta. Next, Steve, Lukas, and Ken discuss the bread-and-butter of most pitchers: the...
1hr 7m Jul 22, 2019
1hr 7m
S1 Ep15: The Wheelers on the trade rumors go round and round
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite, which this week is co-hosted by Chris McShane and Linda Surovich as we wrap up the week of mixing up the hosts on our podcasts for some midseason fun. The show opens with discussion of the red-hot Mets’ four-game winning streak, which leaves them seven games under .500—and Mets fans maybe dreaming on something more, even though w...
54m Jul 18, 2019
54m
S1 Ep15: A Crossover Extravaganza!
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. We are back in your feeds after our brief hiatus last week. It’s a shake-up week at Amazin’ Avenue Audio and we welcome Lukas Vlahos and Ken Lavin as guest hosts while lending Allison out to From C...
54m Jul 17, 2019
54m
S1 Ep16: Richard Hidalgo
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past. This week, guest host Brian Salvatore traces the career of former Met Richard Hidalgo. Hildalgo came up with the Astros, had an amazing year in 2000, and a very good year in 2003 before coming over to the Mets in a trade in June of 2004. He hit 2...
19m Jul 16, 2019
19m
S1 Ep16: 90th Percentile Outcomes
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve is joined by guest hosts Allison McCague (from A Pod of Their Own) and Rob Wolff (from UnforMETable), who he immediately tasks with sorting the best Mets broadcaster trios in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses...
1hr 1m Jul 15, 2019
1hr 1m
S1 Ep14: First Half Recap, Second Half Precap
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, the boys are back in town after a week apart, and they celebrate the Mets' All-Star performances, especially  the Home Run Derby performance by Pete Alonso and the scoreless inning of 7-pitch ball from Jacob deGrom. Then, they look back at the first half of ...
1hr 14m Jul 11, 2019
1hr 14m
S1 Ep14: Polar Derby
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. We are back in your feeds after our brief hiatus last week. This week, we kick things off by discussing the Brodie Van Wagenen chair-throwing incident, the tension between Todd Frazier and Jake Arr...
1hr 27m Jul 10, 2019
1hr 27m
S1 Ep15: Joel Youngblood
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past With the All-Star Break upon us, Rob Wolff travels back to take a look at the Mets tenure—and unlikely All-Star selection—of outfielder/super-utility player Joel Youngblood. Youngblood arrived in New York on an infamous day in Mets’ history—June 1...
26m Jul 09, 2019
26m
S1 Ep15: Pay minor leaguers fair wages
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve and Lukas quickly break down the surprising signing of thirteenth round draft pick Blaine McIntosh. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Joe Genord and Kevin Smith. Next, Steve and Lukas delve into w...
1hr 17m Jul 08, 2019
1hr 17m
S1 Ep13: Streaky, Shaky, and Selling
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. First up, this week Brian Salvatore is joined by Maggie Wiggin, co-host of A Pod of Their Own, to discuss the state of the Mets after a seven game losing streak. We then discuss Steven Matz’s move to the bullpen, as well as the overall state of the Mets’ relief corps. ...
47m Jul 04, 2019
47m
S1: Win a Nimmo Gnome!
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 take a little break from podcasting for the Fourth of July holiday. We hope all of our wonderful listeners enjoy the break as well. Instead of a regular podcast, we will be sharing ou...
4m Jul 03, 2019
4m
S1 Ep14: Dae Seung-Koo
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past As the Mets prepare to welcome the Yankees to Queens for the second installment of this year’s Subway Series, Rob Wolff travels back to take a look at left-handed reliever Dae Seung-Koo’s brief tenure with the franchise in 2005. A veteran of many ...
24m Jul 02, 2019
24m
Started from the bottom
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve, Lukas, and Ken analyze minor leaguers that left via free agency in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Luke Ritter and Thomas Szapucki. Next, the team discusses where 2019 d...
55m Jul 01, 2019
55m
S1 Ep12: Knocked Out
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. First up, we discuss all of the insanity of the past year...wait, that was only a week? Good lord... Then, we talk about the terrible bullpen as of late, and whether or not there is anything to be done to salvage the season. Finally, we answer more emails. Chris’s musi...
1hr 17m Jun 27, 2019
1hr 17m
S1 Ep13: Peak Mets Threat Level Red
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 try to wrap our minds around the cavalcade of Mets drama, from the Sunday’s locker room throwdown to leaks about Brodie’s backseat managing to bullpen meltdowns. For more reading on t...
59m Jun 26, 2019
59m
S1 Ep13: Amos Otis
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past As the Mets prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets’ World Championship, this week, Rob Wolff travels back to take a look at Amos Otis’s brief tenure with the franchise. Considered an untouchable prospect prior to that s...
21m Jun 25, 2019
21m
S1 Ep13: I spent a week in South Carolina and all I got was this lousy tan
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve, Lukas, and Ken analyze different regional BBQ styles in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Dilson Herrera and Michel Otanez. Next, Steve goes into depth about his recent tr...
1hr 20m Jun 24, 2019
1hr 20m
S1 Ep11: Bullpen Blues
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. First up, we take the pulse of the Mets after a disaster of a week, and lament all the lost opportunities in the Cardinals series. We then get into the problems in the bullpen, and with the man who is making those calls. Then, we highlight the offensive performances th...
54m Jun 20, 2019
54m
S1 Ep12: Don’t be an a**hole
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 assessing the bullpen situation and the Mets’ recent rash of injuries, holding out hope that the team can perform on this decisive road trip. Next, we share our experiences w...
1hr 28m Jun 19, 2019
1hr 28m
S1 Ep12: Rick Ownbey
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to 1983, when the Mets had a group of young starting pitching on the cusp of the major leagues. Rick Ownbey was considered the most major league-ready of these as he excelled in a AAA rotation with Ron Darling and...
20m Jun 18, 2019
20m
S1 Ep12: Brooklyn MUST win
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve Sypa is down in South Carolina scouting the Fireflies, so Ken Lavin and Lukas Vlahos are on their own to discuss the past week of Mets minor league baseball. We begin with a discussion of how the various affiliates fared las...
46m Jun 17, 2019
46m
S1 Ep7: Ron Swoboda
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a new podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. This week, we welcome Ron Swoboda onto the show. Ron was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, and was responsible for a dramatic catch in game 4 of the World Series, which kept the game tied and allowed the Mets to come back and ...
32m Jun 14, 2019
32m
S1 Ep10: Rehab assignments? I say no, no, no
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. First up, we take the pulse of the Mets after a relatively successful week, including a split doubleheader with the Yankees. We then get into the silliness of the team’s approach to the disabled list, and the relative success of the team’s starting pitching. Finally, B...
59m Jun 13, 2019
59m
S1 Ep11: Sometimes the Mets are alright
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 bouncing back with a solid week but the Mets couldn’t refrain from Metsing and mishandled Robinson Cano’s injury.  Next, we answer fan emails during our ...
1hr 6m Jun 12, 2019
1hr 6m
S1 Ep11: Dave Mlicki
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the late 1990’s, when Interleague play finally became a reality. On June 16, 1997, the Mets and the Yankees tangled in the first meaningful game between two New York baseball franchises in forty years. That gam...
21m Jun 11, 2019
21m
S1 Ep11: 2019 MLB Draft review
Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss Josh Wolf and Matthew Allan- the Mets’ second and third selections in the 2019 MLB Draft- the unconventional strategy the Mets employed on day two, and selections that might fly under the radar, be they high schoolers, from the JuCO ranks, college juniors, or colle...
1hr 2m Jun 10, 2019
1hr 2m
S1 Ep9: Amazin' Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 9: Aceson Vargas
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. With Brian off this week, Allison McCague pinch hits, while Chris tries to check off all of Brian's responsibilities on the show. The show starts with the Mets' series win over the Giants, which felt like the team's first series win in a long time. And then we get into...
43m Jun 07, 2019
43m
S1 Ep10: A Pod of Their Own, Episode 10: Pink and sparkles and midriffs, oh my!
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 look at the Mets’ unfortunate west coast road trip, and the bullpen meltdowns that made it one to forget. We also welcome back Jeff McNeil and mull over upcoming roster decisions. And...
1hr 7m Jun 05, 2019
1hr 7m
S1 Ep10: From Complex to Queens, Episode 10: Going Baty
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss Brett Baty, who the Mets took with the 12th overall pick in the amateur draft last night. Given the incredibly slow pace of the first two rounds of the draft, they were left to wonde...
53m Jun 04, 2019
53m
S1 Ep10: Marco Scutaro
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past. As always, you can listen or subscribe to this and all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts (https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Famazin-avenue-au...
19m Jun 03, 2019
19m
S1 Ep6: Josh Satin
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a new podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. This week, we welcome former Met Josh Satin onto the show. Josh played for the Mets from 2011-2014, and made his name as a corner infielder and pinch hitter extraordinaire. He was an early Amazin’ Avenue favorite, and couldn’t ...
55m May 31, 2019
55m
S1 Ep8: Gomez > Lagares?
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 take a look at the Mets’ roster, and try to pinpoint just how they are staying afloat without nearly 1⁄4 of their Opening Day roster. They then debate the merits of Carlos Gomez vs Juan Lagares, and discuss the return of Todd Frazier and Wils...
47m May 30, 2019
47m
S1 Ep9: Put in a ramp!
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 this past week of Mets games, which went much better than the week before and featured a lot of clutch performances from the Mets’ depth pieces. We also talk about...
1hr 9m May 29, 2019
1hr 9m
S1 Ep9: Ryan Jaroncyk
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the 1995 MLB Draft. In a draft that would see future major league stars such as Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, and Kerry Wood go in the first round—not to mention future Met Carlos Beltran in the second—the Mets us...
19m May 28, 2019
19m
S1 Ep8: Draft retrospectives
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss catastrophic Mets draft busts Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Mark Vientos and Anthony Kay. Next, the guys take a look back at t...
1hr 6m May 27, 2019
1hr 6m
S1 Ep5: Dave Fleming
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a new podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. Today, we welcome San Francisco Giants and ESPN broadcaster Dave Flemming to the show. On Memorial Day, Jacob deGrom and the Mets take on Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, and Dave is calling the game for ESPN. Dave is a really ...
28m May 27, 2019
28m
S1 Ep7: A sweep fixes a lot
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 both being swept by the Marlins and sweeping the Braves, and how each series made us totally change our opinions on the team. Then, we catch up with all the roster moves and (hopefully) minor injuries that the team has suffered as of ...
57m May 24, 2019
57m
S1 Ep4: Adam Guttridge
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a new podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. This week, the Mets' assistant general manager of systematic development, Adam Guttridge, joins the show. Adam discusses his baseball origin story, including rooting for a team thousands of miles away, primarily though box scor...
27m May 23, 2019
27m
S1 Ep8: A conversation with The Athletic’s Emma Span
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 full blown Mets situation we have on our hands, including the injuries to Seth Lugo and Yoenis Cespedes. We also discuss how Robinson Cano is not the biggest i...
1hr 3m May 22, 2019
1hr 3m
S1 Ep8: Felix Millan
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the 1970s, as the Mets tried to get back to the promised land of the 1969 Miracle Mets. In 1973, they imported a light-hitting, smooth-fielding second baseman from the Atlanta Braves named Felix Millan.  Felix ...
20m May 21, 2019
20m
S1 Ep8: Two Vaughns don’t make a right
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve is out of town, so Ken Lavin and Lukas Vlahos discuss some Mets’ managers past in Promote, Extand, Trade. After that, we run threw the hitter and pitcher of the week, Patrick Mazeika and Anthony Kay (who we just cannot stop ...
59m May 20, 2019
59m
S1 Ep3: Matthew Callan
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, a new podcast from Amazin’ Avenue where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. This week, we welcome a former writer for Amazin’ Avenue, Matthew Callan, to talk about his new book Yells For Ourselves: A Story of New York City and the New York Mets At the Dawn of the Millennium. The book discusses the firs...
1hr 14m May 17, 2019
1hr 14m
S1 Ep6: Font of Sadness
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 woes at the back end of the Mets’ rotation, specifically how after Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Zack Wheeler, there isn’t much happening right now. We then discuss the first season of Brodie Van Wagenen’s tenure as General ...
1hr 1m May 16, 2019
1hr 1m
S1 Ep7: More domestic violence news casts a cloud over MLB
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 look at a key upcoming stretch for the Mets, and the injuries that may make or break it for them. (0:44) CONTENT WARNING: In the second segment of this week’s show, we speak about dom...
1hr 20m May 15, 2019
1hr 20m
S1 Ep7: Bernard Gilkey
Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the mid 1990s, as the Mets tried to build on Generation K by bringing in a couple of veteran outfielders, including Bernard Gilkey—would would go on to have one of the great single seasons in Mets history—which...
20m May 14, 2019
20m
S1 Ep7: Draft crystal ball
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the podcast from Amazin’ Avenue focusing on the Mets (https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/new-york-mets) ’ minor leagues. This week, Steve Sypa and Lukas Vlahos find some good in the bad in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Carlos Gomez and Harol Gonzalez. Next, the guys discuss the 2019 MLB Draft and share wh...
1hr 2m May 13, 2019
1hr 2m
S1 Ep5: Catching Woes and Riggleman Hype
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Allison McCague (@PetitePhD (http:.//www.twitter.com/petitephd) ) of A Pod of Their Own sits in for Chris, and she and Brian discuss the Mets’ catching situation, specifically the Travis d’Arnaud release, the Devin Mesoraco debacle, and the offensive prowess...
1hr 16m May 09, 2019
1hr 16m
S1 Ep6: Baseball has a domestic violence problem
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 discuss the sad state of the Mets, including the Adeiny Hechavarria/Dominic Smith roster move, the pitching injuries, and the beleaguered offense. CONTENT WARNING: In the second segme...
1hr 14m May 08, 2019
1hr 14m