Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. You can find the full list of Mets selections on our draft tracker here. Suffice it to say that Day 2 was another strong performance from Chris Gross and the rest of the Mets amateur scouting apparatus. Sure, you won’t be familiar with many of the names taken and some national outlets might not laud these selections. Both of those things were true last year though, and that’s clearly worke...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 301
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. The Mets made two selections last night: Pick 38, Comp Balance Round A*: 2B Mitch Voit, Michigan Pick 102, Round 3: SS Antonio Jimenez, UCF *This is the Mets’ 1st round pick, which was moved down 10 spots for spending beyond the second tax level We can already see the Mets’ getting creative to overcome the limitation they face in the draft this year, targeting two college hitters with posi...
Jul 14, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 300
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 celebrate David Peterson and Youman Wilder. 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 Stit...
Jul 13, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 79
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 never-ending bullpen churn, the baffling way prospects are being handled in the Mets system, and the ups and downs of the last week. Chris’s Music Pick: Death Valley Girls - Island in the Sky Brian’s Music Pick: John Williams - Superman Original Score You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Appl...
Jul 12, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 205
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 series wins over the Brewers and Yankees where the Mets finally started to hit a little bit with runners in scoring position. But unfortunately, we also have a slew of new pitching injuries to discuss as well. Next, we talk about the Mets’ All-Stars and J...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 243
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 celebrate Torey Lovullo. 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...
Jul 06, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 78
This week, Brian and Chris talk about the doldrums of the Pirates series, the surprisingly pleasant baseball being played since Wednesday evening, and begin to discuss what the second half roster will look like. Chris’s Music Pick: Ty Segall - Possession Brian’s Music Pick: Haim - I quit 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 th...
Jul 05, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. It’s our final episode prior to the draft, so naturally we faff about for 15 minutes before getting to the meat of the show. Our promote-extend-trade this week concerns our favorite Sci-fi movies of the last ten years. Conclusion? Arrival is at the top of our lists. And an additional plug from Lukas; check out Project Hail Mary from Andy Wier before the movie comes out next March. On to ba...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 299
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 tattered remains of the Mets’ rotation and the downstream effects it is having on the bullpen. But hey, it’s not like the offense is hitting either! Next, we talk about the incident involving a fan hurling verbal abuse at Ketel Marte and the resulting out...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 242
Grace is back with another episode. First, she talks about the current rut the Mets are in. Losing in every way possible, not being a pleasant viewing experience, and multiple pitcher injuries. The trade deadline is on the horizon, and the Mets will likely need to make several moves. Next, she discusses the discourse that happened around the Mets Pride Night this year. Despite it seeming to be a very normal Pride Night, a three second clip taken out of context was co-opted by bad faith accounts ...
Jun 29, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discuss the injury to Griffin Canning, the return of Frankie Montas, as well as over a dozen other transactions that happened since the last show. Chris’s Music Pick: Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Trash Classic Brian’s Music Pick: Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 203
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 recent roster shakeups on the Mets, including the arrival of Dicky Lovelady and the demotion of Francisco Alvarez and Luisangel Acuña. We also discuss the Mets’ struggles in general, which come down to injuries and regression on the pitching side and fail...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discuss the current six-game losing streak, try to come up with a pitching plan, and generally lament how things have turned in the past week. Chris’s Music Pick: Viagra Boys - viagr aboys Brian’s Music Pick: Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, w...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 202
Welcome to Home Run Applesauce in Conversation, a podcast from Fans First Sports Network where we invite interesting people on the show to talk about themselves, the Mets, and more. Art Shamsky is a 13 year MLB veteran who was a key part of the 1969 Miracle Mets. He’s also an author of three books, most recently Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends, co-written with Matthew Silverman. Go to HomeRunApplesauce.com for information on how to join our Patreon. And, as always, let's go Mets. Learn more ...
Jun 18, 2025•33 min
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 vibe shift that has happened in the Mets’ rotation where they went from having too many good pitchers to suddenly not having enough between Kodai Senga’s injury, Frankie Montas’ rough rehab outings, and recent poor performances from Tylor Megill, Griffin ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. In case you missed it, there was some other notable major league news on Sunday night; we couldn’t help ourselves and spend our first 20 minutes talking Rafael Devers trade. Our conclusion? Having dumb teams in the league makes it more fun, and we’re glad the Mets aren’t one of them (you’ll have to listen to learn which team we decided was the dumb one here). Once back on topic, we check i...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Grace is back as the good times continue to roll in Queens. The Mets are doing great, and it's very fun, both on TV and in person as Grace recently found out. There have been some sad happenings (including one right before the episode's recording), but on the whole it's a good time. Grace then turns her attention to yet another Lou Gehrig Day disappointment. There's so much the league and teams can do, and yet they continue to choose to do the bare minimum (if even that). A terrible disease dese...
Jun 15, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 69
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 celebrate Ronny Mauricio. 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 ...
Jun 14, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discuss the current six-game winning streak, try to find a sixth starter for the club, and talk about the incredible comlete game shutout performance by David Peterson. Chris’s Music Pick: Richad Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation Brian’s Music Pick: The Beach Boys - Surf's Up You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce p...
Jun 13, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 201
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 getting the job done by winning the season series against the Dodgers and sweeping the Rockies. The Mets have gained ground on their division rivals and now have a 4.5 game NL East lead. The Mets’ big hitters are also all rolling. Pete Alonso reached...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris is at a wedding, so A Pod Of Their Own's Allison McCague sits in with Brian. They recap the four game set with the Dodgers, how the teams might look different come playoffs, and what to expect heading into Coors Field. Allison’s Music Pick: Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow Brian’s Music Pick: Ben Kweller - Cover the Mirrors You can listen or subscribe to all of our...
Jun 06, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 200
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system. Thomas has a thought provoking promote-extend-trade for us this week; what old-school stats would you most want to be actually relevant? After that, we blitz through both our system and draft follows so we can get to the meat of the show. That’s right, it’s time to update the top-15. As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, w...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 297
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 giving the Mets kudos for doing what they needed to do against the White Sox and Rockies. We also talk a bit about the general state of things in the NL East. Next, we talk about Ronny Simon showing the human side of baseball, Sarah Langs narrating a feature on Sunday N...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 238
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 celebrate Freddie Freeman. 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 l...
May 31, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 76
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 two series wins against the Dodgers and White Sox, talk Juan Soto and Brett Baty, and discuss the incoming Colorado Rockies. Chris’s Music Pick: Geordie Greep - The New Sound Brian’s Music Pick: The Minus 5 - Oar On, Penelope! You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we enco...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Grace is back and the Mets have been good. Non-descript in their achievements, there's nothing much to really discuss. Some injured players are rehabbing, some players are overachieving and some are underachieving. The Subway Series was predictably annoying. But they're kind of just winning when they should (mostly) without any big excitement. Next, Grace dives into the newest round of should-he-shouldn't-he Hall of Fame discourse. Pete Rose, among other deceased figures around the sport, has be...
May 29, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 68
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’ turnaround this week from three-game losing streak to taking two of three from the Dodgers, driven mostly by their incredible pitching. Next, we talk about Katia Lindor’s appearance on the mic during Sunday Night Baseball. It was fun and wholesome, ...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 237
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 celebrate Carlos Mendoza and Sean Manaea. 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, ...
May 25, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 75
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 the worst week of the season for the Mets thus far, begin to worry a bit about Juan Soto, and talk about the fringes of the roster. Chris’s Music Pick: Windows - Raindrop on the Open Road Brian’s Music Pick: The Tubs - Cotton Crown You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we enc...
May 23, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 198
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 weekend’s Subway Series, which was even more annoying than usual because of the Juan Soto discourse. We talk about holding the national media accountable for parroting what amounts to fan fiction about Soto and Yankees fans and Mets fans switching roles i...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 236
