Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Having won the Eastern League Division Series against the Somerset Patriots, the team previews the upcoming Eastern League Championship Series against the Erie SeaWolves. Following that, Ken sits down with Joe Campione, former Director of Video Production for the Binghamton Mets/Rumble Ponie...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate Maybelle Blair of the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through A...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast 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 Mets’ hiring of David Stearns and what this may mean for the future of the organization. We also make some sad trumpet noises and lament that we will not...

Christian got a new job! And it’s a really cool one! But unfortunately, that means that his involvement with Flushing Is Burning must come to an indefinite halt. But that doesn’t mean the show is over! Christian and Grace finish their last show together this year talking about fandom, the responsibilities of an impartial sports media, and supporting teams thousands of miles away from where they li...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Old Faithful was discovered on this date back in 1870 by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, so the guys discuss baseball consistency in Promote, Extend, Trade. Following that, they review how the Mets affiliates did this past week. After, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas preview the upcoming Ea...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate Brandon Nimmo. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review i...

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss the hiring of David Stearns as the team's new president of baseball operations, the injury to Max Scherzer, and more. Chris’s Music Pick: Battles - Mirrored  Brian’s Music Pick: Van Halen - Van Halen You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderf...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we have a very special guest on the show: SNY host and reporter Chelsea Sherrod. We chat with Chelsea about her career journey, challenges she has faced as a woman in a male-dominat...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. It was a relativley quiet week in the world of the Mets minor league system. Steve, Lukas, and Ken review how the Mets affiliates did in a little more detail, focusing on the conclusions of the Singe-A and High-A seasons. As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesau...

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris look at Pete Alonso's season far and the possibility of a David Stearns-led front office. Chris’s Music Pick: Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade Brian’s Music Pick: Bill Frisell - Quartet You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate DJ Stewart. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if y...

One month ago, the Mets were seven games out of a Wild Card spot and executed baseball's biggest firesale with the supposed intention of tanking the season. And now, the Mets are still seven games out of a Wild Card spot. Is this the worst possible scenario? And because the Mets news isn't all that interesting nowadays, Grace dedicates a segment to the streaking New York Liberty, who are vying for...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast 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 many close games the Mets played against contending teams in the past two series. We also chat about Ronny Mauricio’s exciting debut, Kodai Senga’s case f...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy birthday, Mike Piazza! In honor of the Hall of Famer’s birthday, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss other all-star catchers who played for both the Mets and the Dodgers in Promote, Extend, Trade. Following that, they discuss how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week....

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris dig into the promotion of Ronny Mauricio, the ascendance of DJ Stewart, the absence of Joey Lucchesi, and more. Chris’s Music Pick: Pixies - Doolittle Brian’s Music Pick: Margaret Glaspy - Echo the Diamond You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate former Met and current analyst, Jerry Blevins. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we e...

Shohei Ohtani torched the Mets only days after finding out he suffered a torn UCL. That isn’t really a Mets story, except maybe it kinda is? And while it’s a little gross to ask, do the Mets benefit at all from Ohtani’s career-changing injury?   Grace and Christian also discuss Kodai Senga and José Quintana as the not-bad one-two punch for the Mets’ pitching staff. Is this a top-of-the-rotation th...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast 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 past week of Mets baseball, including the struggles of Carlos Carrasco, whose career may be over. We talk about all sorts of sad pitcher news, including S...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Celebrating Satoshi Tajiri’s birthday, Steve, Lukas, Thomas, and Ken discuss which Pokemon starters to Promote, Extend, or Trade. Following that, they discuss how the Mets’ minor league affiliates did this past week. After, they discuss the players that they would like to see the Mets promot...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate the Mets' once and future closer, Edwin Díaz. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we en...

A handful of minor-league position players have found regular playing time on the big-league roster. What do they bring to the Mets? Do any of them have futures with the 2024 squad? Grace and Christian discuss. They also examine Mrs. Met as the internet’s favorite girl and how and why her makeover came to be. And did you know Daniel Murphy just retired? Grace and Christian debate on what exactly h...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast 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 Mets, dare we say it, actually playing well over the past week. We also chat about the Pete Alonso ball toss “controversy.”  Next, we cover the small nugg...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up, Steve highlights how the Mets minor league affiliates did this past week. Following that, the guys check-in on the Dominican Summer League and Florida Complex League teams and the players they identified as names to keep an eye out on earlier in the year. As always, you can listen...

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss how the Mets are not good enough at tanking, but not good enough at baseball, and so are in this very strange middle ground in terms of the season record. The lack of a Major League Ronny Mauricio is, again, brought up as well. Chris’s Music Pick: P...

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  In this episode, we celebrate our forever third baseman/captain, David Wright. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we...