Rico Brogna: A New York Mets Podcast

Justin Verlander finally made his first start as a New York Met, and let's just say it started with a couple of bangs. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lindor is off to another slow start, but Evan thinks there's more optimism coming from the hitting while the pitching may never get it right. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan Roberts joins the show to talk about his almost 20 years on WFAN and his lifelong Mets fandom. Subscribe and listen to Amazin' Conversations with Jay Horwitz HERE To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Braves visited town for another miserable weekend worth of baseball. This time it was more because of the weather, but the results did not not help either. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets started game one of the double header verse the Braves with waving the white flag. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Game two of the doubleheader vs the Braves was close and Buck tried to push his pitcher a little further than normal. Was it the right time and option to do it? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets continue to face an unprecedented amount of left handers in 2023. That won't change in the near future. For comments, questions, or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rain came in and screwed up the rivalry with the Atlanta Braves so rather than sit around and mope about it Evan decided to talk about the pitch clock. We bring in a caller of WFAN, Andrew on Long Island. Andrew and Evan debate the good and the bad part of the pitch clock over this first month of the season. For comments, questions and topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a crappy weekend for Mets baseball. Friday ends after 5 innings, no game Saturday, maybe no game Sunday and then IL stints and call downs take place. Evan gets into all that and more on this rain filled episode. For comments, questions, or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew on Long Island made a call to WFAN before the season started with many comments and criticisms over the pitch clock. Evan thought it would be a good idea to bring Andrew on the Rico and see if he has those same issues with the pitch clock after a month of the season? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan continues the discussion over the pitch clock with Andrew on Long Island. Is there any chance that at the end of this year Andrew is "Happy" with the pitch clock? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Nationals take the series over the Mets as the bats were kept silent for two out of three games. It was almost a clean sweep until Pete Alonso did his thing. If they didn't find a way to be victorious Mets fans may have started to panic. Instead we get a glimpse of joy before we take on the Atlanta Braves in a 4 game series coming up. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets salvage the last game of the series verse the Nationals. The bats came alive for the final but every thing else seem to take a step back. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets looked flat and sloppy for most of the series verse the Nationals. Evan, doesn't want to make an excuse but does admit the team looks like they're in a mini slide returning from their trip. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The offense looked terrible for the first two games of this Nationals series. One of the bigger issues is he keeps sitting verse left handers. The way the rest of the team is hitting it's time for Buck to change old habits and let Brett play. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'DA's New York Accent' (Subscribe Here): Shawn Green only played a pair of seasons in New York, but they were two of the most memorable for different reasons. He was part of the '06 team that made Game 7 of the NLCS and the '07 squad which collapsed in historic fashion. He discusses whether the Mets should've won a World Series over the Tigers, and how it all went wrong the next season. He is considered the greatest Jewish ballplayer and talks about how he embraced his faith and decided to sit on Yom Kippur. Green also looks back at the PED Era and where his stats rank, plus whether David Wright would've been in Cooperstown. He founded the tech company Greenfly and is helping baseball catch up in the social media space. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets wrap up their 10 game road trip with a 7-3 record. Saturday and Sunday did not go as planed with Peterson and Megill struggling and doing it early. Some bright notes, the catcher spot registered a home run and the bullpen looks great. Those however were the very limited bright spots in the last two games in San Francisco. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets wrapped up their series in San Francisco playing the National Sunday Night Game. Evan, wasn't impressed. In some good news Francisco Alvarez went deep. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buck does something for the first time Evan can remember, and he's not upset by it. However, will this turn into the end of a current New York Met? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even though Evan is fully on board with the pitch clock, an incident in Saturdays game questions flawless system set in place. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Lucchesi gets called up and gives the Mets the best start of the season as he goes 7 innings deep of shut out baseball. Plus, Pete Alonso mashes number 10, Max accepts his suspension, Ronny Mauricio is being prepped to get a call soon and much much more. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another win for the Mets as they are now 7-1 on this west coast trip with two games to go. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Alonso is hitting on all cylinders and there was one guy who was on it before anyone else. Plus Mad Max accepts his suspension! For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets have finally decided to move Ronny Mauricio from short stop which begs the question: When will he be joining the big league roster? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets win the series in LA 2-1 as they finally get to face their old teammate Noah Syndergaard. While that sounds great a ton of chaos ensues. Brett Baty gets called up, Carlos Carrasco and Tim Locastro go to the IL, Max Scherzer gets ejected for his glove and hands being too sticky, Starling Marte gets hurt, and Buck continues to lie to the media. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mad Max gets ejected in the series finale with the Dodgers. What did Max do and are we watching a complete meltdown from the "ACE" of the staff? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starling Marte is injured again. This is the good and the bad of Marte. When he plays he's great, but he does get hurt often. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez need to get at bats, it's that simple. Plus, Evan gives you a list of the best pitchers he has ever seen. For comments, questions and topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Max Scherzer in hot water? His glove is going to MLB and will be examined with a fine comb. What will MLB find? Plus, why does Buck Showalter lie so much? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): David Robertson has a unique perspective on how we should be looking at the impact of the World Baseball Classic now that we're a month past the tournament. Listen at 8:50 to hear host Rob Bradford catch up with the Team USA closer to discuss what has been an out-of-the-ordinary start to the young season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets had a very interesting series verse the Oakland A's. Games that featured 17 walks, pitch clock violations in crucial situations and extra innings verse the worst team in the league. It all leads to one thing. Brett Baty finally getting called back up. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets did their job in Oakland by winning a three game series even though it wasn't in the prettiest of ways. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Sunday we learned that Brett Baty who has been crushing it in AAA is finally getting called back up to the bigs. Plus one of the stranger regular season games in recent history. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In game two verse Oakland we almost had ourselves an ending which Hoff has been waiting for since the new rules have been added. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Padres return for the first time since they knocked the Mets out of the playoffs. Does Mad Max get his revenge? Will the Mets bats become alive? Plus the pressure is starting to turn up on Buck Showalter. Is Pete Alonso underappreciated and much more. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mets fans were holding there breath Monday as Mad Max got on the mound. Was there redemption for Scherzer and the Mets from last years playoffs? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan and Pete had themselves a nice stress-free evening Tuesday for game two of the series. Peterson on the mound and Alvarez catching. What could go wrong? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mets take the series over Padres as they win Wednesday afternoon. Winning three of four series is good, but the victories have not been as smooth as expected. For comments, questions of topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Alonso leads the league in home runs, has been flawless on defense, yet for some reason he won't be considered for NL MVP this year? What gives? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): If there was one place to be in the baseball world Monday it was Citi Field, with two of the most polarizing teams in all of MLB — the Mets and Padres — facing off for the first time since last year's National League Wild Card Series. To top things off, the pitching showdown included Yu Darvish and Max Scherzer. Bradfo catches up with Padres GM A.J. Preller to talk about baseball's acceptance of players such as the two starters, who will be counted on more than ever heading into their 40s. We also hear from Scherzer after his win, with Bradfo then reuniting with spring training favorite Brandon Nimmo. And to top things off, there is a fascinating conversation with Padres pitcher Nick Martinez about how he evolved while navigating the differences between Japan and United States. The Baseball Isn't Boring studio hit the road, and, boy, was it worth it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets win another series as they are now 5-5 on the season. Kodai Senga shines, Francisco Alvarez makes his 2023 debut, but there are some not so good moments too. Is Cookie cooked, the bullpen a bit shaky, hitting with runners in scoring position is not ideal and who gets the call next. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second start of Kodai Senga's MLB career, he continues to impress. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cookie Carrasco has another bad performance, missed opportunities on the base path and the 2023 debut of Francisco Alvarez. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some news and notes from the first 10 games. Pete Alonso is great, the right handed DH is not, Lugo is an early success in San Diego, and what's the deal with Alvarez. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a tough series in Milwaukee the New York Mets bounce back to win another home opener and it's back to back years for Tylor Megill. Francisco Alvarez looks to make an impact on the Mets bench because Buck Showalter can't find a spot for him in the lineup with his version of murderers row. Plus, the offense has it's ups and many downs, along with the hugest screen known to man kind... For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In what has become the norm, the Mets continue to win ballgames for the home opener. It wasn't pretty, but they found a way to win. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Francisco Alvarez gets the call to big leagues for the New York Mets home opener. In a not so surprising move Buck Showalter continues to show his true feelings about the young prospect by having him sit the entire game. So why is Francisco Alvarez here? For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan takes you through the new additions to Citi-Field. The first being something no one can miss as they walk into the ballpark. For comments, questions or topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Big Time Baseball' (subscribe here): The NL East was thought to be maybe the toughest division in baseball before the season started. Tony Gwynn Jr. and Jon Heyman discuss why the Mets and Phillies have failed to get it going to start the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, things did not get better in the final game of the Milwaukee Brewers series as the Mets get swept in a three game series. There were some positives, the Mets scored a few runs, David Robertson looked good, and Francisco Alvarez may be getting called to the roster with a potential Narvaez injury. Is the pitching going to hold up all season? Plus some listener emails. For comments, questions and topic ideas email [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices