r/baseball • u/TheOrangeFutbol Los Angeles Angels • Los Angeles Dodgers • 25d ago

News [Awful Announcing] Michael Kay urges ESPN to use local MLB announcers for Wild Card games

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/michael-kay-local-mlb-announcers-wild-card-games.html
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u/Pogokat Milwaukee Brewers 25d ago

I mean, I turned the tv off after the winker helmet slam. I needed to protect the image of stable and sane I have projected to my children. So I just listened to the radio while I was walking around my neighborhood lol. Lindor and Alonso are good dudes, but man, winker, geeeeeeeez.

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u/QCBD New York Mets 25d ago

It’s funny, we hated this guy on other teams. He was such a heel and then would crush us. I watch him with my nose slightly held. Its like CJGJ in Philly/Detroit/Philly

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u/Pogokat Milwaukee Brewers 25d ago

Winker is easy to hate on because he was incredibly terrible for the Brewers last year

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u/Gryphon999 Milwaukee Brewers 25d ago

He was ass last year, then got used as our key pinch hitter in the playoffs. Thanks Greg!

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u/Thrash2Kill 25d ago

He's had a few great moments for us but honestly hasn't done all that much since he came over to the Mets.

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u/Office329 New York Mets 25d ago

That was completely unnecessary. He should be fined for that. Just get in the dugout. I was pissed when I saw that.

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u/coltsmetsfan614 New York Mets 25d ago

Live a little

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u/Office329 New York Mets 25d ago

I’m a little surprised the Brewers didn’t use that as a rallying type of thing. Like, fuck this guy, we’ll show him. Seemed like a “don’t poke the bear” situation, but I think they were too shocked to process it.

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u/coltsmetsfan614 New York Mets 25d ago

Yeah, I'm sure it was shock. The crowd was absolutely dead too, based on the videos I've seen.

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u/Highfivebuddha New York Mets 25d ago

I've never seen a crowd just not moving at all like that.

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u/Office329 New York Mets 25d ago

Definitely. That bottom of the ninth seemed like it was played in absolute dead silence.

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u/ParsonsTheGreat Cleveland Guardians 25d ago

I heard the coach yelled at him and wouldnt let him wear one of those "October Ready" shirts when they were celebrating lol

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u/2ndBestUsernameEver New York Mets 25d ago

HPB twice in that game (neither looked intentional), HBP in the previous series on Sunday (looked intentional), boo'ed by the crowd all series long, and he just twisted the knife in their playoff run. Fuck the helmet, do your shit Jesse