On Tuesday night, postseason baseball officially kicked off with the best rivalry the sport has to offer.
The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees in a win-or-go-home contest. The winner, of course, advances in the playoffs while the loser will take a few months to think about what went wrong.
Before the game started, fans learned that former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez was on the call for ESPN. A quick look on social media will tell you that fans aren’t exactly thrilled with the selection.
“Boy, I gotta tell ya, Alex Rodriguez on the call for a do-or-die Yankees-Red Sox Playoff game is really something else,” one fan said.
Boy, I gotta tell ya, Alex Rodriguez on the call for a do-or-die Yankees-Red Sox Playoff game is really something else. pic.twitter.com/VsL6oAJOUH
— Patrick Schmidt (@PatrickASchmidt) October 6, 2021
“Debating flipping to the Statcast broadcast. It’s a tough one for me, I can’t tell what I hate more – Alex Rodriguez or math,” said another fan.
Debating flipping to the Statcast broadcast. It’s a tough one for me, I can’t tell what I hate more – Alex Rodriguez or math.
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) October 6, 2021
One fan even suggested they would rather mute the TV than listen to A-Rod on the call tonight.
“Alex Rodriguez doing color for a Yankees/Sox game? Looks like the TV is going on mute,” the fan said.
Alex Rodriguez doing color for a Yankees/Sox game? Looks like the TV is going on mute
— Jedi Master Ober 🏆 (@obersports) October 6, 2021
As for the actual game, Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton hit what looked to be a bomb over the Green Monster only for the ball to hit halfway up the wall. After failing to capitalize with a runner in scoring position, things only got worse for the Yankees.
Xander Bogaerts hit a shot to deep center to give Boston a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
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