Rico Brogna: A New York Mets Podcast

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 TheRicoB@gmail.com

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 TheRicoB@gmail.com

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 comm...

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 TheRicoB@gmail.com

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 TheRicoB@gmail.com

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 TheRicoB@gmail.com

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.

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 a...

It took the Mets just the second series in 2023 to not only lose a series, but get swept in a series, as the Brewers complete destroyed the Mets in every aspect of the game. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The hitting verse the Brewers was a major issue, but you'll never win a series if your starting pitching was as bad a Carrasco, Scherzer and Alvarez. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

With a potential injury to Omar Narvaez, the Mets have called upon Francisco Alvarez and not Michael Perez to the taxi squad to fill the roster spot if an IL stint is needed. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The Mets for the second year in a row continue to have issues with lefty pitchers. Plus, Evan reads some listener emails. For comments, questions and topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

It took six games and 20 scoreless innings to bring out the worst in Mets fans. Is the season doomed? Are we over kissing Max Scherzer's ass? Can Carlos Carrasco adjust to the pitch clock? All that and more on first panic podcast of 2023 For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

It took six games to piss off Evan and the rest of the Mets fan base. Are we in for a long season? For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The New York Mets have put together 18 very forgettable innings in Milwaukee to start this three game series. Unfortunately it's so early in the season it feels like the end of the world. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The worst performance from any starter so far in the first games would have to be from Carlos Carrasco who openly admitted he had an issue with the pitch clock. Is there a solution or do we expect Carrasco to struggle all season long? For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The New York Mets win the series opener in Miami with solid defense, clutch hits, a little dash of power, but the strength coming from the pitchers. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

Mets wrapped up their series opener in Miami with another victory behind Tommy Pham's bat. Have we found the right handed DH? For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

The Mets had two instant replay calls that should have gone their way, instead MLB showed how flawed their replay system is. Plus who had the better first start of the season David Peterson or Tylor Megill? For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

Kodai Senga has his first ever MLB start and it started out a tad rough, but went exactly how Mets fans had hoped. Plus, the youth movement is ready and waiting to get the call. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

From 'Big Time Baseball' ( subscribe here ): Reporting on the Mets down in Miami, Jon Heyman gives us a first-hand update on the Justin Verlander injury.

The Mets do what they typically do on opening day. They win. However, there was some negativity going into the day before first pitch. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

Before the Mets 2023 opener fans got hit with some bad news. Justin Verlander lands on the IL. Things are not going well in Queens and first pitch hasn't even been thrown yet. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

Max Scherzer took the mound in todays opener and pitched well. Then the 6th inning happened. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com

With Edwin Diaz out for the season Buck Showalter has to piece together the bullpen. First man up to save a game in 2023 is David Robertson and boy did he get the job done. For comments, questions or topic ideas email TheRicoB@gmail.com