Amazin' Avenue Audio

You won't stop e-mailing the show, so Jeffrey and Lukas break the emergency weekend podcast seal to clean out the inbox. And since there is a bit of Mets news to cover we kick things off with a discussion of Daniel Murphy's Qualifying Offer and the Mets "attempts" to trade for Andrelton Simmons. Then it is onto your e-mails about Adam Eaton, Denard Span, trading Lucas Duda, spending lots of money, the Mets shortstop situation, and (sigh) Jose Reyes. Finally, we wrap things up with a belated IFK Goteborg update.

"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor." - Albert Camus Look, you know what's coming in this episode. You can probably guess what we are going to discuss. Whether you choose to listen or not is up to you. Whatever. We'll understand if you don't. This wasn't some Mets/Marlins extra-inning disaster from 2013 Jeffrey and Greg can bitterly, but still bemusedly joke about. This was something else entirely. 

In our Game 3 World Series recap, Jeffrey and Greg are exuberant after the Mets win over the Royals at Citi Field. We also might be loud because we tried to record on podcast on Jeffrey's phone on the way back to the 7 train. Greg is in love with David Wright, Jeffrey is confused by Ned Yost, The Mets are back in the World Series, and we are all back in the New York Groove. The lesson is you should always listen to Rowdy Roddy Piper.

In a special live edition from PitchTalks at Katch Brewery in Astoria, Queens, Jeffrey and Greg are joined by special guests Toby Hyde of the Mostly Mets Podcast and Maggie Wiggin of MetsBlog. We discuss Mets TV crossovers, what we missed on Michael Conforto, if Steven Matz is a "big game pitcher" (there are children in the audience), and whether Kevin Plawecki and Dilson Herrera have roles on the 2016 Mets. Then we take live audience questions on future Mets shortstops (no live jingle this time), the next exciting Mets pitching prospect (ummmm), and what the Mets need to accomplish in the subway series before ending the show with some much needed catharsis.

In the "Let's all agree to not make the Rallykeet happen" edition, Jeffrey and Steve planned a nice, short, podcast. Then we ended up perusing Atlantic League statistical leaders. Before that though, we check in with Steven Matz and David Wright's rehab and marvel at Jeurys Familia's new change-up. Next, Mike Ferrin, host of MLB Power Alley on SiriusXM comes on the show to discuss the Nationals 2015 woes and if they can pull it together down the stretch. Then, we head to your e-mails which is just an endless series of digressions mixed in with some very big talk about Luis Carpio. Finally, Jeffrey is happy about one soccer team, concerned about another, and coming on your podcast probably.

In the "Yoenis Cespedes is gritty" edition, Jeffrey and Greg are in good moods about the Mets. That makes two straight weeks for Jeffrey and is a podcast record. We wonder if it is playoffs or bust now, and who might help (Yoenis Cespedes) or hurt (the bullpen) those aspirations. Next we do a quick minor league news round-up, mostly so we can talk about glow-in-the-dark hats. Then it is onto your e-mails. It's a light week, only eight e-mails, and only two with pro wrestling content. Finally it's a whole bunch of soccer updates, a plug for our next live show, and a possible farewell to an Amazin' Avenue Audio icon.

In the "Wilmer Flores punches his ticket to Cooperstown" edition, Jeffrey and Steve cover one of the wildest weeks in recent Mets history. There are trades, almost trades, crying over the Mets from fans and players, walkoffs, blown saves, torrential rain, pure misery, and Dionysian revelry. You know, the usual. We also answer eleven of your e-mails. 

In the "Probably should have uploaded this Sunday" edition, Bryan and Jeffrey sit down for a brief discussion of recent Mets moves. The Mets keep making moves though, so if you want hot Tyler Clippard takes, you will have to wait until later this week (or just read Keith Law). We do discuss the Michael Conforto promotion and the acquisition of Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson. Next we try to figure out what Terry Collins will do with this new lineup flexibility, and answer an e-mail that Jeffrey forgot to answer in Episode 129. Finally we wrap things up with an IFK Goteborg update, and Jefrey tries to discern the reasons for the Blavitt's struggles after the long international break.

In the "Da Mets ah a disgrace. Back aftah dis" edition, Jeffrey and Steve convene a town council meeting for the residents of Panic City. First there is the old business, as we discuss the state and fate of Bobby Parnell, and try valiantly once again to fix the Mets offense. Next is new business, as we tackle the Amazin' Avenue Midseason Prospect List, which we both already hate. Finally, it is correspondence from the citizens, as we answer your e-mails on sandwiches, wrestling themes, twitter bots, and Lucas Duda. 

In the "And his hair was perfect" edition, Greg and Jeffrey are obligated to do the usual midseason review stuff we guess. But first Greg sings the praises of Kevin McReynolds, while Jeffrey sings the praises of fringy Jewish platoon dudes. Then we talk about the Mets first half and Jeffrey takes on Greg and the internet on the subject of Juan Lagares. Then we answer you e-mails about...uh, Juan Lagares, the fringiest of  fringy prospects, and shirseys. But hey, at least it isn't as long as an MTV Alternative music video show this week.

In the "Mets need to get some of those Thai Tuna bucks" edition, we present a, uh, long podcast. Jeffrey and Greg start off by figuring out what we will be talking about on the pod. Next we consider what the Mets should do at the upcoming trade deadline and wonder why #MetsTwitter is so ready to trade Matt Harvey. After that we discuss the Steven Matz injury that Jeffrey just found out about. Then it is time for some All-Star Game talk, because that is a thing that is about to happen, and Jeffrey kind of wanted a Jeurys Familia all-star shirsey. And we can't skip Jeffrey's recent minors road trip, because Greg has some questions. That would be a pretty full show, but oh yeah, there's more. Alex Nelson comes on the show to recap the 2015 Mets draft and of course there are your e-mails. Finally we wrap things up with various soccer updates, both Swedish and second division.

As you hit the road for the holiday weekend, we have a bonus episode of the podcast for you this week. Jeff is out on the road seeing plenty of Mets minor league action, and on Thursday afternoon, he spoke to Paul DePodesta about the team's international signings and what the Mets' two biggest probably-soon-to-be-official signings in that class this year bring to the table. Then they touch on the draft, including strategy without a first-round pick this year, and how the Mets zoned in on second-round pick Desmond Lindsay. And given the nature of the Mets' offense right now, Jeff and Paul touch upon what it would be like to ask one of the team's current minor league hitter to make the jump to the major league level and make a difference there. And Jeff gets greedy with a question about the Mets' next best pitching prospect now that all of the biggest names have graduated to the big leagues.

Jeff is out of town, which means "Podcast Positivity" is back. The Mets have won four games in a row, which is a nice way to rebound from a seven-game losing streak. Greg and I talk about the good times, the Mets' excellent stretch of pitching by young starters, and the nearly-complete lack of offense. We delve into Michael Cuddyer's brutal stretch ever since I purchased a Cuddyer shirsey, Jon Niese's trade value, and plenty more before turning it over to Jeff for an audio update on what he saw in Kingsport—we're calling that the Kingsport Report. And then we return to answer your emails and go off on a few other tangents.

in the "Podcast Positivity is over" edition, apathy may be starting to descend on the podcast. Jeffrey and Aaron do their best to soldier through, covering the recent (bad) news. There's more bad news with Marc Carig of Newday. Then we answer your e-mails about Michael Conforto (getting better), the Mets shortstop situation (not getting better), scouting the stat line (okay, now you have Jeffrey's attention), and the Yankees (#blameBeltran). Jeffrey can't even summon much enthusiasm for the IFK Goteborg update (although he does probably butcher Eastern European football team names).

In the "Steve Schreiber stole our opening question" edition, Jeffrey and Greg deal with some constructive feedback from the listeners with some constructive feedback for the Mets. More Jacob deGrom and Travis d'Arnaud, less Wilmer Flores at shortstop and bench at-bats for starters. Next we discuss the Dillon Gee DFA and Jeffrey's (last?!) trip to Binghamton. Then it is time for your e-mails on bourbon, the Mets first round pick, the low offensive environement, and (sigh) a potential Daniel Murphy extension. Finally, we wrap things up with Jeffrey grousing about the goings on in South Yorkshire.