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Amazin’ Avenue in Conversation, Episode 13: Evan October of the Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club Jun 05, 2020

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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.

Evan October is the singer and songwriter behind the Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club, or the Isotopes for short. The Vancouver-based band writes songs about all aspects of baseball, including a song about a beloved Met: “The Ballad of Rey Ordoñez.” Evan shares three songs from the band, as well as chats about becoming a baseball fan in part to due WTBS, the cross-section of baseball and music, and why #0 inspired a song years after his retirement.

You can hear more from the Isotopes on their bandcamp page, or on Facebook or Instagram.

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.

Check out AmazinAvenue.com for all your Mets needs, and make sure to follow the site on Twitter (@AmazinAvenue), as well as host Brian Salvatore (@BrianNeedsaNap).

Tune in on Fridays for more Amazin’ Avenue In Conversation, and Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 50: A conversation with Bradford William Davis, Part 2 Jun 03, 2020

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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 continue our conversation with the Daily News’s Bradford William Davis. In case you missed the first part of our conversation last week, you can find it here.

We discussed where we envision baseball going moving forward and Noah Syndergaard’s very public battle with his landlord.

We also finish the show 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 guest Bradford William Davis (_@beewilly) as well as all of 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 62: One man’s worth Jun 01, 2020

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

In honor of World Milk Day, the team discusses cheese in Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, Steve gives us an update on our adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions, and our adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.

Finally, the team looks tries to break down minor league expenses as detailed as possible, according to publicly available data. On the heels of multiple organizations releasing a massive amount of minor league farmhands, we wonder: how much does it cost to actually fund a minor league system, as the system currently stands? The answer might surprise you.

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@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve (@stevesypa), Lukas (@lvlahos343), Ken (@kenlavin91), and Thomas (@sadmetsszn).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 49: A conversation with Bradford William Davis, Part 1 May 27, 2020

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This week, we welcome the Daily News’s Bradford William Davis to the show and he discusses his piece on the small businesses around Yankee Stadium and this pandemic’s far-reaching consequences.

Next, we talk about the latest proposal to cut players’ salaries and whether or not the return of baseball is what the country needs right now.

Next week, we will air the second half of our conversation with Bradford, featuring a discussion about where we envision baseball going moving forward and Noah Syndergaard’s very public battle with his landlord.

Next week’s episode will also finish with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.

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 37: Greg Goossen May 26, 2020

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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.

When the Mets acquired Greg Goossen from the Dodgers organization for $8,000 prior to the 1965 season, the young catcher with power potential quickly became one of the more promising prospects in the young organization.

Goossen never lived up to his potential with the Mets, though he caught the notice of—and was the subject of memorable anecdotes from—both Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel.

Afterwards, his most successful season in baseball—in the sole season for the Seattle Pilots—landed him a supporting role in Jim Bouton’s iconic Ball Four, before his post-baseball career led him into the orbit of Gene Hackman, which he parlayed into a lengthy career of minor movie roles.

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 your 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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From Complex To Queens, Episode 61: Mets abroad May 25, 2020

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

First, celebrating the original release of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, the team decides what Force powers would be most useful as a player in Promote, Extend, or Trade.

After, Steve gives us an update on our adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions, and our adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.

Finally, the team takes a look at Mets players who have gone on to have careers in the CPBL and/or KBO. The list is a veritable who’s who of characters, including the biggest Who? of them all.

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 48: Mets Show and Tell, LIVE! May 20, 2020

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This week, we took to Facebook Live to show our listeners our favorite pieces of Mets memorabilia we own, sharing the memories behind each one—ticket stubs, baseballs, scorecards, and more!

We also wrap things up like we do every week 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 all of 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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Amazin' Avenue in Conversation, Episode 13: Tim Kurkjian May 19, 2020

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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.

Since 1998, Tim Kurkjian has been a mainstay at ESPN, covering baseball in print, on radio, and on television. He has authored three books, the most recent being 2016's I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies: Inside the Game We All Love. He is currently writing a daily 'Baseball Fix' at ESPN.com, and you can find all of his work on Twitter (@Kurkjian_ESPN).

Check out AmazinAvenue.com for all your Mets needs, and make sure to follow the site on Twitter (@AmazinAvenue), as well as host Brian Salvatore (@BrianNeedsaNap).

Tune in on Fridays for more Amazin’ Avenue In Conversation, and Let’s Go Mets.

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 60: Live! From New York! It’s From Complex To Queens! May 18, 2020

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

First, celebrating the 120th anniversary of Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the team decides what characters they would keep for a baseball team in Promote, Extend, or Trade.

After, Steve gives us an update on our adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions, and our adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.

Finally, the team shares a bunch of their favorite minor league memories. We don’t know if there is going to be a minor league season in 2020, and regardless if there is one or not, the minor leagues will look very different in 2021. Rather than waste more time talking about how despicable Rob Manfred and the MLB owners are, they use their time constructively, talking about what a blast the minors are and they will be missed.

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 59: Eyes on Korea May 10, 2020

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

The oldest recorded manuscript in known human history dates back to today way back in 868, and it prompts Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas to Promote, Extend, or Trade the books they read in high school.

After, Steve gives us an update on our adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions, and our adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.

Finally, following our interviews with Dan about the KBO, the team talks a little bit more about the history and culture of the league.

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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