Last night, the Atlanta Braves squared off against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis.
It was a big time matchup, as the Braves are second in the NL East, and the Cards are first in the NL Central, and it was the rubber match as the series was split 1-1 going into last night, ultimately leading to a Cards comeback 6-3 win in the late innings.
However, the broadcasters decided to pull a move that you’d typically see when two teams with absolutely zero chance of making postseason play are facing off against each other, and broadcasters are just begging for some content to talk about.
Cards ace Adam Wainwright got the start last night, and out of left field, they decided to play one of Wainwright’s country songs he has in the works for an upcoming album he’s working on, titled “Sounds Real Good To Me.”
I want to go ahead and make this clear. I am in no way against athletes showing off their other talents, because I think it helps us realize that at the end of the day they’re people who like to pursue different things in life, just like us normal folk.
We’ve seen stuff like this before in the past, like when star pitcher Bronson Arroyo recorded a soft rock album back in the day. Also, I’ll never forget when the Braves got their utility player Chase D’Arnaud to play a free concert after a game with his band, just so fans had something to look forward to back when the Bravos were trash.
Barry Zito, Jake Peavy… plenty of guys have played music over the years.
But I will say, this song from Wainwright is incredibly mid. Well, lower mid…
Okay, okay, I guess he doesn’t have a bad voice, but this song is some of the cheesiest “Live, Laugh, Love” boyfriend country music I’ve ever heard. The vocal control is pretty bad and the production is sub par… just a weird thing to play during a television broadcast.
And for clarity, I’m a Wainwright fan. He’s a good ol’ boy from Brunswick, Georgia and is one of the good guys of baseball.
But this? It ain’t it chief.
Stick to throwing strikes, amigo.
Give it a listen and see for yourself:
With that being said, it appears that baseball fans feel the same way, as a number of them went scorched earth on the song:
Watching Adam Wainwright pitch while Adam Wainwright sings a song written by Adam Wainwright is a TV experience I could have never thought up.
— Jake Crouse (@JakeCrouseMLB) August 29, 2022
"We're experiencing technical difficulties with Austin Riley's mic, so we'll instead provide interviews with every member of the Cardinals organization plus an original song by Adam Wainwright."
— Pigskin Throne (@PigskinThrone) August 29, 2022
Call me an old lady but when I watch a Braves game, I want to hear a broadcast/play-by-play of the game…not Adam Wainwright singing a country song. No more Sunday Night Baseball games please.
— Leigh Hooten (@hootle23) August 29, 2022
ESPN playing Adam Wainwright’s song while he’s pitching is dick riding at its finest
— Randy Lahey (@markfromsouthie) August 29, 2022
I love Adam Wainwright, but if @espn ever makes me listen to him sing a country song while im watching baseball again, ill riot
— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (@Flamesinsider1) August 29, 2022
ESPN just forced me to listen to Adam Wainwright’s song and I’d like financial compensation or something for such a heinous act
— Lane (@lanec123) August 29, 2022
espn is playing adam wainwright's country song and am I having a stroke what is going on
— russbengtson.eesh (@russbengtson) August 29, 2022
i need every cardinals fan to apologize for ESPN playing this entire adam wainwright song
— Sean Rose (@swritenow) August 29, 2022
Would rather live tweet my own suicide than hear Adam Wainwright singing original songs on espn. Everyone involved in that should be ashamed.
— Leviticus Cornbread (@LeviticusCB) August 29, 2022
Having to listen to Adam Wainwright badly sing the most basic, boring, "hello Captain Obvious", country song I've ever heard is yet another reason I hate baseball on ESPN. Good on him for having a hobby but the ppl around him are lying to him. #secondhandembarrassment
— Noelle of 🏔🏝 aka shuffletown 🇺🇦🌻 (@teawithjbbarnes) August 29, 2022
ESPN just played an original Adam Wainwright country song over actual game action for so long. Did I just hallucinate?
— Dave (@DaveCMcKinney) August 29, 2022
Me after being made to listen to the entirety of Adam Wainwright’s song pic.twitter.com/qIZO5GEF9d
— Spencer Strider Mustache Rider (@tmcgowa3) August 29, 2022
TAKE ADAM WAINWRIGHT’S TRASH ASS SONG OFF OF THE TV
— Chris Peacock (@dontdrinknspeed) August 29, 2022
The “Achy Breaky Heart” though?
Fire.
