On Tuesday, Topps Trading Cards – from Fanatics – unveiled an ad featuring the fictional exploits of Tom Brady with the Montreal Expos had he chosen to play in Major Baseball instead of the NFL.
The ad imagines Brady having the same success in the major leagues as he did in the NFL. His 649 touchdown passes became 649 home runs and his seven Super Bowl victories became World Series victories.
Except obviously not everyone likes it, starting with former Minnesota Twins Rod Carew.
“What does that say about baseball? Maybe I'm a grumpy old man – and I respect Tom Brady – but is baseball so unpopular that you have to pretend a football player is a baseball player to get attention? he wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter). the New York Post.
Maybe I'm just a grumpy old man – and I respect Tom Brady – but is baseball so unpopular that we have to pretend a football player is a baseball player to get attention?
— Rod Carew (@RodCarew_29) December 13, 2023
Brady, who played receiver in high school, was selected by the Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 draft, but decided to pursue his career in football instead.