Bob Brenly, a former Arizona Diamondbacks major league manager turned TV analyst, said today he is taking a voluntary leave of absence from his commentary duties at Bally Sports Arizona to seek sensitivity training.
Brenly’s decision follows an on-air attempt at humor on Tuesday that fell flat. He commented on New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman’s head covering, saying, “Pretty sure that’s the same do-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets.”
A do-rag (sometimes spelled du-rag) is a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The phrase dates to 1968.
After the game, Stroman tweeted, “Onward and upward…through all adversity and racist undertones. The climb continues through all!”
Brenly responded the next day with a statement.
Brenly’s decision follows an on-air attempt at humor on Tuesday that fell flat. He commented on New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman’s head covering, saying, “Pretty sure that’s the same do-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets.”
A do-rag (sometimes spelled du-rag) is a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The phrase dates to 1968.
After the game, Stroman tweeted, “Onward and upward…through all adversity and racist undertones. The climb continues through all!”
Brenly responded the next day with a statement.
- 6/4/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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