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Sean Newcomb apologizes to Braves teammates for offensive tweets
ESPN ^ | July 30, 2018 | ESPN

Posted on 07/30/2018 6:55:28 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

ATLANTA -- Left-hander Sean Newcomb apologized to his Atlanta Braves teammates on Monday for a series of offensive tweets he sent as a teenager.

Newcomb's apology was delivered in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff.

Ender Inciarte and Dansby Swanson said players accepted the apology. Each said tweets made public on Sunday did not represent Newcomb's actions on the team.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: braves; fudgepackingnazis; giveitarest; homoinquisition; homomafia; libtroll; mlb; newcomb; seannewcomb; sowingdiscord
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

I loved Glavine, Smoltz and Maddux.

One of the greatest pitching groups of all time.

Glavine-Smoltz-Maddux should have won more titles in the 1990s, but the mighty Yankees of Paul O’Neill and Derek Jeter prevented that.

However, Glavine-Smoltz-Maddux had their own clubhouse issues in 2000, with Braves’ John Rocker’s remarks.


21 posted on 07/30/2018 7:39:10 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: donna
Born: June 12, 1993 (age 25 years) He must never work again.

If he wasn't a good major league pitcher the guy would have been out of a job in a second.

22 posted on 07/30/2018 7:45:31 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Mr Newcomb, I knew John Rocker. John Rocker was a friend of mine. Mr. Newcomb, you are no John Rocker.


23 posted on 07/30/2018 7:51:20 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Democrats hate too much

He threw the word “fag” around a lot and said the word “nigga” while quoting a rap lyric.

No one on the team cares. They all had to play the PR game.


24 posted on 07/30/2018 7:51:25 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Die Gedanken sind frei, wer kann sie erraten,
sie fliegen vorbei wie nächtliche Schatten.
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger sie schießen
mit Pulver und Blei: Die Gedanken sind frei!

(Thoughts are free, who can guess them?
They fly by like nocturnal shadows.
No person can know them, no hunter can shoot them
with powder and lead: Thoughts are free!)


25 posted on 07/30/2018 8:11:37 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin
> "Die Gedanken sind frei..." (Thoughts are free)

Interesting background to those words -- Wikipedia. Of course, it's also good to be able to express thoughts when young -- whether wisely or not -- and not be condemned for the rest of one's life for them.

26 posted on 07/30/2018 8:54:50 PM PDT by GJones2 ("Die Gedanken sind frei..." -- "Thoughts are free...")
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

His life was literally on the line.

He had no other choice to apologize.

He was facing death threats in Atlanta.

That’s pure bs...show me an article or news cast in Atlanta stating such.

It’s done it’s over and no one gives a shit.


27 posted on 07/31/2018 1:55:23 AM PDT by BubbaJunebug
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

This is at the 3rd thread you’ve started on this topic. You seem weirdly preoccupied with it.


28 posted on 07/31/2018 2:17:44 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

*at least


29 posted on 07/31/2018 2:18:06 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Newcomb wasn’t niggardly in his use of slurs...


30 posted on 07/31/2018 3:25:40 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

I’m preoccupied with it because it is all over ESPN and Yahoo.


31 posted on 07/31/2018 8:13:02 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: BubbaJunebug

It’s a learning experience for Mr Newcomb

Yes, he was facing threats. My family lives in Atlanta and they told me that LGBTQ people were LIVID.

So, there’s that.


32 posted on 07/31/2018 8:18:11 AM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
It’s a learning experience for Mr Newcomb

Here’s what Newcomb learned:


33 posted on 07/31/2018 9:40:15 AM PDT by 50mm (-.. .-. .. -. -.- / --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. . /)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

How coy. I repeat, you posted , at least, 3 articles on this topic.


34 posted on 08/01/2018 6:35:19 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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