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From Complex to Queens, Episode 11: 2019 MLB Draft review Jun 10, 2019

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Mets’ minor leagues.

This week, Steve Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss Josh Wolf and Matthew Allan- the Mets’ second and third selections in the 2019 MLB Draft- the unconventional strategy the Mets employed on day two, and selections that might fly under the radar, be they high schoolers, from the JuCO ranks, college juniors, or college seniors.

After, Steve sits down with Amazin’ Avenue staff writer emeritus and Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft enthusiast Alex Nelson, who shares his expert opinion on how the Mets 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 your podcasts.

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

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Amazin' Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 9: Aceson Vargas Jun 07, 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. With Brian off this week, Allison McCague pinch hits, while Chris tries to check off all of Brian's responsibilities on the show.

The show starts with the Mets' series win over the Giants, which felt like the team's first series win in a long time. And then we get into the most recent puzzling Mickey Callaway decisions. After the break, we delve into the ace-like performance of Jason Vargas, and there's a Johan Santana comp thrown in there that at least kind of makes sense.

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.

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 10: Pink and sparkles and midriffs, oh my! Jun 05, 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, we look at the Mets’ unfortunate west coast road trip, and the bullpen meltdowns that made it one to forget. We also welcome back Jeff McNeil and mull over upcoming roster decisions. And in the best update in a long time, we send the very best to Ron Darling in his much-anticipated return to the broadcast booth.

Next, we look at the state of women’s merchandise in sports, and how leagues are falling short on design and quality. Why doesn’t MLB want our money?

Then we dig into the mailbag and read some of your awesome emails in the Seventh Inning Stretch - keep ‘em coming!

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 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 10: Going Baty Jun 04, 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 Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss Brett Baty, who the Mets took with the 12th overall pick in the amateur draft last night. Given the incredibly slow pace of the first two rounds of the draft, they were left to wonder what the Mets would do with their second pick, which was made well after this recording—but you'll hear plenty about that and the rest of the Mets' draft next week!

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

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UnforMETable, Episode 10: Marco Scutaro Jun 03, 2019

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

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 on Twitter (@unformetable) as well. Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past.

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Amazin' Avenue in Conversation, Episode 6: Josh Satin May 31, 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.

This week, we welcome former Met Josh Satin onto the show. Josh played for the Mets from 2011-2014, and made his name as a corner infielder and pinch hitter extraordinaire. He was an early Amazin’ Avenue favorite, and couldn’t have been a nicer guy. Follow him on Twitter (@joshsatin), and check him out next time he’s on SNY.

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).

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Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), Episode 8: Gomez > Lagares? May 30, 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, Brian and Chris take a look at the Mets’ roster, and try to pinpoint just how they are staying afloat without nearly 1⁄4 of their Opening Day roster.

They then debate the merits of Carlos Gomez vs Juan Lagares, and discuss the return of Todd Frazier and Wilson Ramos’s offenses.

Chris’s music pick:

Mavis Staples - We Get By

Brian’s music pick:

Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble - Find Me Finding You

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

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

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 9: Put in a ramp! May 29, 2019

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This week, we begin by discussing this past week of Mets games, which went much better than the week before and featured a lot of clutch performances from the Mets’ depth pieces. We also talk about injury updates, the Mets’ lack of pitching depth, and the recent bullpen implosion against the Dodgers.

Next, we have a conversation about stadium accessibility, which was inspired by the Mets’ new backpack policy. This discussion was made possible by all of the wonderful folks who reached out to Maggie about their experiences at Citi Field and other ballparks—thank you!

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.

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 9: Ryan Jaroncyk May 28, 2019

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

This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the 1995 MLB Draft. In a draft that would see future major league stars such as Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, and Kerry Wood go in the first round—not to mention future Met Carlos Beltran in the second—the Mets use their first round selection to tab a highly-touted young shortstop prospect with great tools named Ryan Jaroncyk.

Unfortunately, the Mets would never get the chance to find out if Jaroncyk could become a star in his own right, as the young man would quit the game of baseball a mere two years later at the age of 20 in Low A ball.

Learn more about the scouting process that made Jaroncyk seem like a can’t-miss prospect, and the reasons behind his abrupt abandonment of the game.

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 on Twitter @unformetable as well. Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past.

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From Complex To Queens, Episode 9: Draft retrospectives May 27, 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 Sypa, Lukas Vlahos, and Ken Lavin discuss catastrophic Mets draft busts Promote, Extend, Trade.

After, the team discusses the hitter and pitcher of the week, Mark Vientos and Anthony Kay.

Next, the guys take a look back at the first round of a few past Mets drafts and discuss what, if anything, they would have done differently.

Finally, the team reminisces about three players that had success around this time in years past in Oh Yeah, That Guy: Angel Cuan, Darin Gorski, and Zach Lutz.

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

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