If you’re a radio host trying to jokingly shame a baseball writer about his Cy Young Award vote, maybe make it clearer that you’re joking?

This is a clip from Steve Somers’ show that airs on New York’s WFAN. Somers has on John Maffei, a writer with the San Diego Union-Tribune, because he was the only Baseball Writers Association of America scribe who didn’t give Mets hurler Jacob deGrom a first-place vote for the National League Cy Young award.

Just seconds into the interview, Maffei hangs up on Somers. You’ll understand why:

Somers: John, Can you look at yourself in the mirror? John? Maffei: Can I? Absolutely! Somers: No. No no no. You’re looking for 15 minutes of fame and attention– Maffei: Steve, this interview is over. Thank you. Goodbye. (CLICK) Somers: What!?

In hindsight, we know what Somers was doing — an over-the-top take on Maffei’s vote for Max Scherzer. This is the same guy who went toe-to-toe with LaVar Ball, who didn’t take him seriously. But maybe you’ve got to work up to that before you start in with the hyperbole, Steve?