They are in Kansas CityMaxPower said:
Well.....what city was he referencing?
mike_ags_fan12 said:
And his apology was trash
redline248 said:They are in Kansas CityMaxPower said:
Well.....what city was he referencing?
so likely a Blazing Saddles reference
Nope. Skated out after his apology. Day took over...probably permanently.CampingAg said:
Yikes. And as he was apologizing a Reds player hit HR right near an avertisement that says "Judgment Free Zone."
Did he finish the game? What an awkward spot.
Bunk Moreland said:
I'm not saying it's cancel culture if he gets fired. He had a hot mic on and even though he thought he was speaking privately at the time he still blurted out a word that is unacceptable to say publicly. He'll face the consequences, which he has acknowledged.
I understand that. I'm just noting how different very similar situations are handled given the setting.
And I still think no matter what the Reds do, we're going to get the over-the-top pontificating from our sports elite.
Always assume every mic is hot.J.P. 03 said:
I've never worked as a sportscaster, so maybe there's just a level of comfort that develops over the years that led him to speak freely right before he was back on the air, but as an outsider looking in, it seems like you should treat a headset the same way people treat firearms and assume that if you're wearing it, it's "loaded" so to speak and someone can hear what you're saying.
Good post, my thoughts exactly. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that one of the station engineers is LGBT, got tired of him repeatedly using derogatory terms, and purposely started the audio early to nail him.J.P. 03 said:
I've never worked as a sportscaster, so maybe there's just a level of comfort that develops over the years that led him to speak freely right before he was back on the air, but as an outsider looking in, it seems like you should treat a headset the same way people treat firearms and assume that if you're wearing it, it's "loaded" so to speak and someone can hear what you're saying.
South Platte said:Good post, my thoughts exactly. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that one of the station engineers is LGBT, got tired of him repeatedly using derogatory terms, and purposely started the audio early to nail him.J.P. 03 said:
I've never worked as a sportscaster, so maybe there's just a level of comfort that develops over the years that led him to speak freely right before he was back on the air, but as an outsider looking in, it seems like you should treat a headset the same way people treat firearms and assume that if you're wearing it, it's "loaded" so to speak and someone can hear what you're saying.
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It wouldn't surprise me to hear that one of the station engineers is LGBT, got tired of him repeatedly using derogatory terms, and purposely started the audio early to nail him.
They're both bad, but at least it seems like the Hornets guy didn't actually mean to use the n-word.redline248 said:
Which is worse, making a gay joke about a city when you think you're off air or failing to proof read the N word when attempting to type nuggets in a basketball tweet?
While that is true, how often does one have to type that on their phone for it to show up in auto correct?TXAggie2011 said:They're both bad, but at least it seems like the Hornets guy didn't actually mean to use the n-word.redline248 said:
Which is worse, making a gay joke about a city when you think you're off air or failing to proof read the N word when attempting to type nuggets in a basketball tweet?