Keith is old school
During Saturday’s telecast of the Mets-Padres game, Hernandez spotted massage therapist Kelly Calabrese in the Padres dugout and said “Who is the girl in the dugout?” When told that Calabrese was a member of the training staff, Hernandez said,
I won’t say women belong in the kitchen. But they don’t belong in the dugout.
Then he added that they’re better barefoot and pregnant. OK, we made up that last part. Hernandez quickly said he was just teasing about the kitchen comment but that he felt strongly that MLB “is a man’s game and I feel very strongly about it” It’s rare that we defend stupid athletes, but people need to lay off Keith Hernandez. While inappropriate, Hernandez’s comments aren’t something you get your panties in a bunch over. (Wait, perhaps that expression was poorly chosen.)
Hernandez was reprimanded by SportsNet New York and gave the standard athlete-non-apology on Sunday: “In my discussion I made a couple of inappropriate comments. If I have offended anybody I sincerely apologize.” Gotta love the ‘if I offended anybody (then f you)’ apology.
By the way, there’s a rumor going around that Keith didn’t actually say it and it was really Roger McDowell.
Links:
[NY Daily News]: Amid ‘kitchen’ heat, Keith sorry
