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Chris McMonigle Has a WILD Yankees Trade Idea & Ben Rice Home Run Derby Concerns!

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

July 7, 2026

Chris McMonigle is flying solo on WFAN while Craig Carton is out, and he floats a fascinating idea for the Yankees ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline. Could Carlos Rodón become a postseason bullpen weapon if the Yankees add another frontline starter?
Speakers: Chris McMonigle, Joe, Matt
**Chris McMonigle** (0:01)
Also, so Paul McCartney, I guess Steve Miller and Paul McCartney, they have worked together. They did a song called Used to Be Bad, which is kind of similar to the intro to the show, sort of. A song called Used to Be Bad on the Flaming Pie album, 1998 Anyway, Paul McCartney apparently performed at the Swift Kelsey wedding. I think a handful of artists performed. I know Stevie Nicks performed, but Paul McCartney did perform at the wedding. Now, I don't know if it's at the ceremony or if it's at Madison Square Garden or wherever it was. I don't know. But he did perform and the only reason why I mention it is because apparently, he performed a song that hasn't been performed since 1964 Live. He did, I Want to Hold Your Hand, which I think we talked about. You played it once last week or something during the last stop of The Carton Show.
And that was the first number one hit in the United States. So apparently, The Beatles stopped performing it live because they would perform their new hits as they moved on. So the last time they performed it live was 1964 And of course, it was a John, written mainly, and I know Lennon McCartney songs. It was technically a Lennon McCartney song, but pretty much John wrote it and performed it. So Paul really hasn't done it in his solo career on stage. So he performed, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, for the Swift Kelsey Wedding for the first time live, performed live by an actual Beatle since 1964 How cool is that? You go to, I mean, damn Kevin Burkhardt. Damn you, Kevin Burkhardt!
Guy goes from car salesman to WFAN update guy to, you know, met, you know, what, a sideline reporter for lack of a better term.
Now he's calling NFL games, he's calling the Super Bowl, he's going to Kelsey Weddings and he's seeing Paul McCartney in a small venue or at least a small audience performing I Wanna Hold Your Hand for the first time since 1964 Charmed life at Kevin Burkhardt. I only pick him out because we kind of know him around here. And I saw that he was at the wedding.

**Joe** (2:17)
Do you think he had the opportunity to actually like shake Paul McCartney's hand? Like is that a place where you have freedom to walk around and talk to everybody?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:26)
I don't know if you do but I would. If I was invited there I'd make a beeline for that guy.

**Joe** (2:30)
Like there's no extra security on Paul McCartney that day, right?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:33)
I wouldn't think no.
No. I think you could walk right up to him.

**Joe** (2:38)
Imagine that.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:40)
I was watching a clip of the Seth Rogen podcast or a podcast he was on or something with the other guy who does that show with.
What's the show right now that's on Apple TV where he's the studio? It's funny. I watched the first season. It was good. Him and the other main character from that are doing a podcast or whatever and they talked about how the two of them smoked a joint with Paul at a party.

**Joe** (3:04)
And they survived?

**Chris McMonigle** (3:05)
Why wouldn't they survive?

**Joe** (3:07)
I mean, I'm sure Paul probably smokes the best stuff.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:09)
I mean, I'm sure he does. But so I'm saying at a party, you could walk up to Paul and just light up a doobie. So I'm sure at the Swift wedding, you could just walk up to him and say hello.

**Joe** (3:20)
Would you offer him a doobie?

**Chris McMonigle** (3:22)
I'd offer him whatever I had in my pocket. I'd offer him the money in my wallet. I'd offer him whatever he wanted. I'd offer him whatever he wanted. If he wanted my shoelaces, he could have them. Like whatever he wanted.
But if I had a doobie, I'd offer it to him. Absolutely. You imagine hanging out with a Beatle, Paul McCartney and doing that? Kidding me.

**Joe** (3:41)
That's legendary stuff.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:43)
Legendary stuff. Legendary stuff. If he could ask me to do anything, I would do it. Not... Get your mind out of the gutter.

**Joe** (3:49)
No, no, no. I was just thinking who else was the... I'm now thinking about who else was at that wedding and who's like the biggest celebrity. Was it McCartney?

**Chris McMonigle** (3:57)
I mean, for me, it's McCartney.

**Joe** (3:58)
He's a freaking Beatle.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:58)
Yeah, I know.

**Joe** (3:59)
But I mean, not everybody. Not everybody likes the Beatles there.

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