Len Kasper tweet stirs controversy

On the second day of the 2018 major league season (and part of the third day), the Chicago Cubs played a 17-inning game against the Florida Marlins. An hour before it began, Cubs TV announcer Len Kasper tweeted his dislike for long regular season games that reach an extreme amount of innings, i.e. anything over 12 innings. Great topic for discussion, right? It didn’t turn out that way.

I can only imagine what Len was thinking when the Cubs game went 17 innings. But the worst part of it all was that Len felt it necessary to defend his humanity as many fans personally attacked him on Twitter. One would’ve thought he tweeted, “Trump in 2020… keep America Great!”


Baseball purists (on Twitter) can ruin social media for a lot of people. People attack others for having different views on politics, that’s a given… but baseball? You want to crucify someone for a different point of view about extra innings… or for playing Devil’s advocate. For goodness sakes, leave Len Kasper alone.

It’s unruly and rude Twitter users who turn thoughts into heated debates (instead of discussions) who have driven Len to use Twitter less often.

For those of us who enjoy Len’s baseball insights, agree or not, this is a true loss.

Keep up the great work Len! Here’s hoping the Cubs win in 9 tonight!