Jerry Seinfeld Talks Jose Reyes With David Letterman (VIDEO)

As we into the Major League Baseball's 'Hot Stove' season heats up, fans in Flushing are resigning themselves to the likelihood that star shortstop Jose Reyes will no longer be playing for the New York Mets. Fox Sports reported on Tuesday that not only do the Miami Marlins want Reyes, but Reyes wants to play in Miami for new manager Ozzie Guillen.

With neither the team's struggles in recent seasons and Reyes' impending free agency a secret, Mets fans have been preparing for Reyes' possible departure for a while now. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, an avid Mets fan, talked about how he is dealing with the potential loss on "The Late Show" with David Letterman. Seinfeld said that his family recently got a dog and decided to name him Jose.

"You want to know why the dog is named Jose?" he asked. "The dog is named Jose because I feel like we may lose Jose Reyes, and we're trying to keep a Jose. Because I'm a Met fan. It's actually my wife's idea, which is why I love my wife. She comes up with ideas like this. That's a marriage right there, a wife that says 'Let's name a dog after the Mets' outgoing shortstop.' That keeps the love alive."

So, that's one way to deal with it.

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Comments

[Luuke]

07:06 AM on 11/20/2011

"as a proud dog owner, I don't really get why you'd name a dog after a ballplayer that might not give you a second thought before bolting elsewhere"

[dpcemker]

10:07 AM on 11/19/2011

This is why George was always my favorite caracther, he knew about baseball and was a great Yankees fan.

[Tater Salad]

12:07 PM on 11/18/2011

See ya Jose. Rather the team invest in some pitching than fork over money so you can play 90 games a season.

[jayquintana]

03:44 PM on 11/18/2011

Yep.

[Tater Salad]

04:06 PM on 11/18/2011

Any Met fan can see the folly in it. Look at Bay's and Satana's contracts they are stuck with. Jose's would be another untradeable contract, reminiscent of the Minaya era we are trying to move past.

[highflag]

11:40 AM on 11/18/2011

When Hall-of-Famer, and long-time Mets announcer,Ralph Kiner went to Branch Rickey to ask for a raise, he explained that, despite the Pirates perennial status as cellar-dwellers, he had several stellar seasons, leading the league in home-runs, and every slugging category. Kiner therefore felt that he was deserving of a hefty raise.

Rickey responded by noting that the Pirates managed to lose with him, and that they could surely do the same without him.

Maybe the Mets should get rid of Jose and David Wright as well, and start over from scratch. This current team is a loser...And I bleed Mets orange and blue...

[Tater Salad]

12:08 PM on 11/18/2011

As a fellow Mets fan, I couldn't agree more with the last part of your comment.

[Spaceman Eddie]

12:21 PM on 11/18/2011

Here's one: HOFer Richie Ashburn expected a raise after winniing a batting title. Instead, the GM offered him a pay cut. When the slap-hitting Ashburn asked why, he claims the GM said, "because you don't hit the ball far enough." Ashburn's reply: "If I hit 'em any farther, they'd be outs."

[doubtfull]

11:08 AM on 11/18/2011

Jerry Seinfeld, my brother from another mother

[jl4141]

10:27 AM on 11/18/2011

It came down to a choice between "Jose" and "over-.500 season." Ah, memories!

[Merckx]

10:32 AM on 11/18/2011

Wow. You really had to stretch to come up with some way to disparage Obama.

[Edbeason]

10:46 AM on 11/18/2011

Rediculous, and Seinfeld is a friggn' comedian. He should talk about whatever he wants. Obama's the friggin' President. Since when does he need to wait for your approval to speak about any subject at any time? This is a silly, weak and transparent partisan attack on Obama. Can't you be more creative? If you want to order people around perhaps you should find someone that gives a damn about your opinion. These two certainly don't qualify. To them, thankfully, you don't even exist. Hope that makes you feel better about them.

[ydrittmann]

01:54 PM on 11/18/2011

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