Playing Hooky: Olbermann Catches World Series Instead Of Hosting Show
Let’s get the facts out of the way first – Keith Olbermann went to see Game 6 of the World Series, watching the Yankees close it out, instead of hosting his 8pmET MSNBC show Countdown last night – the day after the first elections of the Obama administration. We know this because he wrote all about it on his MLB blog. There’s photo evidence he was hanging out…with a Fox News host!
Now that the facts are settled – does this make any sense?
Look, it’s the World Series, Olbermann’s a Yankees fan – this is huge. It’s not like Olbermann hasn’t earned his keep at the network, as he has consistently come in as the top rated show on MSNBC for years.
But, just like Glenn Beck‘s fans were unpleasantly surprised to see their regular host out last night (with appendicitis), those looking for Olbermann’s take on Hoffman’s lose or Christie’s win at 8pmET found Lawrence O’Donnell sitting in the anchor chair. This gets coupled with the fact that Olbermann hosted at 8pmET Tuesday night, but was not there at 10pmET. We hear he was visiting his sick father in the hospital – he’s had to miss time over the last couple months due to his father’s health, and we wouldn’t want to diminish that in any way.
But last night, he was at Yankee Stadium. He wrote all about it on his frequently-updated MLB blog. We’re not sure if he’s got an automatic log-in so he can live blog from his seat, but he currently has one missive on Pedro Martinez triple-posted and another post with some uncorrected grammatical issues. But the main post – the top story right now – features pictures and analysis of the game, in the wake of the Yankees 27th World Series victory.
One photo sticks out, near the end, with this caption:
And lastly, a reminder that baseball does erase boundaries. The guy I’m taking a photo of, who’s taking a photo of me – we get along perfectly at the ballpark – less so during our day jobs.
That’s Sean Hannity, right? Definitely. The guy who makes somewhat frequent appearances on Olbermann’s “Worst Persons” list, and was the “Best Person” two weeks ago – but, as you can imagine, not for anything positive. We looked it up: Hannity’s show was new, but was pre-taped (it’s normally live at 9pmET). So, Hannity and Olbermann – getting “along perfectly,” taking photos of each other. Cute, or the sign of the apocalypse? We report, you decide.
