Why the Yankees Feel Unified and the Mets Feel Lost

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 990 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The Yankees are showing the kind of urgency and identity that championship teams carry, while the Mets continue searching for answers during another frustrating stretch. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber react to David Cone’s comments about the Yankees playing with an edge after last season’s heartbreak and explain why that mindset has become a major separator between the two New York teams. The conversation dives into whether the Mets’ roster construction has left them without leadership or chemistry, the growing pressure on Carlos Mendoza and Steve Cohen, and why the Phillies’ shocking managerial move only adds more heat to Queens. Plus, the guys discuss the Yankees calling up pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez for his MLB debut, debate the real turning point in the Yankees’ latest win, and break down why some teams learn from postseason failure while others stay stuck in neutral.

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0:00.0	Let's go to, what am I at now?
0:01.8	Richie and Queens.
0:02.5	What's up, Rich?
0:03.1	Hey, Richie.
0:04.4	Hey, guys.
0:05.7	You know, with the Yankees, obviously the competition is horrendous.
0:10.9	Athletics are leading the division.
0:13.3	Everybody's at 500.
0:15.2	You know, with the schedule now, they play National League teams, too.
0:18.8	Could they win 95 to 100?
0:20.4	Yeah.
0:39.6	I think the bullpen is an issue. I think Bednar and the ball have got to be really strong. I love help. So, yeah, I think they can be strong. And Ed, with the Mets, I got a lot of grief earlier in the year when I was screaming what the plan is. And I talked to Al overnight and all of these guys that are Mets fans saying, give them patience.
0:40.7	What has happened with this demon is an abomination.
0:43.4	Nobody saw what, nobody saw the Senga and Minire and obviously, and Peterson, well, now
0:49.7	really kind of bullpen guys.
0:51.7	So that you didn't see coming, but the pieces that he's put into place, he's got to answer
0:57.3	what's going on.
0:58.2	And to beat 10 games out, only six games out of the wild card, can they turn it around?
1:03.2	I don't know what the pedigree with this team is, but it's an ugly situation.
1:07.7	And Adelaide said to you last year, if you would have thought that Cohen, and he's the
1:12.6	owner, would be in the position after five years that this team is in, there's no way you
1:18.9	would have got incredible odds to be in the shape that they're in.
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