Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast

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’ final decisions for the Opening Day roster, including the surprising choice to roster neither Brett Baty nor Darin Ruf, but Tim Locastro instead. We also talk about Billy Eppler’s word salad quote that he gave as a justification for sending Baty to the minor leagues. In our baseball segment this week, we cover Mike Elias’ justification (also word salad) for not rostering Grayson Rodriguez, the Braves’ City Connect jerseys, and the progress on Major League Baseball’s efforts to exempt minor leaguers from minimum wage laws in Florida.  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 listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce 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. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusively monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow 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 week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, our Home Run Applesauce podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. While most eyes will be glued to Major League Baseball Opening Day 2023, the minor league season will also be starting off this week. Steve takes a look at how the Syracuse Mets might fare, Ken discusses the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Thomas previews the Brooklyn Cyclones and Lukas analyzes the St. Lucie Mets. All four guys give updates on their Way-Too-Early-Draft-Special player follows as well! As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesauce 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. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 new weekly bonus episode, we highlight someone whose actions in the baseball world deserve some praise. This week, we focus on 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 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. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusively monthly playlist, and more! You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow 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 week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series,, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. After a long layoff that involved launching a new podcast network and Patreon, Brian and Chris return! With the injuries to Edwin Díaz and José Quintana, they discuss the Mets' roster around the margins. Hear Chris extol the virtues of Jeff Brigham, and Brian be surprisingly vocal in his support for Tim Locastro. Chris’s Music Pick: Wilco - Summerteeth Brian’s Music Pick: Happy Apple - The Peace Between Our Companies 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 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 brian@homerunapplesauce.com. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you've enjoyed for years. Make sure to follow the podcast networks on Twitter (@HRApplesauce and @FansFirstSN), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane). And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 introducing our new home: the Home Run Applesauce family of podcasts. You can read more about that transition here and support our work on Patreon. Next, we talk about injury updates on José Quintana and Brandon Nimmo and the remaining roster spots to be decided in Mets camp.  We also discuss the devastating injury suffered by Edwin Díaz during Puerto Rico’s celebration of their win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. We talk about what it means for the Mets, the discourse it sparked about the WBC, and how much it sucks for everyone involved. We also talked about the World Baseball Classic more broadly and what a fun experience it has been for us as fans. 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 listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce 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. You can also support our work by subscribing to our Patreon, which will get you bonus episodes, access to our Discord server, livestream experiences, an exclusively monthly playlist, and more! [audio embed] You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow 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 week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, our podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. First up this week, Steve, Lukas, and Thomas discuss some big video game hits that were all released on this date in Promote, Extend, Trade. Following that, they give updates on their Way-Too-Early-Draft-Special player follows. Next, the guys go over how the Mets’ top prospects are doing in spring training. Lastly, they discuss the Mets bullpen situation with the absence of Edwin Diaz and whether or not there are any relievers in the minor league system who might be able to step up and alleviate some of the pressure on the rest of the bullpen. 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Emergency Applesauce, our breaking news podcast. Delayed a few days by the transition off of SB Nation and over to Fans First Sports Network, four of our podcasters sit down to discuss the unfortunate injury suffered by Edwin Díaz during the World Baseball Classic. For more Home Run Applesauce, sign up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HomeRunApplesauce Follow the hosts on Twitter: @ChrisMcShane, @PetitePHD, @WolffRR, and @BrianNeedsaNap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about the new name, new network, and new Patreon. For more Home Run Applesauce, sign up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HomeRunApplesauce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 takes a look at the players currently projected to be available. Steve likes C/INF/OF Cole Carrigg from San Diego State University. Lukas likes OF Colton Ledbetter from MSU. Ken likes 3B Yohandy Morales from the University of Miami. Thomas likes SS Roch Cholowsky from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! 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 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 about the pitch clock), and the breakout springs of Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio, and Mark Vientos.  We also talk about Khalil Lee’s failure to show up in court and Manny Machado’s extension meaning that the Mets may be going Ohtani or bust. In our baseball segment this week, we cover the World Baseball Classic, Ryan Thompson’s illuminating Twitter thread about arbitration, people begging for Thom Brennaman to get his job back, and Bob Nutting’s complaint that the CBA contained “very few things that were excellent” for the Pirates.  We also discuss the conclusion of the investigation into White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger, who will not be suspended by the league, and Lucas Giolito’s problematic comments and subsequent apology. 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 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. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 course of the upcoming season. 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! 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 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 contract, Phil Regan’s lawsuit against the Mets for age discrimination. and more. Next, we talk about how the combination of other owners’ discontent over Steve Cohen’s spending and the impending bankruptcy of Bally Sports precipitated the formation of an economic reform committee by the league.  It is the week of notable quotes from MLB owners named John—both good and bad quotes. We talk about that and the media continuing to give abusers and toxic men the spotlight for some reason. 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 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. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 share their own personal philosophies on what they look for when they rank players and how they weigh different factors. 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, Apple Podcasts, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Got questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Steve is (@stevesypa), Lukas is (@lvlahos343), Ken is (@kenlavin91), and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn). Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices