All valid points. I watched the Reds-Braves game and Alex Rodriguez and company said “Pedro” 13 times by the second inning regarding Pedro Martinez and talking about the Yankees-Boston past rivalry. Think about that for a moment. Almost irrelevant to the game being played.
A-Rod is a terrible color guy. With an expanded post season this year, they needed announcers from everywhere.
I admit the game has changed a lot, but it’s still baseball. With the crazy abridged season this year I did not watch a single regular season game and never even checked the standings. But the playoffs have gained my interest and I have watched a bit. The Rays seemed to be the team to beat as recently as Tuesday but now I don’t know. Astros seem to be on a mission, but how can they do this without Verlander and Cole?
With all the great 60s - 70s players passing away recently - Gibson, Brock, Seaver, Morgan, Ford et al - I have been on a big baseball nostalgia kick.