Racism in Baseball

[careless hal]

The broadcasters for the K.C. Royals used the term "Chinese home run" on a foul ball.  The Chinese find this very offensive.  To their credit, they did not March on the stadium and set it ablaze.  Both those guys should be fired.

[Bungalow Bill]

Firing them would be silly, And idiotic, Its not a racist comment. nothing wrong with some humor tossed in. I saw it and had no problem at all with it. Your sensitivity is foolish

 

[Gazoo]

The broadcasters for the K.C. Royals used the term "Chinese home run" on a foul ball.  The Chinese find this very offensive.  To their credit, they did not March on the stadium and set it ablaze.  Both those guys should be fired.

How many Chinese even watch MLB and if they do how many even know what it means ? 

[old and slow]

Bill, I think you missed the sarcasm in Hal's post.

On another note, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts apologized for using the therm dago-t in an interview.  He said he didn't mean to offend Italian-Americans.

As an Italian-American myself, i was not at all offended.  If anything, I was offended by the idea that Italians are that sensitive to take offense to the name of a tee shirt.

Am I wrong?  What do you Italians on here think?

[tonyb147]

Am I wrong?  What do you Italians on here think?

Q: Why are so many eye-talians named Tony?

A: Cuza when day useta put em onda boat, they useta stamp TO NY ona dare foura head
TO NY is ah short for TO New York

 

[LVGaryD]

Chinese home run is a very offensive term. Those announcers are lotten plicks. 

[The Skipper]

Q: Why are so many eye-talians named Tony?

A: Cuza when day useta put em onda boat, they useta stamp TO NY ona dare foura head
TO NY is ah short for TO New York

 

For some reason you reminded me of this.  https://tbi69.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/video-the-italian-carpool-lane/

[The Skipper]

Yeah when I was a kid I loved Brazil Nuts but we didn't call them that then. 

[old and slow]

Yeah when I was a kid I loved Brazil Nuts but we didn't call them that then.