12/29/2023 0 Comments Giants baseball commentator![]() ![]() All of a sudden Shakespeare could show up in the broadcast. He could have been your college literature professor. He's got an impeccable sense of the game and a great facility with language, the ability to turn a phrase that sets him apart from most play-play-broadcasters. He's able to flesh them out as human beings. He's got a lot of little background stories on players and where they came from. He puts you in the ballpark, paints that picture for you, and that leads into a story that's perfectly timed and suited for the moment. I listened to the whole broadcast, and I remember realizing for the first time that this is the greatest broadcaster there's ever been. I found a Dodger game and listened to the whole broadcast. It was night and I was searching the radio for something to keep me company. No wonder he's working in a jerkwater town like LA.' But then when I was in college, studying broadcasting, I drove from my grandmother's house in Eugene, Oregon to San Francisco. I used to listen to Dodgers games-hoping they would lose-and I remember thinking, 'Gee, this guy Scully is terrible. Vin Scully, the Dodgers play-by-play guy never said anything like that. When somebody on the Giants hit a home run, Russ Hodges would say, 'Tell that baby 'bye, bye!'' That gave me goose bumps. The Giants broadcasters, Ross Hodges and Lon Simmons, were like favorite uncles. I grew up in San Francisco, a Giants fan. It's a more satisfying experience to listen to a baseball game on the radio than it is to watch on television. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Jon Miller-who someday will have his own plaque in the Hall-about what Scully means to him: There will never be a broadcaster like him ever again. Kuiper appeared ready to sob.He's also the reason I fork over $300 every spring for the MLB Season Ticket. That’s obvious when you see the apology video. There was no malice or hate in his comment. Glen Kuiper said a racial slur while attempting to say something else. It boils down to one thing at the end of the day. He seems to be injecting more race into the situation – albeit without ill intent – instead of just focusing on the action and the person. However, why did Krukow the line, “I wondered if it was even appropriate for me, a white guy, to forgive another white guy for misspeaking in such a racially insensitive way, and I hope that it is,” was necessary? ![]() Losers hiding behind computer screens now just want blood. ![]() Careers shouldn’t end over simple mistakes.Ĭompassion, grace and mercy used to be attributes praised in America.īarstool firing Ben Mintz and the Oakland A’s suspending Glen Kuiper for making honest mistakes is proof those days are gone. As I wrote Monday, the more grace and compassion we have, the better. That’s the kind of attitude we need more of. He praised his family as a solid one and a family where responsibility is incredibly important. He’s definitely not attempting to drag Kuiper through the mud. It’s great to see Krukow seems to have some grace and compassion for the situation. Krukow’s reaction to the Glen Kuiper situation is a bit strange. It’s because of this that I will stand by Glen Kuiper. When they had their children, they passed these beliefs onto them. And they all grew up - Duane, Jeff, Kathy, Glen - with these values. They always look for the good in the person. They don’t judge people by their color or their religion or their political views. ![]() They believe that people should take on the responsibility of accepting the task of making a difference. You guys know, I’ve known the Kuiper family for 40 years, and they’re a family of farmers. And as I listened to the words of forgiveness in their hearts, and while I listened, I wondered if it was even appropriate for me, a white guy, to forgive another white guy for misspeaking in such a racially insensitive way, and I hope that it is. Both these guys are African-Americans and both these guys have respect within the culture of Major League Baseball. And in these last several days, I’ve listened to the testimony on Glen’s behalf, from Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and by former Oakland Athletic Dave Stewart. And because of that, there were a lot of people that were hurt, and there were a ton of people that were disappointed. He said the following on Murph & Mac on KNBR Monday: Krukow, who calls games with Glen Kuiper’s brother Duane, weighed in on the situation and questioned whether as a white man he can even forgive the mistake. k1we7gf3GT- Timothy Burke Kuiper’s future remains in doubt. For those asking why Glen Kuiper just made an on-air apology, here's why. ![]()
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