The hot mic can pick up anything, and as we learned again on Saturday, sometimes they produce hilarious results. San Francisco Giants fans are not prone to the hot mic either.
The Giants are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks for a weekend series in San Francisco. Saturday’s matchup proved to be a fun and high-scoring affair. In the bottom of the 5th inning, the Giants trailed the D’Backs, 5-3. Giants slugger Joc Pederson stood at the plate with a 2-1 count. He watched Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly deal his pitch, and the umpire called it a strike. It was a questionable call. Then the hot mic went off.
A fan in the stands, likely favoring the Giants, shouted his thoughts. The fan declared the call comparable to “horse manure.” Beloved Giants commentators Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow chuckled through that and had no choice but to concur.
“I kind of agree with them,” Kuiper said. “I can’t argue with them,” Krukow added through laughter.
A fan got picked up on the hot mic voicing his… GREAT displeasure for a pitch called a strike at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Duane Kuiper: "I kind of agree with them."
Mike Krukow: "I can't argue with them." pic.twitter.com/nWgJiGddoZ— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 24, 2023
There’s a reason why Kuiper and Krukow are so beloved, not just for their contributions to the MVP Baseball series. Besides being excellent at calling the game itself, funny banter and reacting to humoring situations are big reasons why.
After the incident happened, plenty around the MLB world began to laugh at the hot mic incident at the Giants game. Not surprisingly, either, as it was one of the funnier commentary moments in a minute.
Cracking up like I’m ten years old. 😂🤷♂️😂 https://t.co/t0sAlNt1G5
— Mike Lupole (@MLupole) June 24, 2023
Kruk and Kuip are 2 of the best 😂 https://t.co/sIHc4lLiGz
— Dylan Connolly (DCONN) (@DCONN24) June 24, 2023
Aw man I miss the days of going down a couple rows during inning breaks to tell a couple dads (or moms) "hey folks there is a hot mic exactly 2 feet over your head.." https://t.co/sZceqVpPj1
— the greatest of all part time (@KeeperCoach4) June 24, 2023
Hot crowd mics in the stands are often bad, except when they're really good. https://t.co/e82QJ6M8rW
— Brandon Veale (@redveale) June 24, 2023
Best MLB announcing crew. And not even close. Watch/listen to their games because they’re on/streaming. Like I used to do with Vin. https://t.co/wOjnuRnZ8f
— Cale Ramaker (@CaleRamaker) June 24, 2023
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