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Evan & Tiki

Sal Licata Jinxed the Mets

Evan & Tiki

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4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Hour 2: Sal Licata declared the Mets were winning the NL East before the Braves comeback last night

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0:00.0

I got to hand it to Morash because he was at the Yankee game two nights ago and made the comment numerous times on the air yesterday about Goldschmidt and how concerned he was about him being hurt. And I said, well, I was Boone said anything? And he's like, no. I said, well, is any of the beat writer said anything? And he's like, no. And I said, all right, well, maybe he isn't hurt. Maybe you just thought you saw something. Well, Sean was right, because when Paul Goldschmidt wasn't sent up to pinch it for Austin Wells in that game last night,

0:25.2

you figure it up, something's up, either Boone's falling asleep or something's wrong with Goldie.

0:30.6

And then it was revealed after the game that he did injure his knee slightly on the foul ball catch he made,

1:14.3

though he stayed in the game. So, Sean, you're all over it. Everybody missed it except for you. Yeah, very, I don't know why that one confused me. You know what the telltale giveaway was, even in a blowout, going to Ben Rice at first base when he's not the better defensive option, should have sent the alarm bells off. I was shocked. Boone wasn't asked about it, but there you go. now. He's hopefully not ended for the IL. Yeah, Boone said after the game that it may be an IL stint, it may not be an IL st. then. So we'll get more information, probably not today since they're off, but maybe tomorrow as the Yankees take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Another thing before we get to your calls, look, I don't like to be this guy. I don't like to blame people. But Sal L'Cod is a problem.

1:21.0

What do you mean? Did you ask him whether the NL East was over? I did ask him that. We'll get to that at five. But last night, while I was at the game, enjoying the evening with my wife, the Mets are up 6-0,

1:28.9

and he texted me.

1:30.7

Now, I'll give Sal credit.

1:34.2

He came clean about this on the air earlier today on the midday show.

1:41.7

He was talking to Brandon about how good he felt up 6-0, and he explained why he reached out to me last night.

1:43.3

No biggie.

1:43.7

There we go.

1:44.7

Oh, do you not have the audio? Oh, I thought that was the NLIS over audio you sent me.

1:47.9

Oh, no, no.

1:45.8

Did I not send it? No, you only sent me the stuff you recorded with him before the show. I apologize. I'll play it for you right now. Here we go. This is what he said. As a matter of fact, I was texting Evan, you know, because he's busted my chops for the last several months about, is the NL East over, is the NL over? Well, him and Marash thought that the Mets were going to win the division. Now they both think that the Mets are going to lose the division. So up six nothing, knowing the Phillies got beat, I texted him as the NL East over. And then about an hour later, David Peterson implodes or whatever it was. And now, to me, like, the hope of the division, whatever excitement or belief I had, they just, they just ruined it. They put the nail on the car. No, no, no, you ruined it. Because there was no reason it's six nothing to be a jackass with me and say, is it division over? Dude, we're in the middle of a game. Like, we're in the middle of the game. And my answer to him was...

2:35.1

And it was early in the game, too.

2:36.6

It was.

2:37.1

It was the seventh inning.

2:38.0

Now, I was confident, but even if the Mets had held on and cut the deficit to four,

2:42.3

I was honest.

2:43.5

I said, no, I still don't think we're winning the division.

2:45.2

By the way, what did you respond to him. I'll tell you. Because at the time when he's writing me this, I'm like, all right, I'll give you an honest answer. I said, are you asking me? I said, yeah, I think it's over. We won't see first place again. I hope I'm wrong. Now, I don't know if I should say his response, because he didn't say it on the air, but do you want me to Joe Biam and just tell you? Just Joe Biam, man.

3:07.9

All right.

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