Great Moments In Sports Punditry

Alex Rodriguez's hot start reminds me of the dumb-ass-ishness of all the sportscasters who suggested the Yankees trade A-Rod during a mini slump last July.

Can we find some kids, like the ones they use on The Daily Show's "Great Moments is Punditry", to relive this classic moment from Baseball Tonight?

[Steve] Phillips was at it again. It only takes a blink of an eye, and the letter "A" rolling out of someone's mouth, to set him off.

"Ultimately, they are going to have to trade him and they can trade him if the time is right," Phillips said. "It's become the thing to do in New York to boo Alex Rodriguez. ... When that happens in New York, it doesn't stop. Now we see it impacting his performance. I don't see how he gets out of this rut. The Yankees have to move him and cut their losses now because it can get to the point where they can't move him."

Phillips was so persuasive, his colleague Harold Reynolds agreed A-Rod should be moved. John Kruk dissented. Reynolds and Kruk argued. This was wonderful TV inspired by Phillips.

Harold Reynolds was, of course, fired two days later. He SHOULD have been fired for his stupidity, but instead he was fired due to a sexual harrassment scandal. Either way, good riddance.

Steve Phillips, on the other hand, has his Baseball Tonight gig to this day.

I, of course, predicted at the beginning of this season that A-Rod would have an MVP season.

Tying (so far) the home run record for April and batting .400 is a pretty good start.