What about Kevin Burkhardt as Wayne Hagin’s replacement? Assuming he’s even interested in switching back to radio. I’m not sure if switching from SNY to WFAN is considered a step up, even getting to call the games.
He’s familiar with calling Mets games, as he does a couple of games on SNY in Spring Training. He’s doing Dallas Cowboys games on the radio this season, so he’s familiar with the medium and the need to describe the action. I’ve thought he’s done a good job in the spring, although I haven’t heard him on the radio.
Presumably SNY had to give him permission for the Cowboys job, given that it overlapped a couple of Mets games. Could it be that they were giving him a trial, on someone else’s dime, to see how he’d do on radio? He’s been around for a while and he knows the team and it’s history. He’s actually been here longer than everyone in the dugout sans David Wright.
I’m just theorizing here; I don’t even know if he’s being considered or wants the job. Still, I think you could do a lot worse and Mets fans would certainly take to him better than Wayne Hagin. Of course, Toby Hyde would be a good choice as well.
