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Related: About this forumToronto Blue Jay: Tu Ere Maricón
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar took the field on Saturday with "You are a faggot" written in Spanish in his eye black.
Several messages seeking comment from Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos were not immediately returned. The Jays are expected to hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon in New York, before their game against the Yankees. Escobar, 29, was originally in Sundays starting lineup, but was scratched before game-time. A club spokesman said he had the flu. The photo generated a flurry of responses on Twitter, mostly critical of Escobar, some urging that he be suspended for the rest of the season, some urging fans to reserve judgment until context became available. Others speculated that he had been pulled from Sundays lineup as a disciplinary measure.
Escobar was drafted into the Major League by Atlanta in 2005 and was traded to Toronto in 2010. Last year he signed a two-year contract extension worth $10M. Also last year a Change.org petition was launched asking the Blue Jays to join the eight other MLB teams to make an It Gets Better video, but that has not yet happened.
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Toronto Blue Jay: Tu Ere Maricón (Original Post)
WillParkinson
Sep 2012
OP
I've read that some Caribbean Spanish speaking countries often drop their "esses"
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#5
William769
(55,147 posts)1. What an ass wipe!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)4. That's too kind...
He's scum
Behind the Aegis
(53,961 posts)2. "ere" isn't correct. It would be "eres".
I also am wondering as to what "context" would make a difference. The only think I can conclude is he didn't know because someone did it without him knowing, but I find that improbable.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. He had to know...
And if someone did it for him (which I doubt) that person is an asshat to.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)5. I've read that some Caribbean Spanish speaking countries often drop their "esses"