Pat McAfee Thinks Rob Manfred is an Idiot

Pat McAfee had Jeff Passan on his show Wednesday to talk all things baseball. While Passan sat by, McAfee opened up the hose and pointed it right at MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Among other things, McAfee called Manfred a "f***ing idiot" for comments he made on Tuesday before Game 1 of the World Series.

Here's the segment from McAfee's show:

I know you can't say it @JeffPassan but I'll say it.. ROB MANFRED STINKS #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/SNxLguzMkz
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 27, 2021

Here's what Manfred said on Tuesday that set McAfee off:

More Manfred on the Braves name: "We don’t market our game on a nationwide basis. Ours is an everyday game. You’ve gotta sell tickets every single day to the fans in that market. And there are all sorts of differences between the regions in terms of how the teams are marketed.”
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 26, 2021

With that logic, no one outside of Atlanta or Houston should watch the World Series because neither has been marketed "nationwide." It's a dumb premise, made worse by Manfred's comments about the Braves' name and his uninformed blather about the Native American community supporting it:

"The Native American community in that region is wholly supportive of the Braves program, including the Chop. For me, that’s kind of the end of the story. In that market, we’re taking into account the Native American community.”
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 26, 2021

I think it's safe to say I'm with McAfee on this one. Manfred is an idiot.