Mets Snap the Slide + Jason Kipnis!

About this episode

The episode discusses the Mets' recent performance and features interviews with analysts and players.

Anthony McCarron, Mets analyst for SNY, joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to detail the latest news around the team after snapping their 12-game losing streak last night. Anthony looks into what's behind New York's slow start this season, Bo Bichette's comfortability with his new club, and the next steps to right the ship. Later, two-time All Star Jason Kipnis (23:26) stops by to share his impressions of Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins during his time in Cleveland. Jason also discusses his experience battling through April struggles, the reality of George Springer's broken toe, the ever-persistent Guardians, and Juan Soto's radio silence on the IL. Jeff and Kevin wrap up today's show responding to your questions on the Backleg Line! The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Blair, Kevin Barker

Guests: Anthony McCarron, Jason Kipnis

Topics covered

• Mets
• baseball
• losing streak
• Jason Kipnis
• Cleveland
• player performance
• team analysis

Keywords

• Mets
• losing streak
• Jason Kipnis
• Bo Bichette
• George Springer
• Cleveland
• baseball analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNY, Cleveland, Guardians

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