Tucker to the Dodgers Leaves Mets Fans Furious and Asking Now What

Evan & Tiki

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4.6 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The news Mets fans feared becomes reality as Kyle Tucker chooses the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets. Evan reacts with raw frustration, breaking down why this one hurts even though the Mets made a massive and legitimate offer. Tiki Barber explains why the Dodgers always win these battles, how their financial edge changes everything, and why no one should be surprised. The conversation turns from Tucker to the bigger picture as Evan questions the Mets’ offseason direction, the failure to replace Pete Alonso, and what the real pivot is with spring training approaching. Is this anger really about Tucker, or about the position the Mets have put themselves in? Plus a Winston Churchill inspired rally cry, and a brewing conspiracy involving MLB and Rob Manfred. A must listen for Mets fans trying to figure out where this team goes next and whether there is still a path to contention.

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0:00.0	Oh, what a day. Good morning to you. Welcome to Friday. A lot of football to get to. It's divisional weekend. Yay.
0:09.0	But obviously late last night, the New York Mets and New York Mets fans were handed a very similar note to what they've had this entire offseason. And that is, no, you're not getting Kyle Tucker.
0:21.5	Before I offer you my emotions and my opinions, let's just get it out of the way.
0:26.9	Tiki Barber, do your Dodger tie raid.
0:29.5	You knew it.
0:30.1	You predicted it.
0:30.9	They're the Dodgers.
0:31.8	Go ahead.
0:32.2	If there's anybody, especially coming from Japan, if there's anybody who the Dodgers
0:36.4	might just even slightly need, not like desperately need, because that's obvious, but just slightly need, they're going to L.A. Why? Because L.A. gives you a chance to win. They're going to pay you whatever you want to be paid, or maybe not whatever, probably slightly above your best offer.
0:54.3	Yeah.
0:55.9	And ultimately, you're going to go out there.
0:57.4	We did the math on this.
1:02.9	And look, this isn't fair because what Guggenheim Partners has under management assets under management is not all related to their investments in sports franchises, but just
1:08.7	for context.
1:09.8	Mm-hmm.
1:10.4	Guggenheim Partners has $350 billion under management.
1:16.0	And so we sit here and we talk about,
1:17.5	oh, they're going to pay 110% on every dollar that they pay Kyle Tucker.
1:22.6	Their payroll is $360,000 or something like that. They're going to have to pay $40 million or something like that.
1:27.7	They're going to have to pay $160 million in payroll tax or whatever it is.
1:33.0	So maybe it's just under $500 million.
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