Home Run Applesauce: A New York Mets podcast

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

Without too much to focus on at this point in the offseason, Brian and Chris discuss the trio of Gold Glove nominees and continue their look back at the Mets' additions from last offseason, focusing on Jorge Polanco and Luke Weaver.

Chris’s Music Picks:

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Phantom Island

Brian’s Music Picks:

Wishy - Nature's Pill

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 [email protected].

Visit our⁠ Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠), and @BrianNeedsaNap (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠)

And, until next time, Let’s Go⁠ Mets⁠.

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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 announcing October 17 as the new date for our annual Dollars for Dingers fundraiser to support the National Domestic Violence Hotline. We hope to see you there!

We also chat about the playoffs, the darkness encroaching on the Phillies, which teams we’re rooting for, and whether the Brewers or White Sox have more powerful divine intervention on their side.

We also honor a back log of mensches for a loaded Mensch of the Week segment: Sean Manaea, Howie Rose, and the Mets’ rookie class. 

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 exclusive monthly playlist, and more!

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

The season is over, and Brian and Chris get into how we feel about the team heading into 2027. We also begin a process of looking through all of last offseason's transactions, starting with the acquisitions of Marcus Semien and Devin Williams. 

Chris’s Music Picks:

Prewn - System

Brian’s Music Picks:

Joe Russo's Almost Dead - Almost Rooftop at Pier 17

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 [email protected].

Visit our⁠ Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠), and @BrianNeedsaNap (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠)

And, until next time, Let’s Go⁠ Mets⁠.

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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 reflect on the mostly miserable 2026 season. But Carson Benge did have a 20-20 season and Francisco Lindor did hit his 300th home run.  

Next, we review what David Stearns covered in his postseason press conference, including wanting to add a starting pitcher and retiring the phrase “run prevention.”

In our baseball segment this week, we talk about how the American League should be ashamed of itself, why the Reds aren’t the Brewers, and more Sports Betting is a Cancer content. 

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 exclusive monthly playlist, and more!

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

With the season winding down this weekend, the Mets made some moves to help them in 2027 and beyond, removing the interim tag from Andy Green's role and bringing in Derek Falvey as senior advisor of baseball operations. 

Chris’s Music Picks:

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Brian’s Music Picks:

Ted Leo/Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance

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 [email protected].

Visit our⁠ Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠), and @BrianNeedsaNap (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠)

And, until next time, Let’s Go⁠ Mets⁠.

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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, it’s been a very busy week in Mets land. We cover Pete Alonso’s return to Citi Field (and his 300th home run), Carlos Beltrán’s number retirement, Jared Young’s horrific injury, Howie Rose signing off for the last time, and the announcement of Andy Green as the new (no longer interim) Mets manager.

Next, we talk about sports betting companies continuing to be cartoonishly evil. 

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 exclusive monthly playlist, and more!

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

After an unplanned week off, Brian and Chris are back to discuss the Pete Alonso discourse that erupted with his return to Queens. We also discuss the David Stearns era thus far and send well wishes to both Jared Young and Howie Rose. 

Chris’s Music Picks:

Roger Clark Miller - The Green Man

Brian’s Music Picks:

John Vanderslice - FOCUS

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 [email protected].

Visit our⁠ Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠), and @BrianNeedsaNap (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠)

And, until next time, Let’s Go⁠ Mets⁠.

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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 what has been a good week for Dollars for Dingers, especially Saturday’s game. We also chat about giving the Marlins a taste of their own medicine for a change and the factors Bo Bichette is weighing when deciding whether to opt out.

But we spend the bulk of the show discussing investigative reporting by Propublica about the exploitative system in the Dominican Republic that preys on poor families and a companion story about how Oneil Cruz’s parents brought in a fixer to pay off the families of the three young people he killed to make the problem go away and save his baseball career.

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 exclusive monthly playlist, and more!

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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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 Dollars for Dingers bonanza that has been the month of September and Jonah Tong’s first start of 2026. 

Next, we talk about Pablo Torre’s reporting on the Dodgers, Mark Walter, and Magic Johnson. We also shout out this week’s Mensch of the Week: Little League World Series (and future WPBL) star Kinley Rasmus.

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 exclusive monthly playlist, and more!

You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky (@apodoftheirown) and you can follow Home Run Applesauce on Twitter and Instagram (@HRApplesauce). You can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter and Bluesky: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at [email protected]. 

Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every week and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting!

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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

The Mets took two of three from the Rays and lost Luis Robert Jr. off waivers to Baltimore. Brian and Chris also discuss A.J. Ewing's recent struggles and the potential return of Jonah Tong. 

Chris’s Music Picks:

Dinosaur Jr. - There Near

Brian’s Music Picks:

Wild Pink - Still Coming Down

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 [email protected].

Visit our⁠ Patreon⁠ for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Brian and Chris are on social media @ChrisMcShane (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠), and @BrianNeedsaNap (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠)

And, until next time, Let’s Go⁠ Mets⁠.

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