Prior to Wednesday night's doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals, Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman made a homophobic slur on a hot mic describing an unnamed city as "one of the fag capitals of the world."
Brennaman, who has been calling Reds games on TV and radio since 2010 and previously covered both MLB and NFL games on FOX, apologized on air during the fifth inning of the second game of the doubleheader and then left Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. As he was apologizing, Reds outfielder Nicholas Castellanos homered and Brennaman took a moment to call the shot before resuming his apology. (UPDATE: After the game, the Reds announced that Brennaman was suspended indefinitely.)
Brennaman said he was sorry, deeply ashamed and said those comments are not who he is. Yet given the enthusiasm with which he made his comment I cannot help but think that this is exactly who Brennaman is and is only sorry for being caught in the act. Indeed, there were those on Twitter who declared Brennaman had clinched a spot as a speaker at next week's Republican National Convention.
However, I do hold out hope his contrition is genuine. If Brennaman is a man of faith as he claims to be then he will find a road to redemption.
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