TBS is Pro-Alcoholic

Wells carries an imaginary, giant plate of spaghetti

TBS is attempting to switch from being the home-network for the Atlanta Braves to producing legitimate, un-biased baseball broadcasts to rival ESPN and FOX.  To do so, they need top-tier former players to perform as analysts.  With Tony Gwynn not available until the playoffs and John Smoltz back on the field, TBS has a significant void to fill until they can convince people that Buck Martinez and Ron Darling are credible analysts.  Enter David Wells. 

The former pitcher will act as both a studio analyst and appear in-booth for some Sunday broadcasts on TBS after signing a multi-year deal.  This will make the first time Wells has functioned in duel role since his playing days when he served as both a pitcher and a drunk.   

Wells gives TBS a commentator to rival ESPN’s John Kruk… in an eating contest and a rival to MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds as a fan favorite.  What?  You don’t think Wells can be lovable?  Wait until the first time he broadcasts under the influence and then try to tell me he’s not must-see-television.  And, of course, the “first time he broadcasts under the influence” also means the first time he broadcasts. 

Wells has never shied away from controversy and should call out players at every opportunity, so he’s got that going for him, which is nice.  In fact, TBS is now only a Curt Schilling signing away from an on-set fist-fight.  And I think we can all agree, in a Wells-Schilling smackdown, no matter who loses, we all win. 

Despite all the positives that TBS’s PR team has come up with for their press release, there are some undeniable negatives to be on the look out for as well.  Most troubling is how can an analyst deliver insightful commentary with his mouth full?  David Wells is fat, you see.

Tags: baseball, David Wells, ESPN, FOX, MLB, TBS

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