Knicks Re-Sign Jose Alvarado and Cookie's Take on the Mets Firing | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Cookie and Pete Hoffman break down the New York Knicks re-signing Jose Alvarado and the financial logistics of keeping Mitchell Robinson on the roster. They examine the fallout from the New York Mets firing Carlos Mendoza and brainstorm ways to keep fans engaged at Citi Field on WFAN. The duo also reacts to a caller's huge gambling win and critiques staff attendance during major news days.
01:54 - Alvarado Re-Signs With Knicks
07:53 - Historic Knicks Betting Win
13:18 - Mendoza Firing and Mets Woes
19:45 - Anthony Gallo’s Pink Eye
22:51 - Advice For Chris McMonigle
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| 0:00.0 | By the way, we have an engineer named Steve, and I challenge Steve to have his beautiful wife make me some chocolate chip banana bread. |
| 0:07.4 | She not only made one, Pee, she made six of them. |
| 0:10.4 | And it looks like there's only one or two left. |
| 0:12.8 | And it is legit, very good. |
| 0:15.4 | And perfectly undercooked, if I may add. |
| 0:18.3 | Yeah, what's with the five minutes undercooked in this? |
| 0:20.9 | Because I like it mushy, and I like it moist. Sometimes people overcooked the banana bread. I like it undercooked on purpose. And that's exactly how she did it. But on the pizza, you're an overdone guy. Pizza, I like well done. I don't like doughy pizza. I like crispy pizza. I like it well done, thin and well done. |
| 0:53.8 | So if I get a pizza and it's not overcooked a little bit, not burnt. It's not as good. Just my own personal take on that. Anyway. Go ahead. You have something to say? No, I'm just curious. A wise and hemery to say? You could think of a funny joke there? I'm not very funny. That's how you're going for it. |
| 0:54.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:54.2 | By the way, great news for you New York Nick fans. You could think of a funny joke there? No, I'm not very funny. That's how you're going for? Yeah. |
| 0:54.6 | By the way, great news for you, New York Knicks fans, Jose Alvarado, coming back to the Knicks, |
| 1:03.7 | three-year contract, $14 million. |
| 1:07.1 | He opted out of the player option, which was about $4.5 million. |
| 1:13.8 | And he and the New York Knicks got the deal done. |
| 1:15.2 | It was just announced. |
| 1:18.7 | Jose Alvarado, New York City Kid. |
| 1:23.3 | Now has a three-year contract, guaranteed money, $14 million. |
| 1:30.5 | And we are absolutely running it back for a second consecutive championship attempt. |
| 1:33.2 | So good to see our backup point card. |
| 1:39.2 | And probably pound for pound, maybe our toughest player, pound for pound. |
| 1:41.8 | So Jose Alvarado coming back to the Knicks. |
| 1:43.7 | Yeah, but what about Mitchell Robinson? |
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