Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters picked on the wrong guy and social media attacked
It's possible that Phillies radio broadcaster Larry Andersen spends most of his off time yelling at squirrels and telling teenagers to get off his lawn.
That's what you would think if you looked at social media after the Atlanta Braves' 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday in Philadelphia.
With the Phillies trailing 4-0 in the 10th inning, Marcell Ozuna sent a no-doubter into the left-field stands. While rounding the bases, Ozuna committed the cardinal sin of having fun and celebrating the homer with third base coach Ron Washington. Andersen let his grumpy old-man flag fly high, criticizing Washington and saying he was unprofessional.
The Phillies radio call of Marcell Ozuna's home run is the greatest thing I've ever heard in my life. pic.twitter.com/6OFW6FaPvc
— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) June 23, 2023
Of course that set social media off in a big way.
Look folks won’t bark at you for sniping at Ozuna. But Ron Washington? Man, that’s a great way to unify the whole damn southeast. https://t.co/aROxmnVX0D
— Jarrett Smith (@Jarrett_Smith) June 23, 2023
Larry Andersen called Ron Washington (of all people) “unprofessional”. Before we waste any energy getting upset about that, here’s another one of his endearing baseball takes: pic.twitter.com/79zTKxQN4S
— Eric Shaw (@Eric_Shaw) June 23, 2023
Ron Washington’s reaction to some rando in the Phillies radio booth calling him unprofessional: pic.twitter.com/bta5LwIDtI
— Leslie Mines (@LeslieMinesIII) June 23, 2023
(Hand) Dancing on my Own - Ron Washington pic.twitter.com/ENaxhTF9as
— Blooper (@BlooperBraves) June 23, 2023
Ron Washington is a national treasure and I won’t accept any slander against him. pic.twitter.com/G8mRNht5EV
— Michael Schlact (@michael_schlact) June 23, 2023
There’s many things I can tolerate from the Phillies: Harper’s tantrums, Hoskins slamming bats, and umps being blind behind home on pitches and plays at the plate (Bohm still hasn’t touched home). But I draw the line at calling Ron Washington “unprofessional”. How dare you. https://t.co/a0HzB0bjbB
— Zack (@caskey_zachary) June 23, 2023
Dude called Ron Washington unprofessional😭😭😭 Phillies tears might be more satisfying than Mets tears at this point https://t.co/Uj1iSALNBC
— ً (@ClasslessVol) June 23, 2023
It's unknown if the Mets' tears or the Phillies' tears are more satisfying, but one thing is for sure – calling Ron Washington unprofessional will not be tolerated. Larry Andersen, please take note.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Phillies broadcasters learn not to pick on Atlanta's Ron Washington
