Jerry meets an idol of his—former New York Mets baseball player Keith Hernandez (appearing as himself)—and wants to make a good impression. Meanwhile, George is out of time on his unemployment benefits and he works harder than ever on his scheme to get a 13-week extension. He tells the unemployment office that he was close to a salesman job with Vandelay Industries, a made-up company that makes latex products and whose address and phone number are actually Jerry's. He asks Jerry to answer each phone call as "Vandelay Industries," which he does with his own alias, "Kel Varnsen." Upon finding out Jerry has befriended Keith, Kramer and Newman accuse Keith of spitting on them after a past Mets game by the players parking lot at Shea Stadium; however, Jerry supports a "second-spitter theory" in which Keith is not involved. George's Vandelay ruse is up after an unaware Kramer answers Jerry's phone and tells the officer it's an apartment. Keith asks Jerry about Elaine's relationship status, then makes a date with her, breaking a date he previously made with Jerry.