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Evan & Tiki

Knicks on Prime, Mets in Crisis, and Fan Frustration Boils

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber react to a major shift in sports viewing as the Knicks land exclusively on Amazon Prime, sparking frustration about fan access and how streaming continues to reshape the way games are consumed. The conversation compares how leagues handle accessibility, why the NFL gets it right, and whether fans are being left behind in the push toward digital platforms. The focus then turns sharply to the Mets, where early season struggles are already raising alarm bells. From an alarming spike in shutouts to growing concerns about the offense and roster decisions, Evan questions how a team that was productive last year looks so broken now. The segment blends humor and frustration, including a chaotic Cinco segment, while highlighting just how quickly optimism can turn into concern for Mets fans.

Transcript

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0:00.0

They're only on prime?

0:01.5

Yep.

0:02.4

But in the local markets, they're on, right?

0:04.2

No.

0:04.4

Nope.

0:05.0

No.

0:05.4

Are you kidding?

0:06.3

No.

0:07.3

No.

0:19.8

What? Saturday's Knicks game one is exclusively on Prime, too. That's it. You don't have, on like a jetter giant Thursday. You'll also get over the air. You will not get that Nick game if you're not on Prime. Wow. Yeah, this is a big moment because the NFL does that.

0:27.6

The NFL, I was reading an article about how these streaming services are really screwing up fan access.

1:10.9

And the one thing that the NFL has done is that even though their national package is sometimes on Amazon or whatever, Netflix, et cetera, there is always a local broadcast. Right. Always. Yeah. And so they've kept that, which is great. I mean, NBA has not. You almost have to. It's so wrong that you're not going to be able to watch your team if you don't have a streaming service. Let's be fair. Most people do have Amazon Prime. Don't you think? Compare it to the people that have cable. I did that recently where I said how many people have Amazon Prime and how many people have cable. There's a lot of people that still have cable, though. I also bet there's a lot of people depending on the age that have Amazon Prime that still don't understand the video aspect of Amazon Prime. That counts as an Amazon Prime. No doubt.

1:29.1

I think those are fair. I think the other problem is people don't know. Like they're not glued to WF and all day. They're not checking every morning the NBA app. Like they know the Knicks play Saturday. And it's like, all right, where are they? But to the NBA playing tournament or whatever you want to call it, yes, it's on Amazon Prime. Real quick about the Mets, they got shut out yesterday.

1:44.2

It's the third time they've been shut out in four games. They have now been shut out four times this season. On what date did it take for the Mets to be shut out for the fourth time last season? And last year was not a great year, obviously. When was their fourth shutout?

1:47.8

When they were shut out for the fourth time, I'm going to say May 10th.

1:48.6

You're going May 10th. Obviously this year it was April 13th. You're going May 10th. What about you, Sean? You want an exact date? Yeah. August 17th. Well, that would be crazy. June 15th. Their 72nd game of the season was when the Mets got shut out for a fourth time.

2:01.7

This year, it happened on game 17 on a... The 72nd game of the season was when the Mets got shut out for a fourth time.

2:01.6

This year, it happened on game 17 on April 13th.

2:05.9

Last year, the Mets were shut out eight times all season.

2:08.6

They have already been shut out four times.

2:10.9

And again, the guy shutting them out, not Colfax, not Drysdale, not Pedro, not Randy Johnson, not Clemens, not Christy

2:21.9

Matthewson, you got to stop me, not Walter Johnson, not Sae Young, not Javvy Vesca.

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