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Evan & Tiki

Citi Field First Pitch Drama & Knicks Playoff Reality Check

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

How much does a big sports moment actually stick with fans, and who really earns the spotlight? The conversation centers around a surprising first pitch at Citi Field and whether a recent college basketball hero truly resonates with a New York crowd, or if the moment fades faster than people think. From there, the discussion expands into bigger questions about timing and leverage in sports, including contract decisions and trade strategy, along with a realistic look at the Knicks heading into the playoffs. There is cautious optimism, debate over their true ceiling, and a breakdown of why having a closer gives them at least a fighting chance.

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0:00.0

You have this opinion. Tweet it when you leave the movie theater. I forgot. Like yesterday. Look at the Post and Toast that I sent yesterday. I noticed something. I tweeted it immediately because I don't want to lose it. I have no idea what tweet you tweeted yesterday. I don't follow it all the time. But you're right. I'm going to tell you right now. Most people aren't even on Twitter. Okay. Has anyone in the history of bicycles witnessed somebody doing a quote, Papa Wheely and actually stopped and said,

0:23.6

Wow, that's awesome. aren't even on Twitter. Okay. Has anyone in the history of bicycles witnessed somebody doing a quote,

0:21.8

Papa Wheely, and actually stopped and said, wow, that's awesome.

0:25.7

Because yesterday I got in my car and I saw two kids near the train station doing

0:29.6

Papa Wheelies and I thought, what losers?

0:33.1

And I said, why do people?

0:34.4

It used to be cool.

0:36.0

But was it ever cool?

0:38.0

And that's the nature of posted and toasted.

0:39.9

Does it not ever to make an observation on the spot and it lives there forever?

0:43.0

Fair enough, new rule.

0:44.0

I mean, I did tweet it.

0:45.0

Like, it's out there in the stratosphere forever.

0:47.6

New rule, any tweet has to be within 12 hours of the actual segment.

0:52.7

I should say further away than 12 hours of the actual segment. I agree. All right. Now let's play the game. Who's throwing out the first pitch at City Field tomorrow? Is that a game? Yeah, they've announced it. City Field tomorrow. City Field tomorrow. It's Metz Diamondbacks. It's a 4 o'clock game. It's someone in the news. It's someone kind of famous. It's probably not baseball related, so it's probably more entertainment. College basketball, maybe. College basketball. We're not honoring Michigan, aren't we? Celebrate St. John's? No, it wouldn't be just, why not? Yukon because of a good run? Not seen, Joe, Rick Patino's going to throw out the first page?

1:28.5

No, but maybe.

1:29.7

Somebody has his email open.

1:31.9

Zubi? Wait, what? He knows? Who knows? I have no emails open? Tiki, what do you have open? I don't. I honestly... Hold on. My email is failing.

1:41.8

My internet is failing.

1:43.3

He literally has blamescreen.

1:45.1

You're your right track, man.

1:47.8

Zubi Edge or for it? No, it's Dylan Darling. It's been announced to the first pitch. Bells. So you were right on St. Johns? Yeah. Good call by you. That is Dylan Darling do the double header where he throws at the first pitch of the Mug game? and then the first pitch at the Yankee game? Maybe. He's got bells.

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