Posted on 05/12/2006 9:45:57 AM PDT by CaliPhant
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rick Sutcliffe, a Cy Young award winner and ESPN baseball analyst, gave a rambling, slurred interview during the local television broadcast of the Brewers-Padres game Wednesday night.
Sutcliffe's microphone eventually was cut off. Craig Nichols, general manager of Channel 4 San Diego, on Thursday described the interview as embarrassing. It was the second time in three weeks that comments during a broadcast at Petco Park drew attention. On April 22, Former Mets and Cardinals All-Star Keith Hernandez, now a broadcaster for New York, said that women "don't belong in the dugout" after spotting Padres massage therapist Kelly Calabrese high-fiving Mike Piazza after he hit a home run.
Sutcliffe, who used to broadcast Padres games for Channel 4 San Diego, dropped by the broadcast booth late in Wednesday night's game and was warmly welcomed by announcers Matt Vasgersian and Mark "Mud" Grant, a former big league pitcher.
The trio first talked about golf and actor Bill Murray, who was with Sutcliffe at the game. The conversation turned to Sutcliffe's daughter, who, the pitcher said, has been accepted to Harvard Medical School.
That's when Sutcliffe began to meander.
"She's on her way to Africa tomorrow," Sutcliffe said. "How about that? Over there on one of those missions, man. George Clooney - you been reading about all that, you been seeing that?"
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Well...they don't.
Heard it last night via George Sedano show (Fox Sports Radio).
A "I wanna kish you" (Namath at Jets-Patriots game, w/
Suzy Colber) moment to be sure. He was 'faced.
I think he would've been fine if he hadn't uttered the "C" word. (Clooney)
Didn't the folks in the broadcast booth detect that his breath smelled like a Kennedy, if you get my drift...
I just heard it. I don't think even Patches Kennedy was that drunk last week.
Later on, in the Padres clubhouse, Bill Murray went to hug one of the players, an ex-Cubbie, and caused them both to tumble to the ground.
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