[M&M Guy]

This one completly slipped by me, untill I read about it today - did you see Steve Lyons was fired by Fox for his "comments about Lou Pinella's heritage" after game 3 of the ALCS? I wondered what eggregious comments I missed; maybe I was by the fridge getting another brownpop, or maybe I was taking (leaving?...depositing?...) a dump? Anyway, from CBS Sportsline.com:

"In the second inning of Friday's game between Detroit and Oakland, Piniella talked about the success light-hitting A's infielder Marco Scutaro had in the first round of the playoffs. Piniella said that slugger Frank Thomas and Eric Chavez needed to contribute, comparing Scutaro's production to finding a "wallet on Friday" and hoping it happened again the next week.

Later, Piniella said the A's needed Thomas to get "en fuego" -- hot in Spanish -- because he was currently "frio" -- or cold. After Brennaman praised Piniella for being bilingual, Lyons spoke up.

Lyons said that Piniella was "hablaing Espanol" -- butchering the conjugation for the word "to speak" -- and added, "I still can't find my wallet."

"I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit too close to him now," Lyons continued.

Fox executives told Lyons after the game he had been fired."