Episode 193: The Bats Come Alive, with guest Kristie Ackert

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio. This week, we celebrate the Mets’ past week, lament the loss of Matt Harvey to the disabled list, and much more. First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane answer your email, talk about the Mets recent offensive prowess, and give a brief consideration to life without Matt Harvey (1:10), Next up, Steve Schreiber conspires with Gary Cohen for a new reality show in This Week in SNY (29:47). Aaron Yorke returns to talk Harvey, Reyes, de Aza, Verrett, Lugo, and seemingly everyone else on the Mets roster (33:26). Chris then chats with Kristie Ackert (41:07), who covers the Mets for the New York Daily News. Kristie can be found on Twitter at @Ackert_NYDN, and you can find her work both in print and on the Daily News website. Finally, Kate Feldman blames herself for the Mets’ series of bad Wednesdays on this week’s Panic City Meter (57:41). As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. And don't forget you can email the show at [email protected], and we'll be back next week for another edition of Amazin' Avenue Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices