Philadelphia Phillies fans should know that their television network is doing everything it can to ensure they do not lose their beloved analyst John Kruk.
And we’re not talking about losing Kruk to ESPN, Fox or TBS, but about preventing the 63-year-old former MLB All-Star from literally getting lost in the ballpark. Kruk, Ruben Amaro Jr. and Ben Davis provided commentary on Thursday night’s Phillies game, along with live commentator Tom McCarthy from the crowd at Citizens Bank Park. And during the broadcast, Kruk asked a random question about his AirTag.
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“Does this AirTag thing just go off on its own?” Kruk asked. “Or do you have to charge it or… because it always goes off in the middle of the night.”
McCarthy answered as if it were a normal question, saying that in his opinion the AirTag did not need to be charged, to which Ruben Amaro Jr. asked in confusion, “What are you talking about?”
“I need to get an AirTag because otherwise I’ll get lost,” Kruk replied casually, as if this were something that happened frequently among broadcasters and others.
Imagine coming across a lost and wandering John Kruk in the stadium and having to help him find his way back to the bench. Thanks to McCarthy and AirTag, you no longer have to.
“Every time we leave the stadium, I get told you’re not with me anymore,” McCarthy said. “Like you’re not in my area anymore. I actually notice that… actually, it mostly happens when I’m right on the Walt Whitman Bridge. All of a sudden, my phone or my watch vibrates, and I look down and it says, ‘John Kruk has left the area.'”
“My goodness, when’s the funeral?” Kruk asked, joking about McCarthy’s “no longer with me” expression. “Apparently I have to find someone to give a eulogy… you guys declared me dead.”
They didn’t kill Kruk, they’re actually doing everything they can to protect Kruk. Do you think Gary Cohen has an AirTag for Keith Hernandez? Michael Kay definitely doesn’t have one for Paul O’Neill. Forget the best booth in baseball, how about the most caring booth in baseball? That tag belongs to the Phillies, especially McCarthy and Kruk.
(NBC Sports Philadelphia)
