Meltdown of the Week, Michael Defends Himself - The Michael Kay Show TMKS July 10 2024

[@RapidTransit1941]

This is the best show in the world it so sad it ended, i can watch this when I miss it

[@chrisbreezy2748]

Legendary Michael Kay meltdown. That’s some good radio consider me entertained.

[@armandopaz9765]

That the caller of the year, he just said what millions of yankees fan would love to have the chance, great call, priceless. Mike from new jersey call every day

[@langleyh8243]

I liked that caller😂

[@TonyTone1]

Mike was spot on, he just didn’t articulate his facts straight. If it’s not a good roster the blame falls on Cashman with his bone head trades, >Frank Montas, trading Harrison Hader for Jordan Montgomery, Josh Donaldson, Joey Gallo.Jameson Tailon etc.

[@mlbtheshow4099]

Are you a yankee fan or hater why would you hate do much on your team it doesn't make sense. He had no valid reasoning for what he said

[@mikedevito9338]

Think this is the caller that don had his rant on about Joey gallo last year😂😂😭

[@yourordinaryoutdoorsmen100]

I was trying to figure out why this guy sounded familiar 😂. In the Joey Gallo call I'm almost positive he said he was a Mets fan too. A+ Trolling

[@michaelnegron466]

I think it is lol

[@justinsolomita9283]

STOP WITH YOUR MICHAEL KAY!

[@Patriots92]

Their paid to call in for entertainment

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion6247]

It would be funny if someone named Carlos Rondon was watching this

[@chrisscanlan8819]

As a Red Sox fan I thoroughly enjoyed this. And Peter is right, he DEF got to him LOL

[@GenF91]

Agreed 😅

[@tjs8908]

That caller was spitting facts

[@MoonBull13]

New yorkers arguing over baseball is music to my ears

[@davidconklin7302]

🤣 He definitely got to Micheal Kay!

[@anacruz7238]

Michael kay lost his shit LOL😂😂😂😂This is awesome.

[@tmondaro1]

Awesome Stuff - Met's Fan here and you guys are GREAT !!!

[@MM-or4kp]

Absolute grail, I’ll be coming back to this often and some Drop Madness gems in here too 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wolfwilliams]

Kay won't say, "Cashman's career has been a colossal failure. He has had an open checkbook for three decades, and he has done nothing since he got total control of the front office." Kay has to say that, explicitly.

[@mikescorpio1108]

"Kay has to say that explicitly"...or else what?

[@smashchamp117]

This is such a dumb statement and the fact it gets so many upvotes proves how toxic and bat shit delusional the Yankee fanbase is. Sorry your mantra is Championship or bust, but Cashman is literally a top 5 executive of all time. Yall never have a losing season and still have a top 10 Farm system after literally going for it almost every single year. What a cry baby fan base. You wanna say he isnt good at going all in. Sure. BUt saying his career is a faulure is just straight up lunacy. I hope you guys Get fucking Brody van Wagenen , Jared Porter, Billy Eppler as your GM. Yall dont know what bad GMS are.

[@RichieAprile784]

“Michael Depends himself”? Does that mean that he applies adult diapers to himself?

[@GiantsJets718]

I was looking for this comment lmao

[@mintchoco5640]

Man this is great stuff

[@AbleAnderson]

I think Michael is always honest about the Yankees. If they lose in the playoffs, tune in the next day; you'll hear nothing but hardcore criticism all day

[@clemersmonroe5183]

I took magic mushrooms and watched this. It was wild

[@Brettyb93]

Bruh lol

[@ExtremeDailyDrivers]

George Steinbrenner ran the Yankees for years like a fan. If you didn't perform, you were fired. If you can't hit or pitch, you're traded. Now that he's gone, the fans have to carry that torch. The Yankees are where they are because of poor roster construction, which Micheal agreed to, and poor leadership. Boone and Cashman should have been fired years ago and maybe we would have a realistic chance for a championship.

[@christopherlong1113]

Yeah George running the team like a fan worked SOOO well in 1979-1995..

[@ExtremeDailyDrivers]

@@christopherlong1113 How did it work in 1996?

[@Ryan6OC]

@@ExtremeDailyDriversGreat considering he was suspended and the baseball people like Stick and Watson were actually able to help change the philosophy of the organization and build the foundation that led to the Dynasty.

[@ExtremeDailyDrivers]

@@Ryan6OC You left out the stability and leadership Buck Showalter brought to the team before the strike. Listen, Steinbrenner didn't do it alone, but he was always the catalyst for greatness. And after he was reinstated, he continued to push for excellence. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, but the bottom line is people were held responsible. That's not what is happening now.

[@Ryan6OC]

@@ExtremeDailyDrivers He had his great qualities, like his passion and his willingness to spend more than anyone else. He also had is bad ones, like meddling too much in the baseball decisions and thus trading away young players for old vets that didn’t work out. They needed a philosophy change come the mid 90s and thank god it happened. Then he was still willing to do what it took money wise to put the best team out there, that’s what he should be remembered for. A never-ending desire to be the best at all costs.

[@eddiaz1881]

Ahahah Mike who cares Rondon or Rondon.😂

[@ramram349]

Might as well just call him Rodan. 🤣

[@GiantsJets718]

YOurE sAYiNG iT WrONgGgGg!!!

[@Brettyb93]

I’m thinking of that big ass Godzilla dinosaur everytime he says it

[@JuanAlmonte-rf7xk]

He proved his point,Mike fell for the bait😂😂

[@marblehillpjs]

depends himself....lol

[@louis3141]

So last week Kay got offended by a caller using the word goddamn but he can call a caller a jerk off. Makes total sense. And yeah Gary Cohen will always be better than this 🤡

[@Dinoco-Dad]

I think they are both right to an extent. Kay does a good job of criticizing them and also defending the organization, too.

[@starroguex6006]

There’s nothing to defend, we want chips not positive talk

[@dannyhern1673]

Cash and boone are his friends he’s not gonna say the truth lmao

[@dutchvanderlinde2488]

kay isn't as critical of management because they pay him..if he made nothing from the yankees like most he would be more critical

[@raulreyesjesus63]

Best show in town 🙌 😊

[@josephforte7589]

There’s no accountability with players in the yankee organization

[@GenF91]

Caller of the year indeed!

[@a.j.4317]

Good Lord! Can he really say "Jerk off" on the air?!

[@brianb7423]

That’s what I was just thinking. I remember listening to this live and I do not remember that so I’m assuming they took it out. How did he not get in trouble for that lol

[@TheMW2informer]

It’s not on the list, when I was working at a radio station we had a list of words you can’t say.

[@martincaidin4166]

Total company man. If they fire Boone, he'll be cool with it. If they keep him, he'll be fine with it.

[@davidlarsen-tj4tn]

I’ve always said Kay acts like a sometimes tough guy and whines on the radio but plays the fool when guys like Paulie and Coney bust his chops on tv. It’s like two different people.

[@josephforte7589]

Arron Boone is responsible for a weak infield!!

[@Quijoteb]

This man is a GEM… and I’m an Astros fan Go MK

[@oscarcastro6203]

Same here

[@ch10888]

4:59 typical Peter having no clue about anything

[@amplifiedman]

Michael Kay absolutely nailed it again!!!

[@westcoastbandit]

here after boone put in cortes in game 1 of the 23 series😂😂

[@nickfiscella9267]

i think it's important to note the middle ground here. there's the "should get fired but he won't" stance. if michael kay could at least admit that firing cashman is a *consideration* that's worth thinking about, he'd seem more open-minded. cashman hasn't win a ring in 15 years with the highest overall payroll in that time, that's not ok

[@cjrican5]

0:55 WOW

[@TreyWright34]

Listening back this is the same guy who set Don off on the Joey Gallo rant a few years back. He'll probably be back in 2026 to set Peter off to complete the trifecta

[@TonyTone1]

Mike from NJ is right, It’s a Yankees Soft culture that trickles down from Hal Steinbrenne to manager in their players. If Mr. Softy ( Boone ) isn’t firm or puts pressure on the players with poor performances or lack of hustle, the end result is what the Yankees are experiencing right now. Bottomline Mike Kay, Boone needs to fire 🔥 six years and counting without a championship. That’s what George Steinbrenner would’ve done five years ago. If it’s not a good roster the blame falls on Cashman with his bone head trades, >Frank Montas, trading Harrison Hader for Jordan Montgomery, Josh Donaldson, Joey Gallo.Jameson Tailon etc. If I perform poorly on my job. my boss gets on my case and I would get a verbal warning, this actions apply to most jobs in corporate America,

[@yahcrack]

3:10 he’s right. Kay will critique every other organization but won’t say a peep about the Yankees.

[@peterman7000]

I think Kay does a good job, that's not an easy job to do, the Yankees have the most eyes on them and he does this everyday. The Yankees are a good team, but not a great team, they can add and become great.

[@ianjohnson7965]

I love Jay Rocks music!!

[@9114SouthCentralAv]

Kay hates the fans so much lol

[@musicalmelodies3595]

Because unlike Mike with the Yankees....the fans hold Michael Kay accountable 🎉

[@mikescorpio1108]

Funny how the caller got to Kay but this is only a good phone call if that was his aim in the first place. If he called to criticize Kay for not ripping the Yankees, he failed. If he called to piss off Kay, he succeeded. But he stammered a lot, like, a lot. Maybe the Yankees need Carlos Rondone to pitch better. 😂

[@anthonyv9324]

Don’t tell them go somewhere else Michael. Based on your ratings they actually are in droves.

[@spider_hoss]

This sounds like the same guy from Manalapan who trashed Don saying he couldn’t do anything without Michael Kay. He is a clown

[@Darkclouds666.]

Ron doh💀

[@klynnmcdonnell9718]

love this caller, no accountable for BOONE, CASHMAN,

[@TonyTone1]

Mike Kay and company don’t believe in accountability for Boone six years and counting without championship and Cashman bad trades, trading Jordon Montgomery for Harrison Bader damage good , Mike Montas, Joey Gallo, Josh Donaldson. Caller wasn’t able to articulate this facts to Mike Kay . Boone and Cashman 14 years and counting without championship. need to be 🔥. Clean house with new management

[@MrTstone91]

He critizises the Yankees all the time just not the way the fams want him to.

[@raulreyesjesus63]

😅😅kay lol

[@user-by9jb2kj3c]

That guys id nuts. Ypu even said, why can’t Stanton come back sooner. They’re not an old team ie Volpe, Soto, Cabrera, Wells, Rice.

[@yankrizzuto6760]

Calls Kay “Yankee Boy”, hits him for criticizing SNY. I’m skeptical that was a Yankee fan.

[@Thebeast_theconqueror]

Don enjoys this

[@evanpenn1]

Michael put depends on himself? We don't need that kind of personal information, thanks.

[@daboiwonder212]

Go head Mike don't take crap from nobody .

[@tonyaiello3050]

Lol, good stuff.., just accept it, Michael a company guy, he does criticize them just enough, will never bash them

[@Fth3465]

Ngl I feel for micheal kay, he’s a walking legend

[@kamikazekrush3758]

I think the caller came at him the wrong way, I'd love to call and simply ask him this, Michael sir, you say the days of hard nosed managers like Girardi etc... are over, well ok, maybe Boone isn't the problem, but this is the longest the team has ever went in it's history without at least winning a division title, all while spending the most ( or close) every year, perhaps the game has passed Brian Cashman by, he's clearly running things, and many GM's who spend far less than him are succeeding far better, i think the chsnge is needed at the GM position

[@snerdterguson]

You're factually wrong though. Their last division title was in 2022. So it has literally just been one season since their last.

[@WarrenFranceSportsNetwork]

@@snerdtergusonhe hasn’t won a chip whilst spending most money of any team last 15 years. Yankees have the same amount of Al East titles as orioles since 2014. You guys holding onto playoff appearances in which we haven’t been CLOSE if you open your eyes and stop watching with your heart. Cashman needs to go and has needed to go for YEARS!

[@mr.mystery8318]

NO FUCKING BOTTOM OF THE LINEUP

[@ernestbuckley8671]

Considering Kay works for the team, he cannot possibly be honest as a radio host. If he truly respected talk radio, he would give up this show or quit the Yankee job. Then we would get some honesty out of him.

[@larrydevere2519]

MK criticizes the Yankees all the time, almost as much as myself

[@starroguex6006]

Lies

[@colec1033]

it is NOT Ro-Dawn. I listen to Ricky every day and speak spanish and it is Row-Doan

[@alexjessop5330]

They are contending for first place. My team in in last place, and will likely be sellers at the deadline. This is why I hate yankee fans, even when they are good, they act like they are in last place even losing the world series in 7 it as bad as going 0-162. Stop being spoiled.

[@guard099]

Yanky boy !!!!! 😂 I LOVE IT..he got to you Mike admit it

[@davidlawrence8051]

As an American we are ridiculously entitled. Sports fans can either stop watching the games or root for another team if they are that mad. Instead they would rather belittle radio hosts for not saying exactly what they want them to say. Lolol

[@w1ntertide]

Can they both be right? lol

[@johnpestano22]

the 5 minutes of fame lol

[@Wolves1967]

I like Michael Kay, he is a passionate man but seriously, it just doesn't work with him holding 2 jobs as the Yankees play by play announcer and a Sports Radio Host. He just refuses to wear both hats because of his precious announcer role. He just will not allow a logical caller to be right when it comes to criticism of the Yankees. Don't host a sports radio show if you can't allow callers to speak their mind and worst of all, you can't agree with them because of your announcer job. You just can't hold both jobs because you can't be a straight up Sports Radio Host because your main job is too important.

[@joemartinez9394]

The caller was right.

[@elrifle24]

The caller turned out being right

[@michael-davidgordon7513]

Well said Mr. Kay...it's looney tunes out here. (We) fans are absurd. Stay smart, reasoned and balanced.

[@AnimeBronx]

The Yankees stink.

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Tbf New York sports in general (not counting MLS) hasn't seen a championship since February 2012

[@PJJ196]

NYC radio is completely unlistenable. I used to have WFAN on all day without touching the dial when boomer and carton, joe and evan, mike francesca, and steve sommers were the lineup.. it was perfect.. but michael is absolutely 100% spot on with his take regarding the state of new york sports radio right now.. and we all know who he's referencing.. its WFAN.. under spike eskin, they've revamped the lineup and platform to be an constant onslaught of obnoxious brand of mediocre talent, ridiculous hot takes, screaming complaining, demanding people to be fired, with zero sense of reason, completely ungrounded, and crude language.. even going as far as to insult and hang up on celebrity guest appearances.. then wonder why no one ever does spots on that radio station show anymore.. new york sports radio in general is in a desperate state at the moment; i don't even listen to sports radio anymore because I can't stand ESPN and what they stand for, WFAN is a pathetic shell of its former self, and outside of that there is nothing worth putting on the radio aside from 104.3.. there needs to be a revamp of every radio stations lineups aside from Boomer and Gio.. thats my take.

[@daviddeconinck499]

Spike eskin wanted to Sabatoge wfan he was and is a disaster how did he get job lazy ahole now they call hurley brand manager they need a real program director u are 110pct right

[@TheEverydayFan]

Peter is the worst person to talk anything Yankees.

[@snerdterguson]

Unfortunately the fan base has taken a turn for the dumber over the last couple decades. We have people who say, after the team was in the ALCS, that Cashman did a terrible job building the roster and Boone did a terrible job managing. But these two things can't be true at the same time AND result in the team going to the ALCS. If Boone did a bad job managing, then Cashman built a Hell of a roster to overcome bad managing. If Cashman did a terrible job building the roster, then Boone did a Hell of a good job managing to overcome the bad roster.

[@rancidcrawfish]

It's mostly kids. They have no clue about being a Yankee fan in the 80s-1995.

[@starroguex6006]

Nope, this isn’t the 90s anymore.

[@JackRice007]

@@rancidcrawfish the drought that we’re currently in is almost as long though. What makes this different from the 80s? It’s still just as frustrating having a disappointing team that can never seem to get it together. If you want to act like the managing is great and Cashman is great, then why the fuck are we still a shitty team?

[@MrSlimSheaD]

Anyone who thinks Kay never criticizes the organization is signaling one of two things. Either they don’t actually listen to the show, or they hear him give an opinion and mechanically make a bunch of assumptions about other things he believes. This usually plays out in conversations around Cashman. Thinking he should be fired is a defensible take. Thinking he shouldn’t be fired is also a defensible take. But people hear Kay say I don’t think Cashman should be fired, and instead of actually dissecting and refuting his arguments, such as there is nobody better available to replace him with, they assume he’s just being Yankee boy because he’s the broadcaster and won’t criticize the organization. It’s lazy analysis by fans and it’s maddening. There are legitimate points to be made against Cashman, but instead making ad hominem arguments against Kay just makes you sound stupid.

[@L1KECLOCKWORK]

When Kay has no logical response he just bullies the callers. So sad.

[@jeremiahthompson8951]

It's entertainment. Just laugh. His opinion or the callers really don't matter.

[@gerardcomeau]

Michael Kay is a corporate hack .

[@Monaghan]

I don't know how people get so legitimately worked up and angry like this over sportsball.

[@TheMW2informer]

When you call it “sportsball” it tells everyone else right off the bat (no pun intended) you don’t view sports in a positive light.

[@keysersoze503]

Hey Michael do you still think Steve Cohen has given up on the Mets and their fans or have you forgotten your rant at the beginning of the season? Meanwhile you treat Cashman and Saint Boone with kid gloves.

[@NicholasChudy]

Shame of Mr Kay for berating a caller. Not professional. If your a fervent fan you are entitled to emotional outburst. I recommend you apologize to the caller if not a temporary suspension is in order.

[@heynowls3058]

I want a Yankee boy t shirt! Mike from NJ is a clown. Michael is right.

[@5150StudioNorth]

Michael Kay needs to control his anger. Not worth the high blood pressure dealing with twits!!

[@NrmnLV605]

MK is a soft pink poodle sitting on Hal’s lap. No spine anymore. Any label of journalism shld never be attached to his name.

[@Vaderd2k926]

Sorry Mike. You gave in to your emotions. You were holding the line admirably. But you caved and hung up so you could name call after the call ended. Caller Mike is obnoxious and wrong about you but he won that call.

[@mr.mystery8318]

Kay still thinks Holmes is a good closer

[@eddiaz1881]

Ahahahah

[@jamesventola6883]

He criticizes the players never manager, GM or owner…. Don’t let him gaslight uou

[@MattJune-uc4rg]

WFAN rips the Yankees and Mets allot

[@ralelunar]

No one on WFAN has another job associated with either team

[@Phillipguy034]

Yankees are never gonna win a world series until they find a real GM and build up the minors. And stop hoping injury prone players stay healthy.

[@handsomejack1676]

No true Yankee fan agrees with Yankee boy kay, people with his mindset and mentality are what has positioned this franchise for the past 14 years

[@TheMW2informer]

I used to think really highly of Kay but after he was calling games on ESPN and seeing clips of this show it seems he really is full of himself.

[@wolfwilliams]

Why put stink on the word 'podcast'.....? A little arrogant to think that some podcasters can't do this job as well as or better than you, Mike.

[@ralelunar]

He meant "echo chamber," which many podcasts are

[@wolfwilliams]

I don't think he did. He's not a man to say anything but what he thinks, and the way he said the word tells you just waht he thinks of podcasts. The message is consistent in some of the other shit he said, like "I gave him the five minutes he never thought he'd get." Kay thinks he's a gatekeeper to the palace of New York media heaven. The arrogance is a fucking turn-off. He's worse than the Francesa monster he has always envied and despised.

[@charlesnemeth8472]

No reason to yell at him

[@NicholasChudy]

Shame of Mr Kay for berating a caller. Not professional. If your a fervent fan you are entitled to emotional outburst. I recommend you apologize to the caller if not a temporary suspension is in order.