Mets radio broadcaster Howie Rose is just as annoyed with the in-game TV interviews as we are

You might be one of the thousands of New York Mets fans who’ve decided in October to tune out of the television broadcast and listen to the game on the radio instead. The help of getting a more personal take, from a familiar voice too, is incentive enough. Add in all of the factors that have us experiencing acid reflux due to the TV broadcasts in the playoffs and the decision is clear what the better sound in your ear will be.

The voice of Mets radio, Howie Rose, is at the point of his career (and life) where he doesn’t give too many more LFGMs. Sure, he doesn’t want to end his career in disgrace. What he doesn’t fear is getting honest about the TV broadcasts and their silly in-game interviews best reserved for spring training games when the only thing on the line is if number 93 gets cut tomorrow or two days from now.

Howie had off on Monday from calling the Mets which gave him a chance to catch up on the New York Yankees. His busy schedule with the Mets only having one off-day since playing the Milwaukee Brewers on September 27 gave him an opportunity to see what everyone was so upset about.

Mets broadcaster Howie Rose calmly said what all of us have thought

Baseball players already have a reputation as being a little more boring than the average athlete. It’s not their fault. The less you say, the less chance of saying the wrong thing.

In the middle of a game, a playoff one at that, asking pedestrian questions isn’t going to win over fans. It seems the broadcasts are hoping for something wacky to occur for a viral moment. Why try to go viral when you already have your own television network?

Content is readily available for fans to enjoy whenever they choose. In the middle of a broadcast, you stay on the game.

Mets fans had to watch Garrett Mitchell get interviewed in the dugout after clobbering a home run off of Phil Maton in Game 2. Christian Yelich had an unnecessary patch of words flow from his mouth in Game 1 that should have tipped ESPN off about how unpopular these are.

We’re in the era of the pitch clock and TikTok. Attention spans are short. By Game 2, ESPN should have hit the button that says “abort.” Fans tune in to watch the game. These interviews feel like someone is chasing fame. But it’s the action on the field we care most about. How much more do the fans need to scream and shout? Keep the camera on the ball. Thinking this is what the audience wants takes a lot of gall.