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Myers apologies for his choice of words

Posted by stopsayingretard on September 15, 2007

Finally, someone with a high profile and money gets “IT”.  Now, maybe there is hope for Larry the Cable Guy and all the others….

Two days after the Phillies’ closer got into a verbal altercation with a reporter, Myers still was upset he called the writer a “retard.”

“I shouldn’t have said that,” Myers said before Philadelphia played the New York Mets on Monday night. “I didn’t mean to offend anybody.”

Myers allowed two solo homers in the ninth inning of the Phillies’ 4-3 loss to San Diego on Saturday night. He told reporters a few times after the game that he didn’t think either ball was hit well, calling both “popups.” When one writer asked him to repeat his answer, the emotional Myers became irritated.

The two exchanged words and had to be physically separated, though no punches were thrown. After cooling off for a bit, Myers returned to his locker, apologized to the remaining reporters and answered more questions. He even did a television interview.

“I was frustrated, but I never should’ve used that word,” Myers

 Here is the rest of the story;

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/wires/08/27/2010.ap.bbn.phillies.myers.0321/

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