Hour 1: NY Managers Finally Get It Right + Mets Fans Blow Free Ticket Chance

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

For once, the conversation flips as Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber give credit where it is due. Both Aaron Boone and Carlos Mendoza make bold in game decisions that pay off in a big way, helping the Yankees and Mets secure wins. After years of second guessing managers across New York baseball, this rare night forces a different reaction: acknowledgment of sharp instincts and trust in players delivering under pressure. But the tone quickly shifts as a surprising off field controversy takes center stage. Steve Cohen’s free ticket giveaway sparks debate when more than half of recipients fail to show up, raising questions about fan behavior, entitlement, and missed opportunities. Evan and Tiki break down the psychology behind it, challenge the audience, and dive into what responsibility fans really have when given something for free.

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0:00.0	We have spent a lot of time on this radio station, and it's not just me or Tiki, or the guys in the morning or the guys in the afternoon, but forever.
0:07.0	We have spent time at this radio station since its inception in 1987, whining and complaining and first guessing and second guessing managers.
0:17.1	Yesterday in New York baseball, both in our city, no one on the road,
0:21.6	4 o'clock at city, 7 o'clock at Yankee Stadium,
0:25.3	our managers
0:26.3	made controversial decisions
0:28.8	and they nailed it.
0:31.5	Let's start with Booney.
0:33.9	Ahmed Rosario doesn't play against
0:36.0	right-handed pitchers. He's a left-handed masher.
0:39.5	You got to trust Ryan McMahon.
0:41.2	You got to trust his defense.
0:42.7	You got to trust his stick.
0:44.3	He made the decision to go, I'll let Ahmed face a righty.
0:47.9	He hits not one but two home runs, including the game winner, Aaron Boone.
0:54.8	You are correct, sir.
0:56.4	But wasn't that almost given to him by Ryan McMahon's lack of ability to swing a bet and hit a ball?
1:05.5	The reason I will counter that is we have seen many examples over the years of guys inability to hit the ball and are
1:12.3	still ran out out there every single day.
1:14.7	She, Anthony Volpey last year.
1:16.4	Exactly.
1:17.1	But Anthony Volpe was a young kid.
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