And now for another episode of America's favorite modern game show, Person Says Dumb Thing Then Gets Dragged on Twitter Then Offers Flimsy Apology. 。
Our star this time is baseball legend Mike Schimdt. 。
SEE ALSO:Why the Finals aren't the most important story in the NBA this week 。Schmidt is a Hall of Famer and Philadelphia Phillies hero after starring for the team for nearly two decades and leading it to the 1980 World Series title. 。
Schmidt appeared on a Philly radio show Tuesday morning to talk baseball, but veered into uncomfortable territory when he started talking about Spanish-speaking players with regard to current Phillies star Odubel Herrera, who is from Venezuela. 。
Schmidt essentially said it's impossible for a Spanish-speaking player to lead a championship team. Here's the quote that he'd later find himself wishing he could take back. 。
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My honest answer to that would be no because of a couple of things. First of all, it’s a language barrier. Because of that, I think he can’t be a guy that would sort of sit in a circle with four, five American players and talk about the game. Or try and learn about the game or discuss the inner workings of the game. Or come over to a guy and say, 'Man, you gotta run that ball out.' Just can’t be — because of the language barrier — that kind of a player. 。
Not surprisingly, Schmidt's comments were called out far and wide on Twitter. For example:。
Not surprisingly, Schmidt's comments were called out far and wide on Twitter. For example: 。
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By Tuesday afternoon, Schmidt had offered up an apology for the radio interview. 。
"I'm very sorry this misrepresentation of my answer occurred and may have offended someone," it read in part. 。
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