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Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. In Promote, Extend, Trade, the team ranks professional athletes who made the most of second chances they were given. After, they review how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week. Following that, they go over the 2022 MLB Draft and highlight some of their favorite players. Last,...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, the Mets and the rest of baseball took a pause for the All-Star Break. Brian and Chris reflect on the first half, the (slightly) concerning Jacob deGrom news, and get in about 2 sentences about their general All-Star Game thoughts. Chris’s Music Pick: Habibi -...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. On day three of the 2022 MLB Draft , the Mets made ten picks, selecting during rounds 11-20. Who did the Mets pick? Did anybody stand out? What kind of strategies did they employ on day three? Overall, how did the Mets do on day three of the 2022 MLB Draft? Overall, how did the Mets do in the...

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 news that Jacob deGrom’s simulated game was delayed until Thursday and try to figure out how nervous we should be about it.  Then, we reflect on the first half o...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. On day two of the 2022 MLB Draft, the Mets made ten picks, selecting during rounds 2-10 in addition to the free agent compensation round. Who did the Mets pick? What kind of strategies did they employ on day two? Overall, how did the Mets do on day two of the 2022 MLB Draft? As always, you can...

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Lance Johnson was a solid center fielder for the White Sox for a number of seasons, ranking among the American League leaders in stolen bases many seasons, and leading the league in triples for four straight seasons. The Mets signed Johnson as a free agent prior to the 1...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. With the 2022 MLB Draft going on in the background, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas were joined by Baseball Prospectus senior prospect writer and evaluation coordinator and For All You Kids co-host Jarrett Seidler. With the 11th overall pick, the Mets selected Kevin Parada, a catcher from Georgia Tec...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, the Mets reaffirmed their first place status by taking two of three from the Braves. They also retired Keith Hernandez’s number and lost their catcher for at least a month. Brian and Chris discuss whether it is time to call up Francisco Alvarez, some general ne...

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 crucial series against the Braves this week, for which the Mets will be missing some of their key players.  Next, we talk about the Mets who have been named to t...

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Drafted in the second round by the Mets in 1983, the scrappy Jeff McKnight would toil in the minors for seven years before making his MLB debut for the still powerful 1989 Mets team, in Keith Hernandez’s final season in New York. McKnight would be released and spend a co...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. First, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas discuss how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week. After, they go over who they would like to see the Mets draft with their two first-round picks (11th & 14th overall), their second-round pick (52nd overall) and their free agent compensation p...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have one of their co-aces back and, despite them giving him no run support in his return, took 4 of 6 from the lowly Rangers and Reds since we last spoke. This week, we look ahead to the series in Atlanta next week, we discuss a few potential call ups, and lament...

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 state of the Mets, who continue to struggle on offense, but have finally gotten Max Scherzer back—with hopefully Jacob deGrom to follow.  Next, we talk about the...

Note: Rob is away this week, and so we are rebroadcasting an episode with a tie to today’s date, July 5. 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, guest host Brian Salvatore traces the career of former Met Richard Hidalgo. Hildalgo came up with the Astros, had an amazing year in...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. Happy Fourth of July! The team narrows down their favorite backyard barbecue foods in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas go over how the Mets’ affiliates did this past week. And finally, the guys take a look at how the system’s top prospects have done with one month i...

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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 emphasizing that the Mets cannot get out of the month of June fast enough. The Astros seem to have the Mets’ number, but they will at least escape June with a winning record, a...

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. A three-sport star at the University of Kansas, Steve Renko would choose the baseball path over the dangers of football. Drafted by the Mets as a pitcher/outfielder, he would start out as a hitting prospect before transitioning to pitching. Renko would begin to zip throu...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. The Cyclone opened on this date in 1927, so the guys discuss it in Promote, Extend, Trade...kinda. Next, Steve, Ken, and Thomas discusses a fairly in-depth mock draft done by the good people at Baseball America. Baseball America mocked shortstop Cole Young and right-handed pitcher Gabriel Hugh...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. While the Mets looked solid against the Marlins over the weekend, the two-game series in Houston was not exactly pretty. Now, small sample size, injuries, and the backend of a hurt rotation all played a part in this, and Brian and Chris recognize this. Still, discussions...

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 updates on various injured Mets and the impending return of Max Scherzer to the rotation. We also talk about the 13-pitcher roster rule coming into effect and To...

Last week, Francisco Lindor virtually surprised Clemson commit Brock Porter of St. Mary’s Preparatory School with the 2021-22 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award. We had the chance to chat with both Francisco and Brock, and we are thrilled to bring those conversations to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. Plucked from the Cardinals’ organization in the expansion draft, Jim Hickman would finally get an opportunity in the majors with New York’s brand new expansion franchise in 1962. Hickman would eventually become a regular for New York and an early source of some power—whi...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets ’ minor league system. First up, the team give updates on the Syracuse Mets, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brooklyn Cyclones, St. Lucie Mets, and Florida Complex League Mets. After, the guys take a look at the lower minors and go into some detail about players who have exceeded expectations coming into the 2022 season a...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets beat the Brewers in two of three games, and the toughest stretch of the season thus far has come to a close. Brian and Chris reflect on the state of the team, the relative ease of the schedule going forward, the momentum of the Braves, and the beauty of avoiding...