Former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and current team analyst for FOX Sports South Peter Moylan believes Alex Rodriguez “has no idea how to play baseball.”
A seemingly odd take considering the 14-time All-Star amassed 696 homeruns and three American League MVP awards, but A-Rod has offered up some odd takes of his own since becoming a game analyst for ESPN. The most recent one is what had Moylan joining 92.9 The Game’s Andy and Randy to criticize Rodriguez.
“Alex Rodriguez who, somehow, was one of the greatest players to ever play the game but has no idea how to play baseball,” Moylan told Andy Bunker and Randy McMichael.
A-Rod was met with some confusion and laughs last week as he repeatedly called for someone to step up to the plate, in a scoreless Braves-Reds playoff game, and lay down a sacrifice bunt. Although there was an era of baseball where bunting played a more prominent role, that era is not 2020.
“I’m not taking anything away from what A-Rod did in his career,” Moylan said on 92.9 The Game as he offered a quick compliment before crushing Rodriguez’s ability as an analyst.
“To have a guy talking about the game of baseball in prime time, who’s spitting out the stuff that he’s spitting out, I think brings no justification to our game. And it’s not growing it at all. We’re listening to a guy that has no idea,” Moylan said. “I think it’s a massive miss by MLB,” he added.
This wasn’t the first time A-Rod offered a confusing opinion since becoming a game analyst. Last season, he claimed even-numbered leads are better than odd ones.
“You always want even leads versus odd leads. Why? The solo home run doesn’t tie it, and the grand slam does not beat you,” Rodriguez said during a 2019 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball broadcast.
Most people believe the goal in baseball should be to keep scoring and increase your lead regardless if it’s an even or odd number of runs. Three runs are better than two, five runs are better than four. And although A-Rod might try to argue otherwise, I’d be eager to hear Moylan’s rebuttal.
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
