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Jerry Seinfeld is known for being an avid sports fan, so it shouldn’t be surprising that he was listening to Chris McMonigle’s show on WFAN, the home of New York sports.
But McMonigle’s producer and frequent contributor, Paul Rosenberg, may have forgotten that when he made a reference to Seinfeld (the iconic sitcom, not the actor-comedian).
The show was brought up when McMonigle referenced Season 8 episode “The Chicken Roaster,” which Rosenberg described as “one of the few good Seinfeld episodes.”
Sweet fancy Moses.
“I’m told that the great Jerry Seinfeld was actually listening and has called in,” McMonigle said moments after Rosenberg’s swipe. “I’m hoping I can defend his honour here.”
The comedian first says he loves the show before saying, “I’m not arrogant enough to think that everybody should like what I do.
Seinfeld continued: “I just wanted to let you know it doesn’t bother me. I’m okay with it. One out of two is fine for me.”
Still, McMonigle didn’t let Rosenberg off the hook, insisting that his producer wanted to spark an argument.
“Well look, we made 180 episodes. So we made three good ones. We’re like the Giants,” Seinfeld joked, referencing the dismal New York Giants, who are 2-8 and on a five-game losing skid, sitting at the bottom of the NFC East.
“We’re three and 177, that’s our record.”
Seinfeld also used the call to talk about his favourite baseball team, the New York Mets.
“You could make a pretty good argument that this season was the most magical, not counting the two [World] Series wins,” Seinfeld said of the Mets who won in 1969 and 1986.
“This was the most magical because it was the chemistry and it was the energy and it was an emotional thing of guys that weren’t supposed to be that good.”
He continued: “I don’t know what could beat that.”
Despite low expectations, the Mets advanced to the 2024 National League Championship Series where they lost in six games to Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the eventual World Series champions.
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Seinfeld also used his time on the radio show to gloat about the New York Yankees’ loss in the World Series.
“Did you notice the next day, after that game, I don’t know if you noticed the Yankees hats per block in Manhattan went from six to zero in one day,” Seinfeld said. “As a Mets fan, that was a very thrilling moment for me.”
Seinfeld eventually signed off by showing his appreciation for the show – and to McMonigle for supporting his former sitcom.
“Thank you for taking my call and thank you for sticking up for me,” the star said. “I just want to let you know that my feelings were not hurt because I’m happy I can make even one person happy.”