Thursday, September 20, 2012

Yunel Escobar Suspended 3 Games for Slur on EyeBlack Blue Jays Says He Was Not Trying To Be Offensive With Jays' SS suspended slur over homophobic eyeblack MLB investigating Jay's reported Toronto suspend displaying gay Gay Touch 'Em All translates into 3game ban PhatzRadio The Dugout Doctors Three For Homophobic Written On His Eye Black Reports Toronto's wore Did have Major League Baseball looking Escobar’s eye black

Yunel Escobar Eye Black Incident a Head-Scratcher, Regardless of Whether Shortstop Was 'Misinterpreted' With each act of stupidity in the world today, it's becoming increasingly clear that the phrase "common sense" is teetering on the edge of becoming an oxymoron. In Yunel Escobar's case, perhaps just "moron" will do the trick, because it's hard to walk away from the whole debacle with any thought other than, "How did he think that was a good idea?" And even that mindset requires you to wrap your ... Escobar Suspended 3 Games for Slur on Eye-Black Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar suspended 3 games by team for homophobic slur on eye-black Yunel Escobar eye-black gay slur draws 3-game suspension Yunel Escobar insisted he meant no insult, reiterating that the words he wrote were supposed to be ''just a joke.'' Yunel Escobar hit with 3-game suspension for gay slur on eye black The Toronto Blue Jays and Major League Baseball have suspended shortstop Yunel Escobar for three games without pay after he wore eye black bearing a homophobic slur during a game Saturday. The team met with the league and the MLB Players Association before agreeing on the punishment, which will cost Escobar more than $92,000. He is making $5 million this season. Read full article >> Yunel Escobar suspension: Ozzie Guillen can relate Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar said he did not mean to offend anyone when he wore eye black bearing a gay slur during Saturday's game against the Red Sox. Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen believes him. And after Escobar was handed a three-game suspension without pay for the act, Guillen recalled the time he was forced to apologize for using a gay slur in a profanity-laced tirade ... Escobar suspended for slur on eye-black NEW YORK (AP) Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston. Yunel Escobar suspended by Blue Jays for wearing eye black with anti-gay slur The Toronto Blue Jays suspended Yunel Escobar for three games on Tuesday after he wore eye-black tape with a homophobic slur Yunel Escobar Eye Black: Ignorance of Blue Jays SS Makes Soft Suspension Worse The Yunel Escobar saga got some semblance of closure on Tuesday when the Toronto Blue Jays announced that the shortstop was being suspended for three games after it was revealed he had a gay slur written in Spanish on his eye black during Saturday's game.  However, the ignorance—or stupidity—of Escobar makes this suspension look way too soft. He doesn't seem to understand or comprehend why this ... Yunel Escobar eye black slur leads to 3-game suspension Yunel Escobar's eye-black, homophobic slur led to a three game suspension by the Toronto Blue Jays. HBT: Escobar suspended for anti-gay eye black HBT: The Blue Jays have suspended Yunel Escobar for three games over his anti-gay eye black.
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