Chris Rose did not hold back after MLB’s handling of the Rays-Guardians rain delay turned into a mess in Cleveland.
Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was set for Friday at 8 PM ET at Progressive Field, but rain had been in the picture all night and the game was eventually pushed to Saturday. MLB had already adjusted Game 3 on Thursday, moving it into the early afternoon to avoid the expected weather, but Game 4 never got the same kind of clean resolution. Fans showed up anyway, then got sent home after the postponement was announced well after the original start time.
Rose, who works for Jomboy Media and is also a Guardians fan, took aim at the league in a 2:20 minute video and made it clear he thought MLB mishandled the whole thing.
“I'm still trying to comprehend what happened last night in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio,” Rose said. “… Starts pouring about 6:00 local time, two hours before first pitch.
They open the gates, and guess what? We have no idea what Major League Baseball is thinking.
Nobody joins the TBS crew. I'm not saying it had to be the commissioner Rob Manfred, but somebody in the league office.”
Rose said someone from the league office should have gotten on the TBS broadcast and explained what was going on instead of leaving fans to piece it together through updates from the MLB Communications social media account. He also questioned the schedule, asking why MLB would set up four straight games now rather than build in a travel day.
As things stand, Games 4 and 5 in Cleveland are set for Saturday and Sunday, with Games 6 and 7 in Tampa Bay scheduled for Monday and Tuesday if they’re needed. Since the World Series does not begin until Friday, Rose questioned why Monday could not have been used as a travel day, with Games 6 and 7 pushed to Tuesday and Wednesday.
He closed by turning his frustration toward the bigger picture around the World Series.
“You're gonna have a hard enough time trying to sell Milwaukee versus either Tampa or Cleveland to the fringe fan. Don't piss off your real fans. Stop doing it.”
My thoughts about last night in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/qKexU8xM9U
— Chris Rose (@ChrisRose) October 17, 2026
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