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Posted by: Denelle
I have a blog about some thing sports related (and sighs of relief are heard from Brad/David and Benchwarmers fans around the world)!
Over the weekend, former Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez (we'll just ignore his Met's years) made a major faux pas while acting as a commentator for the NY Mets (see all evil does stem from the Pond). It seems Mr. Hernandez questioned the presence of a female in the (Padres) dugout during Saturday's Padres/Mets game. The female in question, Kelly Calabrese, turned out to be a massage therapist for the team (did anybody else know that they place therapists on the roster for the year??).
Of course in our politically correct world, anyone and everyone, including Padres Manager Bruce Bochy has jumped to her defense. As well they should. Ms. Calabrese seems to be a well educated, well trained and well respected therapist and as such she has every right to hold her current position. And as a member of the team, she is allowed - by MLB - to be present in the dugout during a game. (And let's be realistic, it doesn't hurt that she's attractive . . . I doubt anyone would be encouraging her to hang out in the dugout if she weighed 300 pounds and looked like Mike Tyson)
Is it really fair to come down so hard on a former ball player for expressing his opinion? After all, it's a free country and he's entitled to his opinion. Keith has since apologized if his comments were offensive to anyone (although the sincerity of that apology is certainly open for debate). But has everyone forgotten that baseball is a "man's" sport? Indeed, baseball is part of the good-old-boys-triumvirate (NHL, NFL, MLB). And the same men who are eager to call Kelly Calabrese a "part of the team" and defend her right to be in the dugout during the game, are the same men who would adamantly argue against allowing Kelly to actually play the game. The same men that criticize Keith Hernandez for being "backward", "retro" and "living in the stone age" are in fact nothing shy of hypocrites who spew whatever nonsense is most expedient at the time because they fear being ostracized or reprimanded.
What was it my mother used to tell me??? Ah, that's right "He that lives in a glass house, should not throw stones." Or perhaps Moliere was more eloquent when he said "One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others."
If you ask me that they're all a bunch of Neanderthals.
I have a blog about some thing sports related (and sighs of relief are heard from Brad/David and Benchwarmers fans around the world)!
Over the weekend, former Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez (we'll just ignore his Met's years) made a major faux pas while acting as a commentator for the NY Mets (see all evil does stem from the Pond). It seems Mr. Hernandez questioned the presence of a female in the (Padres) dugout during Saturday's Padres/Mets game. The female in question, Kelly Calabrese, turned out to be a massage therapist for the team (did anybody else know that they place therapists on the roster for the year??).
Of course in our politically correct world, anyone and everyone, including Padres Manager Bruce Bochy has jumped to her defense. As well they should. Ms. Calabrese seems to be a well educated, well trained and well respected therapist and as such she has every right to hold her current position. And as a member of the team, she is allowed - by MLB - to be present in the dugout during a game. (And let's be realistic, it doesn't hurt that she's attractive . . . I doubt anyone would be encouraging her to hang out in the dugout if she weighed 300 pounds and looked like Mike Tyson)
Is it really fair to come down so hard on a former ball player for expressing his opinion? After all, it's a free country and he's entitled to his opinion. Keith has since apologized if his comments were offensive to anyone (although the sincerity of that apology is certainly open for debate). But has everyone forgotten that baseball is a "man's" sport? Indeed, baseball is part of the good-old-boys-triumvirate (NHL, NFL, MLB). And the same men who are eager to call Kelly Calabrese a "part of the team" and defend her right to be in the dugout during the game, are the same men who would adamantly argue against allowing Kelly to actually play the game. The same men that criticize Keith Hernandez for being "backward", "retro" and "living in the stone age" are in fact nothing shy of hypocrites who spew whatever nonsense is most expedient at the time because they fear being ostracized or reprimanded.
What was it my mother used to tell me??? Ah, that's right "He that lives in a glass house, should not throw stones." Or perhaps Moliere was more eloquent when he said "One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others."
If you ask me that they're all a bunch of Neanderthals.
