Bellinger Watch Meets Knicks Trouble

Evan & Tiki

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Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

It starts with the absurdity of modern sports news: reporters at an intro press conference, waiting for their phones to light up with the real headline. While fans are tracking every Yankees move (and Mets fans are locked into the latest Mets storyline), the crew questions why teams even stage the big production when one notification can steal the entire spotlight. Then the tone shifts to the Knicks, who suddenly look like a mess: bad effort, bad vibes, and the kind of body language that makes fans wonder if the locker room is fractured or if the team has checked out on the coach. The Josh Hart on Jimmy Fallon debate becomes the lightning rod, with one simple question at the center: should players keep living their lives when the team looks like it’s collapsing? From there it opens up to calls, including a Jets fan dealing with furious Buffalo relatives over Sean McDermott being fired, and a bigger Jets dilemma: do you really want to draft a quarterback who’s literally suing for another year because he isn’t ready? The segment wraps with real worry, real laughs, and the kind of New York chaos that never takes a day off.

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0:00.0	Big Mac comes into the studio during the break and says, hey, want to congratulate you on trading for Carlos Beltrane.
0:05.4	Oops, I mean Anthony Volpe over the last two years.
0:08.1	That's how he defined Luis Robert Jr.
0:10.6	And yet, from you, Sean, it's like, well, he's a good defender, you know.
0:14.8	Yeah, not bad.
0:16.3	You didn't troll, but Big Mac, who claims he doesn't hate the Mets, came right in here to basically
0:22.4	say Luis Robert Jr. is Anthony Volpe. Evan, where have I been at from the moment the Mets lost
0:28.7	Diaz and lost Alonzo? I don't remember. Where have I been at when you came to me for comment
0:33.7	when the Mets had lost out on Kyle Tucker? I don't remember. I've been at the same exact place as to why I'm keeping my mouth shut.
0:40.2	If and when Cody Bellinger signs with the Yankees, I'll have full thoughts on the Mets offseason. That's fair. The Yankees have had such a quiet offseason that you are taking the approach of you're going to keep your mouth shut. Yep. When I know that I have Bellinger in the pocket, I'll have plenty to say.
0:53.3	I get you.
0:53.9	It's weird because the Mets have had an offseason.
0:56.8	That's like a roller coaster.
0:57.8	They've lost... When I know that I have Bellinger in the pocket, I'll have plenty to say. I get you. It's weird because the Mets have had an offseason.
0:56.8	That's like a roller coaster.
1:11.0	They've lost a lot of good players team, but they've added some good players, and then we get all debate. Are they better or not? The Yankees haven't really lost anybody they wanted to keep. No. They lost. It's, they kept Trin Grisham, which some people say it was probably an accident.
1:11.7	Yeah, right.
1:13.3	They kept Trin Grisham.
1:11.0	Let's hope he has another great. They lost. They kept Trent Grisham, which some people say it was probably an accident.
1:11.7	Yeah, right.
1:13.3	They kept Tritian.
1:16.3	Let's hope he has another great contract year.
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