Hunter Pence, the Giants' scooter-riding, Daniel Bryan-quoting right fielder, had a monster Game 1 against the Royals, reaching base four times and crushing a two-run home run in the first inning.
And somehow, Pence might have saved his most memorable performance for after the game.
In a postgame chat with Fox's Erin Andrews that will go down as one of the more awkward World Series interviews in recent memory, Pence lived up to his quirky reputation.
Pence starts the interview by correcting Andrews, then apologizes, in this cringe-worthy exchange:
Andrews, no stranger to postgame interviews that don't go according to script, handled things well by laughing it off. But, fairly or not, she still took lots of criticism on Twitter following the exchange:
Awkward Pence-Erin Andrews exchange there. And does anyone really believe any reporter "loves" getting corrected on air?
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) October 22, 2014
#HunterPence Corrects Erin Andrews During Post Game Interview On Live TV And She Gets Sour About It!
http://t.co/jEXV9O7IJR
— 997 NOW (@997now) October 22, 2014
Smh Erin Andrews man RT @awfulannouncing: This Hunter Pence-Erin Andrews interview didn’t go so well... http://t.co/2y2oqm3KuV
— James Gleason (@Gleasonavenue) October 22, 2014
BC SHE'S THE WORST. EVER. RT @Deadspin: VIDEO: Hunter Pence's postgame interview with Erin Andrews got pretty awkward http://t.co/kDxe7kMo2c
— Matt Sanders (@M_Sand09) October 22, 2014
Erin Andrews blew another one. Now? Hunter Pence's post game World Series interview | Bob's Blitz http://t.co/IfpVS1K9BQ via @BobsBlitz
— BobsBlitz.com (@BobsBlitz) October 22, 2014
Erin Andrews' Awkward Hunter Pence Interview http://t.co/giSPXo8xbH via @po_st Word to Fox, she's not good at her job
— Adam Banig (@avbanig) October 22, 2014
Hopefully, for Andrews' sake, things go smoother for her for the duration of the Series. And, if the Giants do prevail, maybe she can go for round two with Buster Posey's son.