Will Someone PLEASE Tell John Madden To Lighten Up?

So we had another one of those Spring Training moments yesterday.

Will Ferrell (yes, THAT Will Ferrell) participated in a Spring Training stunt in the Cactus League (the teams with their Spring Training in Arizona).

Let's let Baseball-Reference.com chronicle it.  Yes, Will Ferrell now has his own page on Baseball-Reference.com.

We've had players play all nine positions in a game.  I believe we've even had that in the regular season.

We've had Charley Pride and Garth Brooks (among many others) in the pre-season.

I don't think, though, we've ever had this:  Will Ferrell, over the course of a day, played for 10 different MLB Spring Training teams.  He played every position on that day, including DH!

He was (I believe multiple times.) on both sides of the same game.

Hell, even MLB Network was in on it, showing some of the highlights with the hashtag #FerrellTakesTheField .

So why does this get mentioned here?

THIS SPOIL SPORT!!!

Yes, John Madden (not the numerous Frank Caliendo spoofs) ripped Ferrell and MLB new assholes on KCBS in San Francisco afterwards for saying the stunt was a travesty.

That got my friend, a large-scale baseball historian, furious!  Not only are we still a good three weeks from the start of "real baseball" (hence, numerous non-roster invitees, etc., are still with every team -- not to mention the stunt is one of those that might inject a little fun into Spring Training!), but the entire situation was a charity event to raise awareness and funds for cancer research!

So, Mr. Madden, Just Shut Up...