Day 458...

I don’t know Jon Heyman personally, but I became a fan of his Friday evening.

It was about 8:30pm on the east coast. He was about ten minutes into a radio guest spot with WFAN host Keith McPherson when Heyman had enough.

“To say I’m getting a cut because I have a relationship with an agent [Scott Boras], it’s outrageous,” Heyman lectured the radio host.

McPherson a few minutes earlier — trying to add some entertainment value to the program — had asked Heyman: “What’s the percentage of the Juan Soto contract that you’re going to get when you break the news on where he signs?”

To which, Heyman forcibly chuckled and denied that he was any part of “Boras Corp,” as McPherson had previously cheaply alleged.

Heyman politely stumbled for a couple more minutes, referencing past offseason contracts of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in comparison to the impending Soto contract, but he grew tired of McPherson using him as his Friday night muse.

“I’m done with you and I’m done with WFAN,” Heyman shouted at the young radio host who had made one too many jokes about the journeyman reporter’s history.

Listening to Heyman crescendo on the overstepping host, I think McPherson got more value out of the call than he ever could have hoped.

It was widely understood that Soto’s deal was not going to be announced by Friday, so talking to Heyman was never going to reveal anything.

Friday’s outburst reminded me of last winter when WFAN midday hosts Sal Licata and Brandon Tierney hung up mid-interview on former New York Giant great Carl Banks over a disagreement.

I used to work at WFAN back when living legends roamed the halls. Imus, Francesa, Russo, Minko, Somers — guys like McPherson, Tierney and Licata are not.

On its best days, WFAN was must listen. On its less that best days, WFAN was still an entertaining listen.

Now, WFAN seems to struggle just to be background noise.