Congrats to Chris Russo, the loud, legendary sports TV and radio personality known as “Mad Dog,” on his retirement.
Well … probably not. But Mad Dog did the thing you’re not supposed to do on the air or on social media, and made a promise connected to a prediction that he probably won’t follow through on.
Earlier in the week, he said this on Mad Dog Sports Radio: “If [the Diamondbacks] win the next two games and win the [NLCS] in seven games, I will retire on the spot.”
You know what happened next. Arizona took down the Philadelphia Phillies and will move on the World Series.
Russo posted that he stood by his promise, along with a few other notable tweets:
I stand by my promise! https://t.co/Yr9JpgXVnL pic.twitter.com/wAYeZihmuA
— Chris Mad Dog Russo (@MadDogUnleashed) October 24, 2023
😓 😓 😓
— Chris Mad Dog Russo (@MadDogUnleashed) October 25, 2023
— Chris Mad Dog Russo (@MadDogUnleashed) October 25, 2023
But he’s also said this in recent days:
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo clears up the story about whether he will retire if the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies tonight. He also said this only pertains to SiriusXM and he will not leave @stephenasmith and First Take. pic.twitter.com/UiSdi73INr
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) October 24, 2023
Soooo … hmm. We’ll see how Russo will get out of this one. Also, the Diamondbacks were DEFINITELY aware of this:
“MAD DOG! MAD DOG! MAD DOG!” pic.twitter.com/gtyvkQcqYo
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 25, 2023
