I mean… that comparison is kind of a stretch. Calling it “like professional baseball” doesn’t suddenly make in-game interviews some massive injustice—it just makes it sound like you’re taking yourself a bit too seriously.
Plenty of actual pros deal with that stuff, and yeah, it might be a little awkward, but they handle it because it’s part of the entertainment side of sports. Acting like it’s beneath you or “cringe” just comes off more like complaining than anything else. At the end of the day, it’s a quick question, not some impossible distraction that ruins the integrity of the game.
If anything, it just highlights who can stay composed and who gets thrown off by something minor. So if a short interview mid-play is enough to break focus, that might say more about the player than the situation.
I get not loving it, but acting like it’s some ridiculous concept is a bit much.