Mike Francesa can't understand that Rob Manfred came up with the idea of a “golden turn.”
The MLB commissioner recently floated the idea that teams could send batters to the plate once a game is played, regardless of where they are in the lineup, telling the Pack's John Orlando that “there was a little bit of talk about that in the owners' meetings.” It became,” he said.
On Wednesday, Francesa said on her eponymous podcast that she couldn't believe Manfred was serious and threatened to stop watching sports altogether if the rule was enacted. .
“All I can say about that is that the day they adopt the 'golden bat,' baseball and I will cease to exist together,” Francesa said.
“It's not the sport I grew up with and I can't even fathom that it could actually happen, and I can't even seriously put my finger on it. It fundamentally changes the game, it changes every part of the game. It changes the history of the game. It changes everything! I don't even take it seriously.”
Francesa continued to satirize this idea.
“If I'm wrong and they go with it like I said, baseball will just be a clown show and that's it. It's not like Manfred had nothing to do and just wanted some headlines. “I don't even know why Manfred would even discuss that,” he said.
“That, to me, is way beyond the realm of possibility in the real world. How could the baseball world even consider that? It can't. It can't even be considered a realistic option.”
Later in the podcast, Francesa read an email from a listener asking what she thought about the idea.
“Under no circumstances can we take this seriously,” Francesa said.
“I think the commissioner fell on his head or something. This is so patently ridiculous that it's not even baseball anymore. What are we even doing? It's so ridiculous that I can't even answer with dignity. I can’t.”
