Reds Share Statement About Thom Brennaman, Hilarity Ensues As Here’s A Drive Into Deep Left Field By Castellanos And That’ll Be A Home Run. And So That’ll Make It A 4-0 Ballgame. I Don’t Know If I’ll Be Putting On This Headset Again.

10:35 PM EDT on September 25, 2020

The statement from the Cincinnati Reds acknowledging Brennaman's resignation and calling him "a good man." — Screenshot: Twitter

Longtime Cincinnati Reds television broadcaster Thom Brennaman officially resigned his position Friday evening, notifying WCPO via a statement that he and his family "have decided that I am going to step away from my role as the television voice" of the team. This came a month after a hot mic picked up Brennaman referring to some unknown place as "one of the fag capitals of the world," and his subsequent sorely inadequate apology and non-explanation for his use of a homophobic slur.

The Reds shared a statement of their own on Twitter, applauding Brennaman's "heartfelt efforts of reconciliation" and calling him "a fantastic talent and a good man."

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— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 25, 2020

Dozens and possibly hundreds of baseball fans and Twitter users responded, in one of the great on-pilings in recent internet history:

Gus this is a Serious tweet from the Reds and I expect more from you, as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a homerun. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame.
— Bacon House (@Bacon_House) September 25, 2020

Y'all, we need to be more understanding. An apology was issued, and steps are being taken to support the LGBTQ+ community, and there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, and that'll be a homerun. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame. So we need to be more forgiving.
— AmberGoesViolining (@ambergoesviolin) September 25, 2020

Y'all, the joke is getting kinda old. You need to learn to forgive and forget, as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a homerun. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame. We all make mistakes from time to time.
— Julio Teheráñ Fañ Club™ (@Braves_Jacob) September 25, 2020

Tons and tons of these. Too many to count, and no sign of slowing. And I for one am of the opinion that this sort of herd action from the Twitter mob is absolutely, positively as here's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don't know if I'll be putting on this headset again.

H/t Ben

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