2023 MLB thread

[Beau Vine 54319]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

He gone. 

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Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month after his slur that aired during a pregame segment of an A's game against the Kansas City Royals on May 5. Kuiper talked about a trip to the museum with colleague Dallas Braden but seemingly mispronounced the word "Negro," making it sound instead like a slur.

"Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately," the network said in a statement Monday. "We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years."

A person familiar with the investigation said "the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review." The person spoke on condition of anonymity and didn't divulge specific details because the network had not publicly disclosed the results of the investigation.

Kuiper apologized on the air later in that game without getting into specifics, saying he said something that "didn't come out quite the way I wanted it to." He later issued a statement through the network when he was suspended, saying: "I could not be more sorry and horrified by what I said. I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies." 

[shadow_operative 15932]

that's dumb. it was clearly an accident, and the entire world had already moved on and forgotten about it.

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

He probably liked some tweets he shouldn't have a long time ago too. 

[UTexasFight 9517]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Welcome to 2023.

I’d still rather that than pay ~$70 for a cable/satellite package that include ls 5 channels I really care about.

MLB not offering some sort of super package that allows you to get these one off “exclusively on” games is going to be a problem though.

[Helobious 9464]

25 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

He gone. 

 

[Bozo_Casanova 26510]

34 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

He gone. 

 

27 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

that's dumb. it was clearly an accident, and the entire world had already moved on and forgotten about it.

It was going to be tough to move on. It wasn't a close thing. 
 

Spoiler

 

 

Edited May 22, 2023 by Bozo_Casanova

[Scraps 13570]

Wrong thread

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

 

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Pitch-out by Atl just now, may be the first I've seen in '23. 

[WBT 20643]

16 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Pitch-out by Atl just now, may be the first I've seen in '23. 

I thought they might come back with the pickoff rule.  Maybe they still will.

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

It was certainly no LSU softball last night. 

[Beau Vine 54319]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

 

 

That's crazy.  I remember way back in the day, the toughest spring training tickets to get were Blue Jays games.  

[UTexasFight 9517]

8 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

That's crazy.  I remember way back in the day, the toughest spring training tickets to get were Blue Jays games.  

Kelly Gruber ain’t walking through that door 

[tx 3 putt 77235]

5 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

He gone. 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

He (or she) gone too. 

 

[elfenix 34331]

More A's news

[Guest]

The A's need Vegas way the fuck more than Vegas needs the A's.

[kevwun 15811]

They're still gonna have a shitty owner who is just there to make money.  Fisher's not gonna suddenly care about winning when they move.

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[Scraps 13570]

Lmao some dumbass just got blasted by Goldschmidts 2nd homer

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Dude fits @Beau Vine's age bracket. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Just fucking stellar baserunning all the way around. 

 

I'm still not convinced @Hookem2147 isn't FatJoe, but Josh Bell will never not be funny. 

[Beau Vine 54319]

Fat Joe thinks Josh Bell was safe on that.

48 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Dude fits @Beau Vine's age bracket. 

Bitch, I have much better fashion sense and fitness than that. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

And Swihart was waiting on deck to go yack. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

This one is fun too. 

 

[Herbie Hancock 7369]

This one is fun too. 
 

I will admit I was incredibly annoyed with his signing. Really thought we were in for the next Chan Ho or Choo. He may not perform for the entirety of his contract, but I've been quite pleased with his performance thus far

[miguelito 11266]

2 hours ago, Scraps said:

Lmao some dumbass just got blasted by Goldschmidts 2nd homer


 

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52535]

I find myself looking at Oakland stats.  They’ve given up twice as many runs as Houston, and are just a little shy of 100 more runs given up than the next highest total. 

[tx 3 putt 77235]

What 

The 

Fuck 

 

[Scraps 13570]

Lol

[Beau Vine 54319]

[Helobious 9464]

It should be “tu eres”

[Beau Vine 54319]

1 minute ago, Helobious said:

It should be “tu eres”

No si ere puertoriqueno.

[Gil Bang 25984]

 

[Helobious 9464]

Total fluke W for Baltimore tonight. Homer off the goddamn foul pole and all. That’s the shit that makes & breaks a season. It’s better to be lucky than be the better team.

[shadow_operative 15932]

lol what the hell is lucky about hitting the foul pole? your yankees play in a tiny little kiddie bandbox ballpark where pop flies become bombs and you think foul pole hr's are cheap? what am i saying, of course you do.

[Beau Vine 54319]

Ouch.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4780]

11 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

lol what the hell is lucky about hitting the foul pole? your yankees play in a tiny little kiddie bandbox ballpark where pop flies become bombs and you think foul pole hr's are cheap? what am i saying, of course you do.

… and the other SIX runs?

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Kim just smoked himself in the knee with a foul ball, had to leave. Their IF will now be Dixon/Cronenworth/Xander/Rougie. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

There’s a separated shoulder, at least. 

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Damn, 4 in bot 8 for Col, 4 in top 9 for Mia. 2-out PH 2-run yack to tie. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

8 straight balls in bot 9. Col has lost their DH & is out of bench players, P spot could come up with bases loaded & 2 outs. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Col wins on an 0-2 count against 5 IFs. Shitty fucking baseball all around. 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

5-run bot 7 for the mighty Nats to take the lead over SD. Hate to see it. 

[TornACL 7722]

14 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

5-run bot 7 for the mighty Nats to take the lead over SD. Hate to see it. 

Is Melvin gonna get fired? There has to be some sweaty palms hovering over the panic button at the moment.

 

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

He’ll have to be the fall guy at some point.