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In March of 2015, a caller known only as “Dan from Warwick” placed perhaps the most iconic call in the history of “The Mike Francesa Show.” Ten years later, former members of the New York Giants and San Francisco Giants collaborated for an absolutely perfect spoof of the call.
Francesa, a legend of the sports radio world, is known for his impassioned takes and famous short fuse. One thing he is not known for, however, is his humor. So you can imagine his confusion when “Dan from Warwick” asked the follow:
“In your years of experience, you know, how the San Francisco Giants were once the New York Giants, has there ever been a franchise-to-franchise or maybe even player-to-player meeting when San Francisco comes to New York? Do they ever say, ‘Hi?’ I don’t know, maybe go out to dinner or something?”
Francesa was baffled. When he finally wrapped his head around the whole thing, he jokingly answered that then-New York Rangers goaltender “(Henrik) Lundqvist is particularly close to (then-Texas pitcher) Yu Darvish, as a matter of fact. There’s a kinship there between the two of them.
“As a matter of fact they have the Giant picnic and then the Giant relay race and Giant raffle. And then they get together for the Giant breakfast the next morning.”
Little did Francesca know that the caller was right! With the San Francisco Giants in town for a weekend series against the New York Mets, it seemed like as good a time as any for the annual Giants-Giants meetup.
The “event” was organized by Eli Manning as part of a skit for “The Eli Manning Show,” and even Francesa was invited!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OfO3BzGKio
It didn’t take long for the video to go viral on social media, with fans quick to praise the creativity.
“Genuinely one of the best things social media has ever produced,” Andrew Battifarano of the New York Post wrote.
“This is the best social media thing the Giants have ever done,” one fan said.
The original Francesa call was an all-time great moment on sports radio. So it’s nice to see it immortalized in such a hilarious way.
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