

"Get a 40-acre field full of them," Kaat said in response to Showalter. "I looked around the dugout and said, 'Can we have one of those?' That's what they look like." "That's what they look like," Showalter can be heard saying in response to Kaat, adding that when he first saw Moncada play he coveted him. YANKEES ANNOUNCER JOHN STERLING RESCUED FROM FLOODING CAR AS IDA RAVAGES NORTHEAST "But, this guy should be a star - an All-Star." "I don't know how much you've seen of Moncada," Kaat stated on air to Showalter. Louis Cardinals - made a comment during a conversation with former Baltimore Orioles baseball manager Buck Showalter - about a "40-acre field" in reference to Cuban White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada. Jim Kaat, a baseball announcer and former pitcher for teams such as the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and St. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.Hey can we maybe talk about this "Get a 40 acre field full of 'em" comment by the announcer? /BWDmkbCFI8 Then, the fact that it was the same player, in the exact same part of the stadium … it’s absolutely mind-boggling. The fact that the AL Royals played the NL Reds in back-to-back years is unlikely in itself: the 2020 pandemic season saw teams only playing those in close geographical proximity to one another, otherwise they likely wouldn’t have played the same interleague games in 2021. It’s made even more amazing by the fact that Cincinnati and Kansas City are not in the same division, let alone the same league. That is not who I am, and it never has been.”

I apologize to the people who sign my paycheck, to the Reds, Fox Sports Ohio, the people I work with, anybody that I’ve offended here tonight - I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. “I don’t know if I’ll be putting on this headset again, I don’t know if it’s gonna be for the Reds, I don’t know if it’s gonna be for my bosses at Fox.

Seriously, Thom Brennaman calling a Home Run in the middle of a career altering apology is unintentionally the funniest video of 2020 /OsCoaWdoHA- Big Cat August 20, 2020 That will make it a 4-0 ballgame,” Brennaman said during the cringeworthy moment, before going on with his apology. There’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. Former Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic using a homophobic slur, and as he was giving his apology live on air, Castellanos hit a dinger against the Royals. In 2020, Castellanos became a part of one of the most infamous moments in broadcasting history. And Pat, just like his dad, went to KU, and also went to Bishop Ward high school … there’s a drive into deep left-center field, and there’s never a great time to eulogize someone during the broadcast, so we apologize for the timing, but our hearts go out to Pat, who has just been a tremendous, loyal employee to the Royals for 26 years,” announcer Steve Physioc said in the awkward moment.Īfter finishing up the eulogy, the broadcast got right back into the analysis: “Well, Nicholas Castellanos was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts against Mike Minor curveballs his first time up, and that slider didn’t quite slide enough.” Nick Castellanos looks on from third base. They were eulogizing someone live on the air when it Nick went deep to left-center field.Ĭredit to for the tip. Here is the Royals broadcast of the Nick Castellanos home run.
