S1 Ep203: Merry Listmas!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. New year, new prospect list! With the Amazin’ Avenue 2023 Top 25 Prospect list beginning, the guys share their sleeper prospects, players they were individually highest on that did not make the collective list. Steve was high on right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong, Lukas was high on right-handed...
35m Jan 02, 2023
35m
S1 Ep1: Dare to be Stupid - A Weird Al Retrospective
While this podcast isn't about the Mets or the Dodgers, it is about one of the true international treasures out there: "Weird Al" Yankovic. Hear Brian and Eric wax philosophical on "One More Minute," marvel at "The Saga Begins," and lament the continued timeliness of "Trigger Happy."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1hr 2m Dec 30, 2022
1hr 2m
S1 Ep149: “Give me the good balls”
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 Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Wills on the show to discuss their latest findings about the 2022 baseballs reported by Bradford in Insider earlier this month. We talk a...
1hr 20m Dec 28, 2022
1hr 20m
S1 Ep202: Merry Christmas!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy Christmas! Happy Hanukah! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Holidays! The Mets have given us a great present under our Christmas tree! A super team that certainly seems poised to have another successful season that was assembled. The icing on the cake, the ribbon on top? The Mets were able to put s...
10m Dec 26, 2022
10m
S1 Ep120: Free Agency Frenzy
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have not slowed down for the past two weeks, radically reshaping their team through free agency, and pissing off the rest of the league while doing so. Brian and Chris recap the past two weeks, discuss the lineup, the catching situation, and the bullpen. Chris...
52m Dec 23, 2022
52m
S1 Ep4: This is not a drill. The Mets signed Carlos Correa
The Mets continue to surprise us and Steve Cohen continues to open his wallet for premiere players. This morning, after a deal with the Giants fell through, Carlos Correa signed a 12-year, $315 million deal with the Mets. It's a full house on the podcast today: Maggie Wiggin, Allison McCague, Vas Drimalitis, and Brian Salvatore all dig into this news, what it means for the roster, the future of...
48m Dec 21, 2022
48m
S1 Ep201: Always in motion is the future
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On the anniversary of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the guys discuss New York baseball dynasties in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they discuss a minor roster move that was made this week and discuss the Mets outfield situation. Following that, the guys discuss some of the other gre...
47m Dec 19, 2022
47m
S1 Ep3: Four Catchers? In This Economy?
The Mets made a weird splash last night, signing Omar Narváez to a one-year, $8 million contract, with a $7 million player option for 2024. Lukas, Allison, and Brian discuss how the Mets may be planning on handling this unruly roster full of backstops. As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It...
33m Dec 16, 2022
33m
S1 Ep148: “Fine, I’ll do it myself.”
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 wild week that started with Jacob deGrom leaving the Mets for the Texas Rangers and ended with the Mets having signed Justin Verlander, José Quintana, Brandon...
1hr 32m Dec 14, 2022
1hr 32m
S1 Ep200: What a week!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the 2022 Winter Meetings done and over with, Steve, Ken, and Thomas go over the signings and trades that took place. Additionally, they go over the major league and minor league phases of the Rule 5 Draft and discuss who the Mets acquired. Before all of that, however, they discuss the m...
44m Dec 12, 2022
44m
S1 Ep2: Senga Signs Up
Welcome to the first ever Amazin Avenue Newswire, focusing on breaking news in the Mets’ orbit. This podcast will pop up whenever big news breaks which, hopefully, means that you’ll be hearing it quite a bit this offseason! Just a few days after bringing back Brandon Nimmo and signing David Robertson, the Mets made another big splash on the free agent market, signing Kodai Senga to a five-year,...
44m Dec 11, 2022
44m
S1 Ep1: Nimmo Returns, Robinson Arrives
Welcome to the first ever Amazin Avenue Newswire, focusing on breaking news in the Mets’ orbit. This podcast will pop up whenever big news breaks which, hopefully, means that you’ll be hearing it quite a bit this offseason! The Winter Meetings may have officially ended, but the Mets didn’t realize that, signing both Brandon Nimmo and David Robertson to contracts after the baseball masses have l...
52m Dec 09, 2022
52m
S1 Ep119: deGone / Verlanding
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets lost a franchise-defining player in Jacob deGrom, gained one of the handful of players who could possibly console us in Justin Verlander, and added to both the rotation and bullpen during the 2022 Winter Meetings. Life moves pretty fast, huh? Chris’s Music Pic...
42m Dec 08, 2022
42m
Quintana is a Met
Welcome to the first ever Amazin Avenue Winter Meetings Special focusing on all of the major events and news that happened on that particular day of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings. For the next few days, the crew at Amazin’ Avenue will be bringing you short episodes covering each day of the Winter Meetings. First, Brian, Allison, and Lukas discuss José Quintana signing the Mets for a 2...
37m Dec 07, 2022
37m
S1 Ep100: Terry Leach
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. As R.A. Dickey would a generation later, Terry Leach saw his future dream of major league glory seemingly disappear to the scourge of arm injuries, only to reinvent himself with a unique pitching style and a dogged determination to pitch in the major leagues and ...
34m Dec 06, 2022
34m
Verlander is a Met
Welcome to the first ever Amazin Avenue Winter Meetings Special focusing on all of the major events and news that happened on that particular day of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings. For the next few days, the crew at Amazin’ Avenue will be bringing you short episodes covering each day of the Winter Meetings. First, Brian and Lukas discuss Justin Verlander signing with the Mets for a 2 y...
26m Dec 05, 2022
26m
S1 Ep199: 2022 Winter Meetings preview
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this date back in 1783, George Washington resigned from his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and said farewell to his officers in New York. Likewise, in a semi-Promote, Extend, Trade, the guys take some time to say goodbye to a highly esteemed Mets player as well. ...
55m Dec 05, 2022
55m
S1 Ep3: Fare thee well, Jake
Welcome to APOTO (The Show), an all-star show hosted by Allison McCague from A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue, and Brian Salvatore from Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show). Allison and Brian convened for an emergency podcast, in order to say goodbye to Jacob deGrom and unpack some of the feelings that come from the newest Texas Ranger. You can listen or subscribe to all of ...
48m Dec 03, 2022
48m
S1 Ep147: NO COLLUSION!
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 report from Andy Martino of SNY about the Mets not pursuing Aaron Judge that launched an MLB investigation into whether the Mets and the Yankees were colludin...
1hr 39m Nov 30, 2022
1hr 39m
S1 Ep198: Giving thanks
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy Thanksgiving! We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! It’s back to business next week, as the hot stove begins to heat up with the winter meetings, but in the meantime, the guys just want to tell everyone out there how thankful we are for nearly 200 episodes of From Complex To Qu...
12m Nov 28, 2022
12m
S1 Ep118: Stockpiling Fringe Arms
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets made a bunch of small moves over the past two weeks, acquiring a number of potential bullpen arms and non-tendering Dominic Smith and Sean Reid-Foley. Brian and Chris discuss these moves, as well as give an update for how they feel about Jacob deGrom’s return ...
38m Nov 25, 2022
38m
S1 Ep197: Roster spots and how you fill ‘em
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve and Lukas begin with a discussion of the multitude of minor roster moves that the Mets made this past week. A few players were signed as minor league free agents, a few players were claimed from waivers and a trade was even made! After that, they discuss the 40-man roster situation and...
54m Nov 21, 2022
54m
S1 Ep146: Vibes of the Year Award
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 Edwin Díaz signing and free agents the Mets have been connected to so far this offseason. We also congratulation Buck Showalter for winning NL Manager of the ...
1hr 23m Nov 16, 2022
1hr 23m
S1 Ep196: FCL/DSL 2022 review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss poorly thought out Charleston RiverDogs promotional nights in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, they review the Mets’ Arizona Fall League contingent and how they did over the course of the AFL season now that it’s over. Following that, th...
49m Nov 14, 2022
49m
S1 Ep117: Five More Years of “Narco”
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have made their Qualifying Offers and picked up/declined the outstanding offers, and free agency has officially begun. The Mets made the first splash of the off-season by signing Edwin Díaz to a record contract. Brian and Chris discuss what may be next for the...
48m Nov 11, 2022
48m
S1 Ep99: Kenny Rogers
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. Kenny Rogers had a long and circuitous path to the major leagues, but slowly but surely rode two important pitching traits—durability and left-handedness—to major league success. Rogers rose from a LOOGY to a bullpen staple to a rotation staple in Texas—making ba...
31m Nov 08, 2022
31m
S1 Ep195: St. Lucie Mets 2022 review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss bad baseball nicknames in Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, they review the Mets’ Arizona Fall League contingent and how they did in this fourth week of the AFL season. Following that, they quickly touch on some breaking news and how it w...
40m Nov 07, 2022
40m
S1 Ep145: The Mets are ghosting like it’s Tinder
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 David Stearns stepping down as president of baseball operations with the Brewers and whether the Mets may pursue him for their front office in the future.  Next, ...
1hr Nov 02, 2022
1hr
S1 Ep194: Brooklyn Cyclones 2022 review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss Christopher Lee in a Halloween-themed Promote, Extend, Trade. Next, they review the Mets’ Arizona Fall League contingent and how they did in this fourth week of the AFL season. After, they share their thoughts about the 2022 Brooklyn ...
47m Oct 31, 2022
47m
S1 Ep116: Phillies or Astros
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets are not, sadly, in the World Series that begins today. That doesn’t stop Brian and Chris from talking about the series, their rooting interests, the Gold Glove finalists, and more. Chris’s Music Pick: Imarhan - Imarhan Brian’s Music Pick: Madison Cunningham - ...
24m Oct 28, 2022
24m
S1 Ep193: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2022 Review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas review the Mets’ Arizona Fall League contingent and how they did in this third week of the AFL season. Next, the guys go over some minor news related to the 2023 season and the 2023 MLB Draft. After, they share their thoughts about the 2022 B...
38m Oct 24, 2022
38m
The Playoff Format is Fine
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’ unfortunate early exit from the playoffs. We also talk about the long list of impending free agents and who may be the highest priority to retain. Next,...
1hr 12m Oct 19, 2022
1hr 12m
S1 Ep192: Syracuse Mets 2022 review
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve reviews the Mets’ Arizona Fall League contingent and how they did in this second week of the AFL season. After, the guys share their thoughts about the 2022 Syracuse Mets season. Expectations were not particularly high coming into the season, but the team somehow ma...
29m Oct 17, 2022
29m
S1 Ep115: Smell ya later, 2022 Mets
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets started off the weekend as the favorite in the Wild Card series, but ended in a very, very different place. Brian and Chris talk about the end of the season, the emotions around it, and who we are pulling for in the rest of the playoffs. Chris’s Music Pick: Vi...
42m Oct 12, 2022
42m
S1 Ep191: How are we feeling folks?
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Steve isn’t here and there’s nothing really going on on the minor league side right now (we’ll dissect the AFL next week). With our usual guide rails not present, Ken, Thomas, and Lukas simply complain about Buck’s bad managing, lament the health status of the Mets’ top two arms, pontificate...
36m Oct 10, 2022
36m
S1 Ep114: Bring on the Dads!
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. A lot has happened since the last episode that Chris and Brian hosted together, but there’s no time to waste! The playoffs are here, the Mets are the fourth seed in the bracket, and games start [checks calendar] today! Hear the boys discuss possible roster moves, how t...
26m Oct 07, 2022
26m
S1 Ep143: The Events of Last Weekend
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 Events of Last Weekend when the Mets were swept by the Braves. We also unpack potential postseason matchups for the Mets and try to maintain hope for a deep p...
59m Oct 05, 2022
59m
S1 Ep98: George Stone
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. George Stone was a two-sport star in college, ultimately choosing baseball over basketball. A promising young left-handed pitcher, he made his MLB debut at the age of 21 with Atlanta, and was a key cog in the rotation of the 1969 Braves, who would fall to the Met...
28m Oct 04, 2022
28m
S1 Ep190: Reviewing our predictions
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The Mets and the Braves depress the guys too much for a Promote, Extend, Trade topic this week, so they talk about the end of the 2022 minor league season and some of the standouts. After, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas review their pre-season predictions for the 2022 season made back in last...
33m Oct 02, 2022
33m
S1 Ep113: Showdown in Atlanta
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets head to Atlanta this weekend for their final regular season meet up with the Atlanta Braves. In anticipation of the series, Brian welcomes Battery Power’s Daniel Hutchinson-Kausch to the show to discuss the pitching matchups, some key players, and how neither ...
49m Sep 30, 2022
49m
S1 Ep142: Playoffs?!
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 state of the Mets heading into this weekend’s pivotal (and likely division-deciding) series against the Braves—that is, if the games don’t get washed out by t...
55m Sep 28, 2022
55m
S1 Ep97: Mike Bruhert
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. Mike Bruhert grew up approximately six miles from Shea Stadium, but his journey to play there was incredibly unlikely. He went 1-16 at his high school, but was discovered by a Mets’ scout in a sandlot all-star game. Early in his Mets tenure, Bruhert met—and event...
21m Sep 27, 2022
21m
S1 Ep189: Six-time Florida State League champions!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With Star Wars: Andor just released, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas rank some of the other more notable scoundrels in the Star Wars universe. After, they review how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week, with a focus on St. Lucie’s playoff run. As always, you can listen or subscribe...
43m Sep 26, 2022
43m
S1 Ep96: Pete Harnisch
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. A first round draft pick out of Fordham University by tge Baltimore Orioles, Pete Harnisch made his MLB debut before he turned 22. Harnisch blossomed in Houston, turning into an All Star after Baltimore included him in an historically bad trade. It thus seemed a ...
29m Sep 20, 2022
29m
S1 Ep188: 2022 is almost in the rear view mirror; Arizona Fall League, here we come!
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this date all the way back in 1796, George Washington’s farewell address to the nation was published, so Steve, Lukas, and Ken discuss some emotional and shocking baseball farewells in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they review how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week, wit...
42m Sep 19, 2022
42m
S1 Ep112: Let’s Just Forget the Cubs Series
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets had an absolutely terrible series against the Cubs, but somehow are still a game up on the Braves in the standings. Both the Braves and Mets are playing the Pennsylvania teams this weekend, and luckily the Mets drew the western club. Brian and Chris discuss th...
43m Sep 16, 2022
43m
S1 Ep141: It’s One Minor Leaguer, Michael. What Could it Cost?
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 and how they can’t seem to take advantage of their easy September schedule. We talk about Starling Marte’s absence and what the Mets are going to do abou...
1hr Sep 14, 2022
1hr
S1 Ep95: Lenny Harris
Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the team past. Lenny Harris was a speedy, versatile player who ultimately appeared at every position on the diamond except for catcher over his 18-year career. Harris was useful utility player early in his career for the Reds and the Dodgers. Over the latter half of his career,...
26m Sep 13, 2022
26m
S1 Ep187: Unionization
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Tampa native Doc Gooden set the Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts on this date in 1984, ending the season with 276, breaking prior record set by Herb Score in 1954. The guys discuss other players from the baseball hot spot of Tampa in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they review...
37m Sep 11, 2022
37m
S1 Ep111: What’s the Deal with Timmy Trumpet?
Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have gone 3-3 since the last podcast, and while some may have felt the sky was falling, according to Chris Bassitt, the Mets didn’t think it was a huge deal. Also discussed is Jerry Seinfeld, for whom Brian has some strong words. Chris’s Music Pick: Dinosaur J...
41m Sep 09, 2022
41m