Sportsnet analyst Caleb Joseph taking heat over 'Sour Grapes' comment following Game 7
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Sportsnet analyst Caleb Joseph gave his opinion on who he thought was the better team following the Toronto Blue Jays Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
The opinion wasn't received well by many Blue Jays or Dodgers fans.
From a purely neutral perspective, neither team deserved to lose Saturday night's Game 7 of the World Series.
Both the Dodgers and Blue Jays made several would-be championship-defining plays throughout the course of the 11-inning thriller, not to mention throughout the course of the entire series.
But one team had to lose, and unfortunately for Blue Jays fans, Saturday was not their day.
Any fan would've been devastated losing a Game 7 in such fashion, especially after waiting decades since their last opportunity.
So when it was time for Caleb Joseph, a former Blue Jay and analyst for Sportsnet's coverage of the World Series to come on the air and set the scene for an audience after such a tough loss, he decided not to hold back.
«It's going to sound like sour grapes, and I don't really give a shit, but I think the better team did not win this series,» Joseph said. «And I think the Blue Jays are the better team. And I feel like they played baseball in a certain way that was infectious, that grabbed the attention of the fans. And it's disheartening to see that the better team did not win. And that's not to take anything away from the Dodgers, but the Blue Jays, they did so many things correct. They did so many things right.»
«It's disheartening to see that the better team did not win,» Joseph continued. «That's not to take anything away from the Dodgers. But the Blue Jays, they did so many things correct and they did so many things right.»
Now, it's more than fair to say that this is, by definition, sour grapes from Joseph here.
But let's remember who he's speaking to. The vast majority of fans watching the Sportsnet broadcast are rooting for the Blue Jays.
While it was technically a national broadcast, the Blue Jays are Canada's team, and Sportsnet serves as the club's de facto local network.
Kike Hernandez, Blue Jays fans alike fire back at Joseph's 'sour grapes' comments
Dodgers outfielder Kike Hernandez immediately clapped back at Joseph's comments saying the he is "happy the better team didn't win."
Blue Jays fans weren't impressed by Joseph's post game analysis either.
Listen. I'm a Blue Jays fan. Saturday was gut-wrenching. But, I'm willing to acknowledge the better team one that game. The Blue Jays made mistakes and the Dodgers capitalized. That's what winners do.
Caleb Joseph's comments are just that - sour grapes. Good for a headline but not much else, unfortunately.
That doesn't negate the impact on the Toronto fan base. Because man that was a friggin' run if I've ever seen one. I'm glad to have witnessed it and felt its impact on this country. But if we're being honest, the better team won on that night. That's what final scores measure.
Not your feelings or what you think *should* have happened. Were that to be the case, we'd all be winners wouldn't we?
The Blue Jays will press on and this too shall pass. Hopefully they use it as fuel to cement themselves down the line.
Caleb Joseph's comments are just that - sour grapes. Good for a headline but not much else, unfortunately.
That doesn't negate the impact on the Toronto fan base. Because man that was a friggin' run if I've ever seen one. I'm glad to have witnessed it and felt its impact on this country. But if we're being honest, the better team won on that night. That's what final scores measure.
Not your feelings or what you think *should* have happened. Were that to be the case, we'd all be winners wouldn't we?
The Blue Jays will press on and this too shall pass. Hopefully they use it as fuel to cement themselves down the line.
Another Blue Jays fan wasn't very happy at all about Joseph's comments and suggested he take the high road.
Not going to lie I don't want Caleb Joseph on the network anymore. Take the high road dude. Don't embarrass us. You're a back up catcher that played half a season with us.
Does that mean the Blue Jays were actually the better team? That's not really up for debate.
The Dodgers took home the World Series. But that doesn't mean Joseph wasn't justified in saying what he said.
In a series like that, with so much back-and-forth, so many memorable moments, and such a fine margin between winning and losing, it's more than fair to show a little favoritism when you're an analyst on what is essentially the home broadcast.
If this were Ken Rosenthal saying this on Fox, it'd be a much different story.
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