2014 All-Star Game: Media misses Adam Wainwright’s humor

Derek Jeter played his final All-Star Game but the media didn’t ask St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright to clarify comments until it was too late.

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Erin Andrews interviewed the Cardinals pitcher late in the game but since the comments had already gone viral, it was too late as the damage had already been done.

“Sometimes my humor goes–gets taken the wrong way,” Wainwright told Andrews. “I feel terrible about this. If anyone’s taking any credit away from what Derek Jeter has done tonight–I mean, it was mis-said. I made a mistake by that. I hope people realize I’m not intentionally giving hits up out there. I know this game means something. I’m guessing people think I’m trying to give up home runs to Miguel Cabrera too.

“I’m very competitive. I think I said yesterday that I didn’t want Derek Jeter to get a hit. I think I said it today, even, before I pitched so I don’t know. It’s a distraction and I do not want to be a distraction. I wanted it to be all for Derek. If anything is taking away from his moment then I sincerely apologize. At no point in my career have I gone out and intentionally given up hits.”

Suffice it to say, the Cardinals pitcher will not be joining Twitter anytime in the near future.

Both Mike Matheny and Wainwright addressed the comments after the game.

Some of the comments:

Wainwright: "What I meant to say was: I’m intentionally trying to throw a strike -- and get him out. Which is what I do most of the time."

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 16, 2014

Longer Wainwright quote in which he says "I made a mistake" and "I'm an idiot." He was exceedingly contrite. pic.twitter.com/hvVLJAhTQv

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 16, 2014

Wainwright said media not to blame for interpreting his words like it did: “You didn’t hear me say everybody’s idiots for thinking that."

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 16, 2014

Wainwright: "I was intentionally trying to throw strikes to get him out. 'Piping one' was the wrong phrase to use."

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) July 16, 2014

Wainwright: "I'm an idiot. ... I messed up but I didn't try to give up a hit. I didn't mess up that way. I messed up in the way I spoke"

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) July 16, 2014

Matheny on Waino's comments: "Unfortunately people couldn't pick up the tone, pick up the humor, and ran with it in the wrong direction."

— Tom Ackerman (@Ackerman1120) July 16, 2014

Nobody’s perfect and we all make mistakes. I know that I’m guilty of speaking without thinking.