Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas go over how the Mets’ top prospects are doing in spring training. Following that, it’s the Fourth Annual Way-Too-Early Draft Special! The Mets will be making their first selection in the 2023 MLB Draft with the 32nd overall pick, and the team ta...

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 on the show, we begin by discussing some notes from Mets camp: José Quintana’s injury and what that means for the rotation, the debut of Kodai Senga’s ghost fork (which includes a side rant...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In honor of Kent Tekulve’s birthday, the guys rank Mets relievers with funky pitching mechanics in Promote, Extent, Trade. Following that, they go over how the Mets’ top prospects are doing in spring training. After, they answer some email questions that have accumulated over the winter. As alw...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With February- the shortest month of the year- virtually over, Steve, Ken, and Thomas discuss the shortest baseball players in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, the guys go over the 2023 Mets Top 25 Prospects list and discuss the one thing that they’d like to see each player improve on over the co...

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 notes from Mets camp and Billy Eppler’s first press conference. We also talk about Khalil Lee’s unfortunate presence at spring training, Keith Hernandez’s new SNY co...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With Lukas and Thomas unavailable, Steve and Ken shoot the breeze about their favorite places to watch minor league baseball. Between the two of them, they’ve covered a large swath of the eastern seaboard, from rookie level baseball all the way up to Triple-A. As always, you can listen or subsc...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. With the Superbowl being the primary sports story this past weekend, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss Mets minor league players who played baseball and football in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas compare their 2023 Amazin’ Avenue Top 25 Prospects lists and...

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 Jeff McNeil’s contract extension. We then discuss allegations of abuse against Khalil Lee by his ex-girlfriend. Lee was recently designated for assignment and the Me...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On this date back in 1988, one of the most iconic images in basketball history was photographed. Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss the most iconic Mets photos in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss some important legal news regarding a player in the Mets minor league system and some...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Brazil celebrates Dia Da Saudade on January 30, so in keeping with the spirit of the day, Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss what eras of Mets baseball they are most wistful for in Promote, Extend, Trade. Following that, the guys continue reviewing the 2023 Mets Top Prospects list, sharing o...

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 the show with a Carlos Correa debrief in light of the information we have learned from the USA Today interview with Scott Boras.  We also discuss the Tommy Pham signing, the Tomás...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The National Association of Base Ball Players met on this date in 1857 to amend the Knickerbocker rules in what was, in effect, the very first baseball winter meetings, so Steve, Lukas, Ken, and Thomas discuss which rules they’d like to bring back in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they ans...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets and Carlos Correa finally ended their saga when Correa signed a six year deal with the Twins last week. Chris and Brian discuss how the deal (didn’t) go down and general thoughts on how the Mets can and should handle these situations in the Steve Cohen era. Then,...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The guys discuss dams and their preference of dam ownership in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss the international prospect free agent market, which began on January 15. Following that, the guys continue reviewing the 2023 Mets Top Prospect list, sharing opinions and insight on Jesus...

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 have author Jason Klein on the show to talk about his new children’s book Yes Pepper: Girls Play Baseball, Too! We discuss the inspiration behind the book and its title, the book’s mess...

The last time Amazin’ Avenue hosted an ‘emergency podcast,’ it was to celebrate the signing of Carlos Correa. Well, about that...it didn’t exactly happen as we had hoped/predicted. And while the situation is a bummer, and it is, there are a variety of viewpoints that are emerging. Allison McCague, Thomas Henderson, Lukas Vlahos and Brian Salvatore work through their emotions, discuss the alternati...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. It’s Elvis Presey’s birthday, so Steve, Lukas, Ken and Thomas discuss different kings in Promote, Extend, Trade. After, they discuss some recent news regarding two international players who one day might become Mets. Following that, the guys review the 2023 Mets Top Prospect list, sharing opini...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. When we last spoke, the Mets had just signed Carlos Correa. Except...that still isn’t official. Brian and Chris dig into the latest on Correa and the Mets’ relative silence elsewhere since before the holidays. And then, as is annual tradition, Chris and Brian highlight fi...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. New year, new prospect list! With the Amazin’ Avenue 2023 Top 25 Prospect list beginning, the guys share their sleeper prospects, players they were individually highest on that did not make the collective list. Steve was high on right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong, Lukas was high on right-handed pi...

While this podcast isn't about the Mets or the Dodgers, it is about one of the true international treasures out there: "Weird Al" Yankovic. Hear Brian and Eric wax philosophical on "One More Minute," marvel at "The Saga Begins," and lament the continued timeliness of "Trigger Happy."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 have Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Wills on the show to discuss their latest findings about the 2022 baseballs reported by Bradford in Insider earlier this month. We talk abou...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Happy Christmas! Happy Hanukah! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Holidays! The Mets have given us a great present under our Christmas tree! A super team that certainly seems poised to have another successful season that was assembled. The icing on the cake, the ribbon on top? The Mets were able to put such...

Welcome to Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show), the new/old favorite from Amazin’ Avenue editors Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. The Mets have not slowed down for the past two weeks, radically reshaping their team through free agency, and pissing off the rest of the league while doing so. Brian and Chris recap the past two weeks, discuss the lineup, the catching situation, and the bullpen. Chris’s...

The Mets continue to surprise us and Steve Cohen continues to open his wallet for premiere players. This morning, after a deal with the Giants fell through, Carlos Correa signed a 12-year, $315 million deal with the Mets. It's a full house on the podcast today: Maggie Wiggin, Allison McCague, Vas Drimalitis, and Brian Salvatore all dig into this news, what it means for the roster, the future of th...

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, the Amazin’ Avenue podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. On the anniversary of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the guys discuss New York baseball dynasties in Promote, Extend, Trade. After that, they discuss a minor roster move that was made this week and discuss the Mets outfield situation. Following that, the guys discuss some of the other great...