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  • ThomasTomasz
    • Nov 2024
    #1

    Eyeblack Gate

    Major League Baseball is investigating reports that Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar wore eye black displaying a gay slur written in Spanish during a recent game.

    At least one photo taken by Getty Images shows Escobar wearing the eye black with the slur during Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

    Getty Images confirmed the photo's authenticity to ESPN.com's Keith Law.

    MLB spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick and The Associated Press that the commissioner's office is looking into the reports.

    "The Toronto Blue Jays do not support discrimination of any kind nor condone the message displayed by Yunel Escobar during Saturday's game," the Blue Jays said in a statement Monday night, adding the club "takes this situation seriously and is investigating the matter."

    The team said Escobar will be available to the media Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium along with general manager Alex Anthopoulos, manager John Farrell and coach Luis Rivera.

    One of Escobar's agents declined to comment when reached by Crasnick on Monday.

    Escobar, 29, played the entire game Saturday but was scratched from the lineup Sunday due to flu-like symptoms.

    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/83...obar-eye-black
    Can't believe this is a lead story, especially with the interesting WC races going on this year. Does anyone know what was written on the eye black?
    Tags: braves, coach, game, stupid
    • killgod
      OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
      • Oct 2008
      • 4714
      #2
      TU ERE MARICON

      Straight translation to

      YOU ARE A FAGGOT


      What I find rather funny, is that in all the articles it's okay to write it out full in Spanish, but they will "bleep" out faggot.


      they have a presser today to apparently explain this. TBH, it could be a terrible prank played on the guy, who knows what they are going to say. This is not the right city for this though, will not go over well.

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        • ThomasTomasz
          • Nov 2024
          #3
          Yeah.......no way that means anything less. If you aren't familiar with how Hispanics use it, then most are most certainly familiar with how it's used in Scarface.

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            • EmpireWF
              Giants in the Super Bowl
              • Mar 2009
              • 24082
              #4
              When I first read it, I was thinking how stupid can a capable adult be.


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                • NAHSTE
                  Probably owns the site
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 22233
                  #5
                  As someone who LOVED Yunel and was still bitter about the Braves trading him away, this is hugely disappointing. Now I'm just relieved he was not in a Braves uniform for this debacle.

                  We all know baseball players aren't exactly the most culturally aware of humans, but he, or whoever put him up to it, should still know better.

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                    • Woy
                      RIP West
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 16372
                      #6
                      Maybe his eyeblack next game should say "soy un idiota".



                      ^ Shouts to MvP for the sick sig. GFX TEAM BACK

                      .

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                        • Kuzzy Powers
                          Beautiful Like Moses
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 12542
                          #7
                          Got a 3 game suspension.. pretty soft.

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                            • Slateman
                              Junior Member
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 2777
                              #8
                              Soft indeed.
                              The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept.
                              As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom!
                              If only I had died instead of you
                              O Absalom, my son, my son!"

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                                • chicubs2003
                                  Noob
                                  • Sep 2012
                                  • 72
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by EmpireWF
                                  When I first read it, I was thinking how stupid can a capable adult be.
                                  Thought the same thing, cost him $92,000
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