The Kyle Tucker Debate Dividing Mets Fans
Evan & Tiki
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We head to the ice for the Islanders. Yes, the Islanders should feel much shame last night as they fell five to four to the Jets. Winnipeg took a three-nothing lead before the aisles tied it, only to lose anyway. Boomer Assison's stepson, Matthew Schaefer, did, however, suffer not one but two injuries, returning and scoring his 13th goal of the year. We'll find out about his status moving forward, didn't sound too serious after the brutal shot to the right leg. The Islanders, though, now have lost a game more recently than both the Rangers and Devils. Now was the most twisted fan focus I've ever heard. The fan focus, for those who don't realize, replaces the update. The update was just news. Give me the facts. Just tell me what's going on. |
| 0:37.7 | I mean, now you get it with a dose of opinion. Yeah, it was perverted. I mean, did you watch any of the under game last night? I did. The most impressive, big comeback. Most impressive part about Matthew Schaefer is they were losing 5'3 with like a minute to go. And they were about to make it a three-goal game with an empty netter. and Schaefer made this incredible play |
| 0:55.5 | to save the empty net goal |
| 0:56.8 | and then 30 seconds later on the other side scored the goal to pull them within one. And it made me think of one thing. Damn it. Hold on a second. I thought I had it executed. The timing was almost perfect. Now it's horrendous. What's going on with my five? And now it's not even Matthew Schaefer's the new king of New York. And I can't get it to work now. Let me start from the beginning. Matthew Schaefer is the new king of New York Sports. Thank you, Sean. Why don't you just give that to show? He can pull it. Because he won't play it. There's rules here. |
| 1:28.3 | There's rules here, Teke. |
| 1:29.2 | Dude, you're going to make us get our own drop machine here. That's the plan, yes. I could not encourage that anymore. I needed to hear Sean Morass remind us, Matthew Schaefer's, the new King of New York Sports, and I bobbled it. I was like C.J. Stroud trying to play a snap. |
| 1:43.4 | And now, let's get to your phone calls. |
| 1:44.9 | Kyle Tucker could save this Mets offseason. |
| 1:47.5 | We'll get more of the John Harbaugh sweepstakes as well, including more on what Tiki just said, that the first interview is actually better than getting the last interview. Right, because you might not get it. 888808-101-19. Joe is in Miniola. Good morning, Joe. Hey, good morning, guys. So if the Mets sign only |
| 2:05.6 | one of the remaining top of the market free agents, do you think it's more important to get |
| 2:09.5 | Kyle Tucker or take your pick between Valdez or Suarez? I listen to the RICO all the time. I also |
| 2:15.7 | prefer Swarres to Valdez. |
| 2:36.6 | And like you've been saying, Evan, we need certainty in the rotation. Yeah. We haven't made a single real move in the starting pitch at market, and that's why we stumped for three and a half months to finish the year. Well, my answer is both because the Mets still need to add to their rotation. They have not added a thing to their starting rotation. so obviously, I would like them to add some certainty their rotation. |
| 2:40.2 | But if you're asking me, I only can take one. |
| 2:47.0 | I can only take Ranger Suarez on a three-year $70 million deal or Kyle Tucker on a $350 million deal. |
| 2:49.1 | My answer would be Kyle Tucker. |
| 2:50.9 | And the reason I would say that is I think he would have more of an impact over the 162 |
| 2:55.7 | than a guy who's taking the ball 30 times a year. |
| 2:58.2 | And I think Kyle Tucker is better at his job than Suarez or Faldez is at their job. |
| 3:04.3 | It doesn't mean I don't believe the pitching needs to be addressed. |
| 3:07.6 | But again, if you're giving me the choice and the impact I think they would have over a 162 game season, |
| 3:13.7 | my answer would be Kyle Tucker. |
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