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Fox Fires Lyons After Insensitive Comment
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| 10/14/06
| Janie McCauley
Posted on 10/14/2006 5:25:25 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:26:38 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: raccoonradio
I'll give them insensitive.
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:32:08 PM PDT
by
satchmodog9
(Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
To: raccoonradio
I'm offended that they're broadcasting baseball when House is supposed to be on. Does that mean they're all fired?
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:35:00 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: raccoonradio
Steve Lyons was fun to follow with the Boston Red Sox during the mid-1980s when they lost tons of games and apparently didn't know what to do about the fact that Ronald Reagan still held office. Anyway, it was a fun time. I listend to WFNX and went to Boston Red Sox games at night in which they usually lost - despite the fact that Roger Clemens was now on the team and doing well.
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:37:35 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(The Program is Morally Good)
To: raccoonradio; MikefromOhio
Well, his nickname is "Psycho."
Besides, if Lou Piniella was really offended, he would've just turned around and beaten the crap out of Lyons. This is, after all, LOU PINIELLA we're talking about here.
}:-)4
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:47:48 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(They caught me white and nerdy.)
To: raccoonradio
I remember when Psycho was with the Red Sox in 1986 and he pulled a stunt that got him traded. Two outs in the ninth inning against the Brewers. Sox trailing 7-5 and rallying, two runs in already. Lyons was on second base and Wade Boggs (3-4 in the game) up. Mark Clear pitching, Clear was very erratic and was known to walk the ballpark. The Sox were sitting pretty, I just knew that Clear was going to blow this game. Lyons tried stealing third base (on his own) and was out by a mile to end the game. I heard the manager John McNamara went ballistic with Lyons after the game. Three weeks later he was traded to White Sox for Tom Seaver. Here's a link to the dropping the drawers incident.
http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/a/abandon.htm
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posted on
10/14/2006 5:59:07 PM PDT
by
dancusa
(For liberals there is no end to their rights and no beginning to their responsibilities.)
To: Moose4
Besides, if Lou Piniella was really offended, he would've just turned around and beaten the crap out of Lyons. This is, after all, LOU PINIELLA we're talking about here. }:-)4 Oh, that Lou Piniella. :-)
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posted on
10/14/2006 6:03:39 PM PDT
by
Polybius
To: raccoonradio
I thought Piniella was an Italian name.
To: Polybius
Sweet Lou was a gold medal winner in the second base chucking competition.
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posted on
10/14/2006 6:15:06 PM PDT
by
dancusa
(For liberals there is no end to their rights and no beginning to their responsibilities.)
To: Moose4
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posted on
10/14/2006 8:22:16 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Either hold your nose on Election Day ......... or grab your ankles for the next few years)
To: Chi-townChief
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posted on
10/14/2006 8:49:03 PM PDT
by
aspen64
(Fight crime. Shoot back.)
To: aspen64
Steve Lyons was one of the worst announcers I've ever heard. Fox is lucky that they were handed this chance to let him go and they took it.
To: raccoonradio
I can't believe he got fired for that,rediculous.
IMO, Fox was looking for an opportunity to get rid of him and figured this was their best chance.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:05:56 AM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: raccoonradio
Heard the entire exchange. This is utter bunk. Baloney. Road apples. Nonsense.
To: HEY4QDEMS; Jack Hammer
To tell you the truth, the crack about the blind guy may have done it more than this. That one kind of crossed the line; OK for National Lampoon but not a TV sportscast.
To: Chi-townChief
PC is ruining the nation, in my opinion. Everyone has a paper-thin skin, everyone's looking for an insult, no one can take a joke, and the whole thing has become ludicrous. My previous comments stand as written.
To: raccoonradio
Gee it was so "offensive" that even thought I watched that game I didn't remember it all.
To: raccoonradio
It's a bad joke.
They should've fired him for being unfunny if anything.
But I don't quite understand why they would fire him for anything else.
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posted on
10/16/2006 8:27:52 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(Prayers to the Lidle family)
To: raccoonradio
btw rumor has it Lou Pinella may get Cubs job; and A's
may fire Macha despite them winning AL West.
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