A really cool thing happened on Wednesday night: Ronald Acuna Jr. stole his 70th base, making him the first MLB player ever with 40-plus home runs and 70 steals in a season. An NL MVP might be in his future.
The steal came in the 10th inning with the Atlanta Braves playing the Chicago Cubs, who are in the middle of trying to contend for a Wild Card spot.
Why I’m mentioning that: When Acuna stole the base, he picked it up in celebration and the game stopped in the middle of the inning for the Braves to show a montage. And the Cubs’ broadcast was NOT happy.
“Are we really stopping the game to do a highlight montage?” asked Boog Sciambi?
“Can we get the base after the game?” replied Jim Deshaies. “This is pretty absurd.”
The Cubs broadcast wasn’t happy about the game being paused after Acuña’s 70th steal pic.twitter.com/8fqpJLCFax
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 28, 2023
I sort of get it with the Cubs trying to win a game but maybe this was a bit much.