Schilling did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Īt the time of his termination, Schilling worked on the Monday Night Baseball broadcast. I don't care, if you ask me about any of the topics it's likely (much to the chagrin of many) I'll answer with my opinion. There are 30 MLB teams, which means fewer than 100 TV color commentary positions, Twitter user Daniel R. You frauds out there ranting and screaming about my 'opinions' (even if it isn't) and comments are screaming for "tolerance" and "acceptance" while you refuse to do and be either. Some viewers called for Morris to be fired. Not one decision I've ever made about a person has anything to do with those things I just mentioned, nor will it ever. A life interspersed and occupied by men and women who are gay, by people of all races and religions, by men and women who dress as the other, by men and women who've changed to women and men. I thank the Lord for the life I've been given. ![]() Like everyone one of you I have flaws, but I'm ok with my flaws, they're what make me, me. I'm loud, I talk too much, I think I know more than I do, those and a billion other issues I know I have. You know how I know you 'offended' people are full of crap? Because I'm not even close to any of the things you so desperately want me to be, so you can whine. And opinions are like buttholes, everyone has one and they usually stink. I have opinions, but they're just that, opinions. I do NOT care what color you are, what race, what sex, who you sleep with, what you wear. He wound up getting pulled from ESPN baseball broadcasts for the remainder of the 2015 season for the offense. Last summer he was suspended from ESPN for tweeting a meme comparing Islamic extremists to Nazis. After enjoying two decades of stability with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan leading the way as ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball crew, the past 11 seasons have basically been a mess for ESPN’s flagship. This isn't the first time that Schilling has caused a social media stir. Once the post was reported by Outsports Tuesday, people started to call into question whether or not Schilling should be allowed to keep his job at ESPN. I made a comment about the basic functionality of mens and womens restrooms, period." On his blog, Schilling said he did not post the photo: "This latest brew ha ha is beyond hilarious. ![]() Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated." In a statement released late Wednesday, ESPN said: "ESPN is an inclusive company. Now you need laws telling us differently? Pathetic." "I don't care what they are, who they sleep with, men's room was designed for the penis, women's not so much. "A man is a man no matter what they call themselves," Schilling commented on the post, which he apparently said in response to a recent North Carolina law that restricts transgender people's access to bathrooms and locker rooms. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Schilling shared the above Facebook post from another user, but later deleted it. ![]() Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. ![]() Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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