I Present You The Most Unintentionally Funny Sports Moment of 2020

This story originally broke while I finishing up my Bauer blog and at the time it was the opposite of funny. Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman said that Kansas City was "one of the f@g capitals of the world" when I think I can assume he believed they weren't on the air. 

Longtime Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic saying “one of the fag capitals of the world.” He is currently announcing the second game of the Reds’ doubleheader against Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/Uwz07eRIKv

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 20, 2020

I don't need to get into the nuts and bolts of what he said earlier. It goes without saying that does not fly on a broadcast; especially when San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Portland, LA, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Portland (ME) and Provincetown all come to mind as homosexual hotbeds (much more socially acceptable terminology) before KC. Then again what do I know? (even though I'm low key gender fluid) Not only was this man homophobic, but he also was inaccurate! Double whammy like you read about. Triple if you count the name Thom (which I do).

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Granted (in reference to the blog title) we don't have a ton of options to chose from currently....BUT I think this Nick Castellanos solo shot into the judgment free zone of Kauffman Stadium (second reference on DOL today has got to be some sort of record) as future-fired Reds Broadcaster Thom Brennaman gave his closing goodbyes and apologies after dropping a hard F bomb (not fuck) earlier in the broadcast has to take the cake for most unintentionally funny sports moment of the year.  You almost have to respect the dedication to insincerity.

Seriously, Thom Brennaman calling a Home Run in the middle of a career altering apology is unintentionally the funniest video of 2020 pic.twitter.com/OsCoaWdoHA

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 20, 2020

The great Trill Whither put it perfectly.

"I said a word that has hurt a lot of people over the years....as Votto sends one off the wall he's gonna try to stretch it into twooooooooooo and he's safe....like I was saying, I am SO sorry for all the peop

— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) August 20, 2020

Which inspired many other great tweets.

“In Dallas, Texas...3 shots were fired AND THE RUNNER GOES!!” pic.twitter.com/TLVGuRDWPQ

— Wade Weckbacher (@WadesWorldII) August 20, 2020

To my LGBT coworkers.. fastbal hits Suarez and the benches clear. I truly apologize

— E. Posa- Missing Football (@justposa) August 20, 2020

“We regret to inform you that early this morning Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor and - and gee golly, Gehrig clobbers a ball to deep right field and it’s gone!! 5-3 Yankees - the US has suffered tremendous casualties”

— pons sublicius (@GalbraithStan24) August 20, 2020

“Tonight’s apology is brought to you by our friends at Skyline Chili, who know what it’s like to immediately regret a decision”

— Lon Petrini (@Lon_Petrini) August 20, 2020

That concludes this blog. In short first video; not funny. Second video; hilarious (not on purpose).

P.S.

Seriously watch Visible: Out on Television (AppleTV+) if you haven't yet. One of the best and most interesting docuseries I've ever seen.