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[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Yeah, these types of comments are pretty tame said among friends sitting in a bar or a locker room. Problem is they were said to not a handful of people but to a couple-dozen million people, no telling what type of response you would get back. Of course, it could also be that Piniella didn't like Lyons to begin with, took offense and told Fox either he goes or I go....

Anyways, pretty damn stupid thing to say on TV if you ask me.

Maybe it was stupid. But it didn't strike me right away as an attack on Pinella's heritage. Maybe an attack (albeit good-naturedly) on his integrety. Of course, the article goes on to mention a couple of other Lyons' gaffes, so maybe this was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. (Oops - will I get PETA mad at me for saying that insensitive remark?...)