Hour 3: Mets Trade Clay Holmes to Cubs as the Deadline Looms artwork

Hour 3: Mets Trade Clay Holmes to Cubs as the Deadline Looms

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

August 3, 2026

Craig and Big Mac analyze the frantic final hours of the MLB trade deadline as the Yankees struggle to find an offensive spark. They discuss the Red Sox rising threat in the AL East and react to breaking news of the New York Mets trading Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor to the Chicago Cubs.
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle
**Craig Carton** (0:00)
Come on, Carton Show, a little creed on a Monday. Why not? Wet, gorgeous Monday afternoon in New York City, 888-808-1019.
In that very short timeout we just took, the Yankees have not signed a catcher. So we are still waiting, and we are now officially under two hours to go.
By the way, whether you get it done at 559 or noon, it doesn't matter. It just makes it harder for you as a Yankee fan to get through your afternoon. And I can tell in the seven months we've now done this show, I've never seen you the way you currently are. You are distracted, you are miserable, you are emotional.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:43)
I'm emotional, that's for sure.

**Craig Carton** (0:44)
And you are in a position right now that frankly I find unattractive.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:50)
You find unattractive?

**SPEAKER_3** (0:50)
Yes, I find unattractive. I thought I looked great today.

**Craig Carton** (0:52)
No, no, physically you look fantastic.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:54)
Thank you.

**Craig Carton** (0:54)
I find the way that every minute that ticks off the clock the Yankees haven't done it, you get closer to hysteria.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:01)
I don't think so.

**Craig Carton** (1:01)
It is good. Are you doing a special go get them podcast after today? I am. Based on what the Yankees do or don't do?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:07)
Correct.

**Craig Carton** (1:07)
Oh, I'm definitely going to listen to that one.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:09)
There is a go get them coming tonight.

**Craig Carton** (1:11)
Yes. At some point. Are we doing a live one? Do you do them live?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:14)
Yes, I do them live on YouTube.

**Craig Carton** (1:15)
Oh, it's not like live to tape?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:17)
I don't think it's live on the podcast. I don't think you could do that.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:19)
But it's live on YouTube, on the tuber? Yes.

**Craig Carton** (1:21)
And who's producing that these days for you? Still on Petey or no?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:24)
No.

**Craig Carton** (1:24)
Pete's not?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:25)
No, Pete's not.

**Craig Carton** (1:26)
Gallo?

**SPEAKER_4** (1:27)
Giving Gallo the extra coin?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:28)
No, no, no.

**Craig Carton** (1:29)
Getting married, you know? Could use a couple extra ducats?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:31)
You want the job?

**Craig Carton** (1:33)
Do you want to become the producer of the Go Get'em podcast?

**SPEAKER_4** (1:35)
I can't deal with the Yankee conversation.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:37)
Can't do it anymore.

**Craig Carton** (1:37)
It's 100 bucks a week.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:39)
My guy Ryan. Chai Chester. I think it's Chai.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:43)
Is it Chi or Chai? I think it's Chi.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:45)
I think it's Chai Chester.

**Craig Carton** (1:46)
Who's the big fella, Chris something or other, that's here usually after hours?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:51)
Chris?

**SPEAKER_3** (1:51)
Nice fella. Nick Theodora.

**SPEAKER_6** (1:54)
Is that it?

**Craig Carton** (1:56)
Heavy sad guy, wants to play softball with us. Nice, really nice guy.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:59)
Maybe he wears glasses.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:01)
Nick Theodora.

**Craig Carton** (2:01)
Remind me next time he comes in, I need to have a word with him.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:06)
Is it about cotton candy?

**Craig Carton** (2:07)
No, it's got nothing to do with cotton candy. It's about him usurping content that I create and not giving me credit for creating it, and putting it out there, which I appreciate, and putting the content out there, but he never tags the people that create the content. And it's all good. Price wants to have a quick little sidebar with him.
Is he here today? No, not yet.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:27)
He's not here today? He's rosy.

**Craig Carton** (2:28)
Is that his name? Are we talking about the same guy?

**SPEAKER_3** (2:30)
I think there's two different guys.

**Craig Carton** (2:31)
The young kid. I don't know how young he is. He's a big fella.
Nice guy, too. I like him. He's a nice, likable guy.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:38)
Nick Theodoro and Chris Purson.

**Craig Carton** (2:40)
Does he have a following? Yeah, what's that last name you were about to say there?

**SPEAKER_3** (2:43)
Pursonainen or something like that.

**Craig Carton** (2:44)
I think that might be, that might be.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:45)
Okay, I was gonna say, I don't think Nick Theodoro's putting out something.

**Craig Carton** (2:48)
No, what's the other guy's name? It's Chris, right?

**SPEAKER_3** (2:50)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:50)
It's that guy. Yeah, nice fella.
Yeah. Big fan of the show.

**SPEAKER_6** (2:54)
No, I said he's a nice fella.

**Craig Carton** (2:56)
He puts a lot of our content out through his Twitter account and gets a lot of views on it. But he never tags the people that created the content. I would just like him to tag the show that creates the content. Whether it's my podcast with Little Wayne, which he's put out, or a lot of the stuff you and I do, which again, I love the fact that he's a fan and puts the content out. Sure. But he's the only one getting credit for the views because he's not tagging us as the creator of the content. Selfish.

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