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Iconic comedian Jerry Seinfeld shades Giants during WFAN call

Legendary New York comedian Jerry Seinfeld is the latest person of note to take a potshot at the sagging New York Giants.

Everyone is taking swipes at the New York Giants these days it seems from all walks of life across the country.

This week, legendary sitcom icon and standup comedian Jerry Seinfeld made reference to the Giants’ woes on a surprise call to the New York sports radio station, WFAN.

Seinfeld called into the station after the show’s producer, Paul Rosenberg, shaded the enduring sitcom in a conversation with host Chris McMonigle.

From the New York Post:

The legendary comedian was apparently listening to the sports talk radio network when Rosenberg took a jab at his sitcom, “Seinfeld,” after McMonigle referenced the Season 8 episode “The Chicken Roaster” during a conversation about the NBA’s colorful courts during the Emirates Cup.

“One of the few good Seinfeld episodes,” Rosenberg quipped.

Speaking with host Chris McGonigle, Seinfeld — a lifelong New York Mets fan who is a frequent listener/caller of the station — defended his show by saying that the criticism doesn’t bother him.

“One out of two is fine,” joked the comedian before thrusting a dagger in the Giants’ direction. “Look, we made 180 Seinfeld episodes. So, we made three good ones. We’re like the Giants. We’re 3-177.”

Et tu, Jerry? Giant fans are getting enough grief these days. They don’t need you piling on.

But to be fair, the Giants (2-8) have earned the disrespect they’ve been getting this year. Who else but the guy who created the show “about nothing” would chime in on the team that is actually about nothing?

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Jerry Seinfeld did a funny SNL Weekend Update cameo as A Man Who Did Too Much Press

Very funny, Jerry.

If you’ve been following Jerry Seinfeld this week, you know he’s been everywhere promoting Unfrosted, the movie he wrote, directed, produced and starred in that’s all about how Pop-Tarts are created.

That’s now included an appearance on Saturday Night Live in which he became A Man Who Did Too Much Press, with a back-and-forth with Colin Jost.

It’s a pretty funny one, with jokes about an exhausted Seinfeld talking about being on Rich Eisen’s show and what the signs are of doing too much press. It’s a little meta, given that it is, itself, a promotion for his movie, but it works.

Here it is:

Justin Pugh credits Jerry Seinfeld for reuniting with Giants

Justin Pugh is back with the New York Giants and, apparently, legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld is to thank for that.

On Wednesday, just a few short days removed from his return to the field as an activated practice squad member, offensive lineman Justin Pugh was signed to the New York Giants’ 53-man roster.

For Pugh, it was a full-circle moment. He had returned to where it all started as a first-round pick in 2013.

“I look out there and it’s Von Miller. The last time I played for the Giants was six years ago to the day against Von Miller, Sunday Night Football, when he was with the Denver Broncos, and I had to go out to right tackle on a whim that week,” Pugh told reporters. “So, there have just been so many crazy things that have brought this thing all full circle and I don’t know what it is, there is something in the air.”

Pugh had always desired a reunion with the Giants and after five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, that hope became a reality.

“Look, there was never anything that I wanted to do (more) than sign here. My whole goal was to come here, prove I’m healthy,” Pugh said. “So now, I get to wrap this thing up as a Giant.”

Although Pugh got his wish, it didn’t come without some odd and unexpected interventions. Other teams were reaching out and trying to bring him in but a chance encounter with legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld ultimately sealed Pugh’s fate.

It was always meant to be New York.

“Before I even signed here, I had other options,” Pugh said. “Honestly, this is all Jerry Seinfeld’s fault.

“I was at a restaurant, Torrisi, in New York, like, four months ago over the summer. My wife and I are sitting there with some friends and across from us is Jerry Seinfeld. I hear his voice, and it was the most quintessential New York moment of all time. I remember texting my agent, like, ‘Text the Giants, I want to come back.’ So, really, if it wasn’t for Jerry Seinfeld, I don’t know if I’d be here right now. He’s the greatest. He’s the G.O.A.T.”

At that moment, Pugh knew it was going to be Giants or bust. And then even more stars aligned.

“From that point forward, I knew I wanted to come back here. Everything worked out perfectly. They played in Arizona. They stayed there for a week. I came and worked out 10 minutes from my house. They called me right after that, I fly in here. The way I started, it was just meant to be,” Pugh said.

And just like that, straight off the couch, Pugh is back and starting for the Giants.

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Eli Manning wants to get Jerry Seinfeld on the ‘ManningCast’

Retired Giants QB Eli Manning has some big ideas for ManningCast, saying that he’d like to have Jerry Seinfeld or Larry David appear.

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, along with his brother Peyton, work under Peyton’s Omaha Productions to shoot an alternate presentation of Monday Night Football with ESPN.

The brothers’ success over the first two seasons resulted in ESPN extending their contract. Dubbed the “ManningCast,” Peyton and Eli interview and converse with current and former athletes, actors, comedians, and other celebrities during the airing of Monday Night Football.

The Manning’s have had Kevin Hart, Charles Barkley, Saquon Barkley, Marshawn Lynch, Michael Irwin, LeBron James, Bill Parcells, David Letterman, Dwayne Johnson, Robin Roberts, and many other well-known people on their show.

Last October, they even had former U.S. President Barack Obama on, something Eli never thought he’d see.

“I’d never imagine when I retired from playing football I’d ever interview Barack Obama for a segment while watching a football game at the same time,” Manning told TMZ Sports. “That kind of blew my mind.”

Now, though, Eli has his sights set on new people: Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.

“I think now, I’m a big ‘Seinfeld’ fan, so I think a Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David … something in that realm would be pretty cool,” Eli said at his Easter event with The Children’s Place.

Seinfeld is a Giants fan and it’s not a secret that David is a diehard Jets fan, so both would bring a different element to the show. Add in their comedic prowess and it sounds like something you don’t want to miss.

Nothing is in the works for this yet, but it would certainly make for an interesting and hilarious show, should Seinfeld or David decide to make an appearance.

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Seinfeld NBA prediction came true again as bettor cashed in on Spurs-Cavaliers score guess

Seinfeld predicted the NBA future again, and a bettor cashed in.

One bettor has to be thankful that he’s a Seinfeld fan after nailing an NBA score prediction thanks to the classic sitcom.

Twitter user Michael Mulholland shared this week that he won a correct score prediction for Monday night’s Cleveland Cavaliers/San Antonio Spurs game based on a clip from an old Seinfeld episode.

In the segment from the 1991 episode “The Heart Attack,” Jerry Seinfeld consults with George Costanza’s holistic healer Tor Eckman (actor Stephen Tobolowsky) about something written on a piece of paper.

Eckman reads the score of a Cavs-Spurs game that was happening around that time. The final score that Eckman tells Jerry? Cleveland 117, San Antonio 109.

Seinfeld rolled his eyes at Eckman’s interpretation, but it’s a good thing this bettor didn’t.

Mulholland won $681.21 from FanDuel predicting the score of the game, with Cleveland netting 117 points against San Antonio’s 109. His prediction had +26000 odds.

So Eckman really knew what he was talking about all those years ago.

However, it’s not the first time. The 1991 Seinfeld prediction actually came true in 2019 when the Cavs beat the Spurs, 117-109, in overtime.

Bettors might want to comb through the rest of the Seinfeld catalog to see what other predictions might be in store. Just don’t look for any Yankees analysis from Costanza.

Jerry Seinfeld, not Timmy Trumpet, is to blame for Mets losing the divisional lead

The Mets had the lead until the KITH photoshoot droppd.

The New York Mets are having an incredibly enjoyable season, but it isn’t enough to make Jerry Seinfeld happy.

The comedian took to Instagram to blame Timmy Trumpet for the Mets losing the divisional lead in the NL East. He claimed that “celebrating in season” when the team hasn’t “won anything yet” created “bad mojo” for the team.

I don’t care what Seinfeld said. The live performance of “Narco” at Citi Field was the best moment of the season for the Mets. Honestly, it was one of my favorite baseball moments in years. Timmy Trumpet even had a fresh take on “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” that gave me chills.

Seinfeld, however, deduced the whole thing down to a “stupid” performance.

But he is way off. As my colleague and friend Andy Nesbitt wrote, Diaz’s entrance music is exactly what the MLB needs right now. It’s one of the many reasons why the Mets have become a fun team to root for even as a bandwagon fan.

It’s fun! Sports are supposed to make us happy, and this song makes so many people happy. There is a reason why the video of the performance has more than 10 million views.

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Let’s be honest with ourselves for a second. The Mets maintained a lead in the division throughout the entire season, including when Timmy Trumpet performed at Citi Field at the end of August.

But do you know what happened that may have actually caused a change in the cosmos?

Seinfeld, while sporting a Mets hat, modeled for the NYC clothing brand Kith’s fall campaign. Remember: New York had the lead in the division until this photoshoot reached the internet and he incarnated the real-life version of the “How do you do, fellow kids?” meme.

I’m not the only person who thinks that Seinfeld, not Timmy Trumpet, is to blame for the recent collapse in Queens. Robby Kalland, of UPROXX, stands in solidarity with my opinion.

Seinfeld is acting like a bitter boomer bummed out by boastful bops.

You hate to see it.

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Jerry Seinfeld is blaming Timmy Trumpet for the Mets’ collapse to the Braves in NL East

Let’s check in on Mets fans ….

There’s still a month left in the MLB regular season, but New York Mets fans have seen this movie before. Even lifelong Mets fan Jerry Seinfeld is already looking for someone to blame.

The Mets held a 10.5-game lead in the NL East standings back on June 1, and since then, they’ve actually played some solid baseball (even with injuries to aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer). They held a 52-34 record since June 1, which is good for the sixth-best record in baseball. The problem: The Atlanta Braves went into supernova mode since June 1.

On Tuesday, the Braves — thanks to their MLB-best 62-24 record since June 1 — officially caught the Mets atop the NL East standings. As the Mets struggled with the last-place Pirates and Nationals, Seinfeld seemed to zero in on the moment everything went wrong:

Timmy Trumpet’s live performance.

After the Braves tied the Mets in the standings, Seinfeld commented on SNY’s Instagram post that he blamed Timmy Trumpet’s Citi Field appearance for giving the team bad mojo. He saw it as celebrating before the Mets actually won anything — even if it was an awesome scene and use of closer Edwin Diaz’s walk-out song.

Seinfeld likened it to the time the Mets welcomed the Baha Men to Shea Stadium to perform “Who Let The Dogs Out” before Game 4 of the 2000 World Series. The Yankees ended up winning Game 4 and closing out the series in Game 5.

Again, the season isn’t over, and the Mets could absolutely rebound from this rough stretch and pull away in the NL East. But in case that doesn’t happen, MLB fans wanted to inform Jerry that Timmy Trumpet isn’t the one to blame.

Jerry Seinfeld was at Coach K’s last Duke home game and college hoops fans had jokes

All Jerry wanted to do was watch a Duke game.

Some tickets are hotter than others. Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium as Duke already drew some exorbitant prices for the privilege of a seat inside. If they could take the hit to the wallet, not many would want to miss a seminal moment for one of the greatest college sports coaches.

One of the people that could assuredly afford such a luxury is comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In a milestone moment capping an incredible run for the Blue Devils coaching legend, Seinfeld opened his checkbook (probably) and made a courtside appearance — he was seated next to NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

College hoops could not bite their tongue without first making a joke at Seinfeld’s expense.

Jerry Seinfeld’s new stand-up on Netflix rips golf as only he can

Jerry Seinfeld calls golf so nonsensically difficult, so pointless, so irrational, so time-consuming. Apparently he isn’t a fan.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a new comedy special, “23 Hours to Kill,” that is available on Netflix and the star of arguably the funniest sitcom ever hasn’t lost anything off his fastball when it comes to a scathing bit.

As in the NBC hit show Seinfeld, the theme of Jerry’s act is nothing and everything, and he’s on a rant about how “avoidance is the male domestic instinct.” That’s when he shifts his focus to golf. We’ll allow Seinfeld to take it from here:

“Golf, the ultimate avoidance activity, a game so nonsensically difficult, so pointless, so irrational, so time-consuming, golf, could only possibly stand for Get-Out-Leave-Family,” he begins.

“And I have a lot of friends who play it and they love it. Jerry, you would love it. It’s a very challenging game.

“Yes, I’m sure that it is. It’s also a challenging to throw a Tic-Tac 100 yards into a shoe box.”

Let’s pause for laughter. That’s actually pretty funny.

Now where were we? “In the fantasy mind of the golfing father, the family will come running out to hear the exciting stories of his golfing adventures. In reality, no one is even aware that he has left or returned. From 8 1/2 hours of idiotic hacking through sand and weeds while driving drunk in a clown car through a fake park,” Seinfeld said. “Nonetheless, the father remains proud, dressing in bizarre outfits around the house on the weekend.”

And then he was off to his next topic — getting ripped off at the movie theater. Here’s the thing I discovered while searching YouTube for a video clip: he pretty much recycled his own joke from 2016.

That doesn’t make it any less funny. And you’ve heard it here first: Seinfeld’s Netflix special is worth an hour of your time. The golf bit, however, doesn’t hold a candle to the classic Robin Williams’s rip-roaring take on golf (Note: language is NSFW).