World Baseball Classic Buzz, NY Sports Misery, and Who Ends It

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The growing buzz around the World Baseball Classic, with callers and hosts debating why the atmosphere feels so electric compared to many MLB games. They break down the difference between national pride and the long grind of a full baseball season, while discussing why some players might value international success differently than a World Series title. The conversation then widens into a broader look at New York’s championship droughts across major sports, sparked by a Boston fan trying to take a jab at the city’s recent title struggles. That leads to a lively debate about which team is most likely to bring the next championship back to New York, with predictions ranging from the Giants to the Yankees and even a hopeful shout for St. John’s basketball. The segment closes with classic sports-radio energy as the hosts and callers argue, joke, and defend their picks.

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0:00.0	Darren Moogie doing his thing.
0:01.7	This Darren Moogie, fella.
0:02.7	Now, there's also college basketball news, which could be significant,
0:06.2	and we'll pick John Rothstein's brain in a half hour.
0:08.7	Hofstra is one of the other local teams that's in this tournament.
0:11.0	They're in the 4-13 matchup against Alabama.
0:14.1	Well, Alabama's second leading score, Aidan Holloway,
0:17.5	was arrested this morning on a first degree possession of marijuana charge
0:22.3	after a search of a residence
0:24.5	by the West Alabama
0:26.3	Narcotics Task Force
0:28.0	according to a Tuscaloosa police
0:30.1	spokesperson. Possession of
0:32.4	marijuana. Yeah. Like with the intent
0:34.4	to distribute type or just to
0:36.2	like smoke. It's just labeled as...
0:38.5	If you're really arresting kids for having marijuana, what in the hell are you been paying attention to for the last... Yeah. What are we doing? Two to five years. What are we doing it? There's got to be more to this, though, because there was a search by the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force, so it feels like a bigger bust
0:54.7	than maybe just some kid with marijuana.
0:57.3	But... Alabama Narcotics Task Force, so it feels like a bigger bust than maybe just some kid with marijuana.
0:57.3	But does he play on Friday against Hofstra? I have no idea.
1:00.8	Yeah, the tide could change for Hoffster.
1:04.2	The tide could change for the pride.
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