MLB 2025 Season

Poncier

Ledbetterman10 said:

Here's a funny edit where they use an old, excitable call of a Castellanos homerun within the apology....
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/id5k6e/jeez_thom_nows_not_the_time_to_be_that_excited/

The internet can occasionally be a wonderful thing.

Cliffy6745

I don't watch any Reds baseball, so I don't know the first thing about him besides that he and his dad have been around forever.  But good god...not sure how you can say that's not you if you are able to say those things at work out loud.

F Me In The Brain

Cliffy6745 said:

I don't watch any Reds baseball, so I don't know the first thing about him besides that he and his dad have been around forever.  But good god...not sure how you can say that's not you if you are able to say those things at work out loud.

Yeah I've listened to him for hours and hours.  He seems like a good guy but the way that he said the word carries much greater harm than the fact that used the slur, imo.  It just sounds hateful.  Like he hates gay people.

Have seen a number of funny things around this on the internet already.  The funniest I will not repost but had to do with Taggart from Blazing Saddles.  

I can understand how people can joke or people can say things they don't mean in some settings.....saying it at work where you have a mic attached is idiotic to the highest level and, again, the way he spits the word out represents strong feelings about it.

He earned whatever he gets as far as impact on 30+ years and a family legacy as an announcer.

Cliffy6745

F Me In The Brain said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I don't watch any Reds baseball, so I don't know the first thing about him besides that he and his dad have been around forever.  But good god...not sure how you can say that's not you if you are able to say those things at work out loud.

Yeah I've listened to him for hours and hours.  He seems like a good guy but the way that he said the word carries much greater harm than the fact that used the slur, imo.  It just sounds hateful.  Like he hates gay people.

Have seen a number of funny things around this on the internet already.  The funniest I will not repost but had to do with Taggart from Blazing Saddles.  

I can understand how people can joke or people can say things they don't mean in some settings.....saying it at work where you have a mic attached is idiotic to the highest level and, again, the way he spits the word out represents strong feelings about it.

He earned whatever he gets as far as impact on 30+ years and a family legacy as an announcer.

I just said that to someone. He felt comfortable enough to say it at work, out loud, with a microphone in front of his face. It's a bad look that he is comfortable saying it in the workplace in general. And yeah, agree it sounds hateful.

I have obviously said that word. Too often, though it has been a while, so can understand in some capacity, but yeah, it sounded hateful.

Jearlpam0925

Yeah, but I wanna know what city he was talking about.

DewieCox

A slur is a slur so not defending it, but I don’t get hate as much as I get a person who is totally comfortable saying it  in a situation where it’s been tolerated for awhile.  Who was he talking to that was that comfortable using it. 

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I don't watch any Reds baseball, so I don't know the first thing about him besides that he and his dad have been around forever.  But good god...not sure how you can say that's not you if you are able to say those things at work out loud.

Yeah I've listened to him for hours and hours.  He seems like a good guy but the way that he said the word carries much greater harm than the fact that used the slur, imo.  It just sounds hateful.  Like he hates gay people.

Have seen a number of funny things around this on the internet already.  The funniest I will not repost but had to do with Taggart from Blazing Saddles.  

I can understand how people can joke or people can say things they don't mean in some settings.....saying it at work where you have a mic attached is idiotic to the highest level and, again, the way he spits the word out represents strong feelings about it.

He earned whatever he gets as far as impact on 30+ years and a family legacy as an announcer.

I just said that to someone. He felt comfortable enough to say it at work, out loud, with a microphone in front of his face. It's a bad look that he is comfortable saying it in the workplace in general. And yeah, agree it sounds hateful.

I have obviously said that word. Too often, though it has been a while, so can understand in some capacity, but yeah, it sounded hateful.

Yep.  And then naturally he goes right to the "man of faith" nonsense during that hilarious apology.  I'm sure plenty of stories will start coming out now about what an asshole this guy really is.

Poncier

Jearlpam0925 said:

Yeah, but I wanna know what city he was talking about.

Reds were headed to St. Louis after KC, maybe that's what they were talking about

Ledbetterman10

Jearlpam0925 said:

Yeah, but I wanna know what city he was talking about.

I think I read that before going to commercial, he was talking about how he was at the 1989 World Series. Considering that series was Oakland vs. San Francisco, I'd wager a guess he talking about San Fran. 

Poncier

Ledbetterman10 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Yeah, but I wanna know what city he was talking about.

I think I read that before going to commercial, he was talking about how he was at the 1989 World Series. Considering that series was Oakland vs. San Francisco, I'd wager a guess he talking about San Fran. 

That probably makes sense.

Jearlpam0925

Poncier said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Yeah, but I wanna know what city he was talking about.

I think I read that before going to commercial, he was talking about how he was at the 1989 World Series. Considering that series was Oakland vs. San Francisco, I'd wager a guess he talking about San Fran. 

That probably makes sense.

It does, but shit this just makes me think ol' Thom has a brick for a head and I'm sure is just the life of the party when having a conversation. Thanks, Capt. Obvious, for letting me know a lot of LGBTQ people live in a major metropolitan city.

And haha what a weak ass apology, btw.

Jearlpam0925

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Cliffy6745 said:

I don't watch any Reds baseball, so I don't know the first thing about him besides that he and his dad have been around forever.  But good god...not sure how you can say that's not you if you are able to say those things at work out loud.

Yeah I've listened to him for hours and hours.  He seems like a good guy but the way that he said the word carries much greater harm than the fact that used the slur, imo.  It just sounds hateful.  Like he hates gay people.

Have seen a number of funny things around this on the internet already.  The funniest I will not repost but had to do with Taggart from Blazing Saddles.  

I can understand how people can joke or people can say things they don't mean in some settings.....saying it at work where you have a mic attached is idiotic to the highest level and, again, the way he spits the word out represents strong feelings about it.

He earned whatever he gets as far as impact on 30+ years and a family legacy as an announcer.

I just said that to someone. He felt comfortable enough to say it at work, out loud, with a microphone in front of his face. It's a bad look that he is comfortable saying it in the workplace in general. And yeah, agree it sounds hateful.

I have obviously said that word. Too often, though it has been a while, so can understand in some capacity, but yeah, it sounded hateful.

Yep.  And then naturally he goes right to the "man of faith" nonsense during that hilarious apology.  I'm sure plenty of stories will start coming out now about what an asshole this guy really is.

Haha, I think being a "man of faith" is exactly why he said it. 

F Me In The Brain

I assumed he was talking about Kansas City but have no idea if that is right.

The hateful part, imo, was the inflection and strength of how he said it.  

Just cannot imagine what lead to this....for a guy that had been on air for 30+ years it suggests he probably talks like this frequently at work.  (Or maybe he was drunk or something, lol?)

His father is a legend - and a cantankerous mofo.  Will be interesting to see what sort of other info comes out.
Sad to see people burn themselves up, but if he is an asshole he had it coming and it is what he gets.

Jearlpam0925

I don't think he even apologized to gay people in his statement, like at all. I'm pretty sure he led with (paraphrasing), "I'm sorry most of all to the people who sign my paycheck." Yeesh.

F Me In The Brain

I think he said to anyone he may have hurt
...but it would seem obvious to address the gay community.
I might guess that he did the apology on his own, but who knows....maybe Fox asked or told him to.
If they did I would expect it to be phrased differently/better.

Jearlpam0925

Yeah, to me that translates as "I don't think it was that bad, but if you or someone you know were offended by it I'm sorry. Most of all I'm sorry because I fucked up and am no longer going to receive a paycheck, and I really don't like the publicity I will get from this thing I said two hours ago though that's not who I really am because I'm a man of faith."

F Me In The Brain

Man of faith is still the best part beyond his calling the homer in the middle of it
Bad.

Jearlpam0925

F Me In The Brain said:

Man of faith is still the best part beyond his calling the homer in the middle of it
Bad.

Haha, I gotta say it would've been great if he just dropped the whole charade and was like, "Annnnd that one is BELTED into left field!"

F Me In The Brain

Or if he doubled down and went full Jim Brockmire

Ledbetterman10

Jearlpam0925 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Man of faith is still the best part beyond his calling the homer in the middle of it
Bad.

Haha, I gotta say it would've been great if he just dropped the whole charade and was like, "Annnnd that one is BELTED into left field!"

Someone made a funny edit to make it like that...
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/id5k6e/jeez_thom_nows_not_the_time_to_be_that_excited/