Watching this one from home....
The New York Yankees just defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-4. Before today’s game New York held their celebration of Yankees past, but one familiar voice was not present over the proceedings. That voice belongs to one time SportsCenter anchor, Fox Sports Net producer, and MSNBC news man Keith Olbermann. He had served as the in-stadium play-by-play man for the Old Timers’ Day game, but the New York Post learned the Yankees decided to go another route this year:
The Yankees were not happy with Olbermann posting a photo on Twitter earlier this season of a coach signaling pitches to their batters in the on-deck circle. So they decided to bounce the liberal loudmouth and will have Bob Wolff and Suzyn Waldman provide the commentary for today’s game instead.
Liberal loudmouth? Alrighty then.
Olbermann responded, in rather lengthy fashion, on his MLB.com based blog, Baseball Nerd. He made a valid point in wanting to be told directly by the Yankees instead of hearing about it from an outside source, I can respect that. But then he went on to call the Old Timers’ Day festivities a “Popsicle Stand”. It got better further down when he called Brett Weber’s headset a “Shamwow-Seller’s Headset”. He went on to explain the reason he tweeted the pictures and the reaction he received when he was at the ballpark the day The New York Daily News first ran the story. The pictures that started the snowball rolling are also included in his post.
Here’s an excerpt from it:
“On a personal level, however, I do know that I have a legitimate complaint in one respect. Old Timers’ Day is today, and I’ve been doing the “color” on the public address system for the last ten years, and one year prior to that as well (not the play-by-play; that is, obviously, entirely the province of Hall of Famer Bob Wolff and it’s my honor to sit next to him; Suzyn Waldman has usually been with us to do Old Timers’ interviews during the game). After eleven years of doing this, I think it would’ve been fitting if the Yankees had told me rather than let me hear it from somebody outside their organization the week before the event.”
“I can’t vouch for the legitimacy of the motive described in The Post because this is the first time I’m hearing about it.”
To make a long story short: Twitpics led to an investigation by MLB, which led to coaches’ assistant Brett Weber losing his radar gun manning privileges for a day, which led to Olbermann watching the Old Timers’ game from home today (presumably).
He’s a liberal loudmouth
What makes him so special? You’re either invited or you’re not.
MUST BE THE REPUBLICANS FAULT..
It is the Republicans fault.
Next time go to a Mets Game
They won’t want him either .
He was a sports announcer then political “hack” now he wants back again? he is anti american, a dir bag and less then a slug even a hydra.
I wish I had your eloquence , I agree with you whole heartedly .
He’s not a political hack. He’s one of the few people talking about the issues and adding some clarity and truth to politics. That’s absolutely laughable to call him anti-american. He’s one of the most american people I know of.
Kevin- Olbermann is the biggest left wing, egotistical, obnoxious douche on the face of the earth.
Just being ” left wing” makes him RIGHT!
Left-wingers fly in circles to the right! Right-wingers fly in circles to the left….but you my friend…can’t fly! Try hopping and maybe you’ll look smarter than you already are?
I was a Marine helicopter pilot for 12 years, followed by 8 years as an Army National Guard pilot. SO, I would like to correct you, sir. I can fly!
Why don’t you just propose to him now that gay marriage is legal in NY. I’m sure you both can take turns spitting out stupid crap all day.
Yankees were cheating. Olbermann blew the whistle on them, so they’re going to take their Old-Timers Day and go home. What more would you expect from Steinbrenners?
KO you blew the whistle and then blew Barney Frank.
Hey Keith: You are a lousy left wing communist, socialist and your mouth spews nothing but deceit and lies. You were a bad sports commentator and a worse T.V. news reporter. Oh. forgive me, news, you lied about everything so there was no news involved.
This is a guy that just got fired from the biggest liberal station in the country MSNBC). He then gets fired from the most liberal team in the most liberal state. Gay marriage has just been passed and then he gets fired again by the Yankees. Do you see a pattern in this country. No more Liberal people. USA USA USA does not mean United States of Liberals.
what a retarded group of comments (see above…take your pick)
I pick your comment , it’s most retarded
Agreed. A bunch of blind, stupid republicans. It’s like the people that call Obama a socialist (in which they probably don’t even know what that word means), when Obama is so far from being a socialist. He’s a centrist. I WISH he was a socialist. This country is in dire need of socialism. That’s what’s patriotic, and for all you republican nutjobs, that’s what Jesus would do
I’m thinking more of comments like yours .
This comment is the hands-down winner. Congrats !
Some very ignorant people posting here….KO anti-American? He can probaly recite the Constitution….Socialist/communist? Blanche obviously does not even know the difference……Go ahead KO– these idiots are not in your class……they should finish sixth grade before commenting again….
*clap* Excellent post.
Agreed. Wonderful comment. They probably don’t really even understand what a liberal is. But they hear that word from their republipuke buddies and think its neat to say. If you tell the truth about issues in America, to these fools you are nothing but a ‘liberal.’ Shame on us.
ESPN dumped him, MSNBC dumped him, the Yanks dumped him.
Getting the point here ObieBoy?
Grow up you J A C K A S S!
I am mad. I also didn’t get a call telling me that I could not work. They should have to pay me because I did not work. I did not watch it at home to protest not getting to work!!!
Personally, I hate the guy, but I respect his right to air his views. Any TV station, team, or company who won’t allow one of their employees to do so is about as anti-American as you can get. I’m not saying the Yankees are such (they let him go for a different reason), but this country has become so wrapped-up in public opinion that it has forgotten the reason we became independent in the first place.
I blame his predicament and our many faults on the media – always blowing stories out of proportion. Like many have said, had there been TV in the ’30s, FDR would never have been President (arguably one of our strongest ever). So Mr. Olberman, you can only blame your chosen profession for your beef…
Didn’t know the over-bearing loud mouth liberal was even still alive, not that many care. All this clown does is give his opinion and if you don’t agree you are wrong. I wish a line drive or a bat would fly into the stands and hit him in his mouth. Nobody wants you for a reason ahole.
They could have had Rachel Maddow do the play by play, but they realized Maddow is Olberman in drag……
I knew it !
Olbie is quite a good baseball fan, but his venom and hate that he spewed on MSLSD (and now Al Gore’s network) are so over-the-top and ridiculous that they overshadow anything baseball-related that he could offer. Outisde of the sports collecting hobby, mention Keith’s name and see how many people think of him as a liberal looney tune instead of a well-versed sports or baseball card expert.
Liberal Looney? I think that some people don’t appriciate Keith because he doesn’t let anything the corporate, millionaire loving conservatives do, get by without pointing it out to everyone for thier consideration. I know, that really hurts when you don’t really want anyone to notice what’s been done and said.
There it is again. Liberal. Please define what that means to you or is it just someone who disagrees with your perverted philosophy?
Roger says:
I have known it for years Doug.I stumbled across his latest”show” recently and unfortunatly he has become worse. Geez what a “maroon”. Just because he blares out all that crap he throws to his adoring liberal public does not make him an icon. Yes here in America you can say and do all you want. But that does not make it ok especially the fact there is no proof to about 99% of what be blabbers about!
I miss Keith because he always gives me important facts. He also has done those free medical clinics for people. He is a nice guy who speaks for people who don’t have the power to do anything.
Another social observer & known “liberal” said it best -…”don’t criticize what you don’t understand…” The more somebody makes sense in the USA – the more he gets ripped. It’s in the Constitution. And select men’s room stalls.
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