Thom Brennaman

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volbeast33 said:
That’s what happens when someone has to apologize in the moment.... usually it is scripted and with a publicists help.
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They should have waited to the completion of that half inning to replace him. Having to intermingle a play call with an apology really cuts into the appearance of sincerity.
 
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luthervol said:
Was he a Marge Schott hire?
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No. The Reds hired him in 2006. Marge died in 2004.

Thom has had a distinguished career. He started off in his 20s working with Harry Caray at WGN in Chicago. He then was the Arizona Diamondbacks first ever broadcaster. He left them to come home to Cincinnati. He also has done major Bowl games and NFL games for Fox. One sentence will throw all that away
 
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volinbham said:
I thought it was the best apology I've seen. It was sincere and he kept doing his job until the very end.
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There is no way to gauge sincerity in an apology, especially coming from someone with 30 years of experience in broadcasting. He is a professional in public speaking. He has been well-trained in exactly how to handle moments like that. I highly doubt that the first time such a comment is caught on the air, is ever the first time that the person has said such a thing. Nobody is that unlucky.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
There is no way to gauge sincerity in an apology, especially coming from someone with 30 years of experience in broadcasting. He is a professional in public speaking. He has been well-trained in exactly how to handle moments like that. I highly doubt that the first time such a comment is caught on the air, is ever the first time that the person has said such a thing. Nobody is that unlucky.
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but in an earlier post you gauged the appearance of sincerity...
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Awww it’s little dinky using his schoolyard insults to boost his e-cred. I see Septic tank liked your post. That’s not surprising. Most of your posts are s**t so naturally it’s gonna attract flies.
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In lieu of entertaining any semblance of debate with someone who is a steamed mental vegetable, I'll just bring this ditty back to rub some stonk on whatever credibility you think you have:

BigOrangeTrain said:
They don't scare me. They disgust me. Since 1970 over 3000 Americans have been killed by Muslims here in the US. So sorry if I don't share the same Muslims are inherently good crap. I guess this is the same old oh we should be PC and respect everybody right? Well I am not like that. So why should I respect or like a people who kill Americans for joy?

So because of what they have done, I automatically suspect any Middle Eastern person as a terrorist. Last year in Atlanta I saw a Middle Eastern person on the same plane as me and I requested to be let off. Sorry but I don't trust anyone from the Middle East and never will.
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I can see why you sympathize with someone saying something bigoted. You are a racist piece of garbage. May a million flies infest your butthole.

EDIT: shout out to @AirVol and @volfanjustin for liking that post. At least you don't make an effort to hide it.
 
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volinbham said:
but in an earlier post you gauged the appearance of sincerity...
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I said it cut into the appearance of sincerity. I have no way to know if it was truly sincere or not. I don't know the guy. It was awkward to call a homerun (typically an exciting call) in the middle of apologizing for a slur. However, I do not believe that the first time a person is documented saying something inappropriate, is the first time that they have ever made such a comment.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
In lieu of entertaining any semblance of debate with someone who is a steamed mental vegetable, I'll just bring this ditty back to rub some stonk on whatever credibility you think you have:



I can see why you sympathize with someone saying something bigoted. You are a racist piece of garbage. May a million flies infest your butthole.
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BowlBrother85 said:
They should have waited to the completion of that half inning to replace him. Having to intermingle a play call with an apology really cuts into the appearance of sincerity.
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Spur of the moment thing.... he may have been being removed right then and he asked to apologize to viewers..... I prefer that compared to the made up stuff written by other..... people are going to judge no matter what he said or when he said it.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
That was the most awkward apology ever. I take pride in being a man of faith ... and there goes a homerun. It's now four to nothing. ... I'm deeply sorry to anyone I've offended.
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They should’ve just pulled him in between innings and had the other announcer apologize briefly for what was said and that there would be further comment after the game.

Though I thought the faith mention was out of place, I thought the apology itself was straightforward and sincere.
 
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GAVol said:
The faith thing was just weird to throw in there. They should’ve just pulled him in between innings and had the other announcer apologize briefly for what was said and that there would be further comment after the game.
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Maybe I'm alone in thinking it was a good apology. It wasn't crafted by PR. It was right in the moment and I thought the call in the middle was completely natural for a baseball play by play guy. It won't save his job but personally I liked it more than the "prepared statement".
 
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volinbham said:
Maybe I'm alone in thinking it was a good apology. It wasn't crafted by PR. It was right in the moment and I thought the call in the middle was completely natural for a baseball play by play guy. It won't save his job but personally I liked it more than the "prepared statement".
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I thought the apology was fine. There’s nothing he could say to make things better. All he could do is acknowledge, ask for forgiveness and now go make amends.

I don’t blame him for the awkward call in the middle. That’s on the producer; not him.
 
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volinbham said:
Maybe I'm alone in thinking it was a good apology. It wasn't crafted by PR. It was right in the moment and I thought the call in the middle was completely natural for a baseball play by play guy. It won't save his job but personally I liked it more than the "prepared statement".
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You think it was good to invoke religion when caught in the act of being anti gay? What has religion ever done for gays? How does that help one "get out of jail" here?
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Was he calling Kansas City "one of the f*g capitals of the world? I've heard that said about San Fran and Atlanta, but never KC.
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The only reference to KC and **** I can recall is in Blazzing Saddles.

edited to delete the word. I thought the site did it automatically.
 
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Sea Ray said:
You think it was good to invoke religion when caught in the act of being anti gay? What has religion ever done for gays? How does that help one "get out of jail" here?
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I think his religion comment had nothing to do with the offending comment. It was spur of the moment. I don't think it's a get out of jail (and I doubt he meant it that way). He ain't getting out of jail no matter what he said in his apology. To go further, if your apology is designed to be a get out of jail then it really isn't an apology.
 
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