Hate Trumps Love: Could Mets Fans Root for Pete in Pinstripes? | BT & Sal

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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BT & Sal dive into a hypothetical (but fiery!) discussion about Pete Alonso wearing a Yankees uniform. While acknowledging reports that the Yankees have no interest in the Polar Bear, Sal argues that a move for Alonso would be a smart piece of a necessary "restructuring" for the Yankees—specifically, by trading Giancarlo Stanton and replacing his power and DH slot with an everyday first baseman and DH option in Pete.

The conversation gets personal as they debate the emotional fallout for Mets fans if their franchise slugger jumped to the hated Yankees. Sal asserts that his hatred for the Yankees would "usurp" any affection for Pete, but Hoff and Sal debate where Mets fans would draw the line. The segment also touches on the frustrating lack of development and hype surrounding Yankees prospects like Jasson Dominguez and Mets prospect Carson Benge.

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0:32.4	some basketball or you want to get back to the calls and continue the baseball conversation?
0:35.8	You know, let's keep rolling with the baseball.
0:38.0	We're going to have to be very judicious here in how we split up our time because a couple of things I want to get off my chest from the Knicks last night. That was a wretched watch. I watched the whole game. Dude. That was rough, rough, rough. And definitely got to get into some doors. So let's go baseball a little bit more. and we'll get to the other stuff.
0:52.5	All right, and we started the show talking about just a free agent pursuit from both the Mets and Yankee perspective.
0:56.6	Obviously, we know each team needs more. And in some cases, each team needs a common player like Cody Bellinger. The reports out there, the both teams are showing interest in Devin Williams. Mets seemingly a little bit more interest in Devin Williams with the Yankees interested in a reunion and just the offseason overall, you know, Mets trying to trade potentially everybody. They're open for business. Yankees, the only move so far, bringing Trent Grisham back. Joey Clams is in Brooklyn. What's up, Joey Clams? Hey, like Uncle Jr. says, next time you come, come heavy, you don't come at all. I love that line.
1:28.0	I'm due for a rewatch.
1:29.2	What's the wrong on, BT?
1:30.4	Joey, I got a question for you.
1:31.9	Joey, hold on.
1:32.6	Did you have the makings of a varsity athlete or no?
1:36.3	100%. I played ice hockey with Tomville High School in San Island. Came in second in the state in 1980. I don't think you got it. I got you. All right.
1:45.0	All right.
1:57.0	How'd a boy. school in Staten Island came in second in the state. I don't think he got it. I got you.
2:03.3	All right. Not a boy. Yeah, well, they don't. What do you call it? The Yankees, after judging the two spot, who's your right? Who's your righty bats? You got no righty sticks except for Stanton who's going to be a part-time player, 60 to 80 games. You need a righty stick either at first or the short.
2:03.9	It's a big problem.
2:03.3	What's going to be a part-time player, 60 to 80 games. You need a righty stick either at first or the short.
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