Jeff Nelson is so bad at his job. Here is another example so hilarious I had to document it in full...
NY is up 7-1 in the 5th and Rodon has from the start pretty obviously been trying the Verlander approach of building FB velocity as he goes in a game, he gave up a bunch of well hit balls early on but most were caught, and he is clearly getting stronger. The count is 2-2 and as Rodon prepares to pitch, Nelson is in the midst of a monologue about Rodon...
Nelson: '...you're used to striking out 10-12 guys in a game and now all of a sudden, that's cut back and he's become more of a pitcher...'
It is at this point that the batter wildly swings over the top of a slider for strike 3.
Nelson, inexplicably undeterred by reality: ', not getting swing and misses.'
Beat.
Michael Kay: 'Well, that's a swing and a miss, Rodon's 5th K.'
Rodon's final line was 6 2 1 1 1 8 on 93 pitches, and he was up to 97 at the end (94 early on).
Please, YES, spare us more of this guy. Is he just bored in retirement and paying you to do some games?