National broadcaster's call of Andrew Vaughn's homer should have Brewers fans enraged

Being in the postseason certainly has its advantages. Getting a national audience to showcase your team and the fanbase is a positive. Pat Murphy has appeared on ESPN's Pat McAfee Show, highlights of the games are going viral on social media, as well as different clips of content from the players behind the scenes.

Of course, there are certainly drawbacks to the national spotlight as well. Without a team-specific broadcast, the networks presenting these games need to provide a neutral, down-the-middle broadcast to appeal to fans of both teams, as well as the outside fans. Of course, this can have drawbacks as well.

Ron Darling gives lackluster call

After Milwaukee got behind in Game 2, following a Seiya Suzuki home run, the Brewers were looking for a spark to even things up. In typical, woodpecker Brewers fashion, William Contreras and Christian Yelich both singled, setting the stage for Andrew Vaughn. Vaughn had cooled off a bit from his blistering start to his Brewers tenure, but still has been a solid addition to Milwaukee's roster. On a 3-2 pitch, Vaughn skied a deep fly ball to left that didn't come down until it reached the seats in left field.

A game-tying, three-run home run for the home team should have plenty of fanfare, even if being presented by a neutral party. Instead, color commentator Ron Darling, who serves in the same role for the Mets regular-season broadcasts, was ho-hum on the call: "This ballpark has always been a good hitters’ ballpark, and it had enough. It produces three runs."

This isn't the first time this season that Darling has put himself in hot water with Brewers fans. Fans of both teams had plenty to say on social media after Game 1 of the NLDS. On top of that, Darling was very disparaging on Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski being selected to the All-Star game, calling it "a joke to the game."

At the time, Darling did make sure to separate Misiorowski from the choice itself. Rightfully so. Still, having someone with a rather negative perception of the team is less than ideal. In a perfect world, Milwaukee will take care of business against the Cubs in Game 3 and get a new set of broadcasters for the NLCS.