"How dare the pitcher try to get the home guy out? That's their baserunner who's trying to score, leave them alone."
"I gotta be real, real careful with what I say,"
"Sometimes we had some questions about the baseball IQ of some Canadians...maybe they knew a little more about hockey than baseball."
Baseball has been a long-standing sport across North America, with Toronto adopting the Blue Jays in 1977 and fans embracing baseball traditions for decades. One common tradition is booing when an opposing pitcher attempts a pickoff at first base. MLB introduced a disengagement rule that can turn pickoff attempts into balks, prompting some broadcasters to question the practice. During an eighth-inning pickoff attempt by Shawn Dubin on Myles Straw, lead broadcaster Kevin Brown expressed confusion about continued booing. Orioles broadcaster Brian Roberts suggested some Canadians lacked baseball IQ and favored hockey knowledge, then persisted despite attempts to move on, triggering an internet backlash.
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