The most awaited 124th game of a historic rivalry is here, but not without some news to overshadow it. While the Army-Navy game is underway, on its route to thrill millions, one announcement from the MLB world has fans enraged. The fans are filled with an equal amount of cut-throat mindset as the Black Knights and the Midshipmen, not due to the game.

While this intersection of two sports is not always a place where fights erupt, for the Army vs. Navy, this time, it was different. This gives a solid understanding of the sheer passion fans have to witness the moment of who gets to be Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy winner.

Fan slams MLB analyst

Jeff Passan’s recent announcement, along with making headlines in the baseball community, has made its way through the football community but for the wrong reasons. Passan announced details of baseballer Shohei Ohtani’s deal with the Dodgers, stating that he would be signing on for 10 years and a whopping $700 million. The problem: bad timing!. NFL fans were quick to criticise the announcement on the big game day.

The deal will not only make Ohtani the all time earnings leader in the history of MLB, it will also be written as one of the grandest and largest contract in U.S. team sports history. Somehow, it does not go well with the Army-navy fans.

Safe to say, fans are upset. “Why are we breaking this during the Army Navy game…” commented a fan, clearly expressing their frustration. They wanted to bask in the thrill of the day they had been awaiting the whole year. All of it was swept away by an announcement from a sport besides the NFL. Who is to blame?

Army-Navy Rivalry

Since the past 43 years, Army Black Knight and Navy Midshipmen are batting it out on the ground. Both teams had their phases of winning. For instance, when the Black Knights joined in 1980, the field was clearly dominated by their arch-nemesis. The Army was quick to reach its peak performance, leaving the Midshipmen is shambles around 1944-45.

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While the Navy does hold the upper hand when it comes to their total record with a 62-54-7 in the rivalry. However, it was the Black Knights who emerged victorious with a score of 20-17 in the previous game last season. As the audience at Gillette Stadium holds their breath for today’s outcome, the noise of the fans will reverberate thorough the whole city of Foxborough.

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