There is a downside to being the head coach of an NFL team, and Bucs coach Jon Gruden is experiencing it right now.
A "huge" baseball fan and longtime follower of the Rays, Gruden's day job, which often turns into a night job, will keep him from watching most of the Rays-Red Sox American League Championship Series.
That his job has kept him from keeping tabs on the Rays and some other current issues seemed to have the coach a bit down Friday afternoon.
"In some ways, I'm very disappointed in my inability to keep in touch with reality," Gruden said. "There's an election coming on here and I really haven't even gotten a chance to get to know either candidate, honestly.
"And I'm really a big baseball fan. I was a heck of a player once, too. Hit a home run one day. And I've been to so many Rays games. I think they're the greatest story in sports."
Gruden will be rooting, even if he's not watching.
"I have a lot of respect for pro sports and what it takes to get to this phase of the tournament, so I just hope they can put an exclamation point on what has already been one very exciting year for me and my kids," he said.
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