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UnforMETable, Episode 23: Ellis Valentine Sep 03, 2019

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

Drafted a round before Gary Carter—and out of the same high school as Darryl Strawberry—Ellis Valentine had the type of talent that had people touting him as a future Hall of Famer.

Valentine’s career got off to an impressive start with the Montreal Expos before some combination of injuries, off-field problems and an on-field beanball led to the precipitous downslide of his career at the tender age of 26—and right around the time of his acquisition by the New York Mets.

Hear about Valentine’s fascinating career—including a memorable television appearance—and his impressive post-baseball work.

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 23: Playoff Time? Sep 02, 2019

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

On the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, the looks at various Mets-related veterans in Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Danny Espinosa and Zach Lee.

Next, the team analyzes the minor league teams still in their respective playoff pictures.

Finally, the team reminisces about a player that had success around this time in years past in Oh Yeah, That Guy: TJ Chism, Shawn Bowman, and Matt Oberste.

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.

Email the show at fromcomplextoqueens@gmail.com, and follow us on twitter: Steve (@stevesypa), Lukas Vlahos (@lvlahos343), and Ken (@kenlavin91).

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Amazin' Avenue in Conversation, Episode 8: Noah Syndergaard Aug 29, 2019

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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.

Noah Syndergaard needs no introduction. One of the most electrifying athletes in sports today, Snydergaard is part of the Mets' young rotation that looks to be a dominant force in baseball for years to come. He's also one of the most legitimately funny athletes on social media, something that can be gleaned from following him on Twitter (@noahsyndergaard) and Instagram (@nsydnergaard).

Noah has partnered with Great Clips for their Back to School promotion, which helps underfunded schools throughout the country. On Thursday, September 5, Great Clips and Noah will visit PS 111 Adolph S Ochs in Hell’s Kitchen to hand out school supplies and to deliver a donation of $40,000. The money will go towards a monthly hot meal program for students and families that live in temporary housing as well as to fund extracurricular initiatives such as an after-school drama club and an African-inspired music and dance program.

To help out, download the Great Clips app and make a difference in the lives of kids across the country.

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 21: Big Pete breaks records, the Cubs break hearts, and APOTO gives back Aug 28, 2019

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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, the Mets are on a roller coaster and we’re along for the ride. Big wins and big losses have dominated, but Big Pete has broken the Mets season home run record and we are so happy for him.

Next, we welcome Sara Sanchez, host of the fantastic Cubs podcast Cuppa Cubbie Blue. We talk rivalries, old and new, how our respective playoff runs feel, and how we cope when our teams are made up of people we can’t cheer for. Sara wrote an emotional must-read about Addison Russell’s return to baseball for Bleed Cubbie Blue earlier this year.

Then, we share our Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.

And finally, we wrap things up with a special announcement - we are pledging to donate to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for each home run the Mets hit in the month of September and we want you all to join us! The amount can be small or large, public or private, all that matters is that we support this amazing organization. Follow us on Twitter for more updates and to let us know you’re on board!

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 guest, Sara Sanchez on Twitter (@BCB_Sara). 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 22: Chico Walker Aug 26, 2019

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

As the Mets welcome the Cubs to town in a pivotal series with playoff implications, we look back at a utility player who divided the bulk of his major league career between the two franchises—Chico Walker.

Hear about Walker’s extensive time in the minors—including his participation in a game that made professional baseball history. Walker ultimately fought his way to a role on the Chicago bench, but he started and made a notable appearance in a memorable game in Mets’ history in 1986.

Eventually, Walker found his way to the Mets, where he finally received the most playing time in his career—albeit for The Worst Team Money Could Buy.

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 22: I spent a week in Appalachia and all I got was this sweet shirt Aug 26, 2019

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

This week, the team pays homage to Windows 95 in Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Corey Oswalt and Andres Regnault.

Next, Steve goes over his trip to Kingsport, Tennessee and Pulaski, Virginia to see the Kingsport Mets. He touches on all of the major players, and shares a few surprises.

Finally, the team reminisces about a player that had success around this time in years past in Oh Yeah, That Guy: Colby Woodmansee, Brant Rustich, and Lednier Ricardo.

Email the show at fromcomplextoqueens@gmail.com, and follow us on twitter: Steve (@stevesypa), Lukas Vlahos (@lvlahos343), and Ken (@kenlavin91).

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 20: Hamstrung Aug 22, 2019

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

This week, A Pod ofTheir Own’s Allison McCague sits in with Brian to discuss the injury to Marcus Stroman, and how that affects the team’s playoff hopes.

Next up, we discuss how the players around the fringes have been excelling for the Mets as of late, and compare Joe Panik and Brad Brach to similarly effective 2015 acquisitions.

We round out the episode with the three things we’ve all come to expect from a baseball podcast: hamstring injuries, boner pills, and 90s pop-punk.

Allison’s Music Pick:

Green Day - Warning

Brian’s Music Pick:

Colleen Green - Dude Ranch as Played by Colleen Green

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 well as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap) and Allison (@PetitePHD).

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 20: Wilmer Flores, Backstreet Boys, Kangaroos, and some baseball Aug 21, 2019

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This week, we’re pretty jazzed about how well the Mets have been playing, including the starting pitching stepping it up, Amed Rosario continuing to roll, Juan Lagares’ strong week, the solid addition of Joe Panik, the potential returns of Brandon Nimmo and Jed Lowrie, and more. But most of all, we’re excited about Pete Alonso breaking the single-season home run record for an NL rookie.

Next, we expand upon a previous discussion about attempts to expand the game to a younger audience, this time focusing on Major League Baseball’s partnerships with Facebook and YouTube, weighing the pros and cons of broadcasting games on those platforms.

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 guest co-host, Kellyanne Healey on Twitter (@EllAreBee). 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 21: Mike Jorgensen Aug 20, 2019

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

With Marcus Stroman, Steven Matz, and Joe Panik on the scene, the current Mets feature an inordinate number of players on the team with New York connections. Today we look back a player the Mets drafted straight out of Francis Lewis High School in Queens in 1966—Mike Jorgensen.

Hear about Jorgensen’s first tour of duty with his hometown club—how he missed out on being a part of the 1969 Miracle Mets, and was traded for to the Expos for Rusty Staub. He enjoyed the best seasons of his career in Montreal, then endured a career—and life—threatening moment in Texas before returning back to the Mets, where he had a couple of memorable moments in the early 80s before finishing his career with the rival Cardinals.

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 21: PROMOAT Dillweed Aug 19, 2019

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

This week, Steve is out of town again so Ken and Lukas discuss this past week in Mets minor league baseball, as well as our players of the week, Dilson Herrera and Mickey Jannis.

The Lukas and Ken then review the Mets roster depth at Triple-A to see what in-house reinforcements there might be to help the Mets down the stretch.

Finally, the team reminisces about players that had success around this time in years past in “Oh Yeah, That Guy.”

Email the show at fromcomplextoqueens@gmail.com, and follow us on twitter: Steve (@stevesypa), Lukas Vlahos (@lvlahos343), and Ken (@kenlavin91).

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