When you are watching a baseball sport on TV, likelihood is you wish to see what's taking place in mentioned baseball sport. That sounds easy sufficient and ought to be a assure each time you flip on a sport, however followers discovered during a pivotal second of Wednesday's Mets-Brewers playoff sequence that it stunningly is not at all times a assure.
In case you missed it, the Mets got here up within the ninth inning down by two runs. Jose Iglesias led off the inning whereas New York followers sat on the sting of their seats, hoping to see their workforce mount a dramatic comeback.
That's when ESPN determined to point out an in-game interview with Milwaukee's Garrett Mitchell as a substitute of sticking with the motion on the sector. They reduce in time to see Iglesias fly out to proper subject however the broadcast missed the pitch being thrown. In the ninth inning of a playoff sport. With a lot on the road.
This was simply so dangerous:
ESPN juuuuust made it again in time from that Ninth-inning in-game interview to catch Jose Iglesias's flyout. pic.twitter.com/UEEBlpt2XX
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 3, 2024
Fans have been rightfully livid:
This is madness https://t.co/sSau854bee
— Nick Kostos (@TheKostos) October 3, 2024
At this juncture of the sport, you possibly can’t be doing this https://t.co/DozJ15ObWM
— D.J. Short (@djshort) October 3, 2024
I'll preserve beating this drum.
This is dangerous for baseball followers however it's additionally dangerous TV.
Talk off digital camera. Go to the reporter (off digital camera) for the information in a second of downtime. https://t.co/VvGs2NOFph
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) October 3, 2024
It was so cool how within the prime of the Ninth in a sport that already broke me, the one community it was on determined to not present each pitch of a playoff sport. https://t.co/DxYgxnV65A
— Sydney Bauer (@femme_thoughts) October 3, 2024
I produce TV each morning. This is what we name over producing. Let the sport take middle stage, no want for in sport interview with Mets all the way down to closing two outs. https://t.co/817UgKm7um
— Justin Antweil (@JAntweil) October 3, 2024
I’ve been so in opposition to in sport/halftime coaches interviews for years. There’s no worth to them, however they aren’t going away.
Then I noticed this and it’s simply inexcusable. Ninth inning of a playoff sport and there’s this?? https://t.co/7K2kIU04VS
— Joe (@joe_ruggiero_) October 3, 2024
In-game playoff interviews are completely insane. Literally, no individual on earth needs to see this, however right here we're, @ESPN, the worldwide chief in buffoonery. https://t.co/4b3L3YyDJo
— Sekrah (@sekrah) October 3, 2024
The Brewers held on for the 5-3 win to power a Game 3. Hopefully ESPN learns from that mistake.
