"I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"

Even though a Green Bay television station decided to have a little fun at Eli Manning's expense this weekend, I'm pretty sure he won't be crying like a baby...unlike some other football players we know.

After discovering Manning's favorite television show is Seinfeld, execs in Green Bay decided to pull the networks regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. Saturday episode while the Giants were in town for today's NFC Championship game.

Somebody should be the Jerk Store's best seller...

This is a feeble attempt to 'disrupt the player's comfort level'. If Manning doesn't do well today, it's not because he couldn't watch the episode where George gets sexually aroused by fruit--it's because it's freaking 3 degrees in Green Bay right now...and that's without the wind chill.

But at least Eli had the man himself - Jerry Seinfeld - in his corner. The comedian caught wind of the situation and offered Thursday to send Manning an entire Seinfeld DVD set and a partial set of Hogan's Heroes for inspiration.

Viewers voted for the programming to air instead of Seinfeld: Of about 3,700 votes cast, some 60 percent were for a 30-minute special about former Packers coach Vince Lombardi called "God, Family and the Green Bay Packers," according to the Associated Press.

The game is on at 6:30 tonight. "The loser gets fired. The winner gets a Water Pik." Go Giants!