kloogy Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-alcs-fox-lyonsfired&prov=ap&type=lgns DETROIT (AP) -- Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons has been fired for making a racially insensitive comment directed at colleague Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage on the air during Game 3 of the American League championship series. In the second inning of Friday's game between Detroit and Oakland, Piniella talked about the success light-hitting A's infielder Marco Scutaro had in the first round of the playoffs. Piniella said that slugger Frank Thomas and Eric Chavez needed to contribute, comparing Scutaro's production to finding a "wallet on Friday" and hoping it happened again the next week. Later, Piniella said the A's needed Thomas to get "en fuego" -- hot in Spanish -- because he was currently "frio" -- or cold. After Brennaman praised Piniella for being bilingual, Lyons spoke up. Lyons said that Piniella was "hablaing Espanol" -- butchering the conjugation for the word "to speak" -- and added, "I still can't find my wallet." "I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit too close to him now," Lyons continued. Nice going moron. Go join Harold Reynolds on the unemployment line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Not quite sure I understand the whole thing, but alrighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Thats just a joke by Lyons on Pinella, not hispanics. I cant put a face to Lyons right now, I dont remeber exactly who he is, but whatever. This sounds like fox finding an excuse to fire the guy. Am I missing something here? What exactly did Lyons say that was so insulting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit 117 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 He made fun of a blind guy in the NLDS, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Lyons is an idiot, but that's not a valid reason to fire him, IMO. That's being a little too sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Can we get Joe Buck and Tim McCarver to say something as "racially insensitive"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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