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Evan & Tiki

Manfred Loves This: Dodgers Break Baseball

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.6945 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Evan unloads a full conspiracy theory: Rob Manfred is not mad about the Dodgers dominating baseball, he’s thrilled. The idea is simple and terrifying. Let the Dodgers keep stacking stars, let fans scream “baseball is broken,” and then use that outrage to win the PR war for a salary cap the players will hate. Tiki buys it immediately, even as they admit it still might never work. From there, the focus snaps back to the Mets problem that keeps getting louder: they can “try” for Tucker, but where’s the backup plan? A caller compares Cashman’s quick Soto pivot to the Mets dragging their feet, and the guys dig into the bigger issue: Stearns will spend huge AAV, but refuses to go long term, which kills half the market. Then it turns into pure show chaos: Free Agent Bingo standings, Knicks misery, and Mets fans roasting the offseason, including a fake “Mets fan” troll call and the return of the “chomping at the bit” debate right before Evan teases a pivot plan that does not include Cody Bellinger.

Transcript

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0:00.0

have a conspiracy theory about what's going on with the LA Dodgers and Major League Baseball. Oh, let's hear it. So when the Dodgers make a move like this, the reaction from most people, not around here because we're concerned with ourselves, is baseball's broken, baseball needs a salary cap, this is horrible for baseball, it's ruining baseball. Everybody around here thinks it. We don't usually talk about it because we're more concerned with the Mets and the Yankees. I did hear Boomer say it at the top of the show, and I love Boomer. I don't think that's what most people are thinking in this moment, who are met fans. But you're right. Boomer's not wrong that he was kind of speaking for the majority of baseball fans, that that's what they say. Now, I happen to disagree with them, but this isn't about me. That's the reaction when the Dodgers make a move.

0:41.5

Agreed? the majority of baseball fans, that that's what they say. Now, I happen to disagree with them, but this isn't about me.

0:39.3

That's the reaction when the Dodgers make a move.

0:41.5

Agreed?

0:41.9

Yep.

0:42.8

I believe Rob Manfred loves every second of it, and I believe Rob Manfred tells the Dodgers

0:47.3

keep going, baby.

0:48.7

He loves this because Rob Manfred wants, not to destroy baseball.

0:53.7

He wants to destroy the system. He wants a salary destroy baseball he wants to destroy the system

0:55.5

he wants a salary cap and he wants it badly

0:58.2

and he wants to go to the players

1:00.3

and say I have no choice

1:02.5

and he loves what the Dodgers are doing

1:05.3

so anyone who says oh Rob Manfred must hate this

1:07.4

I call BS on it he'll never admit it

1:09.9

Craig or Big Mac could ask him it he'd laugh it off and change the subject Rob Manfred must hate this. I call BS on it. He'll never admit it. Craig or Big Mac could ask him it.

1:11.9

He'd laugh it off and change the subject. Rob Manfred wants the Dodgers to break baseball because if baseball's broken, he gets to fix it with his salary cap that the players will never accept. Tell me where I'm wrong.

1:24.2

So who's going to complain about it?

1:26.5

Everybody. No, no. Fans are going to complain about it? Everybody. No, no.

1:28.0

Fans are going to complain about it.

1:29.5

Small market owners, mid-market owners.

1:31.2

Big market, the Yankees want it. Yeah, Hal probably complains about it. Not fair. Whoa. Wham-Wang? I think you're right. The howls of the world will complain about this. Maybe Steve Cohen, but I doubt it. We'll complain about this.

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