The Fox Sports 1 baseball studio show is the television equivalent of the Oakland Raiders during their outlaw days under Al Davis: a home for reclamation projects. Having hired Pete Rose as an occasional analyst during the season, Fox added Alex Rodriguez as a commentator through the American League Championship Series and the World Series. Here was a rare chance to understand what it was like to be barred by Major League Baseball for a season (Rodriguez in 2014) and for life (Rose). All Fox needed was to prop a cardboard cutout of Shoeless Joe Jackson on the studio’s faux field.
TV Sports: Alex Rodriguez and Pete Rose Sharing a Studio Set, if Not Opinions on Banishments
