Comedian and actor Will Ferrell has been making headlines throughout Major League Baseball, especially after he played in five Cactus League spring training games on Thursday.
A lot of people find it funny. I like it. Former NFL head coach John Madden is not a fan of it, though, and blasted Ferrell.
“I hate it. That’s a lack of respect. That’s a lack of respect for the game and a [lack of] respect for what players have to do to get where they are," he said, via KCBS.
Madden barely has anything to do with baseball, but explained why he cares so much. He says one time Golden State Warriors star Rick Barry wanted to try out for the Oakland Raiders back in the day.
“I’m in training camp in Santa Rosa. Rick Barry comes walking by and he was playing for the Warriors at that time. He was a friend of Al Davis’ and he said he was going to go in and suit up and go out on the field and practice, to fool Al. I swear this is true. Jack Tatum and George Atkinson walked by and I said, look, if this guy comes out on the field, he’s live bait and I want you to go after him the way you would go after any other player that plays on another team.”
Interesting.
