Full Show: Darryl Strawberry Defends Mets Rebuild & Rebukes Media Bashing

**Craig Carton** (0:04)
It's the Carton Show with Big Mac at a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon in New York City. Phone number to join as always. 888-888-888.
Got a great show for you today, as the New York Yankees are now officially in a swoon, and it's June, making it the June swoon. Meanwhile, the New York Mets.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:25)
I'm not there yet.

**Craig Carton** (0:25)
Once again, to show you how Little League teams play baseball at the Major League level with the Inside the Park home run. I got it, I got it, I got it, I ain't got it. And LeBron James will be leaving the Lakers without a real title, which makes me happy, as the Lakers try to become the first team in the modern era to win with an all-white starting five. So lots cooking today. Good afternoon, Big Mac. How are you today, kid?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:54)
I'm doing all right, Craig. How are you?

**Craig Carton** (0:55)
I couldn't be any better.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:57)
It sounds that way.

**Craig Carton** (0:57)
Yeah, I know you're gonna have a tough day today, as the Yankees get beaten down again yesterday. I have to say this, because if I'm going to be fair and objective and honest about it, non-competitive baseball from your New York Yankees last night.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:10)
There's no doubt about it.

**Craig Carton** (1:11)
And at some point, I don't think it's a problem just yet, but it's kind of like we've all been there, different stages of our lives, when you look in the mirror, you're like, is that something, I'm just going to let it go. And then a couple of days later, no, it's getting a little red, it's a little raised, I'm just going to let it go. And then you got a full on whitehead, right there in the middle of your cheek, and you got a big date tomorrow night. And you're like, do I pop it? Don't I pop it? The New York Yankees have a pimple.
They got a pimple that needs popping right now.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:39)
And I don't know what the solution is.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:41)
Oh, I know what the solution is.

**Craig Carton** (1:42)
Get guys back from injury.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:44)
Get guys back. They're not hitting, how about, because we're over, like, we look too deep into things. Like, yes, they're playing lousy. It's been a lousy five games. I'm not even with you on the swoon yet. I don't think five games.

**Craig Carton** (1:55)
Oh, it's a swoon.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:55)
It's not a swoon. They haven't lost back to back series since May 17th. You have to lose back to back series before you call it a swoon.

**Craig Carton** (2:03)
Out of first place.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:04)
It's a lousy 10 games.

**Craig Carton** (2:05)
Dropping like a rock in a pool.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:06)
During June, they got into first place.

**Craig Carton** (2:08)
That's correct.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:09)
They were out of first place heading into June. They were in first place in the middle of June. Now with these lousy five games, they found themselves outside of first place. It's the mid-June. Listen, it's a bad overall 10 games. It's a bad five games. But we're looking too deep into it. Because it's a pimple. It's this. It's that. Let me tell you what it is.

**Craig Carton** (2:26)
It's a whitehead.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:26)
Here's what it is. It's not a team that we will see come August and September.

**Craig Carton** (2:30)
Oh, if you get there.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:31)
Oh, they're going to get there.

**Craig Carton** (2:33)
Are they?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:34)
Well, listen, you're going to find out. We talked about it yesterday.

**Craig Carton** (2:37)
The American League sucks. I'll give you that.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:38)
The American League sucks. They're a playoff team for sure. Whether or not they can be a division title winner, I agree with you. I think they're going to have to do this right now because as much as I'll tell you, Judge needs to be back and what they're missing without Stanton and what they're missing without Grisham, who will be back on Friday, that's really the only guy coming back.
They're going to have to do this. Judge, Aaron Boone said today, Judge isn't even at the part of looking at the re-imaging yet. They're still a couple weeks away from re-imaging.

**Craig Carton** (3:02)
Or it's not going to be July. You're looking at August at best.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:04)
Hopefully. Hopefully it's August. So they're going to have to do this without Judge for a while and who knows about Stanton. Thankfully, Grisham's coming back because he's a big part of it. But we're so focused on yes, you want to call it a swoon? Fine. I'm not going to go into a long debate with you. I think you have to lose back to back series to even call it a swoon. So that could be tonight. Okay. And we already know Jazz isn't going to be the lineup after last night's play. We got Elbowd in the face. We were told that Bellinger is not going to be in the lineup tonight going up against Skubal because he's been terrible. And that's what it is. Right now. I know they haven't played well defensively. The guys got guys out of position all over the place because they got to try to find a way to hit. That's the problem with this team. It's not boon. It's not the messaging. It's that they're missing guys and they're two number they're two number big they're two big hitters in the middle of the lineup have been absolutely dreadful. Good luck trying to win with three of your best hitters on the aisle.