Baseball’s back! And there may be no better example of sports fans being too reactionary than getting upset over a Major League Baseball team losing on Opening Day. But a zero in the win column just looks ugly in the standings no matter the sport or time of season.
The Cleveland Indians dropped their season opener to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, by one run in a game that featured snow. But for one Indians fan, the season opening loss was enough to call into Drennan Live on Bally Sports Great Lakes, criticizing the lineup and 25-year-old slugger Franmil Reyes for his pitch selection.
Iconic Cleveland sportscaster Bruce Drennan wasn’t having it as he berated the caller in a manner that makes Mike Francesa appear gentle and consoling.
“You’re an idiot. You’re an idiot and you don’t know baseball,” Drennan ranted. “You are an idiot. Listen, you’re gonna tell me you are judging — You don’t know anything. You don’t know squat, you stupid idiot. You’re gonna tell me, you’re gonna make a judgment on the season after one game, in 30-degree weather? That proves what an ignoramus you are. Get off our show. Fair-weather idiot.”
Drennan then immediately gave out the phone number after his rant, as if screaming “you’re an idiot, you’re an idiot…you stupid idiot,” entices fans to jump on the line.
Drennan’s rant and calling a caller an idiot was way out of line. that caller was not trying to judge the team on one games performance but in my opinion was just trying to make a point that some Indians hitters have demonstrated a noticeable pattern over some time of taking good pitches and then striking out or making outs from swinging at bad or questionable pitches. i too have seen this happen numerous times. their purpose was to probably have that pitcher build up his pitch count, maybe tire or just make a mistake with another pitch. it can be irritating for fans to watch. Drennan invites callers to call in and express their opinions and for him to treat one caller this way is wrong. i feel he owes that caller and all the viewers of the show an apology for his out of line antics. much of the time he brings good info and interesting opinions to the show, but this time he walks away with egg on his face.