Station won't fire host after apology

espn.com ^ | 8/6/05 | AP

[Originalist]

"brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly."

Can anyone see how this could be mistaken for a racist remark? More people "saddened" by PC nonsense.

[SmithL]

I never heard anything like that here. I heard it in the South and in some other cities, but not here. ”

Can anyone see how this could be mistaken for a racist remark?

[ThirstyMan]

Well, what are the batting averages of the "Caribbean hitters"?

[RichInOC]

On the air late Wednesday after the Giants lost 3-2 to the Colorado Rockies, Larry Krueger of KNBR went off about the struggling club and its "brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly."

Later, he said, "You have a manager in Felipe [Alou] whose mind has turned to Cream of Wheat."

So was he right?

[Originalist]

Can anyone see how this could be mistaken for a racist remark?

I get your point, but racist is still way over the top. The south is a mix of many races, as is the rest of the country. Elitest maybe, racist no.

[Originalist]

Based on the Giants record, looks that way.

[Dog Gone]

Can anyone see how this could be mistaken for a racist remark?

I can't see how it could be construed other than racist.

Maybe it's just me.

[FlJoePa]

It sucks to tell the truth these days.

[Originalist]

I can't see how it could be construed other than racist.

So differentiating people based on ethnic group is racist? He basically said that these players are Caribbean, and that they were swinging at alot of bad pitches. Both are true. Racist? Are you sure?

[DainBramage]

Screw them all. They are more offended by being called Caribbean than being called brain dead!

They do swing at anything thrown at them. So Go back and play in .....Carribea!

[goodnesswins]

Ah..Ah..Ah.....just because it's TRUE, doesn't mean you CAN say it......

[AmishDude]

I agree with you on picking on the Caribbean players. But what about the Cream of Wheat remark? Did you read what the reasoning was for declaring that to be racist?

[Originalist]

They are more offended by being called Caribbean than being called brain dead!

You'd think that the "brain-dead" part would bother them more, huh? Everybody's a victim of racism these days.

[SmithL]

That's OK.

As a Southern male, I'm used to the prejudice against my kind.

[GOP_Raider]

So was he right?

As a Giants fan....yes. He was. :-(

[Dog Gone]

When you describe one ethnic or racial group as brain-dead, you'd better be sure that you're on solid ground.

Was he?

[Originalist]

I understand, I'm a Texan.

[Originalist]

When you describe one ethnic or racial group as brain-dead, you'd better be sure that you're on solid ground.

He didn't "describe" one ethnic or racial group, he descibed one group of hitters who happened to be of the same ethnic group. You are reading it like a victim, not a realist.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Could be worse. You could be watching my Twins. It doesn't matter the color of your skin or the heritage of your forefathers - if your cap has a TC on it, you swing at slop.

[blu]

Where's the slur? Did I miss it? Cream of Wheat is now an insult? Carribean mind is an insult??? Gimme a fn break!!!! Is it possible for a whole culture to have PMS at the same time? like, forever????