In Game 1 of the World Series, John Smoltz would not shut the hell up. This annoyance was compounded by the fact that he usually failed to offer any insight whatsoever. It was nothing more than constant noise pollution that distracted from the game on the screen.
Sure, Smoltz is probably better than TBS's Ron Darling, but that's like saying the next Republican president will not be as bad as Donald Trump (presumably). It's just about the lowest bar there is.
Marc Normandin of SB Nation agrees:
John Smoltz hates baseball, which wouldn't be much of an issue if he was just grumbling about the state of the game in 2018 on his couch while thinking about the next morning's tee time.