{"id":409324,"date":"2022-10-15T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=409324"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T15:21:14","slug":"bob-costas-accidentally-calls-guardians-pitcher-justin-bieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/bob-costas-accidentally-calls-guardians-pitcher-justin-bieber\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Costas Accidentally Calls Guardians Pitcher &#8220;Justin Bieber&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it too late now to say sorry?\u00a0That&#8217;s what Bob Costas might have been contemplating after he made a comical error during Friday&#8217;s Guardians-Yankees Game 2 broadcast on TBS.<\/p>\n<p>When counting the number of pitches Cleveland&#8217;s starting pitcher had thrown in the bottom of the sixth inning, Costas confused his Biebers.\u00a0On Friday&#8217;s ALDS between the Yankees and the Giants, Bob Costas made a mistake. He mistook Justin Bieber, the more well-known member of the Bieber family, for Shane Bieber.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Classic mixup \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Bob Costas accidentally called <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneBieber19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShaneBieber19<\/a> Justin Bieber instead. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Postseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Postseason<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQmyJMSDZD\">pic.twitter.com\/eQmyJMSDZD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1581002640313434120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Justin Bieber,<\/em>&#8221; Costas said taking a brief pause, &#8220;<em>just threw his 84th pitch.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t understand his error right away.<\/p>\n<p>A startled Costas exclaimed, <em>&#8220;Did I truly call Shane Bieber Justin Bieber?&#8221; &#8220;I swore I would prevent that. He has probably experienced it before in his life.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uF_rquwws3Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The legendary broadcaster quickly caught himself and was in utter disbelief at his gaffe.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Trever Stephan is up&#8230;Did I actually call Shane Bieber &#8216;Justin Bieber?&#8217; I vowed that would not happen,&#8221;<\/em> Costas said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s not the first time it&#8217;s happened in [Shane&#8217;s] life. I wonder if [Justin] is watching the game.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is too good! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneBieber19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShaneBieber19<\/a> wearing a &quot;Not Justin&quot; jersey at 2019 Player&#39;s Weekend and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinbieber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@justinbieber<\/a> wearing a &quot;Not Shane Bieber&quot; jersey! @Indians <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gauchos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gauchos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OToYdl6UjQ\">pic.twitter.com\/OToYdl6UjQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gaucho Fund (@GauchoFund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauchoFund\/status\/1166750208287367169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Shane Bieber, ladies and gentlemen.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Costas made a humorous but understandable error.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Shane Bieber is a former Cy Young Award winner and two-time All-Star. However, he is still second to the Canadian music sensation in terms of popularity among Biebers. The two are unrelated (in case you were wondering).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nice \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Topps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Topps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FW8R1Ckzri\">pic.twitter.com\/FW8R1Ckzri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane Bieber (@ShaneBieber19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneBieber19\/status\/1157760566343143424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Costas was also correct; this mix-up has happened before. \u00a0In 2019, Shane criticized Topps because the trading card manufacturer misidentified him as &#8220;Justin&#8221; on a baseball card.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Shane wore the nickname &#8220;Not Justin&#8221; on the back of his jersey for the 2019 Players&#8217; Weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bob Costas has called Shane Bieber &quot;Justin Bieber&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Shane literally wore a jersey during Players Weekend in 2019 with &quot;Not Justin&quot; on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Memes never die. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uIToR6qgfs\">pic.twitter.com\/uIToR6qgfs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Stevens (@johnnyfire817) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnnyfire817\/status\/1581003122062696448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justin responded by wearing a Cleveland &#8220;Not Shane Bieber&#8221; jersey out in public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Bieber rocks &#39;Not Shane Bieber&#39; jersey. \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXsftl5Y1a\">https:\/\/t.co\/IXsftl5Y1a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rJMf9kFUE\">pic.twitter.com\/2rJMf9kFUE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1166817734937722880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE MB UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/baseball-player-props-best-mlb-prop-bets-today-october-14th-playoffs-divisional-series\/\">Baseball Player Props \u2013 Best MLB Prop Bets Today, October 14th \u2013 Playoffs Divisional Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-mlb-betting-odds-and-picks-for-tonight-october-14th-2022-playoffs-divisional-series\/\">Top MLB Betting Odds and picks for Tonight, October 14th, 2022 \u2013 Playoffs Divisional Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it too late now to say sorry?\u00a0That&#8217;s what Bob Costas might have been contemplating after he made a comical error during Friday&#8217;s Guardians-Yankees Game 2 broadcast on TBS. 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