The campaign for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021 came to a disheartening end. However, Cardinals star Adam Wainwright did not take that as an invitation to rest. ‘Uncle Charlie’ is impressing fans in a new role for the season.
Wainwright replaced the ball with the mic to join the team behind the booth. Wainwright is playing the role of a commentator for the Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox ALDS Series.
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Adam’s commentary is a hit with baseball fans
In the 2021 season, the St. Louis Cardinals missed out on the play-off season by a whisker. The Cardinals left the season as they were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3-1 in the wild card game. However, Adam did not go back home and is stunning everyone with his commentary skills.
USA Today via Reuters
Oct 6, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (50) reacts as he walks off the field after being taken out of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Adam joined the FOX Sports broadcast backstage for the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox ALDS Series. Fans have certainly enjoyed his stint in the studio.
Welcome to the booth, @UncleCharlie50 👏 @Cardinals pic.twitter.com/YJ8s1xCGzh
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 10, 2021
Adam Wainwright is still playing and he's already the best national color commentator in baseball. https://t.co/8lweCGwRi1
— Cardinals Stats And Facts (@SpittinFactsSTL) October 11, 2021
Adam Wainwright is a national treasure, lol pic.twitter.com/W160rxUlrJ
— Kelli 🎗 (@StlCrdsfn11) October 11, 2021
Adam Wainwright is the most sincere, polite, glib, funny, unassuming professional athlete I’ve ever been around. If he weren’t a CY Young contender, I would tell him to report immediately to the booth. #STLCards https://t.co/qDN18JKdiZ
— Martin Kilcoyne (@martinkilcoyne2) October 11, 2021
Of course Adam Wainwright is better at TV than I am
— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) October 10, 2021
Really cool to hear Adam Wainwright in the booth for this Stros-Sox game. Also very impressed by his work ethic and stamina to just jump into a new job right after pitching more than 210 major-league innings this year.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) October 11, 2021
How is Adam Wainwright already better than nearly every #STLCards color commentator we’ve been listening to the past 2-3 years? https://t.co/tD9AR1uvM2
— 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚆𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚛 🗺 (@drewmaniac) October 11, 2021
The Cardinals’ star pitcher joined Adam Amin, A.J. Pierzynski, and Tom Verducci in the booth for the matches. Adam, who will turn 41 next year, is in the twilight of his pitching career. However, it seems like he has his next opportunity lined-up already as fans suggest a full-time role.
Adam Wainwright no doubt has a broadcasting career after he retires from baseball!! He did the Astros and White Sox game and was better than 95% of the guys that did Cardinals games on Fox and ESPN this year!! Now the secret is out and we're going to have to start sharing Waino!! pic.twitter.com/iYEjlaJyWh
— 314SportsHooligan (@314Hooligan) October 11, 2021
Adam Wainwright has a career in broadcasting #WhiteSoxVsAstros
— Shack (@iamshack24) October 11, 2021
Seriously, how good is Adam Wainwright in the booth? No idea how interested he is in making that a full time career once his pitching days are done, but if I'm a national network with an MLB broadcast contract, I'm trying to make a long term hire.
— Chris Hornbostel (@ChrisHornb) October 11, 2021
Adam Wainwright describing Eloy Jimenez as like "the cover of a romance novel" is the content I didn't know I needed
— Brittney Bush Bollay (@BrittneyBush) October 11, 2021
Interestingly, this is not the first time he is doing color commentary for FOX Sports. Back in 2020, he also made an appearance in the booth.
Adam Wainwright is not a lettuce fan
Adam Wainwright was enjoying the time in the booth as he ate nachos while talking baseball. During the commentary, he was even discussing the hat nachos with Adam Amin and A.J. Pierzynski. In the video, Wainwright said something that caught fans’ attention.
Wainwright said, “I left all the lettuce though.”
@ImFatPod @JayZawaski670 @RickCCamp “I left all the lettuce though.” – Adam Wainwright – honorary fat. pic.twitter.com/LJvBPjXjIj
— Ryan McConnaughay (@ryanmac84) October 11, 2021
I wasn't supposed to catch the FS1 broadcast tonight but Adam Wainwright and AJ Pierzynski discussing nachos has been the most I've ever felt like a part of the booth.
— Ed Siebert (@edsiebertesq) October 11, 2021
Adam wainwright hates lettuce confirmed
— matt (@mjlesss) October 11, 2021
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I don’t know why, but I’m also enjoying Adam Wainwright’s apparent joy at nachos magically appearing in the booth after he asked AJ and Adam Amin what was good at the ballpark. #WhiteSox #ChangeTheGame #HOUvsCHW #HOUvsCWS #ALDS #MLBPostseason
— caitimai (@caitimai) October 11, 2021
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Adam Wainwright produced amazing pitches for St. Louis Cardinals. Although he might not be in the post-season on the pitch, he’s still not far from the action.
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