Alex Rodriguez Was Kind of Just Saying Stuff on Yankees-Red Sox Broadcast
By Liam McKeone
MLB's first Wild Card game of the playoffs came and went last night. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 6-2. Matt Vasgersian called the play-by-play action on ESPN. He was joined by Alex Rodriguez.
Reception was mixed as far as his performance goes. At times it felt the former Yankees All-Star was just ... saying stuff to fill the void.
Here is a collection of all the A-Rodisms from last night's game. Some are funny and some are simply wrong.
"I love the Anthony Rizzo pickup because he's a baseball player." - A-Rod
— Joe (@JoeRiveraSN) October 6, 2021
A-Rod with one last doozy.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) October 6, 2021
1. Predicts Cole will win Cy Young next year
2. He said sophomore year is easier
3. Next year is Cole's third year with Yanks
Alex Rodriguez saying Joey Gallo is a “landing strip” for the fourth time and no one knows what he’s talking about
— MLB Errors (@mlberrors) October 6, 2021
Alex Rodriguez just told the Yankees and Red Sox not to bother being smart just “just keep to your superpowers, which is tremendous resources.”
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 6, 2021
Here’s some real-life Rod analysis during a playoff game. Keep in mind, baseball is what this guy knows best. pic.twitter.com/JM7x9CpUUS
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) October 6, 2021
Rod loves Alex Cora more than "tic tacs."
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) October 6, 2021
A-Rod just said “Alex Cora has the Alex Cora effect on this magical Red Sox team.”
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) October 6, 2021
Where is Jason Varitek when you need him?
Listen, broadcasting is a really difficult job. Not everyone is perfect at it from the get-go. But A-Rod, man ... he feels like negative value at times, much less coming close to added value for as big a game as this was.
On the other hand, some of the above quotes are extremely funny in how nonsensical they are. So pros and cons are on the table here.