When Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts arrived to his Sunday evening press conference at Dodger Stadium, he had just endured a brutal travel day.
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The Dodgers travel with two planes, one with the players and one with coaches, staff and families. While the players’ plane went across the border to the United States with ease, the second place — the one Roberts was on — had some trouble getting across.
When Roberts spoke to the media, he had just finished a brutal day of travel. Suffice to say, he was a little frustrated.
Thus, when asked about his travel experience, he made some comments that ended up going viral.
“I don’t want to get too far into it,” Roberts said. “I just arrived about 30 minutes ago. So there was some delays. I don’t know if there was intent or not. But, man, the international stuff was a bear. But we made it.”
The “intent” line ended up going viral as it appeared he was hinting at people in Canada having something to do with his flight troubles back to Los Angeles.
Roberts was later asked about the comments, and told The Athletic that he “could have omitted ‘intent,’” when talking about the travel.
“I know the Prime Minister is not worried about calling airline security or the FAA to make sure that they delay us,” Roberts said. “I know that. Obviously. I think the Prime Minister has bigger fish to fry.”
He added: “The process was very long. But a lot of it had to do with our big, huge, four-plane travel party. It’s just a part of international travel. And passports. Airline security. That’s part of it.”
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Roberts and the Dodgers ended up making it to LA, and are now preparing for three straight games at Dodger Stadium. If LA wins all three, they won’t have to travel back to Toronto for a Game 5. Whether or not they have to travel back, Roberts wanted to clarify his comments once and for all.
“Canada is not trying to sabotage the Dodgers,” Roberts said. “I know that. It was just a long day.”
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