Today for the ESPN broadcast of the Cubs-Angels game, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo were mic’d up live for regular commentary and interactions. And it was FREAKING AWESOME.
I get that it would be hard to pull this off in the regular season – and many players just flat out would not be willing to do it – but having these kinds of players mic’d up LIVE during the game is just unbelievably engaging. I hope Marquee was paying attention, because this was just so much fun.
Among the many highlights if you couldn’t watch:
"I'm doing some math in my head about where he is going to throw. … Someone bang for me."
—@ARizzo44 went there pic.twitter.com/m4GOqb8NxL
— ESPN (@espn) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1234577861119533058
"Feeling a heater right here because I've only seen one today from him." @ARizzo44 called it. pic.twitter.com/ebcRqr65RN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 2, 2020
Anthony Rizzo and Albert Pujols talk about Mike Trout's absurd golf blast. pic.twitter.com/f1hHtbiNRM
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) March 2, 2020
Anthony Rizzo talking about the importance of paying attention to pitcher's tendencies and the game within the game. pic.twitter.com/z7V7deMXdN
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1234580047975059456
We've never seen @ARizzo44 and @selenagomez in the same room… pic.twitter.com/1BeKCFzZJI
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1234597441644658688