The Braves reporter didn’t strike for a fan number, but his peers are calling for a foul.
Fan Duell Sports Network segment was attacked by reporter Wiley Ballard, who is seeking female fan numbers during an 8-4 victory over Atlanta’s Blue Jays, who has been attacked for highlighting the double standards of journalism.
“If a woman covering a game hits fans and starts asking for numbers on TV, she’s crucified on the internet and fired.” Big Ten Network’s Kylen Mill posted on x.
“But here we see that this inappropriate behavior has been praised by many men as the “standard” in comments. Misbelief is alive! ”
The segment began with a ballad asking for the names of two women standing on the Corona rooftop patio inside the Rogers Center during five innings.
After a brief interaction, one of the Braves announcers said:
“I’m on it,” Ballard replied before pulling out the phone.
“It’s okay, so they want me to get your number,” Ballard told the woman to his left.
The broadcast booth began laughing before the woman answered, “Did they want you to get my number?”
Ballard replied: “I’m serious and dead. They’re saying in my ears now. She doesn’t believe me because she thinks you guys are making this up.”
Field reporters noticed he had a new pickup line.
“I might use that in the future, but it’s actually a pretty good move,” Ballard said, but Nick Allen ripped the single 4-0 game.
The Braves booth rang out.
“This is incredible,” said one announcer.
The other is as follows: “The biggest part of this right now is that Wiley may be fake this completely. This may be a new move. Walk around with Fundayel’s microphone and earpieces to convince fans who are actually on TV.”
The camera then cuts to Ballard and two fans, and the woman appears to be inserting her number into her cell phone.
“I should have thought this year ago,” Ballard said, drawing laughs from his fellow broadcasters.
The woman laughed before turning the phone back into the ballad.
The moment went viral thanks to a tweet from Miles Garrett of Fox 5 Atlanta, which was seen 1.6 million times on Tuesday morning.
Garrett praised Ballard for his efforts.
“Scream at my man @wileyballard_ Garrett set the criteria for sports reporters to give phone numbers in the wild. “0/10 Work.”
Ballard took the victory lap by posting stills of “Good Will Hunting,” in which Matt Damon’s character hunts.
However, many had problems with segments.
“If the female sideline/dugout reporter did this, she would call her a horrible name and probably would run out of town,” Evanglant of Dallas’ Moogning News posted on X.
“On the other side, this is basically a fellow TV anchor who basically says to the guy who asked for his phone number: “My man.” It’s not the same for both men and women.
Additional Predator Reporter Emmalingan: “If this is a female reporter seeking the number of men, it would not be an expert. But if a man does that, taking multiple victory laps after doing so is interesting and acceptable.
