Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio - we are a bit shaken from the sweep by the Braves but, like good Mets fans, we soldier on, even after embarrassment. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss Jay Bruce's lack of value for the team, present or future, as well as discuss Jacob deGrom and Neil Walker. (1:10) Steve Sypa and Greg Karam talk about some of their evaluation techniques for pitchers in the Mets minor league system. (36:38) Aaron Yorke looks at the newest Met farmhand, Tim Tebow, and a creative way to get value from him. (52:55) Steve Schreiber helps us to see, via This Week in SNY what we've always known: Keith has some opinions on blondes. (59:55) Lukas Vlahos takes a look at the pitching rotation in the (potential) post season. (1:02:12) Bryan Renzi returns with a Forgotten Mets segment, focusing on Harry Parker. (1:10:25) And, finally, Kate Feldman is still all-in - even if that isn't as easy as it was a week ago. (1:15:25) As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio - we look at the playoff push with equal parts awe and disbelief First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your emails and discuss the Mets' upcoming schedule.(2:01) Steve Schreiber introduces us to a new side of Keith Hernandez - jazz aficionado - in This Week in SNY. (43:59) Lukas Vlahos takes a contrarian's position: there may be hope for Jay Bruce! (46:39) Chris returns to talk to Stuart Johnson, the radio voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones, about all things Cyclones baseball. You can follow Stu on Twitter, @StuJo11. (52:31) Steve Sypa and Greg Karam continue their look back at the minor league season. (1:20:23) Aaron Yorke looks at Wally Backman, and what his departure means for the Mets organization. (1:31:34) And, finally, Kate Feldman takes the pulse of Panic City (1:39:58). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio—if you're as delirious as we are about the Mets' recent winning streak, join the club! First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss the weirdness of the Mets' roster, the past week of winning, and discuss a question that would have seemed unthinkable in April: would you let Rafael Montero make a playoff start? (1:30) Steve Schreiber is back with a This Week in SNY that discusses the one trait that injuries haven't taken from the Mets: their luxurious hair. (24:49) Aaron Yorke talks about the Mets' playoff odds and - spoiler alert - they look good! (27:47) Lukas Vlahos takes a look at the team's fWAR in the Weekly Stat (33:09). Steve Sypa and Greg Karem talk about the end of the Minor League season (37:54). And, finally, Kate Feldman is feeling unsurprisingly optimistic about the Mets' playoff chances (58:16). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio - we've delayed our big, celebratory spectacular for a few weeks, but are here with another installment of the podcast to tide you over during your long weekend. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss what a playoff race in the era of Wild Cards looks like, the surprisingly good starting pitching, and more (1:59). Steve Sypa and Greg Karam talk about some of the Mets pitching prospects that might make an impact down the stretch of this season (34:38). Lukas Vlahos looks at the Mets’ decision not to trade either of their back-end bullpen pieces (45:43), Aaron Yorke looks at the newly likable Mets team (51:15), and finally, Kate Feldman reads our Panic City Meter, and is all in on this team (59:03). You can follow all of our contributors on Twitter: Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap), Chris (@chrismcshane), Kate (@kateefeldman), Aaron (@apy5000), Lukas (@lvlahos343), Steve (@stevesypa), and Greg (@gregkaram). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. If you were looking for details on our live podcast for Saturday, we’ve postponed it for now. We’ll have plenty of details soon on that, and we’re aiming for Saturday, October 1. For now, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane starts off the episode talking about what’s going on with the Mets lately (2:38). Aaron Yorke checks in next (42:09), followed by Steve Schreiber’s TWISNY segment (50:27). From there, Steve Sypa and Greg Karam have a minor league update for you (59:37), and we wrap up with Kate Feldman’s Panic City Meter (1:11:34). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Amazin’ Avenue Audio. We start with an announcement from Brian Salvatore that we’re going to do a live podcast on Saturday, August 27, to celebrate the 200th episode of the show. We should have details soon, but for now, keep that afternoon open on your calendar. Brian and Chris McShane start off the episode discussing the Mets’ starting rotation and bullpen, Logan Verrett’s claim that he should be on the disabled list, and some of the players who recently became available and might be fun for the Mets to sign (1:53). Steve Schreiber then checks in with the This Week in SNY minute with a highlight from Keith Hernandez (41:40). Aaron Yorke checks in with a response to the idea that Jose Reyes “sparked” the Mets offense when he returned from the disabled list (44:04). And finally, Kate Feldman has the updated on the Panic City Meter (49:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we take a listener email, talk about Terry Collins, Neil Walker, and more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss a potential trade brought up in an email, and discuss Terry Collins’s job performance (1:05). Next up, Aaron Yorke looks at the Mets’ second base situation next year and beyond (37:22). Chris then chats with MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo about the Mets beat and more (43:20). Anthony can be found on Twitter (@AnthonyDiComo), read his work on MLB.com. Finally, Kate Feldman reads our Panic City Meter, and it isn’t looking great (1:05:14). You can follow all of our contributors on Twitter: Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap), Chris (@chrismcshane), Kate (@kateefeldman), and Aaron (@apy5000). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we dig into the trade deadline, talk about some surprising Met success stories, and more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss the two trades the team made ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline, Jacob deGrom’s recent success, and debate the next former Met to have his number to be retired by the team (1:18). Next up, Bryan Renzi joins the show for a Piazza-centric Forgotten Mets segment, highlighting one of the pieces the Mets traded for Piazza (1:17:28). Lukas Vlahos then looks at the Jay Bruce trade in the Weekly Stat, and finds little consolation (1:22:44). Chris then chats with Wick Terrell from the Red Reporter about the Jay Bruce for Dilson Herrera and Max Wotell trade (1:31:13). Wick can be found on Twitter (@wickterrell), read his piece on the trade for the Red Reporter here. Aaron Yorke then looks into Alejandro de Aza’s remarkable July (1:56:09), Steve Schreiber shares a wonderful Keith moment for This Week in SNY (2:02:49), and Kate Feldman reminds us that loving the Mets means loving misery in the weekly Panic City Meter (2:06:51). And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we take an extended look at one of the bet Mets of all time, and cover all the recent events in the Mets’ world. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane talk about the Mets’ rotation, bullpen, and center field situations(1:43), Next up, Aaron Yorke creates a scenario where Mike Piazza returned to the Mets for their 2006 National League championship season (46:49). Lukas Vlahos joins the Piazza party with this week’s weekly stat (52:49), before we get to our main event. Jay Jaffe joins Chris over some beers to talk about only the second player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame, Mike Piazza (1:01:21).You can find Jay’s work on SI.com, and you should both follow him on Twitter (@Jay_Jaffe), and do some reading on his JAWS metric. Finally, Kate Feldman gives us a Panic City Meter that, sadly, highlights the futility of the Mets’ bats right now (2:10:01).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we take a vacation from bad news, and celebrate the fact that the Mets have a few extra days to heal their ailing players. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane talk (1:10), Next up, Aaron Yorke looks ahead to the trade deadline what the Mets can do in the second half to make it back to the playoffs (34:45). Lukas Vlahos takes a look back at Mets in the Home Run Derby (41:19), and Kate Feldman gives us a Panic City Meter that (shockingly) isn’t full of (new) bad news (46:36). And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we celebrate the Mets’ past week, lament the loss of Matt Harvey to the disabled list, and much more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your email, talk about the Mets recent offensive prowess, and give a brief consideration to life without Matt Harvey (1:10), Next up, Steve Schreiber conspires with Gary Cohen for a new reality show in This Week in SNY (29:47). Aaron Yorke returns to talk Harvey, Reyes, de Aza, Verrett, Lugo, and seemingly everyone else on the Mets roster (33:26). Chris then chats with Kristie Ackert (41:07), who covers the Mets for the New York Daily News. Kristie can be found on Twitter at @Ackert_NYDN, and you can find her work both in print and on the Daily News website. Finally, Kate Feldman blames herself for the Mets’ series of bad Wednesdays on this week’s Panic City Meter (57:41). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we take a look at a former #33, the current #28, and much more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your emails and discuss the upcoming Jose Reyes reunion (1:28), while playing a quick game of ‘Worried/Not Worried.’ Then, Steve Schrieber gives us our weekly Keith injection with This Week in SNY (34:40). Aaron Yorke is back to talk about what James Loney has meant for the Mets this season (37:38), and then podcast rookie Milo Taibi talks about what Vinny Rotino meant for the Mets in 2012 (43:31). Chris then chats with James Wagner, a beat writer in a really interesting position, career-wise (47:15). You can follow James on Twitter (@ByJamesWagner), and check out his work for the New York Times both in print and on their website. Lukas Vlahos tries to bring some positivity to the show with his weekly stat (1:04:00), and then Kate Feldman checks the Mets’ doomsday clock with the Panic CIty Meter (1:10:47). You can follow all of our contributors on Twitter: Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap), Chris (@chrismcshane), Steve (@_mistermet), Kate (@kateefeldman),  Lukas (@lvlahos343), Milo (@milotaibi),  and Aaron (@apy5000). And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we try not to panic over potential injuries, talk Jose Reyes and Youlieski Gourriel, and more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your emails and discuss Wednesday's double injury scare (1:36). Steve Schreiber digs into the weirdness that can be the Mets' broadcast and brings us a bizarre bit of Keith Hernandez humor in This Week in SNY (44:11). Lukas Vlahos returns with a discussion of statistics and a particular brand on fantasy baseball (55:56), before Chris McShane chats with ESPN's Mark Simon about his new book, "The Yankees Index," and more (51:46). You can follow Mark on Twitter (@msimonespn). Aaron Yorke looks at the trade market (1:07:29), and then Kate Feldman brings us our most recent edition of the Panic City Meter (1:16:31). You can follow all of our contributors on Twitter: Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap), Chris (@chrismcshane), Steve (@_mistermet), Kate (@kateefeldman),  Lucas (@lvlahos343), and Aaron (@apy5000). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, 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 download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com, and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we recap the draft, get lots of Kelly Johnson talk, and introduce a new fan to the essential elements of Mets fandom. First up, Brian Salvatore is joined by Steve Sypa and Lukas Vlahos to recap and discuss last week's draft. Then, Steve Schrieber brings us a bit of a sartorial discussion between Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez as part of This Week in SNY. Chris McShane then chats with Mets prospect Logan Taylor. Taylor, currently pitching for the Double-A Binghamton Mets, is an alumnus of Eastern Oklahoma State College. You can follow him on Twitter, @loganreese36. Lukas returns with another stat of the week, then Noel Purcell highlights Robert Gsellman, and Bryan Renzi looks back on the short-lived Mets career of Ronny Cedeno. Aaron Yorke dissects the recent trade for Kelly Johnson before Chris and Brian answer your emails, and then Kate Feldman brings us our most recent edition of the Panic City Meter. And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up, Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore talk about the recent string of injuries and the lack of Mets' depth in the corner infield positions (2:06), and then Steve Schreiber—courtesy of Ron Darling and Gary Cohen—brings us a culinary delight in Pittsburgh as part of "This Week in SNY" (34:39). Lukas Vlahos next introduces a new segment (36:58), before freelance sportswriter Mike Vorkunov (@Mike_Vorkunov) joins Chris for a chat about the Mets and beyond (45:04). Mike recently wrote a piece on velocity—using Noah Syndergaard as a case study—for Vice Sports, and profiled Adam Eaton and Julio Urias for USA Today. He also has a personal blog, where he's been interviewing reporters about their lives and jobs. We then get a discussion of Hansel Robles from Aaron Yorke (1:06:57), Bryan Renzi takes a look at two forgotten Mets who were picked in the first round of the draft (1:11:56), and a weekly check-in with the Panic City Meter, courtesy of Kate Feldman (1:22:00). If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on iTunes. It really helps! And don't forget you can email the show at podcast@amazinavenueaudio.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices