Bob Costas recently appeared on Club Random with Bill Maher, and admitted his performance during the 2022 MLB Postseason was lackluster. WFAN morning host Boomer Esiason believes it might be Costas trying to paint himself in a better light.
On the podcast, Costas claimed he wasn’t his best, saying “This past October, I did the Yankees and the Guardians in the Division Series. I felt like I was off my game. Sort of like a pitcher who still has good stuff but somehow didn’t command.”
Esiason was critical of Costas during the series, and was critical of the announcer on Tuesday.
“He just kept talking, and talking, and talking,” Esiason said of Costas’ work during the 2020 ALDS. “It’s revisionist history.”
“He was also — at the time — like ‘The Twitter mob is after me. This is ridiculous’,” co-host Gregg Giannotti added. “But now I guess he just realized he sucked.”
Costas also said he didn’t concern himself with outside criticism, and wasn’t worred about what “two or three people” had to say about him on Twitter.
“I do agree with that sentiment, though. That statement right there, I agree with,” concurred Esiason. “Everybody’s always bitching and complaining about something.”
Many were critical of Costas during the five-game series, including former WFAN afternoon host Mike Francesa, who said “It’s almost like Bob’s been locked away somewhere just dying to talk, and now you can’t shut him up,” among other things on his podcast for BetRivers.
Costas has contended multiple times that he doesn’t listen to outside criticism, but is aware that he is trying to live up to his best version of himself. “I’m also very self critical and I understand there are occasions when I don’t quite meet my own standard. I don’t quite accomplish what I set out to do,” he told Ken Carman and Anthony Lima of 92.3 The Fan last fall.
