Posted on 05/08/2019 5:08:43 PM PDT by Paddy Irish
Statement Issued by Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney Regarding On-Air Incident During NBC Sports Chicagos Cubs Game Broadcast:
We are currently investigating an incident that occurred during the Cubs May 7 broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago while reporter Doug Glanville was on the air. An individual seated behind Mr. Glanville used what appears to be an offensive hand gesture that is associated with racism.
Such ignorant and repulsive behavior is not tolerated at Wrigley Field. We are reviewing the incident thoroughly because no one should be subjected to this type of offensive behavior.
Any derogatory conduct should be reported immediately to our ballpark staff. Any individual behaving in this manner will not only be removed fromthe ballpark, but will be permanently banned from Wrigley Field.
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What was the gesture? An OK sign?
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I’m looking for a new team. Maybe the Brewers? Sooner or later every team will have to do something stupid at the alter of PC!
REALLY?
I was just joking? The Cubs don’t know that was a 4chan joke meme? No one told them?????
F the Red Sox
F the Yankees
F the Cubs
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So are they going to hunt this guy down? Call him a racist? Ruin his life?
Looks to me like he was flicking a booger.
Don’t laugh. Just ask Steve Bartman...
Several years ago I was working short term in a Latin American county. In my briefing on cultural differences I was told that in this country the ok sign was used by homosexuals to signal that they were interested in a hook up.
It is the Cubs...
He was trying to signal OK but to do it the palm out way would have meant rotating his entire body and probably jumping over to the seat behind him. Way too much time otherwise for the quick in photobomb.
Just stop watching baseball.
Any sport that’s so concerned about a hand gesture when it actually relies on hand gestures that sometimes border on the obscene does not deserve a thinking man’s financial support.
Absolutely.
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