Two More Factual Errors By “Ranting” Russo

He certainly bothers me less than he once did, as he does offer criticism, however, the unchanged allowance of Christopher Russo sprouting off factual mistakes, is starting to bring back the harsh reality that the need to be accurate, has taken a back seat to just saying anything, perceived mildly entertaining.

Russo and certainly the staff at MLB Network on the show “High Heat,” which really should not be cited, deserve criticism and then some, for lack of preparation.

Believe me, Russo makes many more factual errors as he rants on sans “fact checking,” but here are two from today.

Orel Hershiser, who had started in game 3 the day before, did NOT pitch 3 innings in game 4 of the 1988 NLCS as Russo said he did. He faced one batter, getting the Mets’ Kevin McReynolds to fly out to an oncoming John Shelby, to end the game.

The score of the Indians’ win in game 1 of the just completed ALCS was NOT (2-1), it was TWO to NOTHING.