Harvey, Harvey, Harvey and the Mets with Kristie Ackert : Daily News Sports Talk

05/27/16 • 31 min

There's no bigger topic surrounding the defending NL champion Mets than the baffling downward spiral of Matt Harvey. The Dark Knight's pitching has fans and media alike scratching their heads.

We brought back Daily News Mets beat writer Kristie Ackert on Friday to discuss what's going on with Harvey and all the other key topics surrounding the Mets heading into Memorial Day Weekend.

Ackert weighed in on Harvey's decreased velocity, his fight to stay in the rotation and his no-show performance with the media earlier this week. She also gave us her take on what would serve Harvey best going forward.

We also spend time talking about if Steven Matz is actually benefitting from Harvey stealing the spotlight as the Long Islander quietly is putting up an Amazin' season.

Ackert filled us in on what it was like to cover Bartolo Colon's home run, how David Wright's new routine is going, if anything can slow down Yoenis Cespedes and the too-long list of injured players.

Oh, yeah, and we also talked about the '86 Mets who are being celebrated this weekend at Citi Field.

Produced by Andy Clayton

Edited by Frank Posillico

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There's no bigger topic surrounding the defending NL champion Mets than the baffling downward spiral of Matt Harvey. The Dark Knight's pitching has fans and media alike scratching their heads.

We brought back Daily News Mets beat writer Kristie Ackert on Friday to discuss what's going on with Harvey and all the other key topics surrounding the Mets heading into Memorial Day Weekend.

We also spend time talking about if Steven Matz is actually benefitting from Harvey stealing the spotlight as the Long Islander quietly is putting up an Amazin' season.

Ackert filled us in on what it was like to cover Bartolo Colon's home run, how David Wright's new routine is going, if anything can slow down Yoenis Cespedes and the too-long list of injured players.

Oh, yeah, and we also talked about the '86 Mets who are being celebrated this weekend at Citi Field.

Produced by Andy Clayton

Edited by Frank Posillico

For more from the Daily News find us on: iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.

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Anthony McCarron on the 1996 Yankees and the game today : Daily News Sports Talk

Anthony McCarron made the case earlier this week that the 1996 Yankees were better than the ‘86 Mets. Grit. Guts and Glory, he argued.

This club and this season had everything, from drama and heartache to redemption and timeless tales and over all that loomed a fiery George Steinbrenner. Great baseball, too.

Coming on the heels of our ‘That’s Debatable’ topic, we invited the Daily News’ veteran baseball reporter to the podcast to dive deeper into what made that Bombers team so special ... even likeable.

We also get McCarron’s take on whether Joe Girardi’s job is safe, what Derek Jeter’s future in baseball holds and whether A-Rod will ever get his day in the sun in Cooperstown.

We then switch gears and move across town and talk about the Mets’ current rotation concerns and the Amazin’ NL East battle with the Nationals.

Finally, McCarron gives us his take on Bryce Harper’s “Make Baseball Fun Again” campaign and talks about his concern for the future of the sport (let’s pick up the pace!).

Produced by Andy Clayton

Edited by Frank Posillico

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Mark Feinsand on the Yankees : Daily News Sports Talk

After a two-week hiatus, the Daily News Sports Talk Podcast is back and better than ever.

This week we welcome Yankees beat writer - and host of the Daily News’ Yankees Podcast - Mark Feinsand to the show.

Feinsand joined the podcast Friday morning from Minneapolis where the struggling Bombers are finishing up a rare Colorado-Minnesota road trip before returning home to the Bronx on Tuesday.

This week’s podcast is much more than just Yankees talk as Feinsand weighs in on the Ichiro-Pete Rose all-time hits debate, how he will handle voting when he gets his hands on a Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year and his best and worst (sorry, Detroit) baseball road trips.

After a detour into some NFL talk, we quiz our Yankees beat guy about ‘The Summer of Soccer’, Billy Joel concerts at the Garden and what he’d would do if we made me MLB commish for a day. And, of course, the one jersey he most regrets buying.

Produced by Andy Clayton

Follow Andy and Mark on Twitter: @aclayton33 @FeinsandNYDN

Edited by Frank Posillico

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