holfresh wrote:Stupid comments...He later compound it but defending himself the next day..I like Colin..I don't think he meant it the way it came out..But you just can't double down the following day which he said he wasn't going to do..Truly sad, he is talented...

I liked him until he went so over the top with being the anti - talk show host/parodying alot of talk show stereotypes. Some of his societal/sports parallels were interesting but he started heavily generalizing audiences of certain sports. What started to get me was when he started passing off his commentaries as fact instead of just his opinion.

“It’s too complex? I’ve never bought into that ‘baseball is too complex.’ Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has not been known in my lifetime as having world-class academic abilities. A lot of those kids come from rough backgrounds and have not had opportunities academically that other kids from other countries have. Baseball is like any sport. It’s mostly instincts. A sportswriter who covers baseball could go up to Tony La Russa and make an argument and Tony would listen and it would seem reasonable. There’s not a single NFL writer in the country who could diagram a play for Bill Belichick. You know, we get caught up in this whole ‘thinking man’s game.’ Is it in the same family? Most people could do it. It’s not being a concert pianist. It’s in the same family.”

Cowherd did back off his comments following the commercial break, saying that only 4 percent of MLB players have college degrees and that roughly a third of the players don't speak the primary language of the country in which they play.

MLB announced in April that 83 Dominican-born players were on opening day rosters, disabled lists or restricted lists this year. They represented 9.6 percent of major league players. A total of 230 foreign-born players, or 26.5 percent, were in the majors.)

He's been around long enough to know how to think before he speaks.

I don't listen to him on the radio like I listen to others on 98.7- usually like the shows with multiple hosts- I need the banter.

Wonder how the hosts on their AM station, which is broadcast in Spanish, reacted to his comments?

callmened wrote:i always enjoyed colin because he was different and "intellectual". but i thought of him as more ELITIST than racist. he came off and conceited and made big generalizations about lower class folks. sometimes it blended in with racism based on the topic but i always thought he was more of ELITIST

Yeah he was pretty damn ****y but he could still be very objective and thorough. He definitely rubbed a lot of people the wrong way though.

NYKBocker wrote:

Nalod wrote:He got a deal with Fox reportedly. Basically his comments were statistically based on DM education system and saying baseball is not a hard sport. Comes out wrong but really, it was not racist.

Yes it was.

Talking on his national radio show, which is simulcast on ESPNU, Cowherd was making a point about whether a general manager had the capability of stepping down from the executive office and adeptly handling managerial duties, as the Miami Marlins' Dan Jennings has been asked to do this season.

"It's baseball," Cowherd said. "You don't think a general manager can manage? Like it's impossible? The game is too complex? I've never bought into that, 'Baseball's just too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic."

These are his comments..The guy made a mistake..You should try to judge from intent..He obviously didn't get his comments right the first time...He shouldn't be crucified for that..

"It's baseball," Cowherd said Thursday. "You don't think a general manager can manage? Like it's impossible? The game is too complex? I've never bought into that, 'Baseball's just too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has not been known in my lifetime as having world-class academic abilities. A lot of those kids come from rough backgrounds and have not had opportunities academically that other kids from other countries have.

"Baseball is like any sport. It's mostly instincts. A sports writer who covers baseball could go up to Tony La Russa and have a real baseball argument, and Tony would listen and it would seem reasonable. There's not a single NFL writer in the country who could diagram a play for Bill Belichick. You know, we get caught up in this whole 'thinking-man's game.' Is it in the same family? Most people could do it. It's not being a concert pianist. It's in the same family."

Wasn't listening yesterday so I have no idea what he said that got him canned. I will look into it later