Tidbits and Blue Jays
I don't know who the TV announcers for the Toronto Blue Jays are but they are exceedingly gracious. Though the Rays have beat the home team two nights in a row, they compliment good performances regardless of the player and pepper their commentary with a plethora of trivia and anecdotes. For instance, I learned tonight that when Joe Maddon was on his honeymoon in Rome, he saw someone standing on a train platform wearing a Rays hat. A Tampa native no less. Maddon was still glowing after a great season and meeting a Rays fan in Rome was icing on the cake. A completely random story, yet anecdotes like the one the announcer related humanize the players.
But, just to be clear, they weren't rooting for the Rays. Each time the Rays hit a home run (three in total), one of the announcers would say curtly "Goodbye."
A boy who caught a foul ball also received attention for wearing a Mets jersey (Wright). "Well, that's just great!" one of the announcers said cheerfully. He turned for a moment, revealing a Jays hat. He roots for two teams--I can relate to that.