Royals broadcaster Rex Hudler insists the moon is a planet

By David Brown 12 hours ago Big League Stew

 

They could never be Royals, so the song goes. And if the work of Fox Sports Kansas City broadcaster Rex “The Wonder Dog” Hudler is a fair indication, they could never be astronomers, either.

As TV cameras closed in on a beauty shot of Earth’s favorite natural satellite Tuesday night, play-by-play man Ryan Lefebvre made a joke about FCC regulations and ubiquitous shots of a full moon appearing on Major League Baseball broadcasts. The moon wasn’t quite full (today at 2:14 p.m., yes) but that didn’t keep Hudler from barking some outrageous stuff about it.

Hudler: “I like that rule; it’s a beautiful planet.”

Lefebvre: “Well, it’s a moon…”

Hudler: “It looks like a planet to me.”

Lefebvre: “Yeah.”

Hudler: “Tomorrow is ‘school day’ at the K (Kauffman Stadium).”

Lefebvre: “Maybe they can cover the whole ‘star, planet and moon’ concept.”

Hudler: “That might be good. I think I might need to be refreshed — I guess.”

Lefebvre: “You know, we landed on the planet Moon in… well, anyway.”

Witty repartee at its finest. Was Hud being cute? Definitely. Does he really know the difference between a moon and a planet? Not important. Is he 100 percent positive that we landed on the moon, as Lefebvre said? Not sure. Does he know the difference between a moon and a space station? There’s no way in the Force he does.

Ahh, it’s too big to be a space station anyway.