The great Joe Beningo coming up at 4 o'clock. His thoughts on the jet debacle last night against the Patriots, losing 27 to 14. And we'll get back to your calls in a minute. A lot of giants and a lot of jets at 888-808-101-19. But, Dickey, I trust you on this. Yes. I would like to read quotes from Edwin Diaz. There is no audio. Laura Albanyes, great reporter, did a wonderful

job interviewing Edwin Diaz, and Edwin was in Las Vegas last night. Was it Las Vegas? Yeah, Las Vegas.

They had the MLB Award Show, along with announcing officially that Aaron Judge, rightfully, is a three-time

MVP award winner. So there, Edwin Diaz was also there because he won the Trevor Hoffman Award.

Is it named after Trevor Hoffman? Or is it named after Mariana Rivera? I'll look that up. I mean, shouldn't it be named after Mariana Rivera? It should be Mariana Rivera. I almost want to call it the Trevor Hoffman Award. It's the reliever of the year award. But Edwin Diaz was there. Juan Soto was there. And Juan Soto had some

comments about he hopes to resign Peter Lanzo, hopes to resign Starling-Marté, was sad about

Anton Richardson. But Edwin Diaz was fascinating because Edwin Diaz was asked about the Mets

and coming back to the New York Mets. And he said that it was 50-50. In fact, I've now been told there is audio of Edwin Diaz saying this. So hopefully that helps. If not, we could always read what he said. And you tell me what you take up from all of this. That maybe he wants to stay, really wants to go, he doesn't give a crop. Let's see what we can read into from Edwin Diax.

What do you think your chances are going back to the Mets? As I now, it's 50-50, you know. We haven't talked about the MEPA, about deal or anything. We just met a little bit. I just want to see what happened in the pre-Agency. Were you in on the conversation with the Mets or just your name? I just my hand, you so now I don't want to be part of that. You know, I want to enjoy my off-season. They would take care of me. So when it's the time to me to join the conversation, I would do it. So he says, along with that, he wants to get the best deal for his family. I love New York. I would love to stay in New York. But if I have to go to another place, I would be happy. I want to win a ring. So wherever I go, I want a winner, winner, sounds like a tongue twister. Win a ring. I want to win a ring and enjoy that time. He also says, I like the organization.

You know, if they come with the best deal for me, I'd enjoy to stay with them.

But at the end of the day, I don't know what they're thinking. That doesn't sound like he has any affinity towards the Mets.

Now, so the first thing he said, which I guess this is a baseball thing, is that I'm not

going to be involved in it until the agent tells me I need to be involved with it. So everything

else is going to happen. They're going to have negotiations. They're going to get to numbers,

and then I'm not going to be a part of it until I'm a part of it. It almost feels like he's taking a mercenary stance. And whoever pays him the most is where he's going. And if that's the case, your prediction might be right, Evan. That's the Dodgers. Yes. Yes. I completely agree that my assessment from all of this is I'm going to the highest bidder. Yes. That's what it sounded like. And I respect it. I mean, I really have no issue with it. Because when he says, I just need to get the best deal for my family, that is code for I'm taking the biggest contract. And if it's the Mets, great, because I love New York. Right? So I have no problem if it's the Mets, great.

But if it's Toronto, I guess I've got to buy a passport. I got to get a passport. I'm sure he has one, but you know what I mean? And if it's L.A., great. Got a great chance to win a ring. So that's how I took it. I didn't take it as I can't wait to get out of here. oh, I'm going to give a hometown discount.

This is a man, and I respect that a player would basically admit it because I think he did, which is, dude, just pay me. I'm going to the highest bidder. Yeah, I think we make a big deal out of loyalty in sports, meaning fan bases do, because we're loyal to our fan base, to our teams. But I don't think the players, especially in baseball,

think that way. I think it's increasingly becoming that way in all sports, right, where guys

see an opportunity, whether it's, you know, a short-lived sport like football, where the average

length of career is three and a half years. You got to get the most you can in the short

and whenever you can, because you don't know when it's over. Absolutely. That's why I don't have any issue towards that. I think this really gets more focused now on David Stearns and Steve Cohen. Like, you are a big market team. He's the best closer on baseball. He's proven he can pitch here. I would not screw around. and I think that it will be easier for the Mets to build a winner,

re-send, are in baseball. He's proven he can pitch here. I would not screw around. And I think that it will be easier for the Mets to build a winner resigning Edwin Diaz than Pete Alonzo. And I love Pete Alonzo. I'd love Pete back. I want both of them back. I'm not picking between the two. But I think it will be easier to replace Pete than it would be Edwin Diaz. I honestly. And I don't even that's really that debatable. I think it's obvious. Like, he is so far and away the best closer. Plus, he's not only the best closer, Tique, if you pivot to Robert Suarez or Kenley Jansson or whomever, you're wondering how they're going to deal with what comes with being a closer in New York. Well, it's exactly what Edwin Diaz had to deal with when he first became a closer in New York.

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