Cora’s Revenge: Evan’s Price Take Comes Back to Bite Him

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Evan revisits a moment that came back to haunt him when a bold on-air take about David Price completely backfired, leading to an unexpected callout from Red Sox manager Alex Cora during a postgame press conference. It is a candid look at being wrong in the spotlight and how those moments can linger in surprising ways. The conversation then shifts to the current state of the Mets and growing fan frustration, including concerns about roster construction and long term direction. Evan and Tiki break down why Juan Soto is unlikely to demand a trade despite the noise, how MLB culture differs from the NBA when it comes to player movement, and why fan reactions especially on social media can sometimes overshadow the reality on the field.

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0:00.0	The Red Sox hired him, the Mets hired that pervert Mickey Callaway, and the rest is history.
0:06.0	But a year later, I had an odd thing with Alex Cora.
0:11.1	I was just binding my own business, doing a guest spot on M-O-B network right before the Red Sox played game five of the American League Championship Series that year.
0:20.5	I like it.
0:21.1	Against the Houston Astros.
0:22.9	And I made a very strong comment about David Price, who is the Red Sox starter.
0:27.4	I basically said the Red Sox ain't winning this game.
0:30.2	David Price is awful in a big spot.
0:32.5	In fact, here's a very quick clip of what I said that day on MLB Network.
0:36.3	Of course, because he is the worst postseason pitcher we have ever seen as a starter.
0:41.3	For whatever reason, out of the bullpen, the guy is competent.
0:45.3	Yeah, but as a starter, David Price was awful.
0:47.3	And I went on a little bit more than that, basically like, then I won in this game.
0:51.3	Who's kidding who?
0:52.3	Right.
0:53.3	So I'm minding my own business. David Price, to his credit, pitched very well that night, and pitched the Red Sox to the World Series. In your face, Evan Roberts. Little did I know that Alex Cora would go out of his way in his post-game press conference to say this. For him to show up today and pitch six innings, vintage at David Price, there was a lot of noise.
1:14.6	I was saying today that I don't want to pick battles with the media, but I heard somebody
1:21.2	today on TV just blasting David, you know, blasting him, you know, calling him the worst pitcher
1:26.1	in the postseason. Yeah, the numbers are there, I know, but, you know, he was saying this with, you know, he didn't hesitate. You know, it was a bad matchup, you know, one of the greatest against the wars, all that. And I don't listen too much to what's going on outside, but that one got me. That one got and uh when he was uh throwing 94 and the changes
1:46.1	whatever i was thinking about that segment on mlp network today so i don't know probably the guy's
1:51.4	going to blast me because i'm talking about him whoever he is but you know what um i'm happy david show up
1:56.3	today and uh tomorrow we can turn the page and move on to the World Series with David Price.
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