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From Complex to Queens, Episode 46: A Peek Behind the Curtain Feb 10, 2020

Show notes

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

The Abbasid Caliphate effectively fell on this date back in 1258, as Baghdad was surrendered to the Mongols, and Steve, Ken, and Thomas try to decide what desserts are preferable from the regions it controlled in Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, the team talks about the different things that go into evaluating prospects and how those things get weighed and factored in.

Finally, Steve, Ken, and Thomas compare and contrast their individual lists and give their thoughts as to why they ranked certain players where they did.

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), Ken (@kenlavin91), and Thomas (@sadmetsszn).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 32: Everything Falls Apart Feb 07, 2020

Show notes

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

This week on the show, Chris is sick, so Allison McCague of A Pod of Their Own sits in.

First up, Allison and Brian discuss the failed sale of the Mets to Steve Cohen, the Carlos Beltran mess, and just how this Mets’ off-season has been even Metsier than normal.

Then, we look at the team’s needs going into spring training, and try to pinpoint a good move or two to put them over the top.

And, finally, we look at the rest of the National League East, and try to decide who leveled up the most in the off-season.

Allison’s Music Pick:

Catherine Feeny - Hurricane Glass

Brian’s Music Pick:

The Centurians - Surfers’ Pajama Party

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 Allison (@PetitePHD).

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 37: A sports quadrangle Feb 05, 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 begin by discussing the Wilpons outdoing themselves and torpedoing another potential sale of the team. (timestamp)

Next, we talk about a mish mash of topics that we felt were all worthy of discussion. First was death of Kobe Bryant, the complicated legacy he leaves behind, the press coverage, and the rush to be first instead of accurate. We then move on to Kris Bryant losing his grievance against service time manipulation and what the ramifications could be of that decision. We next discuss the Super Bowl and end with several Mets taking a stand against domestic violence. (timestamp)

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. (timestamp)

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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From Complex to Queens, Episode 45: Top 25 prospects 2020 (Part 5) Feb 03, 2020

Show notes

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

With his son playing in the Super Bowl, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas reminisce about 1999, Pat Mahomes’ best season in a Mets uniform, and Promote, Extend, or Trade various things that were present in the world in 1999 (and it was a really good year).

After, the team start discussing, dissecting and analyzing the next five players revealed from Amazin’ Avenue’s Top 25 prospects list for the 2020 season: Brett Baty (4), Matthew Allan (3), Andres Gimenez (2), and Ronny Mauricio (1).

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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UnforMETable, Episode 34: Pat Mahomes Jan 31, 2020

Show notes

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

Long before he would be known primarily as the father of the reigning National Football League MVP, Pat Mahomes had a long, winding baseball career. His days as a top prospect for the Twins long past, Mahomes was an unheralded acquisition for the Mets prior to the 1999 season.

However, Mahomes soon proved a reliable reliever for Bobby Valentine and his 1999-2000 playoff squads, contributing some clutch innings down the stretch as the 1999 squad fought tooth-and-nail for a playoff spot, and coming up big again during the postseason. It was a memorable time for Mets fans, Mahomes, and his young son Patrick Mahomes II, who shagged flies in the Shea outfield back then, and still occasionally sports his dad’s Mets jersey now.

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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From Complex to Queens, Episode 44: Top 25 prospects 2020 (Part 4) Jan 27, 2020

Show notes

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

First, in honor of the Seikan Tunnel connecting the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas play Promote, Extend, Trade involving various Japanese mascots.

After, the team start discussing, dissecting and analyzing the next five players revealed from Amazin’ Avenue’s Top 25 prospects list for the 2020 season: Franklyn Kilome (9), Thomas Szapucki (8), David Peterson (7), Francisco Alvarez (6), and Mark Vientos (5).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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UnforMETable, Episode 33: Brian Schneider Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

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

Coming off of a painful end to the 2007 season and with Paul LoDuca aging, Mets General Manager Omar Minaya made the decision to trade his former top prospect Lastings Milledge to bring in Brian Schneider and Ryan Church from the Washington Nationals.

Considered a defensive stalwart, Schneider served as the primary backstop for the Mets in their fateful last season at Shea Stadium as well as their first season at Citi Field—even scoring the Mets first run in their new ballpark.

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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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 36: A Conversation with Sheryl Ring Jan 22, 2020

Show notes

We kick things off by bidding farewell to Carlos Beltran - we really, actually hardly knew ye - and look at a few possible replacements. We also take a look at how this week illustrated Jessica Mendoza’s conflicting team and media roles.

We also announce our inaugural APOTO book club selection! We’ll be reading Baseball Maverick by Steve Kettmann over the next month and discussing it on our February 25 show. All APOTO listeners are invited to read along and send us their thoughts via email or Twitter for us to share in our discussion.

Next, we welcome Sheryl Ring of Beyond the Box Score and talk about what baseball has meant in her life before tackling the larger implications of the sign-stealing scandal and where Major League Baseball goes from here.

You can read Sheryl’s take on Carlos Beltran here, her proposal for a reimagined approach to domestic violence suspensions here, and while you’re at it, just read the whole damn archive, because she’s a freaking gem.

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 all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can follow our special guest Sheryl Ring (@Ring_Sheryl). 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 43: Top 25 prospects 2020 (Part 3) Jan 20, 2020

Show notes

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

First, Steve, Lukas, Kenny, and Thomas Promote, Extend, Trade things associated with Atlantic City in honor of the birth of Enoch “Nucky” Johnson on this date in 1883.

After, the team start discussing, dissecting and analyzing the next five players revealed from Amazin’ Avenue’s Top 25 prospects list for the 2020 season: Junior Santos (14), Harol Gonzalez (13), Kevin Smith (12), Josh Wolf (11), and Shervyen Newton (10).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 31: Fare Thee Welltran Jan 17, 2020

Show notes

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

First up, Chris and Brian say “this sucks” a bunch of times as we try to make sense of the Carlos Beltran situation, the Astros sign-stealing scandal, and what exactly this means for Beltran as a future baseball official.

We then look at some of the frontrunners for the Mets’ managerial opening, and the weird circumstances that anyone stepping into the job will be facing.

Finally, we talk about the signing of Dellin Betances, and how we have no idea what to expect from the Mets’ bullpen in 2020.

Chris’s Music Pick:

Meatbodies - Alice

Brian’s Music Pick:

Beulah - Yoko

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).

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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