The great thing about live television is that something out of the ordinary is bound to happen from time to time, and we’re pretty sure Bob Costas sneaking out during the bottom of the seventh inning of last night’s Mariners-Yankees game to take a piss fits the bill.
MLB Network was broadcasting live from Yankee Stadium as part of their Tuesday Night Showcase mostly because it was former Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano’s return to the Bronx. The game turned out to be a dud for the most part until play-by-play announcer Bob Costas suddenly asked his booth partner John Smoltz how his play-by-play skills were with nobody out and one on in the Yankees’ half of the seventh inning.
His reason? You guessed it: He had to use the john.
If you find yourself asking why in the hell he didn’t pee in between innings, the always lovable Costas was pretty candid about why he left when he did:
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