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World of Sport

12th Apr 2015

Vine: US commentator wheels out bizarre trivia on Guinea Pigs and loneliness

Good point, well made

Ben Kiely

This is the furthest thing from a commentary cliche as possible.

Yankee Stadium played host to a historic baseball game the other day, as the Red Sox and the Yankees slugged it out over 19 innings lasting a remarkable six hours and 49 minutes. The Bostonians eventually ran out 6-5 winners and claimed a memorable victory over their rivals.

There is a common misconception that it’s the players who are most affected by marathon games. However, as broadcaster Bob Costas proved, sporting epics can have a fairly grueling effect on the commentators as well.

It became apparent during the course of the game that Costas has simply run out of things to say. You can pinpoint the exact moment when he hit rock bottom as when he came out with a perplexing piece of trivia on the mental health of Guinea Pigs.

Sure, Bob… whatever you say.

Hat-tip to Reddit