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‘A lot wrong with a lot of people’ criticizing apology

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman sits in a special outside booth before the Reds' baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati.

Former Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman appeared earlier this week on the podcast of former Sacramento Kings broadcaster Grant Napear, "If You Don't Like That With Grant Napear," and suggested that he's seen and heard enough of the criticism of his on-air apology in 2020 for using a homophobic slur, which included a Nick Castellanos home-run call.

Napear asked Brennaman during the podcast if the amount of criticism of his apology has bothered him.

"It did," Brennaman said. "But you know, Grant, I was able to just let it go. Because I mean, you know, you realize when you go through any number of things. And look, there are people and children and animals for that matter in this world to feel bad for - Thom Brennaman's not one of them. I'm not one of those guys to feel bad for. I created the situation and I'm the one that's got to live with it - don't feel bad about it for me. But yes, when you're going through in that moment in time and you're live on television. There is a game going on which you're also trying to announce - because that's why you're there. And all of these things are going through your mind including, you know, there's a real good chance that after you apologize, you know you might never work in that baseball world, the NFL world, the basketball world - whatever it might be. You might never have a chance to do something that you only know now to do for 35 years. And so, you know, I'm apologizing and it's heartfelt, it's sincere, I meant it. And then, you know, one of the Reds' players, Nick Castellanos, hits a home run. I call the home run in the middle of the apology. Now that's blown up into this whole thing that's taken on an entire life of its own. I've never met Nick Castellanos' wife. But, you know, she came out and has made the point, you know, 'Enough. You know, enough. This guy lost his career during that home run.' And she doesn't owe me anything. I mean, she might think that I'm the worst guy in the world - I have no idea. But, you know, it was just when people criticize what I said, that's fine, I get it. But for people to criticize a sincere apology when everything that was going on in my quote-unquote world at that point in time - it was the best I could do. And once you hear people, Grant, start criticizing your apology? That's when you know that there is a lot wrong with a lot of people. Not just me - and I've got a lot wrong with me. There is a lot wrong in this world."


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