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

WFAN December 8, 2024

·2 hr 15 min

Late Saturday night turns into a holding pattern for Juan Soto news. Danielle McCartan says she and Jack Carty are live from Lower Manhattan until 3 a.m. She keeps asking for anything real that breaks. The phone number stays open the whole time. So do the tweets and live messages. She says listeners have been pushing hard for Soto news all night. Scott Boras being in California becomes part of the timing math. McCartan notes that it is only 9:19 p.m. there. That only makes the decision feel closer. She keeps hoping the news lands before sign-off. The Mets' two ex-Yankees pitching signings come up next. She frames one as a great move. She frames the other as a mistake. The Rangers then enter the conversation. Captain Trouba is traded. Igor Shesterkin also gets his record-setting deal. That pushes the night into wider New York sports territory. The football slate is not flattering. She calls the two teams miserable and says the 1 p.m. window is the part that gets ruined. The rest of the day can still survive. A caller from the Bronx joins in and keeps the pace up. The show also detours into a Saturday Night Live Church Chat bit with Juan Soto and Marcello Hernandez. McCartan brings the focus back with a live poll on where Soto ends up. The vote is dead even between the Yankees and Mets, with smaller shares for the Red Sox and Dodgers. She then works through Luis Severino's deal and the A's stadium timeline. The contract and the ballpark date give the conversation a more concrete edge. By the end, the show is still moving on caller energy and live updates. McCartan thanks everyone, points listeners to the rewind feature, and hands the late-night shift to Anthony Gallo at 3 o'clock.

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Late-night New York sports radio built on Soto talk, caller energy, and McCartan's quick, live-wire pace.

Danielle McCartan keeps the WFAN slot moving like a live board, with Juan Soto speculation setting the tone and callers filling in the rest. The talk ranges from Soto's decision to the Mets' two ex-Yankees pitching additions, the Rangers' move on Captain Truba, Igor Shesterkin's…

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