Question for Rob Manfred That Could Change Baseball

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The crew debates the one question every baseball fan would want to ask Rob Manfred. The conversation dives into the widening financial gap in Major League Baseball, whether teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers are exploiting the system, and why a true salary cap could blow up the sport all over again. From fears of another labor war to the idea that would hit New York fans hardest, the possibility of the New York Yankees and New York Mets eventually sharing a division, this segment breaks down what really matters, what Manfred will never say out loud, and why one honest answer could change baseball’s future overnight.

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0:00.0	They may have been scared of me.
0:03.2	Rob Manfred Walt.
0:04.1	Are you going to hang around for the Rob Manfred interviews?
0:06.5	No, no, no, no. I'm going to listen and I advise everyone to listen. I think they will do a great job, or at least Big Mac will do a great job. I'm just kidding, Craig. But I ask you, Tiki, because it could have been as simple as Craig was ashamed of me. Craig was like, no, I don't trust Evan around Rob Manfred.
0:21.6	Well, you have now been my partner for almost the same ashamed of me. Craig was like, no, I don't trust Evan around Rob Manfred.
0:21.3	Well, you have now been my partner for almost the same amount of time.
0:24.7	And I want you to be honest with me.
0:27.5	You're also very connected.
0:29.7	Is there somebody you would not bring in to have around me?
0:33.6	I like the hard question.
0:54.2	Because you have to ask it. Well, maybe it's also being ashamed of me. Why would I be ashamed of it? I don't know. I'm just asking. You're a passionate, informed sports fan. Now, you're a troll sometimes. But I don't think you would troll a person of authority. I wouldn't. you'd ask the hard question. Did I troll John Mara?
1:10.3	I asked him tough questions, but I thought I was respectful. That's exactly right. So there's nobody that you know that you would say, eh, no. I'm not going to bring him in while Evans around. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. We got one. Yeah. Really? Yeah, Woody Johnson. you son of a bitch that's a good one
1:14.4	that's a good one Really? Yeah, Woody Johnson. You son of a bitch.
1:14.4	That's a good one.
1:15.9	Sorry, Evan.
1:17.8	Sean and I got to handle that interview. Yeah.
1:18.3	Are you worried that while there's a line between respectful questions and just being a jerk?
1:23.6	No, I think your fandom would take over.
1:26.4	Yeah.
1:26.5	Like your emotion would just get the best of you. Well, the truth is, Rob Manfred was on with Joe and I a decade ago, and he walked off our show. And I think he walked off our show because we started killing the Wilpons to him uncontrollably. And it was the Joe Tori Golfavette. And he used each. I got to go! Right. Right. I got a goal. Oh, it's my turn. Oh, I'm up. Okay, I got you. But those guys will do a great job. That's at 4.30 today. Now, if you could ask Rob Manfred one question, and Big Mac is listening right now. Yep. Craig may be listening right now. What would your one question be for the commissioner of Major League Base?
2:01.5	My question is, how are you going to, and again, this is boring to most fans, but it's interesting to me.
2:06.8	How are you going to handle the financial discrepancies?
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