Psycho Babble

And we forgot to mention Fox canning broadcaster Steve Lyons for on-air comments he made during the Tigers-A's series.

From MSNBC:

Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons has been fired for making a racially insensitive comment directed at colleague Lou PiniellaÂ’s Hispanic heritage on the air during Game 3 of the American League championship series.

“If I offended anybody, I’m truly sorry,” Lyons said in a phone interview. “But my comment about Lou taking my wallet was a joke and in no way racially motivated.”

You might perceive it that way at home if you had listened to this (from the NYT):

Piniella said that expecting similar production would be “like finding a wallet on a Friday night and looking for one on Sunday and Monday, too.” Four minutes later, they had moved to different subjects and Piniella said something in Spanish. “The bilingual Lou Piniella,” Brennaman said.

Lyons said: “Lou’s habla-ing some Español there, and I’m still looking for my wallet. I don’t understand him, and I don’t want to sit close to him now.” The three laughed and continued calling the game.

The Dodgers did not fire Lyons from their broadcast team, which should prove interesting in their offseason. Plenty of other ex-players to choose from out there. Yes, Lyons is outspoken. But there's a difference between being outspoken and saying stuff in a locker room, and saying stuff to a nationwide TV audience. Dumbass.