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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 109: Panic City Mass Transit Aug 25, 2022

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Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

The Mets took three of four from division rival Philadelphia over the weekend, and lost two in a row to local rival Yankees this week. On paper, this isn’t reason for panic, but the Braves just keep winning, and so the Mets are down to a very thin 1.5 game margin lead in the NL East. Brian and Chris try to remain calm, and do so by hyping up Old Timer’s Day.

Chris’s Music Pick:

Psychedlic Porn Crumpets - High Visceral Part 1

Brian’s Music Pick:

Prince - Around the World in a Day

You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at aaaudiopodcast@gmail.com

Make sure to follow the site on Twitter (@AmazinAvenue), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). Follow Allison (@PetitePHD) as well!

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 138: A League of Their Own with Kate Feldman Aug 24, 2022

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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 New York Daily News senior TV writer Kate Feldman on the show to talk about something very close to our hearts: A League of Their Own. We talk about how the show expanded on the universe of the movie, telling queer stories and Black stories. We also talk about the baseball scenes and the purposeful stylistic choices the show made to appeal to a modern audience.

We wrap things up like we always do with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow our guest Kate Feldman on Twitter (@kateefeldman). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 184: More draftee debuts and late season contributors Aug 22, 2022

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Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.

August 21st is the 233rd day of the year, which means that there are 132 days left. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss #1 pitchers who wore #32 in Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, they review how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week.

Following that, the team reviews some additional draftee professional debuts and work their way up to minor leaguers making their major league debuts.

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 really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

Got questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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UnforMETable, Episode 92: Rob Gardner Aug 19, 2022

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Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past.

The New York Mets franchise has seen its share of exceptional pitchers—Tom Seaver, Doc Gooden, Jacob deGrom—as well as exceptional individual pitching performances from those names and others—Johan Santana’s no-hitter, David Cone’s 19 strikeout game—the list goes on and on.

Perhaps the greatest of these, however, was authored by the less-heralded Rob Gardner. In just his fifth major league appearance, at the tail end of the 1965 season, Gardner hurled 15 scoreless innings in a game that would end up a 0-0 tie after 18 innings, and would have to be made up the very next day.

Gardner would spend one more season with the Mets before embarking on a journeyman career that would see him in several organizations before arm injuries would bring his career to a premature end after the 1973 season.

As always, you can listen or subscribe to this and all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

If you’ve got an idea for a player to be featured on UnforMETable, let us know in the comments.

Make sure to follow Rob on Twitter (@WolffRR), and you can now follow the show, too (@unformetable). Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past.

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 108: Baty, Let Me Follow You Down Aug 18, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

The Mets lost starting pitchers to injuries after 2 innings in back to back games, and yet, Brian and Chris aren’t too worried. Plus, the Mets’ #2 prospect debuted with a flourish, the Mets’ bench is wonky at the moment, and the rain has been a real pain in Atlanta.

Chris’s Music Pick:

Hana Vu - Public Storage

Brian’s Music Pick:

Reid Paley Trio - Approximate Hellhound

If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at aaaudiopodcast@gmail.com

Make sure to follow the site on Twitter (@AmazinAvenue), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). Follow Allison (@PetitePHD) as well!

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 183: Draftee debuts and late season contributors Aug 15, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.

This week, Lukas, Thomas, and Ken discuss the recent draftees who have debuted. It’s a small sample size for all of them, but a couple performances have been notable. We also run through Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty’s Triple-A performance and muse on their potential to contribute to the major league team down the stretch for the hundredth time. Lukas gets a couple Travis Blankenhorn plugs in as well, as is required.

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 107: Of Juggernauts and Dynasties Aug 12, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

This week, Chris is on assignment, and so A Pod of Their Own’s Allison McCague steps in to keep Brian in line. They discuss Old Timer’s Game, the false history of Met dynasties, and what, exactly, qualifies a team as a juggernaut.

Allison’s Music Pick:

Beyonce - Renaissance

Brian’s Music Pick:

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant

If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at aaaudiopodcast@gmail.com

Make sure to follow the site on Twitter (@AmazinAvenue), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). Follow Allison (@PetitePHD) as well!

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 137: APOTO’s Salty Tweets Aug 10, 2022

Show notes

This week, we begin by celebrating taking four out of five from the Braves in dominating fashion. We read salty tweets from Braves fans and encourage the mockery thereof, but do not encourage mockery via doing the racist chop at Citi Field.

Next, we talk about Pete Rose mocking a female reporter for doing her job and how shameful it is that the Phillies made him a part of their celebration.

We also announce the official date and place for Dollars 4 Dingers 2022: September 17 at Ebbs at 4:00pm. Be there or be square!

Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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UnforMETable, Episode 91: Jeff Musselman Aug 09, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past.

Jeff Musselman took a rare path to the majors, graduating as an economics major from Harvard University. He would be drafted by and make his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays, alternating between starting and relieving.

As the Mets looked to shake up their roster at the 1989 MLB Trade Deadline, the team brought in ace starter Frank Viola, then fortified the bullpen by bringing in Musselman in a trade that would send beloved franchise icon and World Series hero Mookie Wilson to Toronto.

Musselman would stuggle in his year and a half in New York, before a heart attack at age 29 would cut short his professional baseball career and see him move into the front office of the company of his agent, Scott Boras

If you’ve got an idea for a player to be featured on UnforMETable, let us know in the comments.

Make sure to follow Rob on Twitter (@WolffRR), and you can now follow the show, too (@unformetable). Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past.

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 182: The Post-Trade Deadline system Aug 08, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.

The trade deadline came and went, and Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas all chime in to discuss their feelings on what happened and what the Mets did. These pieces were recorded right after the deadline passed, so there are pure, unadulterated, unfiltered emotions that you’ll be getting. There may or may not be some cursing as well.

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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