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Evan & Tiki

Shaun Gets Branded “Anti-America” in the USA Hockey Debate

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It starts with a ridiculous flex: Evan wins a sports argument on-air, then Manny Ramirez jumps into the Instagram comments to pile on and crown him the winner. Manny hits the flame emojis, doubles back for a second comment, and Sean tries to spin it into a “that’s a win for me” moment while the crew laughs at the image of Manny doomscrolling the debate like the rest of us. Then the conversation takes a hard left into absolute chaos. Evan plays audio of Greg and CeeLo lighting Sean up for rooting habits during international hockey, including the claim that Sean’s “I’m just being honest” routine is his greatest hit and that deep down he hates American sports. Shaun fires back with a full explanation: it’s not anti-USA, it’s the weird reality of being trained to root for and against the same NHL players all season, then flipping the switch for a two-week tournament. From there, it turns into a full-blown sports loyalty philosophy debate. They go through Rangers examples, Jack Hughes conflict, Mika Zibanejad emotions, and a “checkmate” comparison using baseball, the WBC, and nightmare scenarios like Mets vs Yankees players facing off under a Team USA banner. The callers then jump in and add more gasoline, including one diehard USA hockey fan who admits he didn’t want Mika scoring, and another who argues the Olympics are a completely different level than the WBC. Bottom line: can you love your country and still feel conflicted rooting for players you can’t stand? The segment argues it out, loudly.

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0:00.0

Not only did he have to take an embarrassing loss about sports to Evan on the air, but then from the top rope to comment on the debate and agree with me was Manny Ramirez.

0:11.7

Damn.

0:12.3

On the Instagram.

0:13.9

So first, Sean, how'd you feel about not only me whipping that ass in a nice little sports argument, but then having maybe the greatest right-hand titter of our generation, and a guy who used to beat the crap out of your team, Mani Ramirez, coming in off the top rope saying, I'm team Evan. I thought that was really cool. Just the image of Mani Ramirez doing what we always do when we watch Instagram sitting on the toilet and watching me and having an argue was certainly struck with me. And I would just tell Mani this. You thought his defense was so good. Why'd you leave for Boston? Come on. That's where you're going with this? Sounds like a lot of Jeter hate to me from Mani. He left for Boston. And this is very complicated. So I'll try to explain it to you because they paid him a lot of money. I understand. Okay? But I'm not taking money if I'm playing with this great choice. I just heard the GM of the Cleveland Guardians, same organization, actually Mark Turnoff's son, Mike Chernoff, say, we can't pay in the top end of free agency. We can't do it. That was his comment yesterday. So you invoking that, come on, what are we doing?

1:12.7

Why do you leave?

1:13.6

He didn't leave because the city sucked. He didn't leave because of Omar Viscata. He left because the Red Sox offered him a ton more money. I'll get Maddie Ramirez this. He went in for more. He did the flame emojis and then went for a second comment. So he was really into the argument.

1:25.7

Yeah, he was.

1:27.1

But that wasn't the only...

1:28.8

Did you feel defeated?

1:30.3

No.

1:30.9

What are you kidding me? went for a second comment. So he was really into the argument. Yeah, he was. But that wasn't the

1:28.1

only, did you feel defeated? No, what are you kidding me? Any time I'm in Mani Ramirez's head,

1:33.9

that's a win. He takes it as a win, Pop. Well, I was driving in this morning, and I listened to this

1:38.6

conversation between Greg Giannati and Celo involving Sean and how much he hates America or doesn't really hate America.

1:46.8

Take a listen.

1:47.8

Sealoh, you're a guy who has been friends with Sean Morash for a very long time.

1:51.5

He's part of your group chat.

1:53.6

Yeah, part of the group chat.

1:55.1

When you see him go back to the greatest hits of rooting for Rangers that play for other countries in the Olympics

2:03.1

to piss off the USA hockey fans. What is your reaction? Because I mean, that's really what he's

2:08.1

doing. That's his born to run. You know, born to run to Bruce Springsteen is the Marash. I'm going

2:13.0

to root for the Rangers on other countries as opposed to Team USA. The problem is when you can see behind the curtain and you know the tricks, it doesn't

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