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

WFAN June 23, 2024

·1 hr 59 min·20 clips

Danielle McCartin opens a Sunday morning live hour with the Mets front and center. She asks whether fans should believe again, and answers with a blunt no while keeping the talk moving toward the trade deadline. The show stays in the Mets lane. She argues that the National League is weak enough for New York to sneak into the final wild-card spot, but she does not pretend that means the team is truly ready for the postseason. She does not trade in false hope. The real question, for her, is whether getting in would mean the Mets are built to do anything once the bracket starts. From there she turns to roster mechanics. She says the Mets should be thinking about pitching, and she lays out the kind of moves that would open space for Christian Scott and Jose Buto while reshaping the staff for next year. Tyler McGill comes up as a bad comparison point. He could not get out of the third inning the day before, and that kind of outing makes her case for change feel less abstract and more obvious. Severino stays in a different bucket. She is willing to move almost any other starter, including McGill and Quintana, and says the team should get what it can for bullpen help while the market is open. The bullpen needs work too. She does not act like one deadline deal will fix everything, but she keeps returning to the idea that the staff needs usable innings and a clearer plan for the second half. The outfield is part of the fix. She wants another bat there and says Stewart has to go because the defense and the batting line are not doing enough to justify the spot. The rhythm stays quick. It feels like a live argument more than a polished recap. Callers push the show forward. A detailed breakdown from East Rochester gets praise on the air, and McCartin keeps the momentum moving toward the next update and the noon hour.

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Blunt Mets talk, caller energy, and a deadline debate that keeps moving.

Danielle McCartan keeps a Sunday morning on New York sports pointed at the Mets, and the stakes stay easy to follow. She is skeptical that the team has earned renewed belief, and the discussion stays on playoff math, rotation help, and what the trade deadline might still change.

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