The Best in Sports News and Analysis, from Danielle McCartan · Danielle McCartan

WFAN AUGUST 31, 2024

·2 hr 4 min

Danielle McCartan starts the show after a heartbreaking Yankees loss in the Bronx and goes straight to the phone lines. Steve in Long Beach Island jumps in with a Yankees complaint. He says Soto should not be held at first base, argues the team needs more urgency, and questions why anyone expected better results from Will Warren after a 6.11 ERA in the minors. McCartan keeps the segment moving at a live-radio pace instead of turning it into a tidy recap. The conversation then shifts to the Mets. McCartan highlights Francisco Lindor's line, including a .328 batting average, .949 OPS, six home runs, and 60 RBI. She notes that he was not named an All-Star and suggests he may fall victim to year-end Ohtani bias in voting. She also says the Mets look like they play as one unit, even if that is not something you can easily quantify. McCartan then flags Tyler McGill as someone to watch in September. She points to his time in Syracuse, the mental adjustment to attack hitters and get ahead in counts, and his growing trust in the two-seamer. She notes that he threw 20 two-seamers in his latest outing after throwing 25 combined over his previous 10 appearances. His first Major League Mets game back in almost exactly a month, with five and a third innings, one run, and six strikeouts, is treated as a sign of real progress. McCartan leaves open whether he helps the rotation or bullpen down the stretch. The segment keeps circling back to the bigger question of whether the Mets get into the dance. Asked to predict it on August 31 at 6:11 PM, she says she thinks the Mets somehow find a way to get in. The closing keeps the caller-driven, conversational pace intact as the show hands off to the next hour.

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A caller-heavy New York baseball hour that keeps one hand on the box score and the other on the tension.

Danielle McCartan keeps a late August WFAN night moving. She lets the callers set the pace, then pulls the talk back to the numbers that matter: Will Warren's 6.11 ERA, Francisco Lindor's .328 average with a .949 OPS, six homers, and 60 RBI, and Tyler McGill's renewed reliance…

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