Mets Fans No-Show Free Tickets & Evan Goes Off
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber start with rare praise for both Aaron Boone and Carlos Mendoza after a night where managerial decisions actually delivered wins. From bold lineup choices to trusting the right hitters in clutch spots, it is a refreshing shift from the usual criticism as both New York teams benefit from smart, decisive managing.
But the real fire comes when the conversation turns to Mets fans and a shocking stat: more than half of the free ticket holders didn’t show up. Evan unloads on what he sees as selfish behavior, arguing fans took opportunities away from others who would have gone, while Tiki pushes back with a more laid back perspective on human nature and free stuff. The debate turns into a bigger discussion about responsibility, fan culture, and whether anyone actually “owes” anything when the ticket costs nothing.
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| 0:00.0 | Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. |
| 0:07.0 | Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. |
| 0:12.4 | A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4, |
| 0:19.1 | stream now. 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. |
| 0:27.1 | We have spent time at this radio station since its inception in 1987, whining and complaining and first guessing and second guessing managers. |
| 0:37.2 | Yesterday in New York baseball, both in our city, no one on the road, |
| 0:41.3 | four o'clock at city, seven o'clock at Yankee Stadium, |
| 0:45.3 | our managers made controversial decisions, and they nailed it. |
| 0:51.3 | Let's start with Booney. |
| 0:53.3 | Ahmed Rosario doesn't play against right-handed pitchers. |
| 0:57.5 | He's a left-handed masher. |
| 0:59.6 | You got to trust Ryan McMahon. |
| 1:01.3 | You got to trust his defense. |
| 1:02.7 | You got to trust his stick. |
| 1:04.3 | He made the decision to go, I'll let Ahmed face a righty. |
| 1:08.0 | He hits not one but two home runs, including the game winner, |
| 1:13.0 | Aaron Boone. You are correct, sir. But wasn't that almost given to him by Ryan McMahon's |
| 1:21.4 | lack of ability to swing a bat and hit a ball? The reason I will counter that is we have seen many examples over the years of guys inability to hit the ball and are still ran out out there every single day. She Anthony Volpe last year. Exactly. But Anthony Volpe was a young kid. Ryan Greene is not a young kid. Are you trying to take away from Aaron Boone's clutch decision or for those in the audience that want to believe this? I don't, but I'll feed you a little bit. Brian Cashman's decision to phone down and say, start on Ed Rosar. I mean, I actually wouldn't be surprised if Brian Cashman was like, bro, it's not working. You got to go out mad. Give out man to run. You see, I go the opposite way. For somebody that always yells and screams myself about Brian Cashman making the lineups and all of that, Brian Cashman's $16 million a year to go out there and play. This was very un-Cashman making the lineup like that. This was an Aaron Boone decision? Okay, let's give it to Aaron Boone. Absolutely. We're not dumb, Aaron. We just gave you credit. And he deserves it because |
| 2:19.2 | Ahmed Rosario is a major league baseball player. By the way, I got a text message from a Yankee fan, friend of mine who said, are you happy for Ahmed Rosario as a former Met prospect? And I said, I'm not happy for him, but I'm not unhappy before. Yeah. I mean, look. Is that a good answer? |
| 2:34.3 | Mets that are Yankees and Yankees that are Mets. |
| 2:37.3 | It's true. It's worth. for him, but I'm not unhappy for you. I mean, look. That a good answer? |
| 3:08.7 | Mets that are Yankees and Yankees that are Mets? It's working for us. It's working for us this week. That's a great point. I don't even think about that. The Yankees won because of former Mets, and the Mets were contributed to winning by former Yankees. Luke Weaver. Now let's get to Carlos Mendoza because he made two decisions that I will admit, I raise my hand and say that I did not like it at the time. When he sends up Jared Young to pinch hit from Mark Vientos with first and third and one out, I didn't love it. If there was one guy who you could count on, could count on the first, what, two weeks of the season, it's been Mark Vientos. Yeah, I hate sitting him. I get the lefty, I get the tough righty, I understand Jared Young's been good. I didn't love it. But guess what, Carlos Mendoza? You're right! Because Jared Young hits a sack fly to tie the game. could have been a three-run home run. And then the other one... If the wind wasn't blowing in. You're right. |
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