Pirates Broadcaster Makes Offensive Comments About Derek Dietrich and His Family

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Derek Dietrich has been a thorn in the side of the Pittsburgh Pirates all season long. He's hit seven home runs in nine games against the Buccos so far, including three well-pimped dingers in Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh.

As most hitters tend to do, he certainly admired his shots when he hit them, standing in the batter's box to watch them soar into the crowd. And after Dietrich's latest batch of dingers, Pirates broadcaster John Wehner was not happy, going so far as to invoke his deceased relatives in his criticisms.

Wehner appeared on Pittsburgh's 93.7 The Fan Morning Show before Tuesday's game, where the broadcaster ripped into Dietrich for celebrating his home runs.

"I can't stand him. I just don't see why - I don't understand why you have to do that," Wehner said on the show. "It's different if you're a Hall of Fame player, you're a 60-homer guy, you're an established guy. Nobody ever heard of him before this year."

Wehner continued on his rant about Dietrich, stating that the only reason he knows who Dietrich is is because of his grandfather, Steve Demeter. He then says that Demeter is rolling around in his grave every time his grandson celebrates his home runs.

We get it, maybe Dietrich shouldn't do stuff like this after every homer he hits. After all, he is only batting .262 this season. But he is undoubtedly having the best year of his career so far, already accumulating 17 homers, which is already a single-season career high.

Say what you want about showboating in baseball, but taking a shot at his family and acting like you know how Dietrich's grandfather would feel is bush league. So what if he watched his ball leave the stadium? If you have a problem with it, stop him from doing it with some better pitching. Simple. That's probably what Demeter would say, in all honesty.

Baseball is in need of something that'll get people to tune in, and this certainly does that for the sport. We're sure the MLB doesn't care one bit if it brings in a bigger audience.