NFT: Cowherd - baseball must be simple because Dominicans play it

In comment 12384474 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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The MLBPA released a scathing response, and ESPN had enough Mike Soltys ‏@espnmikes 16m16 minutes ago Colin Cowherd�s comments over the past two days do not reflect the values of ESPN or our employees. Colin will no longer appear on ESPN.

Well, he's going to Fox anyway. Where they'll appreciate his remarks.

I wonder if there is a chance they try and void their deal with him based on some sort of conduct clause.

He is lazily mixing concepts. On one hand he is saying baseball is easier to manage than football, which is fair and debatable. But in terms of grasping and playing, there's no evidence. Non-English soeaking, under educated kids could as easily take non-verbal or translated instruction at plenty on positions in football.

And conversely plenty of writers could make player personnel arguments to a football GM, but would get laughed out of a room trying to argue advanced stats with a baseball GM.

In comment 12384611 jeff57 said:

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In comment 12384474 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: The MLBPA released a scathing response, and ESPN had enough Mike Soltys ‏@espnmikes 16m16 minutes ago Colin Cowherd�s comments over the past two days do not reflect the values of ESPN or our employees. Colin will no longer appear on ESPN. Well, he's going to Fox anyway. Where they'll appreciate his remarks.

You do yourself or your party no favors with ignorant comments like this. But I'm sure that won't stop you the next time, so carry on...

Are trying to justify Colin's comments by saying we are being overly sensitive. I would love to see people's reaction if some sports commentator on Sky sports in England said that Americans are dumb because we have decling scores in Math and Science as compared to other first world countries. I guarantee you this board would be in an uproar.

While I'm not one of these that you speak of, do you honestly think this board would be in an uproar by something some dildo in England says? Really?

I completely beg to differ. You couldn't be more wrong. Nobody would give a shit. Not one.

I completely disagree. If the story was a national headline like this story is, I would say a lot of us would be upset.

So you'd be upset by something that some clown in England says about you?

I'm not even sure what to say. Holy crap. Other than, grab your balls and man up.

In comment 12384841 JoeyBigBlue said:

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I completely disagree. If the story was a national headline like this story is, I would say a lot of us would be upset.

I would be very surprised if this board were upset with that. I think more would agree with the comment than disagree. There is a sense in which it is very sad that so much angst and energy is spent over words that may make someone uncomfortable. How is it possible to go though life and never encounter "uncomfortable"? But then again, I suppose in the long run its a good thing that we have progressed to the point where mere words uttered with no intent to hurt would be held to such scrutiny and condemnation.

Greg hates Cowherd because of his take on baseball being a simple game. This supposed slight against Dominicans just gives the Dominian-defender a pretext to do it.

Greg hates something. News at 10.

never gave me an advantage in sports. I must be using them wrong - are you supposed to do calculus before you step up to the plate?

Shit, come to think of it, Brooklyn Tech should have been a sports juggernaut.

Dominicans are stupid? I never even heard of that before!

It's like when I was a kid and for some reason I was told/led to believe that Mexicans are lazy. Then I grow up and they turn out to be the hardest working group in NY.

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I just read an article about chip Kelly, and when I read this quote, it immediately brought this thread to mind

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"We�re looking for intelligent guys because it�s a game that takes a lot of brain power in terms of being smart football players," Kelly said. "...There�s a lot of decisions that have to be made when you�re out there. Like I said earlier, we want a bunch of guys that love playing football, not what football gets them."

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In comment 12385089 jcn56 said:

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never gave me an advantage in sports. I must be using them wrong - are you supposed to do calculus before you step up to the plate? Shit, come to think of it, Brooklyn Tech should have been a sports juggernaut.

Their football team was in the 50s and 60s.

But by and large if you can be a brain surgeon, you're going to be a brain surgeon. An even truer generalization, brain surgeons throw like girls...even the women ones.