(From Cynopsis)
FOX SPORTS Baseball Commentator STEVE LYONS was
fired after Game 3 of the ALCS after making an inappropriate comment about former baseball manager and now
FOX analyst LOU PINIELLA.
Stepping in to cover Lyons seat in the booth for the remainder of the series is JOSE MOTA, Los Angeles Angels announcer.
The comment came after Piniella equated asking a player to repeat a great performance night after night is like "finding a wallet on a Friday night" and hoping to find another on Sunday and Monday as well.
Shortly thereafter, Piniella used a Spanish term, "en fuego" describing a player's hot performance in the playoffs, and Lyons followed with this comment -- "Lou's habla-ing some Espanol there, and I'm still looking for my wallet. I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit close to him now."
FOX executives informed Lyons of their decision shortly after
the game.
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