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New York Post
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Boomer Esiason thinks Derek Jeter is lying about daughter's birthday as Old-Timers' Day feud escalates
Boomer Esiason caused a stir when he said Derek Jeter seemed 'elitist' for skipping this year's Yankees Old-Timers' Day, and the WFAN host is doubling down. Jeter says he's missing the event, a celebration of the Yankees' 2000 World Series team, for his daughter's birthday party, but Esiason isn't convinced that's the real reason. 'I believe there's an inaccurate part of this story out there,' the ex-Jets quarterback said on 'Boomer and Gio' on Tuesday morning. 'There is something going on, I believe. But I don't believe it's what everybody thinks it is. But maybe I could be wrong.' Advertisement That statement came after WFAN co-host and former Giants running back Tiki Barber relayed that Jeter was 'hot' about Esiason's skepticism. Esiason said earlier on the show that he received an email from someone in Jeter's sphere indicating the true reason for Jeter's absence is a separate family matter, although the former NFL quarterback did not divulge details. Advertisement Boomer Esiason on Tuesday's episode of 'Boomer and Gio.' @awfulannouncing/X The Old-Timers' Day, slated for Aug. 9, will include an actual game for the first time since 2019. Last Tuesday, Esiason said on his radio show that it was 'a little bit insulting' for Jeter to skip out. 'I think he should be there, he should be part of it. It seems elitist to me,' Esiason said, adding: 'Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played in an Old-Timers' game together…if those guys put a uniform back on, then [Jeter] certainly can.' Advertisement Derek Jeter at the MLB All-Star game on July 15. Getty Images Barber approached Jeter about the comments, with the pair both in Cooperstown to celebrate CC Sabathia's induction into the Hall of Fame, and Jeter voiced his frustration, according to Barber. '[Jeter said] 'He should have called me,'' Barber recalled Monday on his show with Evan Roberts. 'Don't speculate about me. Just talk to me.' He was hot. I had to calm him down.' Esiason retorted that he didn't have Jeter's contact, saying the legendary shortstop could have called him about the comments, before he reiterated his skepticism about Jeter's excuse.
New York Post
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Derek Jeter ‘was hot' over Boomer Esiason's Old Timers' Day dig: Tiki Barber
Not much got under Derek Jeter's skin during his playing days, but Boomer Esiason managed to irk him with his 'elitist' comment and speculation about why Jeter is skipping this year's Old Timer's Day. WFAN host and former Giants star running back Tiki Barber relayed the message after spending time with Jeter over the weekend to celebrate CC Sabathia's induction into the Hall of Fame. '(Jeter said) 'He should have called me,' Barber said Monday during his show with co-host Evan Roberts. ''Don't speculate about me. Just talk to me.' He was hot. I had to calm him down.' This controversy stems from Jeter not being part of the Yankees' upcoming Old Timer's Day on Aug. 9 that will celebrate the franchise's 2000 World Series championship team. This year's edition will feature an actual baseball game for the first time since 2019. The next day, Esiason and co-host Gregg Giannotti took Jeter to task for skipping out. 'It's a little bit insulting … I think he should be there, he should be a part of it,' Esiason said on 'Boomer and Gio' on last Tuesday. 'It seems elitist to me.' 4 Derek Jeter at the 2025 Hall of Fame ceremony. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Giannotti then mentioned how Jeter said at last year's event — the second he attended since retiring after the 2014 season — that the fans won't see him hit again since he's 'afraid I would hurt myself.' 'Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played in an Old-Timers' game together,' Esiason said last week. 'If those guys put a uniform back on then (Jeter) certainly can.' He later added: 'I just think, to me, he's the captain, he was the guy that was embraced by the fans and loved by the fans and still is to this very day. It just feels a little bit elitist, that's all.' Well, those comments made their way to Jeter and he's apparently not happy. 4 Boomer Esiason called Derek Jeter 'elitist' for skipping Old Timer's Day. WireImage WFAN analyst Suzyn Waldman said last week that Jeter would miss the game for his daughter's birthday and the ex-shortstop confirmed that's the case to Barber. 'I went up to Jeter and I said to him, 'Geez, I got a question for ya.' Because my partner says you don't want to hit, you don't want to look like you couldn't hit,'' Barber said to co-host and die-hard Mets fan Roberts. 'I said, 'What happened?' And he says, 'I have a birthday party for my kids.'' 4 Tiki Barber relayed Derek Jeter's thoughts on Boomer Esiason's report. @WFAN660/X When Roberts asked Barber if he denied the report that he didn't want to hit, Barber — with a laugh– called out his co-host and Esiason for striking out. 'No, he doesn't care. He would,' Barber said of allegation. 'You were dead wrong. More importantly, Boomer was dead wrong. He was so mad at Boomer I had to go buy him shots. So mad that I had to like dump water on his head to cool down and chill out.' 4 Robert Sabo for NY Post Barber later noted how the whole thing could have been avoided with a phone call, although he wasn't sure if Esiason had Jeter's digits. 'Boomer, just call him, just ask,' Barber said. 'He's not an elitist.'
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Derek Jeter is ‘elitist' for skipping Yankees Old-Timers' Day: Boomer Esiason
The Yankees will be commemorating the 2000 World Series team at Old-Timers' Day in August, but a rather crucial member of that team won't be in attendance. Derek Jeter isn't showing up, which has gotten WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti a bit riled up. 'It's a little bit insulting … I think he should be there, he should be a part of it,' Esiason said on 'Boomer and Gio' on Tuesday. 'It seems elitist to me.' 5 Boomer Esiason finds Derek Jeter to be acting 'elitist' for not attending the Yankees' Old-Timers' Day. Getty Images There are more than 30 former Yankees participating, but 'The Captain' isn't one of them. 'Derek Jeter said that he doesn't want the fans to see him hit again at this age,' Esiason's co-host Giannotti said of Jeter's reasoning. 5 Derek Jeter (right) was at Old-Timers' Day in 2024 alongside Mariano Rivera — Rivera will be in attendance in 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST But all of the players in the game have gotten older since retiring, and the game has been being played for nearly 80 years in some form. 'Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played in an Old-Timers' game together,' Esiason said. 'If those guys put a uniform back on then [Jeter] certainly can.' 5 Derek Jeter recently appeared at Fanatics Fanfest. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Jeter, 51, last played in 2014. The Hall of Famer was a 14-time All-Star, five-time World Series champ, five-time Silver Slugger and five-time Gold Glove winner. Of course, he's not in the same condition as he was during his playing career, but Giannotti thinks that other players have to worry about that more than Jeter does. 5 Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium in 2014. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post 'Derek Jeter's not gonna embarrass himself. I think he would put the uniform back on and look just like Derek Jeter when we last saw him,' Giannotti said, challenging Jeter's possible reasoning for not playing. 'He's in great shape, some of these other guys showing up are not — he is.' And it's not only that Jeter isn't playing in the game, it's the fact that he's not attending whatsoever. 'Just show up, you don't have to put the uniform on if you don't want to,' Giannotti continued. While Giannotti attempted to reason with Jeter's wishes, Esiason had one theme that kept returning to his mind with Jeter's attitude for the game. 5 Boomer Esiason (left) and Gregg Giannotti spoke on 'Boomer and Gio' and expressed some disapproval of Jeter skipping Old-Timers' Day. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image 'I just think, to me, he's the captain, he was the guy that was embraced by the fans and loved by the fans and still is to this very day,' he said. 'It just feels a little bit elitist, that's all.' The WFAN hosts did note that if Jeter has something going on in his life that makes him unable to attend, that, of course, makes sense — but Esiason especially is not buying the rest of the act.
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
WFAN caller confronts Brandon Tierney over ejection from son's Little League game
Brandon Tierney was run from his son's 10U Little League baseball game and apparently did his best Billy Martin impression. The WFAN radio host, who had just returned from vacation, dove into the details after a caller provided an alleged first-hand account of Tierney, an assistant coach of his son's team, being ejected after arguing with a female umpire. 'When the game ended, there was a play at third base,' Tierney said per Awful Announcing, while admitting that this was not 'a great moment.' Brandon Tierney doesn't feel guilty after being thrown out of a Little League game. Getty Images for Fanatics 'We have the video. Unfortunately, there is no replay, he was safe, they called him out…my manager walks on the field to protest the call, he was safe. That was the end of the game. Automatically, aggressive ejection.' A caller had previously called in on July 17 to Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti on the pair's WFAN morning show, saying Tierney 'came out charging' while arguing a play at third base and using language that he should not have used around kids. The caller added that the team appealed the ejection of Tierney, and the manager was also ejected from the game, leaving the team shorthanded. 'The one thing that did bother me about the way it was reported,' Tierney said, 'it made it seem like I treated a female ump differently. I didn't. She wasn't even the one who threw me out.' 'Ridiculous level of aggression,' Tierney claimed of the umpire. 'So, I got thrown out on a technicality. I'm exonerated. I didn't do anything wrong. In the court of public opinion, honestly, I think I'm guilt free. I think I should be set free. It was not waiting in the parking lot to fight an umpire or in his face like Billy Martin, screaming at him with spit flying out. It was, 'Ah, Blue, you missed that.' That was really it. I know you probably want a funnier, sexier version. I didn't even really do anything wrong.' The original caller who told the story added that Tierney's son is a 'hell of a ball player' for his team in Fort Lee.
New York Post
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Sal Licata's WFAN warning for Craig Carton after Fox Sports cancelation
WFAN host Sal Licata issued a stern warning to former colleague Craig Carton. Carton recently had his show, 'Breakfast Ball,' canceled by Fox Sports and The Athletic reported that a WFAN return could be in the offing for the 56-year-old. 'And by the way, I'm not worried about Craigy coming back,' Licata said Wednesday on the midday show he co-hosts with Brandon Tierney, according to Awful Announcing. 'I told it to his face. This was years ago, whenever he came back the last time. You can come back all you want, you're not taking my spot.' Sal Licata isn't going down to Craig Carton wihtout a fight. Getty Images for Fanatics While it's unclear whether Fox has other plans for Carton, it makes sense that he could return to The Fan after he had spent 13 years making a name for himself at the legendary New York radio station. Carton worked with WFAN from 2007 to 2017, hosting 'Boomer and Carton' in the mornings before he spent time in prison for fraud charges that the shock jock said was a result of a gambling problem. He returned to WFAN in 2020 to host the afternoon show with Evan Roberts and departed in 2023 when he joined Fox Sports. He launched 'The Carton Show' in 2023 that aired in the early mornings and was later rebranded 'Breakfast Ball.' Craig Carton's show 'Breakfast Ball' was canceled on Fox Sports. GC Images Carton does have a show with FanDuel, which launched in March called 'The Comeback with Craig Carton,' that primarily focuses on responsible gambling and recovery. Carton, a recovering gambling addict, also goes around to colleges to speak about problem gambling, among other things.
