Pirates broadcasters Greg Brown and Steve Blass said their on-air “fight” was part of a gag designed to break up spring training monotony, not a sign of bad blood between people in the booth.
“Completely part of the shtick,” Brown said Tuesday night, after Deadspin published video of the broadcast and suggested the two were angry at each other. “If someone were to say, ‘Give me your three best friends on this earth,’ I would say ‘Steve Blass, John Wehner, Bob Walk.’ Those are my three best friends. So it’s just funny how things are perceived and unfortunately, too many people can’t take a joke.