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The Amazin' Avenue Audio Podcast: Episode 35

In the "Rick Reed is accosted by autograph-seeking mooks" edition, Matthew Callan slips into the co-host seat to commiserate about the Mets September swoon. After that, we discuss his new book, Hang a Crooked Number, and answer your e-mails on how the Mets can spend their way into contention, who's the best prospect in team history, and what to do about the bullpen (again).

By Jeffrey Paternostro

Run Time: 1:50:16

Agenda

0:00- 9:20: Intro / Rick Reed in On the Waterfront / A discussion of the history of shirtseys / Tales of finding Mets gear in CT in the 1990s

9:20- 36:50: On September swoons and seasonal depression / No Donny, these men are nihilists / Matt Harvey's elbow has got us all down / "I don't mean to pick on Royals fans" / This is tough baseball to watch

36:50- 55:57: Matt has a book! / Dust jacket synopsis / Researching the baseball and spy worlds / The New York City of the book / More spy tales in the future?

55:57- 1:50:16: E-mails / Prospect of the Week Classic / Tough to compare prospects between eras / Gooden's baseball-reference page is kind of pornographic / "But to get back to David's question..." / Remember Alex Escobar? / Fun with Diamond Mines / It's probably Gooden / Well, maybe it's Strawberry, you can't really go wrong / "I said I wouldn't read your manifesto on-air...but this is pretty close to a manifesto" / The Mets could spend their way into contention / What would it take to get the Wilpons out? / Mets bullpen talk / BREAKING: Relievers are volatile / Housekeeping / Outro

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And tune in next week for what I am sure will be a totally relevant MLB playoff preview on Amazin' Avenue Audio.

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