1. Whether we're in a pandemic or not, whether we're having a real baseball season or a fake 60-game season, whether you've yearned for baseball's return or not, one thing remains the same: If Alex Rodriguez is calling a game for ESPN, ESPN wants the telecast to be The Alex Rodriguez Show.
There are three problems with that. One, people tuning in want to see the game, not The Alex Rodriguez Show. Two, A-Rod isn't the right person to handle that job unless you subscribe to the theory that even bad publicity is good publicity.