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Saturday, October 14, 2006 |
Steve Lyons Fired Over On-Air Remark
Jose Mota replaced Steve Lyons in today's broadcast after Fox fired the color commentator. Lyons made a racially insensitive comment in yesterday's broadcast:
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.Lyons was fired immediately after the game.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.
Comments:
Rob,
You said in your post that ESPN fired Lyons. In fact, it was Fox who did so.
You said in your post that ESPN fired Lyons. In fact, it was Fox who did so.
# posted by 
: 10/14/2006 04:38:00 PM
: 10/14/2006 04:38:00 PM
Nope. Neither yesterday's comments or the jewish comments were at all racist, and I'm a minority person myself very sensitive toward ACTUAL racism. To claim Lyons was racist is to discredit items that are REALLY racist.
The one with Pinella was not a dig at Hispanics, but at Pinella himself, as Pinella made a comment that he seemed to often look for wallets, an unusual analogy. It was a joke, one which Pinella laughed at. The joke was directed at Pinella. It would be the same if Thom Brennaman said some crazy analogy about wallets
Regarding Shawn Green, it probably wasn't something he should have said, but the 'money' aspect is not to imply that Jews are greedy. It's a nonchalant remark like, hey, too bad he didn't get some more spending money as a kid.
I support Steve Lyons here.
The one with Pinella was not a dig at Hispanics, but at Pinella himself, as Pinella made a comment that he seemed to often look for wallets, an unusual analogy. It was a joke, one which Pinella laughed at. The joke was directed at Pinella. It would be the same if Thom Brennaman said some crazy analogy about wallets
Regarding Shawn Green, it probably wasn't something he should have said, but the 'money' aspect is not to imply that Jews are greedy. It's a nonchalant remark like, hey, too bad he didn't get some more spending money as a kid.
I support Steve Lyons here.
i really hope Steve Lyons wasn't fired for that. i see nothing wrong with that.
ps i'm hispanic
ps i'm hispanic
# posted by : 10/14/2006 05:36:00 PM
: 10/14/2006 05:36:00 PMNewer› ‹Older
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