Video - Gary Thorne teaches citizenship

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Thorne Won’t Be Guarding Borders Anytime Soon
Published 3/26/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
During Wednesday morning’s Boston-Oakland tilt in Tokyo, ESPN thoughtfully took the time to promote another of its televised events: Saturday’s Civil Rights Game against the White Sox and Mets. Steve Phillips made a compelling argument after the Civil Rights Game promo for the progress of minorities in baseball in the last half-century or so: Phillips noted the Detroit Tigers could reasonably field a starting nine that did not have a single white person. As he rattled off the starters for such a squad (including Ivan Rodriguez , Magglio Ordoñez , Curtis Granderson , and Jacque Jones ), he built a strong case for the widening influence of ...

So Apparently The Canseco-Giambi Mixup Wasn't Only Gary Thorne's Error In Japan
Published 3/27/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
I really thought that the clip that I posted earlier today was by far the most confused and lost I've ever seen an announcer. I was wrong. Who would have guessed that the same announcer, in the same exact game, would best himself. Ladies and gentleman.....Gary Thorne via SbB.... “Pretty good international team.”- Gary Thorne Okay Gary....getting confused by players who have never played in a Yankee uniform is one thing, but completely misunderstanding the spirit of the Civil Rights Game is an entirely different issue. See when Steve ...