October 6, 2020 • 46 mins
New York is a great sports city with some great sports venues that have seen some great sports moments. The Greatest duo, Megan and C.J. welcome writer, comedian and Astorian Jordan Temple (Atlanta, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) to the show to talk about some of the best of all time.
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Greatest, a production of I Heart Radio.
All right, welcome to another episode of the Greatest. That
is my podcast host voice. I'm joined today in every
episode um with my co host, my wife Megan Gaily. Hi, Hi, Hi, Hi,
(00:25):
how are you doing? What do you think about my haircut?
I think it looks fantastic. I got a haircut today
and c J said it looks interesting, which is not
a nice word. I was kidding. I was totally doing
that on purpose. Oh what a funny joke. All right, Well,
we're off to a great start here. Um. I don't
(00:46):
want to delay bringing on our guests. Our dear, dear friend.
You may know him as a writer on the marvelous
Mrs Masal Atlanta. He's shaking his head. He's embarrassed at
how it talented and how how success, how much more
successfully is than us. But we're happy to have one,
ladies and gentlemen, Jordan's Temple. Hello, friends. Now, I just
(01:09):
think it's so funny. He's like you may know him,
when it's like no one knows the writers definitely not
your your friends and and Piers know you because they
wanted the job. Yeah. Oh wow, Yeah, Jordan's famously. We
(01:30):
can edit this out if you don't want people to know.
Jordan famously turned down going to just for laps New
Faces because he already got a job and he said,
I don't need to go do that. I got a job.
That's true. I did. Yeah, it was great. I mean
I didn't like the job, but I mean I like money. Yeah,
money is great. Absolutely one said it's money that I love.
(01:56):
Who's that wise man? I? Oh, yes, Jordan loves Randy.
I feel bad doing a sports podcast and not what
I mean because we can't talk about Randy Newman that much.
Does he have any sports connections he likes? Yeah, I'm
pretty sure, okay, And I only know that from his
(02:18):
son's Instagram, and I only like, I only think I've
started to figure out that that was his son, because
I was like, wow, I can't believe he has such
great seats all the time. And then uh, and then
it was but a hard working good boy. We we
love Randy Human's son. Yes, Jordan, how how are you doing? Man? Um?
(02:43):
I saw you on Saturday. We had some socially distant
safe burgers, which I took a four hour nap afterwards.
Those burgers. Shout out to burgers, never say die. Great
thing better burger. High ended McDonald's is just like just
the thinnest patty. It just makes you fucking wow, what
(03:06):
kind of bun um? I don't like a brios. Is
it buttery? It's not. It's not very buttery. It's kind
of just there. But it's like, wow, it's like soft.
I mean that ato how I described McDonald's burgers, and
I hate that. I like have an opinion or like
(03:27):
a take on it. But it kind of tastes like
pastry ish, Like it's like it's kind of sweet. Yeah,
And I think that's because the bread is so sweet. Yeah.
So it like it really hit. It really hit, like
you could I could feel in my veins. Oh that
seems good. Yeah, let they clog that artery. If I'm
gonna clog my arteries, I want to feel it. I
(03:48):
want to know exactly the areas it's clogging up. And
that's what it was. Chris Christie Special. Sometimes I do
worry about having children with you, not even like I
think they'll be wonderful. I think they'll be so smart
and cool and fun. I just worry you're gonna die
I'm trying my best, but I mean it reminds me
(04:12):
because on Saturday we were talking of Jordan has a
pillow of the King of Queens, and it really made
me think about our relationship. Like I was like, am
I am I Kevin James? Like Jordan, do you see
that when when Megan and I are together noot in
a reboot, you're more You're definitely more like Kevin James.
(04:36):
But then sometimes you're like, she does take care of me.
You're more of our Arthur Stiller. Wow. Wow, Like because
you're kind of like Cookie. Yeah, you know, you know
now in King of Queens is he Kevin James is
the breadwinner. They both work there, Like, yeah, they both work,
(04:59):
and so she with him purely because she loves him. Amazing, Wow,
I always like and so like the whole the hook
of that show was he's ugly and she's not. It's
like it's almost like modern day Honeymooners a little bit
in that it's like he's wrong, she's right. They're both
(05:23):
a little crazy. She finds out something, there's a problem.
Arthur is somehow mixed in there, and then it ends
in some version of baby You're the Greatest okay, great, okay,
all right, And by ugly, I meant but I don't know.
I actually had to do something with Kevin James during
the pandemic and only I like communicated with his team
(05:47):
only and they were like so wonderful and kind and
ended up doing a really great job that I do
feel bad I just called him ugly, but I meant
like in terms of like when you would see the billboards,
it was just like why a day together? You know,
like that was the vibe, the King of Queen's vibe. Well,
we'll get into it, but I brought it. I mean,
(06:08):
so you're from Queens Hell. Yeah. It is terrible because yeah,
we went from like hanging out on Saturday. I'm just
like falling asleep with my feet and your foot massage
to now I'm like doing talk show host seguays, Like
I feel like, what are you embarrassed? Embarrassed because none
(06:30):
of my friends ever see me? Professionals? Have your friends
watch podcast? Yeah, well Jordan's seen me. I feel like
the last three hangouts, I was just laying down on something.
I was on a gummy Washington Lakers and we had
like crazy snacks too. Yeah. But yes, Jordan's is from Queens.
(06:56):
He's giving double peace signs right now, New York. You're
a huge Mets fan. I mean, like, what is your
I don't necessarily think of you as like a sports fan,
but you're so smart, and you're petty and like a
fun and like a fun hater and like right, so
(07:16):
like sports is obviously in your wheelhouse. So what gives
you joy from the sports world. I love watching um
fucking what's his name Stephen A. Smith because he's actually
famously from Queens. I love when he's shooting on that
white guy because that guy is always wrong and Stephen
is always right. I always think about, like how Queens
(07:40):
made a person like this. He also like played some
high school a little bit of college ball. I just
think people from Queens are like famously underrated and very
interesting and just like the thing that kind of in
sports like I like I used to I used actually
used to call in to w f A N which
(08:01):
in the story, you know, it was like it was
actually like the Mets radio broadcast, and there was this guy,
Steve Summers, this this older white Jewish guy, and he
was like in the sixties. He had a whole stick
he was just like how you be some oh and
the whole thing the New York Metropolitans. Would you fucking
(08:25):
believe lead and fucking yeah. I mean he didn't say,
but that was like my guy. I would call in
and I would listen to baseball on the radio and
and I would like calling Steve Summers that had to
turn down the radio while I called. He's just like
what you're doing today? John? So you guys were like, yeah, yeah,
(08:53):
we had a co total report. Like one time I
I saw him walking down the street and I was like,
I was like, hi, Speed, did you say I'm Jordan's
I think I did? And he was like good Ze.
I think he was mostly like you can't be my fan.
(09:14):
I was like twenty at the time, like, and I
think he was like, I don't know, He's just like
a neighborhood guy. It's great. Yeah. Well I was just
I'm I'm fascinated by Stephen A. Smith. Like I once
saw him in like a United club, you know, like
you know, at the airport, and I just was like
(09:36):
following him getting cheese and crackers after him, like I
just want to know what he's like normally. So what
do you see in stephen A that you're like, oh,
that's Queens. I think there's like a there was a
little bit of pettiness, but also like like you feel
you feel like someone is kind of talking down to you,
(10:00):
even if they're not. If they're not, it's like it's
like the big town and a it's a small town
in a big town kind of mentality of like everywhere
else outside of Queens, even if it's Montana is Manhattan,
and you, by virtue of being from outside of Queens
(10:23):
don't have the understanding of the small town in a
big town mentality of people like manhattanits or even people
in Montana who are visiting Manhattan take on the fucking
energy of Manhattan. Tourists shipped on people from Queens. If
(10:44):
you fucking you from they wouldn't know where it was,
or you'd be like, oh, yeah, they landed in the
GUARDI or like oh, yeah, I know this great place
in Queens and be like, uh, funk off and you
like like everyone's just so easy to shoot off. It's uh,
that's kind of the mentality. I think he's just very argumentative,
(11:04):
and a part of it is maybe the fact that
he is like small town yeah, he he has a forever.
I don't even know if it's a chip on his shoulder,
but it's just like a even when he's not fighting,
he's fighting, and I mean it is fascinating. I mean
his story is wild. Like he got he was working
(11:25):
for ESPN, got fired or his contract didn't get renewed,
and it was like bitter for a minute, and he
went to Fox Sports and then got brought back by
ESPN for like billy like like quadruple to salary, Like
if you imagine leaving an employer, like being like fuck
you guys, and then then being like no, we need
you and we're gonna give you, Like that is the
(11:47):
best working situation, you know. Absolutely. Yeah. There's also a
little bit of a quiet two Queens that I think
is like a little bit embodied and like a like
a quiet Barry. It's a little bit like Bobby Valentine
is the energy of Like when Bobby Valentine got kicked
out of a baseball game and then in a disguise
(12:10):
was coaching the best of the game. It's like we're
very much chameleons, you know what I mean A little
bit because it's like, what is our identity? It's a
little bit cookie, it's a little bit anny, it's a
little bit lovable losers, and it's like it's kind of
bad field, Isn't's like we don't really care, we don't
(12:31):
even really know if we're competing. I love that story.
By the way, I love Bobby Valentine. He was the
best fucking Mets coach. Will have omarm and I was fine.
Willie Randolph was fine, Omarminin. Sorry he was the GM
hate him really, but that was Don Jose Rais years
But yeah, yeah, love he. There's a great story about
(12:56):
Bobby Valentine kind of going on a tangent. But he
went to Japan. At there he stopped coaching in the
States and I think it was the Uninary Giants maybe
that team, but he's like he was coaching in Japan,
very successful and just like I just love that you
can make a pivot and baseball is so much bigger
(13:16):
in another country and people actually like respect see and
know what you're doing, watching you from half of across
the world. Like that's that's one of the reason why
I love baseball. Yes, his universal know it kind of
reminds me of Stephan Marbury, like another New York guy
(13:39):
who who was like, you know, on the rise and
had like a couple of couple of rough seasons when
he went back to the Knicks and then he and
he kind of like he was eating glue on camera
and people like he's crazy, you don't you don't know
this Stephan Marbury. He he like, you know, he was
big on the timber Wolves and then like he was
(13:59):
like his big homecoming once in the Knicks and then
kind of just had like a mediocre season and maybe
like a really well I'm getting to that, so like
he kind of fell off. He kind of fell off
and then he went he did this like video where
he was talking to fans and then he started just
eating glue, just being like yelling at not yelling at them,
but kind of just being like, you know, yeah, the glue,
(14:25):
the glue, things like industrial glue, and he's just scooping
it into his mouth. He was eating glue. It was
either glue or vasoline. I can't remember. Maybe it was vasoline, yeah, maybe,
because I feel like he might have been dead if
he ate glue now that I think about it. But he,
you know, he had that and people were like done
(14:45):
with him and he went to China and he's now
like the Michael Jordan's of Chinese basketball. There's there was
a Broadway play about him that he was in. There
are statues of him throughout this throughout like China. Huh,
you don't know this. No. I saw the documentary just
add but I didn't know I was going to do that.
(15:08):
Vivid Jordan. It's crazy. That's a crazy, awesome. Okay, So
Coney Island, he was eating vassoline and he has he now,
like he says at the end of his NBA career,
like when that was happening, that he was suicidal, and
that now that his career has turned around, you know
(15:32):
that he's is he in Japan, China, China, China, He's
still out there and like j R. Went there after,
like a lot of guys go out there on like
sort of redemption tours and yeah, I mean, and and
they're beloved. They're beloved. Oh, he was a suicidal eating
vasselin makes me wonder if my great grandmother was suicidal
when I saw her eating vassilin. I it also he
(15:56):
was eating a lot of fruity pebbles too, I don't know.
In the article, that's enough. It's like a quote from
his wife, that's you know, vasoline and fruity pebbles. All right,
well okay, so okay. He was eating the vasoline because
(16:20):
he had a sore throat and he was trying to
see if he had made a home remedy. So he
gets at least there's at least he wasn't just like
I'm going to eat that, like he there was a purpose.
There was a purpose. Yes, people definitely eat vessel. Yeah,
I'm definitely not blue blue. Yeah that's ever Like did
(16:41):
you ever see this isn't even that crazy? But there
would be kids who would cover their entire hand in
glue and then let it try and then peel it off.
I love that. Yeah, yeah, I used to be used
to be one of those kids. I guarantee you or
I kind of to do it now, Yet I remember
(17:01):
that feeling. It's you didn't. I didn't care for I had.
I had like a real like as a child, I
was like my parents will kill me, Like if I
waste a school supply, they'll murder me. There's like if
I come home and I'm like I'm out of glue.
Why are you out of glue? I covered my hand
in it. They're like, oh, okay, go live outside now,
(17:22):
you fucking crazy person. They would say that to like
eight year old Megan. That's what I thought. I lived
in fear of them, and I think that's a parenting tactic.
They weren't beating me there, just was very afraid. Um, Okay,
getting to the topic. Okay, we are talking. We've are
obviously been talking lots of New York. Jordan is New York.
(17:43):
So for this episode we decided to do greatest Moments
in New York sports history? Did I say that right now?
Jordan is reacting to the topic like he did not
know that was the topic. When you think it is
called you know, I mean that makes sense to me.
It's called The Greatest. The podcast is called the Greatest?
(18:06):
Do you know that? You? Um? Since you are, I
guess you go first? Or do you want me to
go first? No? I like to go first. Okay, you
go first. Give us your like third place finisher. Third
place finisher for me would be Johan Santana no hitter.
Maybe I don't know the mess the mess first and
(18:27):
ever like no hitter. And they were one of maybe
three or four teams to have done it, and I
think he was coming off a pretty subpar season. The
Mets really had nothing going for them that season. Wow,
he's had a perfect game and a no hitter. Yeah,
he used to be so I do remember him. Yeah,
(18:48):
was the man. He had like an insane like change up.
That was his bread and butter. And then you know,
of course he went to the Mets and like they
all do, decline or they start at the Mets, they
start with the Mets and then leave him and then
are gah. So this this particular one, it says it
(19:12):
was June one, two thousand and twelve, he threw a
no hitter against the Cardinals and still to this day
it's the only no hitter in Mets history, which almost
seems impossible. But it's not. Say the other teams, they
also don't have a hitters. I can look it up. Yeah,
why don't you keep talking? No, I was, I was.
(19:33):
I was invested in it too. I like surprise. It's
crazy to me that that stat and how you're still
a fan of the Mets. Yeah, and also that they
had so many great pictures you know. Oh no, there's
only one team left. They're a sad team at the
Padres like a team. I like, well, they have this uma.
(19:54):
What is his name? He's a junior, he's a man.
This is bad sports. He's not a freshman. What a rookie?
What are the words? Um? But I love him. He's
really fun. But y'all conflating that for what it was
reminds me the other night. I was I was looking
(20:16):
up with this girl humble brag, and she meant to
say faster, but what she said was Harry. What she
said was Harry. So was she enjoying it? I don't
know she was. She meant to say faster and said
she said Harry. That was really fun. That works, That
(20:40):
works stupid. I was like, what his name is? Fernando
Tatis Jr. Who So when I said junior, I guess
I was onto something. And I do love him. But
the Padres are they're on the rise, but they've had
some struggles. Okay, okay, So that's a great Yeah. I
mean it's the only no hitter they've ever hats. So
(21:01):
I mean, if that's your number three, I'm thrilled. Yeah,
I forgot sports. New York sports can be depressing, all right, Megan,
do you want to go next? I changed this pick
a bunch and this isn't nice, but and I do apologize,
(21:25):
but when my number three is when James Dolan got COVID, uh,
because I was gonna do with James Dolan and and
Oakley just in general. Like the thing that pisces me
off about, Like why I didn't pick Charles Oakley is
because like he wronged Charles Oakley. Like I wanted Charles
(21:46):
Oakley and him to have to like fistfight and now
it's just like in a court of law. And I
know you don't like that, but James Dolan fighting with
everyone and being consistently one of the first owners and
then also getting COVID was funny to me. Yeah, no
(22:06):
Charles versus don't. I mean, right now it is the
true like what is it called karma when when these
people are getting COVID, Like, I'm sorry, and I'll probably
get a lot of hate on this and feedback wise,
but yes, that is like that's what we can root for. Yeah,
I was shocked James Dolan. Then then you start to
(22:27):
be like, oh, I guess, I guess they can cure COVID,
but it's only if you're really really rich and they
want to, but maybe that's not it. Jordan is now
getting on his rowar and love it New York moments.
I was gonna say, I mean again, this is kind
(22:49):
of trolley. But um, the Nicks beating the Bulls in
ninety four after Jordan left and still seven games. Okay,
they won, but it's such a big asterisk. But truly,
Knick's basketball has been this bad? Can you hear me, Jordan?
(23:10):
What what do you think about the Knicks Bowls rivalry
in the nineties. It looks pretty good. Actually, that looks
so okay. So I'm gonna we'll do commentary here. Jordan's
is now on his rowing machine. He's very physically fit. Man. Oh,
(23:35):
you're just doing like a little sprint, like a little burst.
I appreciate that. Wow. Does that get your Does that
make you sweat just from that like burst? No? Wait,
but you said you're you have a podcast coming up
on the rower is it gonna mostly beyond called row Views.
(23:59):
It's me and my bully, Devin Walker. We're gonna be
rowing while we're reviewing stuff. I love that. Can you
watch movies on your rower ship? I wish you watch
now you can just watch Peloton stuff. But then you
can look at like a different tracks, like you can
pretend you're like in France bicycling. Yeah, yeah, I've been
(24:21):
in maybe, yeah, I definitely have gone to places and
then like, okay, um wait, c J, what was your
pick again? It was the next beating the Bulls in
the playoffs? Okay, and where were the Pacers that year?
They played him in the in the commence finals after
Oh okay, this is before, this is before the next one,
the next one play to lose to the Rockets. It's
(24:44):
just yeah, I mean going to these lists. Man, being
a New York sports fan is rough sympathy for it,
but yeah, yeah, this is well. I think being a
Yankees fan is good and like they win a lot lately.
Oh man, I forgot one of my picks I wanted
to do. Okay, I'm taking out this James Dolan one
because I do feel bad. Oh I shouldn't take it out.
(25:06):
Let's let's let's move on. Jordan, what do you got?
What's your number? Two? Mike Ya doing nine eleven? What
do you mean doing nine eleven? I'm just kidding. He
hit a home run on nine eleven and not two
thousand one day after eleven, I mean not not game,
(25:36):
the Mets seeking a playoff birth. Maybe there were steaks.
I mean it was mostly steaks because many people were
part of an incredible hoax, and I was like, what
is it still means no, but yeah, he took a
(25:57):
piece of the building and he put it in his
back and that's real. I remember hearing about that as
a kid and not believing it. Yeah, I heard some
people say say that, of course that's not true. You know,
he hit a home run and I thought that was
pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, most because I love Mike. Yeah,
(26:21):
and he got so much ship. I mean he was
like one of the last Italians. I think, well he
stashed his last name is one letter away from pizza.
That's how what I thought it was for like a
couple of years as a kid, Like, yeah, he's a goat,
(26:42):
now is he? Was? He the one who's like dad somehow?
Maybe I'm getting my white boy players confused now, but yeah, no,
he Oh he's got such a classic eighties look for
sure he does, right, Yeah, I think I think, yeah,
he is in a great defensive catcher, but he was
(27:03):
a very good offensive and I think it was a
switch hitter. All right, Mikey. That was a big one
for me because it's like he was a catcher and
like usually catchers can't hit, but he was like our captain,
and I don't know, I thought he was okay, yeah,
(27:24):
I was. I don't want David's I don't not David
Stern Howard's stern Um. Mike Bazza got drafted because his
dad was like friends with Tommy Lasorda, and then Tommy
was like, okay, I'll pick him, and then he ended
up being a Hall of Famer. Holy sh it's never
worked that way. Where are you going for it to
(27:45):
go to the Dodgers. No, he just no, he wasn't
even like gonna be good enough, but like they knew
about him because of his dad in some way. Wow, yeah,
that's crazy. I wish my dad, you know it is
you know what his dad's name is, Vince Piazza. That
(28:06):
was the original Italian. Oh yeah, So he was drafted
in the nineteen MLB draft as a favor to Tommy Lasorda.
Jesus Christ, don't put that in my Wikipedia. But that
was all a favor. I just love that. Don't put
them on Wikipedia. Hired on this show because his brother knows.
(28:26):
The show runner like, well, honey, I don't think you've
ever gotten anything because your brother maybe because of me. Okay,
are you okay? You ready for my number two? That's
a great Um, that's a great number two. Wait, we're okay.
So I completely forgot about this one. Um, so I'm
gonna have to move one of my ones to honorable mention.
(28:47):
But the New York Giants catch against the Patriots, David
Tyree catches it off of his helmet in the final
two and it's of the Super Bowl to also end
the Patriots like almost felt like it was a given
(29:09):
that they were gonna have this perfect season. And Tom
Coughlin in his little red yelling Irish face got the
Giants into the playoffs asked backwards as a wild card,
and then they go and win the Super Bowl. Yeah,
I love that they had. Yes, isn't it wild to
(29:32):
be like rooting for the New York Giants and that
is like the that's like the underdog but also the
team that most of America wants to win, Like it's
just caught the game winner or like the winning catch
Plaxico Burris. Well, you know, I love what I'm saying
that's like, it's just like he became a parche line.
(29:54):
But Plaxico caught that to win it. I don't even
remember David Tyree, like do you almost like are like, oh,
it must have been O'Dell and it's like, no, it
was it was Eli Eli to David Tyree, man, they
have been good sense. No, they want to they won
a Super Bowl after they want Yeah, but now say
(30:18):
quans Her, I mean, are the Giants? Did you pick
between the Giants and the Jets growing up? Are you
just didn't care? I was more Jet man? Yeah. Unfortunately,
I like Chad Pennington's bitch as I wouldn't have thought that.
I love the sports compensators, like shooting on him the
whole game. You're like, man, that's a weak throw, but
he's so accurate. Yeah, you always hear him say that.
(30:40):
Leon Washington was my man. I forget the fucking safety Rhodes.
I feel like you and you would like herm Edwards
did like her, so, Wayne Corbett, Crockery Yeah, yeah, co
contry Um Yeah, Wayne Corbette, he was Nick Mangold. Yeahs
(31:06):
I just feel like, yeah, or someone I know had
sex with him or something that's every games that pop up,
and I'm like, that's rattled around up there, every single one.
Megan Stories, did you give Okay, we forgot to yea
Rivus Island. Yeah, the Jets with they were good for
like a year or two. They were like really mouthy
(31:28):
and annoying. They beat the Colts in a playoffs game
in Indianapolis like eight years ago. Nuf to piss. Should
we take a break before we get to pick? Okay,
let's take a break. We'll be right back, all right,
and we're back short break. Okay, my pick and my
number two pick before we get into the number one.
(31:49):
I actually I had Tyree as my number one, so
that I gonna take that off. Who cares like that happens.
So I'm gonna say, you know what, I don't know
much about it, but I know it's a big deal.
Derek Jeter, you talked about him last episode, and I
want to hear Jordan's thoughts on the Yankees. But Derek Jeters, well,
I think it was a combined moment when I looked
at the three thousand hit, which is incredible, but also
(32:10):
to the way he ended in the final home game.
You can a walk off hit against I don't even
know against who it was, but like that's how you
go out like he he is like a movie baseball
legend to me, Like, how did you feel about Derek Jeter?
Like perfect? Yeah, yeah, I cared about the models he
(32:32):
was looking up with more than about him playing baseball,
because he had like the quintessential New York sports life
and he lived up to it and he was cool.
It was like a model dating models and had to
jump throws, which I didn't like the jump throws because
I was just like if you had a stronger, like
(32:56):
the jump throws all overtop and say thing, you know,
but it is the stuff of movies, you know. He
was the first. Yeah, he was the first Jordan brand
baseball players. So that makes sense now. Back then I
was like why But now now you said to jump
throws are like where his thing? That makes sense? Yeah?
I mean he could break. Yeah. I like the guy
(33:18):
who's like not a big one guy, but like it's
for average. I mean like a lifetime hitter. He has
three thousand hits, you know, he got that. He got
that big booty. He dated the girl from Frida night Lights,
who was like a huge crush of mind for a
couple of years, which one the brunette Minca Mina. That's
(33:42):
like a that's like a Jeter. Wow, I forgot about that.
That's was like I remember seeing him, like I wonder
what type of guy she would date, and it was
Derek Jeter. I was like, that makes sense. Did you, like,
I wonder if she'd be interested in me? Oh no, no,
I'm kidding, honey, I'm just kidding. Was you could be
with Derek Jeter? He was one of my honorable mentions.
(34:06):
So I have two, okay mentions. Jordan's trying to eat
dinner here, Okay, alright, okay, So my two honorable mentions
um Game four of the two thousand one World Series,
Halloween Night. That's when Jeter it wasn't a walk off,
but I think he had to score a two run
homer to even like send it to extra innings. And
(34:27):
it was the World Series, right after nine eleven, And yeah,
I remember Bush throwing out that pitch for the world
like we just we all that was it was a
really different I guess it was more innocent because we
all liked each other, but a different time. And then
my second honorable mention is Venus and Serena playing each
(34:50):
other in a Championship Grand Slam final for the first time.
Also two thousand one, Wow, right before eleven that would
have been um in the U s And final, and
it was it's not like that fun when they end
up playing each other because their sisters and they don't
want to do it, but it is just so cool
to be like, Wow, these two sisters are the best
(35:12):
tennis players in the world, and now we're going to
watch them. It was the only women's match that was
like moved into prime time, so it was it was
just like must see Williams TV. Yes, I loved watching them.
It was like all sense of time kind of melted
away because you're like thinking about just the optics of it,
(35:35):
but also like their story and their dad and how
much they've worked to get there, and then like their
ultimate obstacles like each other, and they're like it's like
building the perfect fucking opponent. Yeah, every and knowing when
they sleep. And then it's so it's so good and
(36:00):
we're just like lucky that we've gotten to be with
them for so long. I remember their entire playing career,
both of them, and I just feel lucky I got
to watch it, and then my number one is April fifteenth,
nineteen seven, when Jackie Robinson made his day. Knew you
(36:21):
were going to laugh at me. She thought about taking
that off. I think she thought about taking it. Was like,
I know George is gonna laugh at me. Oh my god,
this is so funny, So I'm not trying to laugh.
When Jackie Robinson did what name his debut as the
first what are you trying to get a Sandwich? It
(36:47):
was his first game playing in major a subway. This
is by far the craziest episode we've ever had. A
snake with George said a lot to you just gotta
remember who you are. Obviously huge moment, huge moment, but
(37:09):
you know, maybe exact Robinson of Husbands. Yeah, oh yeah,
well that's not true. That is not true. You did
not break the color. Did not break the color. That's right,
you are my Jackie Robinson. Honey, all right, all right,
(37:29):
I'll go and then Jordan will be the big sin Alley. Uh,
we'll just move on. Uh. So I was gonna say,
t David tyree'se catch, but I'll just adjust my order here.
I'm gonna say, and this is like the most forgotten season. Ever,
but the Knicks actually did make the finals and lockout season.
They were the eighth seed and then when they made
(37:50):
it all the way to the finals to lose the
Spurs in five games. But truly, just like, you know,
the Knicks have been bad, but they did make the
finals and everyone does not care and if they do remember,
they truly discount it. Again, kind of a trolly moment,
but like, yeah, ever forget and they'll never let you
forget it. Yeah, but they they will be like they
(38:10):
want you to feel bad for them. Man, them and
the Mets should both go away. I just hate that
we're just like keeping up appearances with them and act
like the franchise. Yeah, it's just like going through the
motions of what it is. Now. Um, you love linsanity though,
oh ship God, you said Jackie Robinson and I forgot
(38:36):
linsanity and you brought it up to Jackie Robinson. God
damn it. I could have been thinking that Jackie Robinson evasions. Yeah,
I thought you were going to take it. That's why
I saw Jackie Robinson on your list and I was like,
she's for sure say insanity. That is so funny. Alright,
So linsanity is is my number one, number one? Yeah,
all right, Jordan, bring us home. What's your number one?
(38:58):
What's your favorite sports talk on the podcast? Glad I
didn't come in first? Um, what's my number one? I
feel like I'm pretty good on this Mets train. Absolutely,
I'm gonna keep on this seven train the flush Okay,
second to last stop, baby, y'all, y'all ride with me
(39:20):
on the train, second and flushing? All right? Mr Sperre expressed.
So we're going on the train from Queens Plaza that
is only gonna be one or two, maybe three stops
before we hit will It's Point City Field formerly Shade Stadium. Okay,
we're sitting next to somebody who's kind of smelly. You know,
there's a there's a Mexican lady saying with churros, and
(39:43):
we buy some and you stand up to buy them,
and then we keep standing and the next stop we
go all the way. We're eating the churros, and we
got a couple of bites left, you know, and uh,
we'll take you back to two thousand six right. Also,
this train is also a fucking Times ship and uh
(40:06):
and each old as Game seven versus the Cardinals has
over the wall. Amazing catch YadA or Melina believe you know, uh,
I forget the third baseman at the top man. I
hated that guy, Scott Roland. Scott Roland has who's a
met killer just like anybody else who's ever played baseball.
(40:28):
Hits a fucking uh fucking over the left field wall.
It's what looks to be a home run, and each
reaches over club, over the fucking wall, risk over catches,
it pulls it back. Snow cone game and I had
(40:52):
warm milk that night because I was sad as hell,
and it was even satter the way it went out
because my favorite player now famous baseball cheater with the
astrol scandal, Carl's Beltron was facing a fresh armed Adam
Wainwright who came in to close the game, who wasn't
(41:14):
closer became a picture starting pitcher season following just a
nasty twelve six curve. Carlos is like tired playing the
whole game. Adam comes in twelve six curveballs game over,
lights out, and people are mad at Carlos because he's
going down looking and it's like dog, it's not call
us his fault. This team shouldn't have fallen apart the
(41:37):
way it did. I forget somebody gave up a big
hit after that. YadA your Molina. The Melina's are insane
catching family, very annoying at some point to the Mets.
But yeah, you got your Malina is a ship hitting
catcher just like destroyed us. And yeah, that was a
big moment for me. I was super sad. I don't
(41:57):
think the Mets will to put the team got sweat.
But yeah, there's a you know, life is paint. We're
all pulling for you and the Mets. It's bad. There's
actually a therapy group for Mets fans run by a
(42:17):
Mets fans therapist. Really, have you ever been in it? No?
But I you know, I feel like five Mets fans
just talking like you don't even need that. They're right.
I do love when the ball comes out of the outfield.
(42:37):
I think that's really fun. Not the ball, I mean
the apple. You know, when the apple lifts up. I
love that. I think it's really great. You guys have
a shake shock at the stadium. We just talked about
that great stadium. They're still together. Yeah. One of my
favorite Conan characters. I know he's a mascot, but like
(42:58):
in late night. He's a come out and get he
would beat I think he would either get his head
beaten in the bat or what but legendary Jordann't you
have any parting words for us? Mm hmmm, I don't know. Well,
we didn't want to make you relive some of these
dark moments as a Mets fan, so we do appreciate it.
Would you guys name your son Reggie and your and
(43:20):
your daughter Reggie? Are we? Are we allowed? Is that okay? Yeah? Yeah?
What are some baby names based on? We honestly talked
about Jaylen a lot and then Um and Reggie we love.
(43:40):
I think Serena and Venus we had twins, I wouldn't. Yeah,
we had twins, I would definitely do that. Asian Serena
and Venus playing cello of Sanity, Jeremy Lynn Tolodono. I'd
consider blues. You have twins one Bruce Gaily could be one. Yeah,
(44:08):
I've never I've Yeah. People have said like Peyton to
me before and I was like, no, I'm not even
a kid Peyton. Archie Archie has a really cheat name,
but I actually think Archie Manning is that has made
him not good decisions. I don't know if he's a man.
I want to honor naming my child after but I
(44:29):
like Riverdale. Yeah, I see there's a Mets baby in
my Instagram feed. You're like a Mets child, and I
do feel for him because it's like this kid doesn't
even know, you know, he doesn't know whip's been bestowed
upon him. Would you ever root for the Nets? I
didn't for the Nets. I still like the Nets. I
think the Nets are gonna be amazing. I can't, so
(44:51):
that's like a positive thing. I wonder do you think
there'll be any Knicks fans that like when they start winning,
that will just be like, oh, I'm gonna like this
other team. It's like way more fun and good big
time plus likely having a basketball team so fun. So
even though that company is evil, was like, whatever, just
(45:12):
get some winds in there, all right? Anything you want
to plug Jordan before you leave, I'm not in the plug,
all right, buddy? Yeah? Thanks, thanks for being a guest. Um,
thank you guys for listening. Make sure you rate reviews. Subscribe.
(45:33):
You can find me at Megan Gaily on Twitter. C
J at c J Toldando Jordan's you want them to
find you or no, please don't find but if you
want to, his name is Jordan Temple and you can
google him. Thank you guys so much and we will
talk to you next week. The Greatest is a production
(45:53):
of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio,
visit the i heart Radio app, Apple podcast, or wherever
you listen to your favorite shows.
Welcome to the Greatest, a production of I Heart Radio.
All right, welcome to another episode of the Greatest. That
is my podcast host voice. I'm joined today in every
episode um with my co host, my wife Megan Gaily. Hi, Hi, Hi, Hi,
(00:25):
how are you doing? What do you think about my haircut?
I think it looks fantastic. I got a haircut today
and c J said it looks interesting, which is not
a nice word. I was kidding. I was totally doing
that on purpose. Oh what a funny joke. All right, Well,
we're off to a great start here. Um. I don't
(00:46):
want to delay bringing on our guests. Our dear, dear friend.
You may know him as a writer on the marvelous
Mrs Masal Atlanta. He's shaking his head. He's embarrassed at
how it talented and how how success, how much more
successfully is than us. But we're happy to have one,
ladies and gentlemen, Jordan's Temple. Hello, friends. Now, I just
(01:09):
think it's so funny. He's like you may know him,
when it's like no one knows the writers definitely not
your your friends and and Piers know you because they
wanted the job. Yeah. Oh wow, Yeah, Jordan's famously. We
(01:30):
can edit this out if you don't want people to know.
Jordan famously turned down going to just for laps New
Faces because he already got a job and he said,
I don't need to go do that. I got a job.
That's true. I did. Yeah, it was great. I mean
I didn't like the job, but I mean I like money. Yeah,
money is great. Absolutely one said it's money that I love.
(01:56):
Who's that wise man? I? Oh, yes, Jordan loves Randy.
I feel bad doing a sports podcast and not what
I mean because we can't talk about Randy Newman that much.
Does he have any sports connections he likes? Yeah, I'm
pretty sure, okay, And I only know that from his
(02:18):
son's Instagram, and I only like, I only think I've
started to figure out that that was his son, because
I was like, wow, I can't believe he has such
great seats all the time. And then uh, and then
it was but a hard working good boy. We we
love Randy Human's son. Yes, Jordan, how how are you doing? Man? Um?
(02:43):
I saw you on Saturday. We had some socially distant
safe burgers, which I took a four hour nap afterwards.
Those burgers. Shout out to burgers, never say die. Great
thing better burger. High ended McDonald's is just like just
the thinnest patty. It just makes you fucking wow, what
(03:06):
kind of bun um? I don't like a brios. Is
it buttery? It's not. It's not very buttery. It's kind
of just there. But it's like, wow, it's like soft.
I mean that ato how I described McDonald's burgers, and
I hate that. I like have an opinion or like
(03:27):
a take on it. But it kind of tastes like
pastry ish, Like it's like it's kind of sweet. Yeah,
And I think that's because the bread is so sweet. Yeah.
So it like it really hit. It really hit, like
you could I could feel in my veins. Oh that
seems good. Yeah, let they clog that artery. If I'm
gonna clog my arteries, I want to feel it. I
(03:48):
want to know exactly the areas it's clogging up. And
that's what it was. Chris Christie Special. Sometimes I do
worry about having children with you, not even like I
think they'll be wonderful. I think they'll be so smart
and cool and fun. I just worry you're gonna die
I'm trying my best, but I mean it reminds me
(04:12):
because on Saturday we were talking of Jordan has a
pillow of the King of Queens, and it really made
me think about our relationship. Like I was like, am
I am I Kevin James? Like Jordan, do you see
that when when Megan and I are together noot in
a reboot, you're more You're definitely more like Kevin James.
(04:36):
But then sometimes you're like, she does take care of me.
You're more of our Arthur Stiller. Wow. Wow, Like because
you're kind of like Cookie. Yeah, you know, you know
now in King of Queens is he Kevin James is
the breadwinner. They both work there, Like, yeah, they both work,
(04:59):
and so she with him purely because she loves him. Amazing, Wow,
I always like and so like the whole the hook
of that show was he's ugly and she's not. It's
like it's almost like modern day Honeymooners a little bit
in that it's like he's wrong, she's right. They're both
(05:23):
a little crazy. She finds out something, there's a problem.
Arthur is somehow mixed in there, and then it ends
in some version of baby You're the Greatest okay, great, okay,
all right, And by ugly, I meant but I don't know.
I actually had to do something with Kevin James during
the pandemic and only I like communicated with his team
(05:47):
only and they were like so wonderful and kind and
ended up doing a really great job that I do
feel bad I just called him ugly, but I meant
like in terms of like when you would see the billboards,
it was just like why a day together? You know,
like that was the vibe, the King of Queen's vibe. Well,
we'll get into it, but I brought it. I mean,
(06:08):
so you're from Queens Hell. Yeah. It is terrible because yeah,
we went from like hanging out on Saturday. I'm just
like falling asleep with my feet and your foot massage
to now I'm like doing talk show host seguays, Like
I feel like, what are you embarrassed? Embarrassed because none
(06:30):
of my friends ever see me? Professionals? Have your friends
watch podcast? Yeah, well Jordan's seen me. I feel like
the last three hangouts, I was just laying down on something.
I was on a gummy Washington Lakers and we had
like crazy snacks too. Yeah. But yes, Jordan's is from Queens.
(06:56):
He's giving double peace signs right now, New York. You're
a huge Mets fan. I mean, like, what is your
I don't necessarily think of you as like a sports fan,
but you're so smart, and you're petty and like a
fun and like a fun hater and like right, so
(07:16):
like sports is obviously in your wheelhouse. So what gives
you joy from the sports world. I love watching um
fucking what's his name Stephen A. Smith because he's actually
famously from Queens. I love when he's shooting on that
white guy because that guy is always wrong and Stephen
is always right. I always think about, like how Queens
(07:40):
made a person like this. He also like played some
high school a little bit of college ball. I just
think people from Queens are like famously underrated and very
interesting and just like the thing that kind of in
sports like I like I used to I used actually
used to call in to w f A N which
(08:01):
in the story, you know, it was like it was
actually like the Mets radio broadcast, and there was this guy,
Steve Summers, this this older white Jewish guy, and he
was like in the sixties. He had a whole stick
he was just like how you be some oh and
the whole thing the New York Metropolitans. Would you fucking
(08:25):
believe lead and fucking yeah. I mean he didn't say,
but that was like my guy. I would call in
and I would listen to baseball on the radio and
and I would like calling Steve Summers that had to
turn down the radio while I called. He's just like
what you're doing today? John? So you guys were like, yeah, yeah,
(08:53):
we had a co total report. Like one time I
I saw him walking down the street and I was like,
I was like, hi, Speed, did you say I'm Jordan's
I think I did? And he was like good Ze.
I think he was mostly like you can't be my fan.
(09:14):
I was like twenty at the time, like, and I
think he was like, I don't know, He's just like
a neighborhood guy. It's great. Yeah. Well I was just
I'm I'm fascinated by Stephen A. Smith. Like I once
saw him in like a United club, you know, like
you know, at the airport, and I just was like
(09:36):
following him getting cheese and crackers after him, like I
just want to know what he's like normally. So what
do you see in stephen A that you're like, oh,
that's Queens. I think there's like a there was a
little bit of pettiness, but also like like you feel
you feel like someone is kind of talking down to you,
(10:00):
even if they're not. If they're not, it's like it's
like the big town and a it's a small town
in a big town kind of mentality of like everywhere
else outside of Queens, even if it's Montana is Manhattan,
and you, by virtue of being from outside of Queens
(10:23):
don't have the understanding of the small town in a
big town mentality of people like manhattanits or even people
in Montana who are visiting Manhattan take on the fucking
energy of Manhattan. Tourists shipped on people from Queens. If
(10:44):
you fucking you from they wouldn't know where it was,
or you'd be like, oh, yeah, they landed in the
GUARDI or like oh, yeah, I know this great place
in Queens and be like, uh, funk off and you
like like everyone's just so easy to shoot off. It's uh,
that's kind of the mentality. I think he's just very argumentative,
(11:04):
and a part of it is maybe the fact that
he is like small town yeah, he he has a forever.
I don't even know if it's a chip on his shoulder,
but it's just like a even when he's not fighting,
he's fighting, and I mean it is fascinating. I mean
his story is wild. Like he got he was working
(11:25):
for ESPN, got fired or his contract didn't get renewed,
and it was like bitter for a minute, and he
went to Fox Sports and then got brought back by
ESPN for like billy like like quadruple to salary, Like
if you imagine leaving an employer, like being like fuck
you guys, and then then being like no, we need
you and we're gonna give you, Like that is the
(11:47):
best working situation, you know. Absolutely. Yeah. There's also a
little bit of a quiet two Queens that I think
is like a little bit embodied and like a like
a quiet Barry. It's a little bit like Bobby Valentine
is the energy of Like when Bobby Valentine got kicked
out of a baseball game and then in a disguise
(12:10):
was coaching the best of the game. It's like we're
very much chameleons, you know what I mean A little
bit because it's like, what is our identity? It's a
little bit cookie, it's a little bit anny, it's a
little bit lovable losers, and it's like it's kind of
bad field, Isn't's like we don't really care, we don't
(12:31):
even really know if we're competing. I love that story.
By the way, I love Bobby Valentine. He was the
best fucking Mets coach. Will have omarm and I was fine.
Willie Randolph was fine, Omarminin. Sorry he was the GM
hate him really, but that was Don Jose Rais years
But yeah, yeah, love he. There's a great story about
(12:56):
Bobby Valentine kind of going on a tangent. But he
went to Japan. At there he stopped coaching in the
States and I think it was the Uninary Giants maybe
that team, but he's like he was coaching in Japan,
very successful and just like I just love that you
can make a pivot and baseball is so much bigger
(13:16):
in another country and people actually like respect see and
know what you're doing, watching you from half of across
the world. Like that's that's one of the reason why
I love baseball. Yes, his universal know it kind of
reminds me of Stephan Marbury, like another New York guy
(13:39):
who who was like, you know, on the rise and
had like a couple of couple of rough seasons when
he went back to the Knicks and then he and
he kind of like he was eating glue on camera
and people like he's crazy, you don't you don't know
this Stephan Marbury. He he like, you know, he was
big on the timber Wolves and then like he was
(13:59):
like his big homecoming once in the Knicks and then
kind of just had like a mediocre season and maybe
like a really well I'm getting to that, so like
he kind of fell off. He kind of fell off
and then he went he did this like video where
he was talking to fans and then he started just
eating glue, just being like yelling at not yelling at them,
but kind of just being like, you know, yeah, the glue,
(14:25):
the glue, things like industrial glue, and he's just scooping
it into his mouth. He was eating glue. It was
either glue or vasoline. I can't remember. Maybe it was vasoline, yeah, maybe,
because I feel like he might have been dead if
he ate glue now that I think about it. But he,
you know, he had that and people were like done
(14:45):
with him and he went to China and he's now
like the Michael Jordan's of Chinese basketball. There's there was
a Broadway play about him that he was in. There
are statues of him throughout this throughout like China. Huh,
you don't know this. No. I saw the documentary just
add but I didn't know I was going to do that.
(15:08):
Vivid Jordan. It's crazy. That's a crazy, awesome. Okay, So
Coney Island, he was eating vassoline and he has he now,
like he says at the end of his NBA career,
like when that was happening, that he was suicidal, and
that now that his career has turned around, you know
(15:32):
that he's is he in Japan, China, China, China, He's
still out there and like j R. Went there after,
like a lot of guys go out there on like
sort of redemption tours and yeah, I mean, and and
they're beloved. They're beloved. Oh, he was a suicidal eating
vasselin makes me wonder if my great grandmother was suicidal
when I saw her eating vassilin. I it also he
(15:56):
was eating a lot of fruity pebbles too, I don't know.
In the article, that's enough. It's like a quote from
his wife, that's you know, vasoline and fruity pebbles. All right,
well okay, so okay. He was eating the vasoline because
(16:20):
he had a sore throat and he was trying to
see if he had made a home remedy. So he
gets at least there's at least he wasn't just like
I'm going to eat that, like he there was a purpose.
There was a purpose. Yes, people definitely eat vessel. Yeah,
I'm definitely not blue blue. Yeah that's ever Like did
(16:41):
you ever see this isn't even that crazy? But there
would be kids who would cover their entire hand in
glue and then let it try and then peel it off.
I love that. Yeah, yeah, I used to be used
to be one of those kids. I guarantee you or
I kind of to do it now, Yet I remember
(17:01):
that feeling. It's you didn't. I didn't care for I had.
I had like a real like as a child, I
was like my parents will kill me, Like if I
waste a school supply, they'll murder me. There's like if
I come home and I'm like I'm out of glue.
Why are you out of glue? I covered my hand
in it. They're like, oh, okay, go live outside now,
(17:22):
you fucking crazy person. They would say that to like
eight year old Megan. That's what I thought. I lived
in fear of them, and I think that's a parenting tactic.
They weren't beating me there, just was very afraid. Um, Okay,
getting to the topic. Okay, we are talking. We've are
obviously been talking lots of New York. Jordan is New York.
(17:43):
So for this episode we decided to do greatest Moments
in New York sports history? Did I say that right now?
Jordan is reacting to the topic like he did not
know that was the topic. When you think it is
called you know, I mean that makes sense to me.
It's called The Greatest. The podcast is called the Greatest?
(18:06):
Do you know that? You? Um? Since you are, I
guess you go first? Or do you want me to
go first? No? I like to go first. Okay, you
go first. Give us your like third place finisher. Third
place finisher for me would be Johan Santana no hitter.
Maybe I don't know the mess the mess first and
(18:27):
ever like no hitter. And they were one of maybe
three or four teams to have done it, and I
think he was coming off a pretty subpar season. The
Mets really had nothing going for them that season. Wow,
he's had a perfect game and a no hitter. Yeah,
he used to be so I do remember him. Yeah,
(18:48):
was the man. He had like an insane like change up.
That was his bread and butter. And then you know,
of course he went to the Mets and like they
all do, decline or they start at the Mets, they
start with the Mets and then leave him and then
are gah. So this this particular one, it says it
(19:12):
was June one, two thousand and twelve, he threw a
no hitter against the Cardinals and still to this day
it's the only no hitter in Mets history, which almost
seems impossible. But it's not. Say the other teams, they
also don't have a hitters. I can look it up. Yeah,
why don't you keep talking? No, I was, I was.
(19:33):
I was invested in it too. I like surprise. It's
crazy to me that that stat and how you're still
a fan of the Mets. Yeah, and also that they
had so many great pictures you know. Oh no, there's
only one team left. They're a sad team at the
Padres like a team. I like, well, they have this uma.
(19:54):
What is his name? He's a junior, he's a man.
This is bad sports. He's not a freshman. What a rookie?
What are the words? Um? But I love him. He's
really fun. But y'all conflating that for what it was
reminds me the other night. I was I was looking
(20:16):
up with this girl humble brag, and she meant to
say faster, but what she said was Harry. What she
said was Harry. So was she enjoying it? I don't
know she was. She meant to say faster and said
she said Harry. That was really fun. That works, That
(20:40):
works stupid. I was like, what his name is? Fernando
Tatis Jr. Who So when I said junior, I guess
I was onto something. And I do love him. But
the Padres are they're on the rise, but they've had
some struggles. Okay, okay, So that's a great Yeah. I
mean it's the only no hitter they've ever hats. So
(21:01):
I mean, if that's your number three, I'm thrilled. Yeah,
I forgot sports. New York sports can be depressing, all right, Megan,
do you want to go next? I changed this pick
a bunch and this isn't nice, but and I do apologize,
(21:25):
but when my number three is when James Dolan got COVID, uh,
because I was gonna do with James Dolan and and
Oakley just in general. Like the thing that pisces me
off about, Like why I didn't pick Charles Oakley is
because like he wronged Charles Oakley. Like I wanted Charles
(21:46):
Oakley and him to have to like fistfight and now
it's just like in a court of law. And I
know you don't like that, but James Dolan fighting with
everyone and being consistently one of the first owners and
then also getting COVID was funny to me. Yeah, no
(22:06):
Charles versus don't. I mean, right now it is the
true like what is it called karma when when these
people are getting COVID, Like, I'm sorry, and I'll probably
get a lot of hate on this and feedback wise,
but yes, that is like that's what we can root for. Yeah,
I was shocked James Dolan. Then then you start to
(22:27):
be like, oh, I guess, I guess they can cure COVID,
but it's only if you're really really rich and they
want to, but maybe that's not it. Jordan is now
getting on his rowar and love it New York moments.
I was gonna say, I mean again, this is kind
(22:49):
of trolley. But um, the Nicks beating the Bulls in
ninety four after Jordan left and still seven games. Okay,
they won, but it's such a big asterisk. But truly,
Knick's basketball has been this bad? Can you hear me, Jordan?
(23:10):
What what do you think about the Knicks Bowls rivalry
in the nineties. It looks pretty good. Actually, that looks
so okay. So I'm gonna we'll do commentary here. Jordan's
is now on his rowing machine. He's very physically fit. Man. Oh,
(23:35):
you're just doing like a little sprint, like a little burst.
I appreciate that. Wow. Does that get your Does that
make you sweat just from that like burst? No? Wait,
but you said you're you have a podcast coming up
on the rower is it gonna mostly beyond called row Views.
(23:59):
It's me and my bully, Devin Walker. We're gonna be
rowing while we're reviewing stuff. I love that. Can you
watch movies on your rower ship? I wish you watch
now you can just watch Peloton stuff. But then you
can look at like a different tracks, like you can
pretend you're like in France bicycling. Yeah, yeah, I've been
(24:21):
in maybe, yeah, I definitely have gone to places and
then like, okay, um wait, c J, what was your
pick again? It was the next beating the Bulls in
the playoffs? Okay, and where were the Pacers that year?
They played him in the in the commence finals after
Oh okay, this is before, this is before the next one,
the next one play to lose to the Rockets. It's
(24:44):
just yeah, I mean going to these lists. Man, being
a New York sports fan is rough sympathy for it,
but yeah, yeah, this is well. I think being a
Yankees fan is good and like they win a lot lately.
Oh man, I forgot one of my picks I wanted
to do. Okay, I'm taking out this James Dolan one
because I do feel bad. Oh I shouldn't take it out.
(25:06):
Let's let's let's move on. Jordan, what do you got?
What's your number? Two? Mike Ya doing nine eleven? What
do you mean doing nine eleven? I'm just kidding. He
hit a home run on nine eleven and not two
thousand one day after eleven, I mean not not game,
(25:36):
the Mets seeking a playoff birth. Maybe there were steaks.
I mean it was mostly steaks because many people were
part of an incredible hoax, and I was like, what
is it still means no, but yeah, he took a
(25:57):
piece of the building and he put it in his
back and that's real. I remember hearing about that as
a kid and not believing it. Yeah, I heard some
people say say that, of course that's not true. You know,
he hit a home run and I thought that was
pretty cool. Yeah, yeah, most because I love Mike. Yeah,
(26:21):
and he got so much ship. I mean he was
like one of the last Italians. I think, well he
stashed his last name is one letter away from pizza.
That's how what I thought it was for like a
couple of years as a kid, Like, yeah, he's a goat,
(26:42):
now is he? Was? He the one who's like dad somehow?
Maybe I'm getting my white boy players confused now, but yeah, no,
he Oh he's got such a classic eighties look for
sure he does, right, Yeah, I think I think, yeah,
he is in a great defensive catcher, but he was
(27:03):
a very good offensive and I think it was a
switch hitter. All right, Mikey. That was a big one
for me because it's like he was a catcher and
like usually catchers can't hit, but he was like our captain,
and I don't know, I thought he was okay, yeah,
(27:24):
I was. I don't want David's I don't not David
Stern Howard's stern Um. Mike Bazza got drafted because his
dad was like friends with Tommy Lasorda, and then Tommy
was like, okay, I'll pick him, and then he ended
up being a Hall of Famer. Holy sh it's never
worked that way. Where are you going for it to
(27:45):
go to the Dodgers. No, he just no, he wasn't
even like gonna be good enough, but like they knew
about him because of his dad in some way. Wow, yeah,
that's crazy. I wish my dad, you know it is
you know what his dad's name is, Vince Piazza. That
(28:06):
was the original Italian. Oh yeah, So he was drafted
in the nineteen MLB draft as a favor to Tommy Lasorda.
Jesus Christ, don't put that in my Wikipedia. But that
was all a favor. I just love that. Don't put
them on Wikipedia. Hired on this show because his brother knows.
(28:26):
The show runner like, well, honey, I don't think you've
ever gotten anything because your brother maybe because of me. Okay,
are you okay? You ready for my number two? That's
a great Um, that's a great number two. Wait, we're okay.
So I completely forgot about this one. Um, so I'm
gonna have to move one of my ones to honorable mention.
(28:47):
But the New York Giants catch against the Patriots, David
Tyree catches it off of his helmet in the final
two and it's of the Super Bowl to also end
the Patriots like almost felt like it was a given
(29:09):
that they were gonna have this perfect season. And Tom
Coughlin in his little red yelling Irish face got the
Giants into the playoffs asked backwards as a wild card,
and then they go and win the Super Bowl. Yeah,
I love that they had. Yes, isn't it wild to
(29:32):
be like rooting for the New York Giants and that
is like the that's like the underdog but also the
team that most of America wants to win, Like it's
just caught the game winner or like the winning catch
Plaxico Burris. Well, you know, I love what I'm saying
that's like, it's just like he became a parche line.
(29:54):
But Plaxico caught that to win it. I don't even
remember David Tyree, like do you almost like are like, oh,
it must have been O'Dell and it's like, no, it
was it was Eli Eli to David Tyree, man, they
have been good sense. No, they want to they won
a Super Bowl after they want Yeah, but now say
(30:18):
quans Her, I mean, are the Giants? Did you pick
between the Giants and the Jets growing up? Are you
just didn't care? I was more Jet man? Yeah. Unfortunately,
I like Chad Pennington's bitch as I wouldn't have thought that.
I love the sports compensators, like shooting on him the
whole game. You're like, man, that's a weak throw, but
he's so accurate. Yeah, you always hear him say that.
(30:40):
Leon Washington was my man. I forget the fucking safety Rhodes.
I feel like you and you would like herm Edwards
did like her, so, Wayne Corbett, Crockery Yeah, yeah, co
contry Um Yeah, Wayne Corbette, he was Nick Mangold. Yeahs
(31:06):
I just feel like, yeah, or someone I know had
sex with him or something that's every games that pop up,
and I'm like, that's rattled around up there, every single one.
Megan Stories, did you give Okay, we forgot to yea
Rivus Island. Yeah, the Jets with they were good for
like a year or two. They were like really mouthy
(31:28):
and annoying. They beat the Colts in a playoffs game
in Indianapolis like eight years ago. Nuf to piss. Should
we take a break before we get to pick? Okay,
let's take a break. We'll be right back, all right,
and we're back short break. Okay, my pick and my
number two pick before we get into the number one.
(31:49):
I actually I had Tyree as my number one, so
that I gonna take that off. Who cares like that happens.
So I'm gonna say, you know what, I don't know
much about it, but I know it's a big deal.
Derek Jeter, you talked about him last episode, and I
want to hear Jordan's thoughts on the Yankees. But Derek Jeters, well,
I think it was a combined moment when I looked
at the three thousand hit, which is incredible, but also
(32:10):
to the way he ended in the final home game.
You can a walk off hit against I don't even
know against who it was, but like that's how you
go out like he he is like a movie baseball
legend to me, Like, how did you feel about Derek Jeter?
Like perfect? Yeah, yeah, I cared about the models he
(32:32):
was looking up with more than about him playing baseball,
because he had like the quintessential New York sports life
and he lived up to it and he was cool.
It was like a model dating models and had to
jump throws, which I didn't like the jump throws because
I was just like if you had a stronger, like
(32:56):
the jump throws all overtop and say thing, you know,
but it is the stuff of movies, you know. He
was the first. Yeah, he was the first Jordan brand
baseball players. So that makes sense now. Back then I
was like why But now now you said to jump
throws are like where his thing? That makes sense? Yeah?
I mean he could break. Yeah. I like the guy
(33:18):
who's like not a big one guy, but like it's
for average. I mean like a lifetime hitter. He has
three thousand hits, you know, he got that. He got
that big booty. He dated the girl from Frida night Lights,
who was like a huge crush of mind for a
couple of years, which one the brunette Minca Mina. That's
(33:42):
like a that's like a Jeter. Wow, I forgot about that.
That's was like I remember seeing him, like I wonder
what type of guy she would date, and it was
Derek Jeter. I was like, that makes sense. Did you, like,
I wonder if she'd be interested in me? Oh no, no,
I'm kidding, honey, I'm just kidding. Was you could be
with Derek Jeter? He was one of my honorable mentions.
(34:06):
So I have two, okay mentions. Jordan's trying to eat
dinner here, Okay, alright, okay, So my two honorable mentions
um Game four of the two thousand one World Series,
Halloween Night. That's when Jeter it wasn't a walk off,
but I think he had to score a two run
homer to even like send it to extra innings. And
(34:27):
it was the World Series, right after nine eleven, And yeah,
I remember Bush throwing out that pitch for the world
like we just we all that was it was a
really different I guess it was more innocent because we
all liked each other, but a different time. And then
my second honorable mention is Venus and Serena playing each
(34:50):
other in a Championship Grand Slam final for the first time.
Also two thousand one, Wow, right before eleven that would
have been um in the U s And final, and
it was it's not like that fun when they end
up playing each other because their sisters and they don't
want to do it, but it is just so cool
to be like, Wow, these two sisters are the best
(35:12):
tennis players in the world, and now we're going to
watch them. It was the only women's match that was
like moved into prime time, so it was it was
just like must see Williams TV. Yes, I loved watching them.
It was like all sense of time kind of melted
away because you're like thinking about just the optics of it,
(35:35):
but also like their story and their dad and how
much they've worked to get there, and then like their
ultimate obstacles like each other, and they're like it's like
building the perfect fucking opponent. Yeah, every and knowing when
they sleep. And then it's so it's so good and
(36:00):
we're just like lucky that we've gotten to be with
them for so long. I remember their entire playing career,
both of them, and I just feel lucky I got
to watch it, and then my number one is April fifteenth,
nineteen seven, when Jackie Robinson made his day. Knew you
(36:21):
were going to laugh at me. She thought about taking
that off. I think she thought about taking it. Was like,
I know George is gonna laugh at me. Oh my god,
this is so funny, So I'm not trying to laugh.
When Jackie Robinson did what name his debut as the
first what are you trying to get a Sandwich? It
(36:47):
was his first game playing in major a subway. This
is by far the craziest episode we've ever had. A
snake with George said a lot to you just gotta
remember who you are. Obviously huge moment, huge moment, but
(37:09):
you know, maybe exact Robinson of Husbands. Yeah, oh yeah,
well that's not true. That is not true. You did
not break the color. Did not break the color. That's right,
you are my Jackie Robinson. Honey, all right, all right,
(37:29):
I'll go and then Jordan will be the big sin Alley. Uh,
we'll just move on. Uh. So I was gonna say,
t David tyree'se catch, but I'll just adjust my order here.
I'm gonna say, and this is like the most forgotten season. Ever,
but the Knicks actually did make the finals and lockout season.
They were the eighth seed and then when they made
(37:50):
it all the way to the finals to lose the
Spurs in five games. But truly, just like, you know,
the Knicks have been bad, but they did make the
finals and everyone does not care and if they do remember,
they truly discount it. Again, kind of a trolly moment,
but like, yeah, ever forget and they'll never let you
forget it. Yeah, but they they will be like they
(38:10):
want you to feel bad for them. Man, them and
the Mets should both go away. I just hate that
we're just like keeping up appearances with them and act
like the franchise. Yeah, it's just like going through the
motions of what it is. Now. Um, you love linsanity though,
oh ship God, you said Jackie Robinson and I forgot
(38:36):
linsanity and you brought it up to Jackie Robinson. God
damn it. I could have been thinking that Jackie Robinson evasions. Yeah,
I thought you were going to take it. That's why
I saw Jackie Robinson on your list and I was like,
she's for sure say insanity. That is so funny. Alright,
So linsanity is is my number one, number one? Yeah,
all right, Jordan, bring us home. What's your number one?
(38:58):
What's your favorite sports talk on the podcast? Glad I
didn't come in first? Um, what's my number one? I
feel like I'm pretty good on this Mets train. Absolutely,
I'm gonna keep on this seven train the flush Okay,
second to last stop, baby, y'all, y'all ride with me
(39:20):
on the train, second and flushing? All right? Mr Sperre expressed.
So we're going on the train from Queens Plaza that
is only gonna be one or two, maybe three stops
before we hit will It's Point City Field formerly Shade Stadium. Okay,
we're sitting next to somebody who's kind of smelly. You know,
there's a there's a Mexican lady saying with churros, and
(39:43):
we buy some and you stand up to buy them,
and then we keep standing and the next stop we
go all the way. We're eating the churros, and we
got a couple of bites left, you know, and uh,
we'll take you back to two thousand six right. Also,
this train is also a fucking Times ship and uh
(40:06):
and each old as Game seven versus the Cardinals has
over the wall. Amazing catch YadA or Melina believe you know, uh,
I forget the third baseman at the top man. I
hated that guy, Scott Roland. Scott Roland has who's a
met killer just like anybody else who's ever played baseball.
(40:28):
Hits a fucking uh fucking over the left field wall.
It's what looks to be a home run, and each
reaches over club, over the fucking wall, risk over catches,
it pulls it back. Snow cone game and I had
(40:52):
warm milk that night because I was sad as hell,
and it was even satter the way it went out
because my favorite player now famous baseball cheater with the
astrol scandal, Carl's Beltron was facing a fresh armed Adam
Wainwright who came in to close the game, who wasn't
(41:14):
closer became a picture starting pitcher season following just a
nasty twelve six curve. Carlos is like tired playing the
whole game. Adam comes in twelve six curveballs game over,
lights out, and people are mad at Carlos because he's
going down looking and it's like dog, it's not call
us his fault. This team shouldn't have fallen apart the
(41:37):
way it did. I forget somebody gave up a big
hit after that. YadA your Molina. The Melina's are insane
catching family, very annoying at some point to the Mets.
But yeah, you got your Malina is a ship hitting
catcher just like destroyed us. And yeah, that was a
big moment for me. I was super sad. I don't
(41:57):
think the Mets will to put the team got sweat.
But yeah, there's a you know, life is paint. We're
all pulling for you and the Mets. It's bad. There's
actually a therapy group for Mets fans run by a
(42:17):
Mets fans therapist. Really, have you ever been in it? No?
But I you know, I feel like five Mets fans
just talking like you don't even need that. They're right.
I do love when the ball comes out of the outfield.
(42:37):
I think that's really fun. Not the ball, I mean
the apple. You know, when the apple lifts up. I
love that. I think it's really great. You guys have
a shake shock at the stadium. We just talked about
that great stadium. They're still together. Yeah. One of my
favorite Conan characters. I know he's a mascot, but like
(42:58):
in late night. He's a come out and get he
would beat I think he would either get his head
beaten in the bat or what but legendary Jordann't you
have any parting words for us? Mm hmmm, I don't know. Well,
we didn't want to make you relive some of these
dark moments as a Mets fan, so we do appreciate it.
Would you guys name your son Reggie and your and
(43:20):
your daughter Reggie? Are we? Are we allowed? Is that okay? Yeah? Yeah?
What are some baby names based on? We honestly talked
about Jaylen a lot and then Um and Reggie we love.
(43:40):
I think Serena and Venus we had twins, I wouldn't. Yeah,
we had twins, I would definitely do that. Asian Serena
and Venus playing cello of Sanity, Jeremy Lynn Tolodono. I'd
consider blues. You have twins one Bruce Gaily could be one. Yeah,
(44:08):
I've never I've Yeah. People have said like Peyton to
me before and I was like, no, I'm not even
a kid Peyton. Archie Archie has a really cheat name,
but I actually think Archie Manning is that has made
him not good decisions. I don't know if he's a man.
I want to honor naming my child after but I
(44:29):
like Riverdale. Yeah, I see there's a Mets baby in
my Instagram feed. You're like a Mets child, and I
do feel for him because it's like this kid doesn't
even know, you know, he doesn't know whip's been bestowed
upon him. Would you ever root for the Nets? I
didn't for the Nets. I still like the Nets. I
think the Nets are gonna be amazing. I can't, so
(44:51):
that's like a positive thing. I wonder do you think
there'll be any Knicks fans that like when they start winning,
that will just be like, oh, I'm gonna like this
other team. It's like way more fun and good big
time plus likely having a basketball team so fun. So
even though that company is evil, was like, whatever, just
(45:12):
get some winds in there, all right? Anything you want
to plug Jordan before you leave, I'm not in the plug,
all right, buddy? Yeah? Thanks, thanks for being a guest. Um,
thank you guys for listening. Make sure you rate reviews. Subscribe.
(45:33):
You can find me at Megan Gaily on Twitter. C
J at c J Toldando Jordan's you want them to
find you or no, please don't find but if you
want to, his name is Jordan Temple and you can
google him. Thank you guys so much and we will
talk to you next week. The Greatest is a production
(45:53):
of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio,
visit the i heart Radio app, Apple podcast, or wherever
you listen to your favorite shows.
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
The Breakfast Club
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy And Charlamagne Tha God!
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.