Rico Brogna: A New York Mets Podcast

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): The debates are flying throughout baseball. Most recently, there have been the arguments for and against holding the World Baseball Classic after Edwin Diaz's injury. Host Rob Bradford has his thoughts on the matter, which he voices at the outset of this podcast. And then there are the rule changes. Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo joins Bradfo to offer a poignant perspective of where baseball is at with the new rules and why they may or may not work. It's the kind of conversation that should be important with less than two weeks until the regular season. To top things off, Mets manager Buck Showalter weighs in. 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

It's official, Edwin Diaz has had his surgery on his patellar tendon and will most likely miss the entire season due to the 8 month recovery time. This sucks. But is the season over? Is that a wrap on the 2023 New York Mets? No it's not, but what's the game plan? Listen and find out. 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

Where were you when you learned about Edwin Diaz's injury. Evan and Hoff take you through learning about a devastating injury to the most electric closer in baseball. 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

There is a lot of Mets fans who are convinced the season is over. That's not even close to true. The New York Mets are still a World Series contender. It just makes it more difficult. 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

Edwin Diaz is not the first and won't be the last star to get hurt before the season starts. There is also history that good teams find a way to win anyway. If the Mets are destined to be good this season, it won't be because Edwin Diaz isn't there. 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

It has leaked, the New York Mets have their opening day starters. Max Scherzer disagrees with the timing of the WBC. Do the Mets need some pitching help? Plus who's the greatest athlete in New York today? 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 opening day starters have leaked. Did Buck make the right call? Do we think the Mets need some more pitching depth with injuries picking 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

Max Scherzer laid out his thoughts on moving the World Baseball Classic. Maybe he's right? Plus the bullpen is starting to take shape due to injuries. 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

A question came up on the Carton and Roberts program. Who's the greatest athlete today in New York sports? Is it possible the new QB of the New York Jets Aaron Rodgers the top of the list? Maybe someone on the Mets? 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): There have been a ton of winners during the World Baseball Classic, including the great game of baseball itself. But one player who isn't even playing in the tournament yet is reaping the rewards is top Mets prospect Brett Baty. The former first-round pick is tearing up the Grapefruit League while getting plenty of playing time thanks to the absence of regular third baseman Eduardo Escobar. Host Rob Bradford sits down with Baty to get to know the third baseman a bit better, while also catching up with The Athletic's Tim Britton to find out what's what when it comes to Baty's spot on the Mets' roster. 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 injuries are starting to pile up in Mets land. How does this change things for the opening day roster? Brandon Nimmo makes his debut and Buck Showalter has a few things he'd like to see changed in baseball. 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

We have now reached the point of spring training where the injuries are starting to build up. Which ones should we be concerned over and which ones are little to no concern? 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 final position player roster spot is up for grabs. Vientos and Baty have both looked great, but is Tim Locastro the clear cut choice? Evan gives his case on why Locastro could make the opening day 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

It felt like it took forever, but Brandon Nimmo finally made his spring debut over the weekend. How important is it for Nimmo to have a big year after signing a long term contract with the Mets? 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 are dealt with an early injury as newcomer Jose Quintana is sidelined with a rib injury. Tylor Megil pitch clock issue, a very non Mets roster verse Nicaragua and the Mets announce their 2023 promotional schedule. 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

First major injury has hit the Mets pitching staff as Jose Quintana goes down with a rib injury. Plus, more pitch clock issues. 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 lineup is very youthful as a lot of players are in recovery or playing in the World Baseball Classic, which is probably why they were almost no hit by Nicaragua. Which pitchers are losing out on roster spots and the return of a right handed bat. 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 released the 2023 promo schedule and Evan is split on the giveaways. We take you through the promotions and if we'd be drawn to the game for the giveaway. 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

Early on some young names are making cases to make the opening day roster. Kodai Senga makes his spring debut. Max Scherzer has questions about the pitch clock. Plus Evan takes us through his journey scoring games. 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

And so it begins, the injuries have picked up and the depth of the New York Mets rotation may already be tested. 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 pitch clock has been the talk of the town to start the spring. One person who we've heard from the most regarding it is Max Scherzer. 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

Players are about to go play for their country at the World Baseball Classic. The Mets have quite a few players headed over. Will this cause any issues headed into the 2023 season. Plus Evan gives you an update on his scorecard. 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

Ok, we're over spring training. Lets get to the regular season already. On this episode Evan talks about the elephant in the room, Ronny Mauricio and how he can make the 2023 New York Mets roster. Will Francisco Alvarez be in the minors for another full year? Plus we hit the mailbag again as Evan takes your early reaction to 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

There are two hot topics that Mets fans have been talking about since the opening of spring training. One as been the pitch clock. The other is Ronny Mauricio. Can he find a way to make the 2023 opening day 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

With Narvaez and Nido locked in at catcher Francisco Alvarez has no place on the 2023 New York Mets roster. How soon do we think Alvarez will find his way to the big leagues? 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 goes through your latest emails and guess what? The number one topic is 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

Evan takes more of your reaction and questions on the pitch clock positives and negatives. 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

Spring training games are here and we get our first peak out how the new rules will look, Evan and Hoff get into a debate on the good and bad that come out of the pitch clock, and are the young prospects going to make a real fight to making the opening day 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

It may be spring training but nonetheless it's exciting to see the new rules put into 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

It's still a slim chance, but some of the young kids are making case on why they should be playing in the big leagues. 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 pitch clock has been a hit so far in the first weekend of spring training. However, there were a few hiccups as Evan was hoping for. Will these issues bleed into the regular season and maybe even the 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

Will the intensity of big time moments in baseball be ruined by the pitch clock? Evan and Hoff debate. 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 breakdown who they think will make the opening day roster plus Max Scherzer and Carlos Beltran speak 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

Evan talks about Max Scherzer's comments regarding if he'll opt out after the 2023 season and Carlos Beltran's career goals in the Mets organization. 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

There is very little wiggle room to the opening day roster when it comes to position players. Evan does build a case for one of the rookies to make the team out of camp, but does he even believe that to be the case? 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 pitching staff has a few more opportunities than the position players, but who there is still plenty of depth. Who is the odd man out on opening day? 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

Steve Cohen met with the media for the first time this spring. He gets into what it will take to build a winning organization, his battle verse owners in the league, Shohei Ohtani, the fans and 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

A lot of talk is the Mets spent a lot of money this offseason. Is it World Series or bust for the New York Mets owner? 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 thought has been getting around that owners are not too thrilled with Steve Cohen and how he's spending so much money. The problem is that everything Steve Cohen is doing is legal. Will this turn into a problem in the long run for the New York Mets? 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

Steve Cohen says that he's always built his business around being close with the people he employees. The New York Mets players are no different. However we've seen how that didn't turn out perfectly with Jacob deGrom. What do we think will happen when Pete Alonso hits free agency? 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

There's a lot to unpack from the weekend. Manny Machado a future Met? Which rookies have the best chance at making the 2023 roster? Can Mark Canha hit 20 plus home runs? And is the schedule change a good thing or a bad thing in 2023? 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

Manny Machado opened up to the media on Friday that he will be opting out of his contract come the end of this season. What does that mean for the New York Mets and is it too early to talk about making room for the stud third baseman. 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

Do any of the kids make the 2023 opening day roster? After listening to Billy Eppler, the chances seem slim. Evan and Pete are split at who has the best chance of getting to the big leagues first. 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

What does it mean that Mark Canha has bulked up in the offseason? Do Mets fans want a more powerful Canha or continue with his contact? 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

There have been a ton of changes going into the 2023, but one of the under the radar changes is the schedule. Evan Roberts takes a deeper look into the Mets 2023 schedule and how effects the end 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

Baseball is officially back with the start of pitchers and catchers. On this episode Evan touches on how to handle Verlander and Scherzer innings limits, who gets the nod for opening day, Pete Alonso contract, Buck Showalter speaks on a lot, bullpen competition, new rules to watch during spring training and a quick mailbag on our 1986 World Series game 7 rewatch. 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 have started to speak to the media and one person made a bold statement on his expectations going into the 2023 season. That would be Max Scherzer who said his goal is to pitch 200+ innings this season. Let us pump the breaks a bit please, that may not be best for the team. 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 Showalter tips his hand of how he'll handle the opening day starter, or does he? Regardless we have the best solution to who gets opening day at Citifield. Plus, Pete Alonso shuts down contract talks before they can go too far. 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 Showalter seems to be trying to take the emphasis off of winning the division my bringing up the idea of every playoff series being a best of 7. Plus Evan takes a look at the pitching battles in spring training, specifically in the bullpen. 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

With so many rule changes happening at the same time, spring training may be pure chaos the first few weeks. Which means they may be the most watch spring training games EVER! 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