Free Tickets, Empty Seats: Mets Fans Get Called Out

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

After another freezing night at the ballpark, the focus turns to whether Major League Baseball is putting players and fans in a tough spot with April scheduling. From pitcher performance in cold weather to the overall fan experience, the guys question if the current setup makes sense. The discussion expands into possible solutions, including pushing the season start back, adjusting schedules, or building in more flexibility for cold weather teams. Evan and Tiki weigh the pros and cons of each idea while debating how much of this is just part of the game versus something that needs to change. It turns into a broader look at how the sport can evolve without losing its traditional rhythm.

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0:00.0	The Nets won again and it sucks.
0:01.5	But you want that.
0:02.4	No, I don't.
0:02.7	But you don't want them to win.
0:04.2	I mean, playing the ass off part, playing their asses off.
0:07.1	Yeah, but I don't want them to win.
0:08.2	Right.
0:08.5	This team spends an entire-
0:09.6	What do you want them to do?
0:15.7	Miss shots on purpose? No, that's why I said, I'm not blaming anybody. I'm just frustrated. Like the nets are going to end up with the seventh pick.
0:17.1	They sucked all year.
0:18.0	They tanked all year.
0:19.2	They win a couple of games at the end.
0:20.6	They'll beat the Pacers in a few days.
0:21.7	And they're going to pick seventh.
0:22.8	It just sucks.
0:24.3	But the good news is, I'm true. Which part? This is the official, this is the official Simwatery. I'd Zimmit going right now. Yeah, where they finish? The fifth. Yeah, we might get your guy. That's true.
0:38.3	I don't even have a guy.
0:55.8	I have a bunch of different guys. There you go. Don't worry about it. The good news is the Yankees and Mets are both first place teams. Carlos Mendoza and Aaron Boone pushed all the right buttons last night. The bad news is some Mets fans are pigs. Because Steve Cohen and the Mets gave away free tickets to yesterday's game. everybody took them and 58% of people didn't show up.
0:55.8	And joining us right now is somebody that... Steve Cohen and the Mets gave away free tickets to yesterday's game. Everybody took them, and 58% of people didn't show up.
1:01.3	And joining us right now is somebody that, I guess, has a brother who got one of these free tickets,
1:02.0	and he no-showed.
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