Posted on 05/17/2019 1:23:39 PM PDT by Gamecock
Thirty years after "Seinfeld" first aired, its titular star will be honored by the team he adores most. The New York Mets announced Thursday a special "Seinfeld Night" for their July 5 game against the rival Philadelphia Phillies.
By early July the Mets could easily be contending with Philadelphia for the division lead, but the biggest festivities of the NL East series opener will be centered on arguably America's greatest sitcom.
As The Athletic's Tim Britton noted, the Mets will be teaming up with Sony Pictures Television to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the show's first episode at Citi Field. On tap for the evening:
-A Jerry Seinfeld bobblehead for the first 25,000 fans at the ballpark
-Concourse greetings from Larry Thomas, the Emmy Award-nominated Soup Nazi from "Seinfeld"
-"Seinfeld" trivia hosted by Jerry Seinfeld
The special night will also feature Jerry Seinfeld himself reuniting with former longtime Mets star and team TV analyst Keith Hernandez, who famously appeared on Season 3 of the show while still playing for New York in 1991.
"Two of my favorite things in all the world are the comedy arts and the New York Mets," Seinfeld said in the Mets' press release. "This is one moment that I am very happy to have my 'Worlds Collide!'"
Tickets for "Seinfeld Night" are available at the Mets' official website, while special VIP packages with exclusive benefits will be announced soon.
You are making George angry........
“arguably America’s greatest sitcom”
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It’s a toss-up between Friends and Seinfeld.
I have to go with Friends; there’s real human emotion there. Seinfeld is a bit too nihilistic for my taste.
“That’s one magic loogie!”
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LOL!
There was a 2nd spitter.
Life imitates art! Amazing! :-)
dead, one Christmas I bought tickets to see Seinfeld when he was performing in Ottawa for a Christmas present for my husband. I am never able to surprise him, but I did with this.
Unfortunately, he insisted on reselling them, claiming they were too expensive. And that Elaine, Kramer, et al. wouldn’t be there. I told him, Jerry did standup all by himself for a very long time and people laughed. No dice regarding my efforts.
The incident still irks me to this day. He’s a man who apparently doesn’t like fun.
“Hey George, tomorrow Paul O’Neil has to catch a fly ball in his hat.”
(Different episode, but any focused on baseball is my favorite.)
Jerry: Do you think this shirt is O.K.?
Jerry, he’s a guy.
Keith Hernandez???
I despise him!!! /Newman
My favorite Seinfeld episode, but only for the mock “spit” assassination skit...
There had to be a second spitter!!
Up on that gravely road...
But the Hernandez episodes are very good too.
First episode was July 05, 1989 as The Seinfeld Chronicles
#2 aired May 31, 1990
“It’s a toss-up between Friends and Seinfeld.”
Both great shows but I still kinda preferred Taxi. And some of the behind the scenes stories of Andy Kaufman on set could be sitcoms on their own.
I didn’t see her name in the article.
What are you talking about?
Sorry.. I should have been clearer and said that “as long as we are posting our favorites from the show, here is mine...”
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