The longtime Mets voice took to the airways before the Sunday night Dodgers-Mets prime-time matchup on ESPN to complain about the network holding up the game past its scheduled 8:05 p.m. ET start time.
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The “network stooge” counter stops at two.
The “seven hours” comment is pretty telling of Rose’s stance on Sunday night games in general; he’s among those who feel Sundays should be for afternoon games for all teams across the sport.
To lengthen Rose’s night just a bit more, the Mets got it handed to them: New York wound up on the wrong end of a three-game series sweep at the hands of the Dodgers.
Network stooge, Line 1.
