September 15, 20195 yr On 7/31/2019 at 1:04 PM, Ram23 said: Also, as of today the Reds may have the best rotation in baseball. Hopefully that doesn't just translate to a lot of 1-0, 2-1, etc. losses. So it turns out this has resulted in a lot of low scoring losses. The most recent 1-0 loss, however, was accomplished in a manner in which no MLB team has ever done before. The Reds allowed just one baserunner over the course of 9 innings. He scored on a sacrifice fly. No team had ever lost a 9 inning game in which they only allowed a single baserunner.
September 26, 20195 yr https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2019/09/24/brennaman-his-last-game-thursday-hardest-day-my-life/2433782001/ The End of an Era: Cincinnati Reds radio announcer Marty Brennaman waves to the crowd as he sits next to his son, Thom, in a special outside booth before the Reds game against the Brewers on Wednesday. Today's game will be the final one of Marty Brennaman's 46-year tenure as the voice of the Reds.
September 27, 20195 yr It was really sad listening to him today. He's a lot more upset about it than I expected, which I think explains why he stuck with it for so long.
January 30, 20205 yr The Reds have been making serious moves this off-season. They picked up: 2B Mike Moustakas - $64M / 4 year contract SP Wade Miley - $15M / 2 year contract OF Shogo Akiyama - $21M / 3 year contract OF Nick Castellanos - $64M / 4 year contract RP Pedro Strop - $1.8M / 1 year contract SP Trevor Bauer and Reliever Michael Lorenzen - 1 year contract extensions In other news, Eugenio Suarez had surgery on his shoulder after a swimming pool accident. He's expected to return near the start of the season. This is the most active off-season from the Reds in a long time, and indicates they are pushing for titles. In the 2010's the Reds spent a total of $121.1M in free agency. In this off-season, the Reds have already spent $164M. (This number assumes Castellanos fills out his 4 year contract, which he notably has opt out clauses after the 2020 and 2021 seasons if he isn't happy and wants to leave).
March 12, 20205 yr This year's opening day parade has been "cancelled/postponed" according to the official website.
August 20, 20204 yr Thom Brennaman will likely hopefully never call another Reds game again.Reds Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Uses Anti-LGBTQ Slur on Air, Leaves Mid-Game After Apologizing Quote Reds play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic using an anti-LGBTQ slur during Wednesday's Reds doubleheader vs. the Royals. In a clip that circulated on social media, Brennaman says, “One of the [anti-LGBTQ slur] capitals of the world" prior to previewing the second game in Wednesday's doubleheader. The incident occurred as the Fox Sports Ohio broadcast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of the doubleheader. Brennaman remained on air for the second game. He offered an apology for his comments during the top of the fifth inning, after which he left the broadcast and was replaced by Jim Day.
August 20, 20204 yr 12 hours ago, ryanlammi said: Thom Brennaman will likely hopefully never call another Reds game again.Reds Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Uses Anti-LGBTQ Slur on Air, Leaves Mid-Game After Apologizing I think this can be used as a time to change the narrative. What Brennamen said was awful, and he deserves to be suspended for his comments. However, should we be a society of retribution, or should we foster a society of reconciliation and empathy. People make mistakes, they are wrong and they can learn from that. Is it right that bullies of the world and the truly horrible people like Chris Seelbach determine someone's livelihood or that we pause and take a breath and find a way forward and provide opportunities for growth and redemption. We should not look to cancel Brennaman. We should be empathetic towards him. He was wrong, he said something horrible, and it probably does not accurately reflect who he is. Should he be suspended for a while, of course. But, instead of following the same path that the truly nasty people of the world want and firing him, why not allow for a chance of redemption. It would heal a lot more wounds and provide a lot better opportunity to bring people together than the divisive nature of retribution that the bully crowd seems to advocate. Let's try something different for once. Practice empathy, reconciliation and forgiveness for real this time instead of just using it as a political talking point.
August 20, 20204 yr What a garbage take. And give it up about Seelbach. This has nothing to do with him. We all know you don't like him. He wouldn't have said it on the air if he thought his mic was on. He knew what he said was offensive, and said it when he thought no one outside of the booth could hear. If someone says something like that without knowing it's offensive, then empathy and learning is key. Second chances are welcome. But not when someone does something like this. The only "mistake" he made was having a hot mic. He was using that language knowingly. What if he had dropped the N bomb? Would you have the same opinion? People familiar with Thom and the Reds broadcasting team have said this isn't surprising. Clearly, he was in company that accepted that kind of dialogue. As the voice of the Reds, he has a huge responsibility to be accepting of everyone. There are plenty of broadcasters who aren't willing to throw out homophobic slurs while at work. Hire one of them. He showed you who he truly is. Why do you assume this doesn't reflect who he is?
August 20, 20204 yr 7 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: I think this can be used as a time to change the narrative. What Brennamen said was awful, and he deserves to be suspended for his comments. However, should we be a society of retribution, or should we foster a society of reconciliation and empathy. People make mistakes, they are wrong and they can learn from that. Is it right that bullies of the world and the truly horrible people like Chris Seelbach determine someone's livelihood or that we pause and take a breath and find a way forward and provide opportunities for growth and redemption. We should not look to cancel Brennaman. We should be empathetic towards him. He was wrong, he said something horrible, and it probably does not accurately reflect who he is. Should he be suspended for a while, of course. But, instead of following the same path that the truly nasty people of the world want and firing him, why not allow for a chance of redemption. It would heal a lot more wounds and provide a lot better opportunity to bring people together than the divisive nature of retribution that the bully crowd seems to advocate. Let's try something different for once. Practice empathy, reconciliation and forgiveness for real this time instead of just using it as a political talking point. Yet you had nothing to say about Trump cancelling Goodyear. #notaseriousperson
August 20, 20204 yr 2 minutes ago, jam40jeff said: Yet you had nothing to say about Trump cancelling Goodyear. #notaseriousperson In a cincinnati Reds discussion, no. Thanks for the whataboutism. @jam40jeff#notaseriousperson #troll
August 20, 20204 yr 9 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: I think this can be used as a time to change the narrative. What Brennamen said was awful, and he deserves to be suspended for his comments. However, should we be a society of retribution, or should we foster a society of reconciliation and empathy. People make mistakes, they are wrong and they can learn from that. Is it right that bullies of the world and the truly horrible people like Chris Seelbach determine someone's livelihood or that we pause and take a breath and find a way forward and provide opportunities for growth and redemption. We should not look to cancel Brennaman. We should be empathetic towards him. He was wrong, he said something horrible, and it probably does not accurately reflect who he is. Should he be suspended for a while, of course. But, instead of following the same path that the truly nasty people of the world want and firing him, why not allow for a chance of redemption. It would heal a lot more wounds and provide a lot better opportunity to bring people together than the divisive nature of retribution that the bully crowd seems to advocate. Let's try something different for once. Practice empathy, reconciliation and forgiveness for real this time instead of just using it as a political talking point. I'm all about for forgiveness...that said he is an Adult and should have known better. There is no excuses. Absolutely none. I think he is a great broadcaster but there should be 0 tolerance for this kind of language. He knows that and everyone is the reds organization knows that. He screwed himself and his career. It sucks, but it is what it is.
August 20, 20204 yr The part that's most annoying to me is he started his apology by saying "if" I offended anyone, which is immediately insincere. I also like that he said "I'm a man of faith" like that is a good thing. Where do you think most homophobic reasoning comes from? Men of faith...
August 20, 20204 yr 6 minutes ago, ryanlammi said: What a garbage take. And give it up about Seelbach. This has nothing to do with him. We all know you don't like him. He wouldn't have said it on the air if he thought his mic was on. He knew what he said was offensive, and said it when he thought no one outside of the booth could hear. If someone says something like that without knowing it's offensive, then empathy and learning is key. Second chances are welcome. But not when someone does something like this. The only "mistake" he made was having a hot mic. He was using that language knowingly. What if he had dropped the N bomb? Would you have the same opinion? People familiar with Thom and the Reds broadcasting team have said this isn't surprising. Clearly, he was in company that accepted that kind of dialogue. As the voice of the Reds, he has a huge responsibility to be accepting of everyone. There are plenty of broadcasters who aren't willing to throw out homophobic slurs while at work. Hire one of them. He showed you who he truly is. Why do you assume this doesn't reflect who he is? People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him.
August 20, 20204 yr 3 minutes ago, ucgrady said: The part that's most annoying to me is he started his apology by saying "if" I offended anyone, which is immediately insincere. I also like that he said "I'm a man of faith" like that is a good thing. Where do you think most homophobic reasoning comes from? Men of faith... Yeah the minute I heard that part I was like "Oh that'll fix it" ?
August 20, 20204 yr 4 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. Again, if he said something without knowing it was offensive, that's one thing. If he gets caught being a bigot, he has to go. He's one of the primary faces of the Reds organization. That's unacceptable. The only appropriate consequence is firing him. Again, if it was the N word, would you have the same feeling? Do you think black Reds fans would find it appropriate that he remains with the organization? He exposed himself. No second chances for being a bigot*. Sorry. *EDIT: Without years (probably decades) of righting that wrong. A simple yearlong suspension, a written or spoken apology, and a donation to a charity is not sufficient.
August 20, 20204 yr Just now, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. Inappropriate would be saying a curse word or something expletive or risque. This was a hate word, and there's no room for hate, period, it shouldn't be that hard. Also forgiveness comes with penance, and so far we got a half apology/half homerun call and zero time has passed or penance has taken place. We can welcome him back after he supports a local cause, does the work and spends the time to realize that hate speech isn't something that should just naturally pop up in your daily conversations while you are at work. That's not normal.
August 20, 20204 yr 3 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. He hasn't asked for forgiveness (that "apology" he gave certainly isn't). Thus, he doesn't deserve it. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 20, 20204 yr 2 minutes ago, ucgrady said: Inappropriate would be saying a curse word or something expletive or risque. This was a hate word, and there's no room for hate, period, it shouldn't be that hard. Also forgiveness comes with penance, and so far we got a half apology/half homerun call and zero time has passed or penance has taken place. We can welcome him back after he supports a local cause, does the work and spends the time to realize that hate speech isn't something that should just naturally pop up in your daily conversations while you are at work. That's not normal. Like people who say the N-word when other people would say "f---" or "s---", like when they stub their toe or drop something. Things that have nothing to do with Black people.
August 20, 20204 yr 1 minute ago, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. Yep, cancel culture and the immediate demands to fire people don't do anything to improve or advance a cause, they make it worse and drive divisiveness. Compassion, here, is a better tool than vengeance. Also, it's ironic that its often the same folks who demand compassion for violent criminals, rioters, drug dealers, etc. who are so quick to demand vengeance when... someone says something they don't like. Plus, a home run was hit right in the middle of his apology - what more could you ask for?
August 20, 20204 yr 5 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. We got into this a couple weeks ago when you said I was being naive because I didn't think hateful speech was appropriate. Here you are again, defending bigoted behavior. It looks more and more like you are just defending this behavior because condemning it would mean you would have to look inward and examine your own feelings and actions. People don't "accidentally" use slurs. That is intentional. You're right that we cannot control people's thoughts in private. But I definitely don't want to associate with people who have such hateful thoughts. And this sucks. I always liked Thom. I think he's a good play-by-play guy and I appreciated how the Brennamen family has been so devoted to this city. I don't want to see him go. Unfortunately, I've now learned he isn't the person I thought he was. That's sad.
August 20, 20204 yr 4 minutes ago, Ram23 said: Also, it's ironic that its often the same folks who demand compassion for violent criminals, rioters, drug dealers, etc. who are so quick to demand vengeance when... someone says something they don't like. You're either purposely trolling, or you're an idiot. Maybe both. Thom Brennaman is a multi-millionaire. He'll continue to live a cushy existence that most could only dream of. Nobody is calling for him to be locked up or executed. They're simply saying they'd rather not have someone with those bigoted attitudes call their baseball games. If you can't see the difference, you're thicker than I thought.
August 20, 20204 yr 14 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: People say inappropriate things. Lets face reality. You cant control people's thoughts in private. THat does not mean they are an ass, people are people. We need to quit the microaggressions and forgive people. You all live in glass houses. All I am saying is that maybe, if you want to change the narrative, practice forgiveness and have him seek reconciliation instead of cancelling him. Being fired (if he is) for uttering a slur on the air isn't "cancelling." And you have the audacity to talk about microaggressions lol. Very Stable Genius
August 20, 20204 yr 9 minutes ago, Ram23 said: Plus, a home run was hit right in the middle of his apology - what more could you ask for? An actual apology. Very Stable Genius
August 20, 20204 yr It's perfect timing, really. The RNC should invite him to speak at next week's victimfest along with all the other people that have been cancelled faced consequences for their actions.
August 20, 20204 yr A good take by Evan Millward: Hot mics have a funny way of revealing things we want kept private. To Cincinnati and sports Twitter’s credit, reaction was swift, and his comment was almost universally condemned. Almost. Plenty of people don’t get it. He has had a 30-plus-year career, they say. His father is a Cincinnati icon. We grew up with the Brennamans, and they grew up with us. It was one mistake. It was a slip. Let me be clear: Dropping the f-bomb when you stub your toe is a slip. Using the word "f*g" is a choice. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/column-this-is-not-a-time-to-be-quiet-thom-brennaman-help-me-understand
August 20, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, ucgrady said: Inappropriate would be saying a curse word or something expletive or risque. This was a hate word, and there's no room for hate, period, it shouldn't be that hard. Also forgiveness comes with penance, and so far we got a half apology/half homerun call and zero time has passed or penance has taken place. We can welcome him back after he supports a local cause, does the work and spends the time to realize that hate speech isn't something that should just naturally pop up in your daily conversations while you are at work. That's not normal. Absolutely agree that he needs to do some sort of penance. It is not just asking for an apology, but he needs to redeem himself too. Redemption should be allowed and should be warranted. 1 hour ago, DEPACincy said: We got into this a couple weeks ago when you said I was being naive because I didn't think hateful speech was appropriate. Here you are again, defending bigoted behavior. It looks more and more like you are just defending this behavior because condemning it would mean you would have to look inward and examine your own feelings and actions. People don't "accidentally" use slurs. That is intentional. You're right that we cannot control people's thoughts in private. But I definitely don't want to associate with people who have such hateful thoughts. And this sucks. I always liked Thom. I think he's a good play-by-play guy and I appreciated how the Brennamen family has been so devoted to this city. I don't want to see him go. Unfortunately, I've now learned he isn't the person I thought he was. That's sad. You can tell he is a bad person because he used an inappropriate word? It is a shame you judge a person solely by one thing they say instead of actually examining the entirety of their works. You quickly make a snap judgment on someone whom you really dont know on one instance? I get it, perception is reality for most people, but just like we make snap judgments for the good, people are too quick to make snap judgments to the bad. People are complex. Is someone who spends their time helping the poor or sick in hospitals and shelters a bad person because they once said a racist word at one point in their life or a homophobic slur? Or what about the person who kept their words PC, but behind the scenes are just a giant SOB and jerk when the public cameras are not around? Personally, I am more willing to defer to the person with good actions and good intent that may occasionally slip up and use poor language. Actions speak much louder than words, Lets at least pause and see if Brenamans actions speak louder than his words before we castigate him to Hell.
August 20, 20204 yr https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2020/08/20/reds-players-react-to-thom-brennaman-s-comment.html?ana=e_cinci_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90524668&t=Breaking News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRVM05XVTJObVpqTTJZMCIsInQiOiJsOFBYR3hxY0tuaUkxd3RiOFJZRWRzbjJxUmV3aURkNHlDcDhDbXY1Q2FWMmRXM2xjWWI2TjhQaWVBZE1ZQTZ4MGhtYmFSUDVEUmpScHJqY0IzWTRCK2d3UEdHMjVrUXBiYWxodGE1bmJSZXpoVmNHbUFzclBiS2UzU0IxMXREQSJ9 THis is a good article. I for one tend to agree most with Stephen A Smith's analysis. However, I most want to point out Chris Seelbach's statement. As you know I am not a fan of him, but I do have to applaud him for his take. He seems to be open to the concept of reconciliation and forgiveness and I applaud him for being open to that. It ultimately is best for bringing everyone together. If this is how Seelbach feels on this, I agree with him.
August 20, 20204 yr 28 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: You can tell he is a bad person because he used an inappropriate word? When you have to make something up, Volume 456. Very Stable Genius
August 20, 20204 yr 10 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: You can tell he is a bad person because he used an inappropriate word? You keep using the term "innapropriate" to describe a disgusting homophobic slur. People are complex. But good people don't nonchalantly use homophobic and racial slurs. Ever. That should be easy to understand. Yes, people can change too. But we're talking about something that just happened. Not something he did 10 years ago. 12 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: Is someone who spends their time helping the poor or sick in hospitals and shelters a bad person because they once said a racist word at one point in their life or a homophobic slur? This is such a dumb take. He didn't use a slur at one point in his life. He did it yesterday. At work. And he felt completely comfortable doing it. For someone who is preaching about complexity you seem to be unable to understand context or time. 14 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: Or what about the person who kept their words PC, but behind the scenes are just a giant SOB and jerk when the public cameras are not around? This person is also bad. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive. 14 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: Personally, I am more willing to defer to the person with good actions and good intent that may occasionally slip up and use poor language. There it is again. This homophobic slur is just a "slip up" and "poor language." You see to be unable to process the real world ramifications of normalizing that language. It hurts people. People even die. I know Thom wasn't thinking of those consequences, but hopefully now he will! That's the whole point. 16 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: Actions speak much louder than words Using a slur is an action. It is a very distinct and deliberate action. This isn't "he said one thing and did another" issue. 37 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: before we castigate him to Hell. Saying he shouldn't get the honor of calling Reds games isn't "castigating him to Hell." Nobody is suggesting we lock him up or kill him. He'll be fine.
August 20, 20204 yr ...and I sincerely hope he is sorry, he has learned, and he continues to do good work in the community. Over time, hopefully, he'll be remembered for the good he did. But on August 20, 2020 he should not have the honor of continuing to call Reds games.
August 20, 20204 yr 3 minutes ago, DEPACincy said: You keep using the term "innapropriate" to describe a disgusting homophobic slur. People are complex. But good people don't nonchalantly use homophobic and racial slurs. Ever. That should be easy to understand. Yes, people can change too. But we're talking about something that just happened. Not something he did 10 years ago. This is such a dumb take. He didn't use a slur at one point in his life. He did it yesterday. At work. And he felt completely comfortable doing it. For someone who is preaching about complexity you seem to be unable to understand context or time. This person is also bad. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive. There it is again. This homophobic slur is just a "slip up" and "poor language." You see to be unable to process the real world ramifications of normalizing that language. It hurts people. People even die. I know Thom wasn't thinking of those consequences, but hopefully now he will! That's the whole point. Using a slur is an action. It is a very distinct and deliberate action. This isn't "he said one thing and did another" issue. Saying he shouldn't get the honor of calling Reds games isn't "castigating him to Hell." Nobody is suggesting we lock him up or kill him. He'll be fine. again, people should not judge people on one moment in time. I know it is tempting and easy to do. Taking a pause and looking at the totality of the person before condemning them is important to truly understand a person. It takes a shallow person who really cares little about humanity who looks at this incident and quickly decides that Brenaman is a good/bad person. It is much more complex than that. Let's pause before we pass judgment.
August 20, 20204 yr 3 minutes ago, DEPACincy said: ...and I sincerely hope he is sorry, he has learned, and he continues to do good work in the community. Over time, hopefully, he'll be remembered for the good he did. But on August 20, 2020 he should not have the honor of continuing to call Reds games. --- and we can choose to disagree on this. Now do I agree he must be suspended and he must show he is sorry and complete some type of penance. Of course. But he should be given the opportunity to redeem himself. I think it would be better for everyone if he does have the chance. It will foster more healing and understanding between people
August 20, 20204 yr If I see ANY more personal attacks on ANYONE, there will be swift consequences. At best, suspension for like...a while. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 21, 20204 yr will you guys quit making the mods have to work? sheesh, thank you. this incident reminds me of a sad, but funny and notorious event in ne ohio tv. clevelanders of a certain age will know of or recall a kids show on in the mornings called barnaby and friends (well, ok maybe only evd and i will remember it lol). anyway, barnaby had this invisible bird in a cage he would talk to. yeah i know, cheapskate tv - ha. so it turns out irl ‘ol barnaby had a drinking problem. one day he came to work drunk and on the air said,”there ain’t no g-d bird in that cage!” before they cut to cartoons. afterwards i guess he went on a break for awhile, but he wasnt fired. i suppose that was quite a different era — also, he only slurred the fake bird. but the point is he wasnt fired immediately. i dont think that can happen these days. and maybe there shouldnt be any second chances in tv world business, i dk, or care really. after all, even at their best they’re just talking heads.
August 21, 20204 yr Stuff like that wasn't nearly as well documented back then. It relied on the actual people that saw it and the word of mouth that they spread. Whereas everything that happens now spreads through the internet and gets parked on the internet forever. Like 2 drunk guys 25 years from now will be like "Who's that baseball announcer that called people "F--s"? Then they do a Taco Bell Search (it's not called Google anymore) and Brenneman pops up immediately.
August 21, 20204 yr 43 minutes ago, mrnyc said: will you guys quit making the mods have to work? sheesh, thank you. this incident reminds me of a sad, but funny and notorious event in ne ohio tv. clevelanders of a certain age will know of or recall a kids show on in the mornings called barnaby and friends (well, ok maybe only evd and i will remember it lol). anyway, barnaby had this invisible bird in a cage he would talk to. yeah i know, cheapskate tv - ha. so it turns out irl ‘ol barnaby had a drinking problem. one day he came to work drunk and on the air said,”there ain’t no g-d bird in that cage!” before they cut to cartoons. afterwards i guess he went on a break for awhile, but he wasnt fired. i suppose that was quite a different era — also, he only slurred the fake bird. but the point is he wasnt fired immediately. i dont think that can happen these days. and maybe there shouldnt be any second chances in tv world business, i dk, or care really. after all, even at their best they’re just talking heads. Yea, but if Brennamen said "g-d" or even "f*ck" on air that would be different. For that, I would think he should apologize, vow not to do it again, and move on. Some people seem to not understand that the problem isn't that he used a bad word. It's the specific word he used. Racial and homophobic slurs are on a different level than just a plain old swear.
August 21, 20204 yr ^ true, but having a wildcard known drunk terrorizing kids and embarrassing the station at who knows when moments is no small matter either for a tv station. its true tho you could get away with stuff like this a lot easier pre internet.
August 21, 20204 yr well it didnt take long for another sports announcer to come along and move this story down the media ladder for the reds: https://nypost.com/2020/08/21/nbcs-mike-milbury-in-hot-water-over-nhl-bubble-women-comment/
August 21, 20204 yr ^Um, I'm reading that quote and I'm like...uhhh that's it? I was expecting some real juice, I mean at least some Tahitian Treat. The networks and especially the teams expect their announcers to use professional language and to act as goodwill ambassadors for the league and the teams. But acting like you're actually offended by some remark that wasn't directed at you or your family specifically is pretty disingenuous. It's what a weasel does.
October 7, 20204 yr DICK WILLIAMS RESIGNS AS REDS PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams has stepped down after five seasons in that position. Williams, whose family has an ownership stake in the club, is looking to spend more time with his wife and kids and work in non-baseball endeavors in Cincinnati. Williams, 49, joined the club’s front office ahead of the 2006 season, when the ownership group led by CEO Bob Castellini took over. It is believed that Williams had informed Castellini of his decision to depart in August. “Dick has been an integral part of the Reds' success from our first days of ownership in 2006 through our postseason appearance in 2020,” Castellini said. “He took the lead on modernizing every aspect of our baseball operations. Dick was the mastermind behind our incredible facility in Goodyear [Ariz.], drove advances in our scouting and player development systems, expanded our capacity for analytics and established our sports science departments, just to name a few." In their press release, the Reds noted that general manager Nick Krall will remain with the team as the search for a new baseball operations head begins.
January 6, 20232 yr Mike Moustakas released - Reds to eat the $22 million remaining on his contract: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2023/01/05/mike-moustakas-released-cincinnati-reds-with-22-million-left-contract/69781614007/ This is why baseball is so messed up. The teams are stuck paying these guys huge money when they're on the disabled list and when they come back and never again perform at their previous level. The NFL gets to just cut these guys and move on. More: Quote Former Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo, elected to the team Hall of Fame in October, is releasing an album with his group, the Bronson Arroyo Band, of 10 original songs on Feb. 17. The new album is titled “Some Might Say.” “The theme throughout the album is my optimism for life,” Arroyo said in a statement. “I’ve always been about being present and enjoying the moment. The glass is always half full - that’s the thread that ties all the songs together.”
March 6, 20232 yr On 1/6/2023 at 12:51 AM, Lazarus said: This is why baseball is so messed up. The teams are stuck paying these guys huge money when they're on the disabled list and when they come back and never again perform at their previous level. The NFL gets to just cut these guys and move on. MLB has a much stronger players' union.
March 12, 20232 yr On 3/6/2023 at 5:09 PM, E Rocc said: MLB has a much stronger players' union. well, well, look who formed the nfl union: In 1956, convinced they were being swindled by team owners, players on the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns formed a union. Other players around the league soon got on board, including legends Don Shula and Frank Gifford.
April 10, 20232 yr our unaffiliated staten island ferryhawks minor league team is still filling up their roster for summer — they sent me an email update — they just got a guy who was with the reds and another guy from lima —
May 21, 20232 yr Saturday's Reds-Yankees game at GAPB was a sellout - tons of Yankees fans came out of the woodwork, but nevertheless it was great being down there with the buzz of a full crowd. Traffic was gridlocked but with Cranley gone they were able to mane the intersections with police officers and so everything ran smoothly:
May 22, 20232 yr "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
May 31, 20232 yr I woke up this morning astonished to learn that The Reds had almost blown an 8-0 lead.
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