Seattle owner offends indiscriminately

[Thunder]

That's all there is too it, and I'd have thought those who think our culture has become too namby pamby would have seen this for what it is.

 

The guy exposed the owners to big trouble, right before negotiations open. The union has been arguing all along that owners intentionally hold back star prospects to gain another year of service. The owners have denied this over and over. They can't do that anymore, because Mathers exposed them all.

 

I'm glad he said what he said. He spoke the truth, and the truth, these days can be very toxic.

 

Telling the truth is a fireable offense, in these times. We shouldn't be surprised or shocked.

 

Sadly, telling the truth has always been a fireable offense in corporate America

[moonslav59]

So you aren't the biggest Red Sox fan then?

 

Being a Red Sox fan is not about loving their announcers.

 

I loved Jerry as a player. What was not to love?

 

He's a giggling clown as a commentator, and I never saw what others have seen. He was okay, for a while, but I grew tired of the same antics.

[moonslav59]

Sadly, telling the truth has always been a fireable offense in corporate America

 

Yes, and why is it shocking or surprising?

 

He broke the unwritten code on MLG owners.He pays the price.

[Thunder]

Yes, and why is it shocking or surprising?

 

He broke the unwritten code on MLG owners.He pays the price.

 

I never said it was surprising. Any piece of bad PR and you get the axe

[mvp 78]

Being a Red Sox fan is not about loving their announcers.

 

I loved Jerry as a player. What was not to love?

 

He's a giggling clown as a commentator, and I never saw what others have seen. He was okay, for a while, but I grew tired of the same antics.

 

As someone who celebrates "here comes the pizza" annually, this hurts...

[Thunder]

As someone who celebrates "here comes the pizza" annually, this hurts...

 

I'm with moon, for the most part

[moonslav59]

I can see how fans like Remy as an announcer.

 

I got tired of the same old-same old.

 

He makes a few insightful comments, but not as much as I like and it seems to be rehashing the same insights over and over- not much new.

 

It's all just fun and games and "pizza."

[mvp 78]

It's all just fun and games and "pizza."

 

If only.

 

I just find his accent comforting. It's like a crocus popping up through the snow in March.

 

I don't think he's exceptionally knowledgeable, but he's much better than a lot of the guys that have color commentator gigs.

[moonslav59]

If only.

 

I just find his accent comforting. It's like a crocus popping up through the snow in March.

 

I don't think he's exceptionally knowledgeable, but he's much better than a lot of the guys that have color commentator gigs.

 

I can agree with that. Weird how so many are just plain bad.

[moonslav59]

"I'm tired of paying his interpreter" was not a real smart way to address the language issue LOL

 

I think he was fired for the service time statements.

[mvp 78]

I can agree with that. Weird how so many are just plain bad.

 

There's a reason guys like Vin Scully are once in a lifetime voices.

[mvp 78]

I think he was fired for the service time statements.

 

I don't think so (though they didn't help). From Forbes:

 

Mather had been accused of inappropriate workplace conduct prior to this latest controversy. According to the Seattle Times, when Mather was a Mariners executive vice president in 2009 and 2010, Seattle attorney Robin Phillips brought complaints against Mather on behalf of two women who worked as executive assistants for the team. The Seattle Times reported that the cases were settled out of court.

 

Phillips also represents Lorena Martin, a former Mariners high performance director who filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit in 2018. Martin alleged she made complaints to Mather, minority owner Buck Ferguson and Stanton about a hostile work environment, but she was instead terminated from her position. The case was ultimately handled by an arbitrator, and the Seattle Times reported Monday that the case “was resolved,” according to Phillips. Martin declined comment.

[Thunder]

If only.

 

I just find his accent comforting. It's like a crocus popping up through the snow in March.

 

I don't think he's exceptionally knowledgeable, but he's much better than a lot of the guys that have color commentator gigs.

 

Don't exile me for saying this, but I've long felt that the YES booth in one of the best in the business. There was a time when I would watch Sox-Yanks games on YES. Didn't matter who did play-by-play, Kay, Singleton or Ruocco. They always had great control of the game. O'Neill, Cone, and Flaherty were also solid presences in the booth. I always felt like I learned so much from listening to them. They seemed very impartial. Much more impartial than A-Rod in the SNB booth. Can't listen to him to Sox-Yankee games anymore.

[mvp 78]

Don't exile me for saying this, but I've long felt that the YES booth in one of the best in the business. There was a time when I would watch Sox-Yanks games on YES. Didn't matter who did play-by-play, Kay, Singleton or Ruocco. They always had great control of the game. O'Neill, Cone, and Flaherty were also solid presences in the booth. I always felt like I learned so much from listening to them. They seemed very impartial. Much more impartial than A-Rod in the SNB booth. Can't listen to him to Sox-Yankee games anymore.

 

I can't disagree with you because I haven't watched a YES broadcast in the past 18 years.

[Donnie Sadler was short]

I guess Im a bit surprised at the route that my Remy comments took. My intent was that with all that we learned about how he handled not just his murder sons upbringing, but his other 2 worthless spawn children, I was & am surprised that he is still in the booth. Yet if a guy says a players English is bad among other stupid comments, he's a racist that needs to go. Edited February 23, 2021 by Donnie Sadler was short
clarity

[moonslav59]

I'm surprised by this "turn."

[Thunder]

I can't disagree with you

 

Might be the first time you've ever said that to me. I'm crying tears of joy

[Bellhorn04]

I think he was fired for the service time statements.

 

The service time rules need to be fixed. Anything that's this easy to manipulate will be manipulated. They need to change it so there's nothing to manipulate.

[moonslav59]

The service time rules need to be fixed. Anything that's this easy to manipulate will be manipulated. They need to change it so there's nothing to manipulate.

 

Agreed.

 

Maybe Mathers' statements will help force that much needed change.

[mvp 78]

The service time rules need to be fixed. Anything that's this easy to manipulate will be manipulated. They need to change it so there's nothing to manipulate.

 

The lamest part about baseball.

[mvp 78]

Might be the first time you've ever said that to me. I'm crying tears of joy

 

I have that effect on people.

[dgalehouse]

I think people have a knee jerk reaction to announcers. Remy was a popular guy , so they like him as an announcer even though he is average at best. And O'Brien is terrible. So often you hear folks say they can't stand Hawk Harrelson. But I loved watching him do the ChiSox games. His "over the top homer " persona added to the telecast.

[Bellhorn04]

I think people have a knee jerk reaction to announcers. Remy was a popular guy , so they like him as an announcer even though he is average at best. And O'Brien is terrible. So often you hear folks say they can't stand Hawk Harrelson. But I loved watching him do the ChiSox games. His "over the top homer " persona added to the telecast.

 

"Different strokes for different folks", I think. Poster Donnie Sadler is not so much down on Remy about his announcing, but about his character.

[a700hitter]

Glad you're not a teacher.

I am glad that I am not a teacher. I couldn’t stick to the curriculum, any curriculum. But my students would be challenged and they would learn life skills.

[a700hitter]

I think people have a knee jerk reaction to announcers. Remy was a popular guy , so they like him as an announcer even though he is average at best. And O'Brien is terrible. So often you hear folks say they can't stand Hawk Harrelson. But I loved watching him do the ChiSox games. His "over the top homer " persona added to the telecast.

I enjoyed Hawk. He was a colorful character and a good analyst and story teller.

[notin]

I think people have a knee jerk reaction to announcers. Remy was a popular guy , so they like him as an announcer even though he is average at best. And O'Brien is terrible. So often you hear folks say they can't stand Hawk Harrelson. But I loved watching him do the ChiSox games. His "over the top homer " persona added to the telecast.

 

My first Sox memories are Harrelson and Ned Martin oing Red Sox games.

 

In 2000, I moved to Chicago, and my first day here I turned on the TV and heard Harrelson doing a White Sox game. It was weird and made me feel oddly at home to hear him despite not having heard his voice in decades. It was like moving to a new state only to find your already knew your new neighbor...

[notin]

The lamest part about baseball.

 

No. That would be the Blackout Rules.

 

And the Luxury Tax in the current CBA is a close second...

[moonslav59]

No. That would be the Blackout Rules.

 

And the Luxury Tax in the current CBA is a close second...

 

No DH on the NL is second.

[Thunder]

I wish I had been old enough to hear Sean McDonough do Red Sox games. He's turned into one of my favorite voices at ESPN. Has been going through puberty for seemingly 40 years with all the voice cracks

[mvp 78]

No. That would be the Blackout Rules.

 

And the Luxury Tax in the current CBA is a close second...

 

1. Blackout rules

2. Service time issues

3. Slow ass replay

4. No DH in NL

5. Luxury tax

 

I'm trying to figure out where I'd put "lack of a payroll floor." Fans of the O's and Pirates seem to get royally screwed.