Keith Hernandez can be a little bitch

by Dex on Apr 23, 2006 9:04 PM PDT in News

As pointed out in Sunday's Open Thread comments, Keith Hernandez spotted Kelly, the Padres massage therapist, in the dugout during Sunday's game and then proceeded to embarrass himself.

"Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?" Hernandez said during the broadcast. "What's going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout."

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"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout," Hernandez said.

Keith Hernandez won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but Keith Hernandez knows with all of Keith Hernandez's heart that women actually do belong in the kitchen... Away from the dugout... And with any kind of misogynist luck, barefoot, pregnant and cooking dinner while ironing Keith Hernandez's pants, g*damnit.

Hernandez, a former Mets first baseman, then laughed and said: "You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have."

Keith Hernandez especially loves the pretty ladies, though the fatties are fun for a roll in hay.

As Bochy eloquently puts it...

"I didn't think gender was even an issue anymore," Bochy said.

Keith Hernandez thinks that Bochy must have a vagina under his jock and Keith Hernandez will be sure to have Bochy's Man Club Membership revoked as soon as possible.

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Wow.

Friar Faithful

by Richard on Apr 23, 2006 10:17 PM PDT 0 recs

What the...?

That made Wiggins tear up all of his Keith Hernandez baseball cards.

by wiggins4ever on Apr 24, 2006 12:31 AM PDT 0 recs

What a coincidence

I was just thinking that Keith Hernandez doesn't belong in the broadcast booth:

"Who is the guy in the booth with the bad moustache? What's going on here? You've got to be kidding me. Only media personnel in the broadcast booth."

"I won't say that ex-jocks with bad moustaches belong in hair product commercials but they don't belong in the broadcast booth."

"You know I am only teasing. I love you ex-jocks with bad moustaches out there - always have."

What a moron.

Geoff @ Ducksnorts

by Geoff on Apr 24, 2006 6:49 AM PDT 0 recs

As stupid as he sounded

I don't have a problem with him trying to keep the dugout and locker room a place for only men.

I have more of a problem with that recent "diversity" study that slammed MLB with an F for not having enough women involved. I thought that was a joke when I first read it.

There's nothing wrong with recognizing differences between the sexes and saying this is for us and that is for you.

I'm not saying a female couldn't coach a sport from a technical standpoint. Women are completely capable of understanding the game and strategizing, etc.....but I do think they'd lack a lot in relating to men the way a coach needs to. Hell, most guys wouldn't make good coaches. These guys have to trust their coach and it helps to know that they've been thru the same things before as a player or as a manager of other teams.

Granted, this comment was about a trainer, which I have no problem with...but I can see what Keith meant. Baseball is a guy's sport and women shouldn't be hanging out in the dugout as they can be a distraction.

by thenerdhater on Apr 24, 2006 7:15 AM PDT 0 recs

whatever...

I think everything gets taken out of proportion. The same people here that scoff at Keith's comments will scoff at others for bringing the race card.

Whatever, everyone loves to choose what issues they will champion. I'm tired of it all!

Problem with broadcasting is the mic records everything, if I had a penny for every off color, non PC, racist toned comment, (and being a minority myself), I'd be rich. Granted, you are paid to be professional on the mic.

Have you heard all of these guys off air...for those of you that have MLB.tv, they don't go to commercial breaks, you'll be surprised what half these announcers say off air.

That being said, Keith's comments showed how dumb he is, but get over it, lets talk about Bonds or something. Like Dex says, slow news story day.

If I saw a women coming out of a submarine, I would say, "WHATS SHE DOING THERE", granted under my breath. God forbid I was doing a telecast for submarine world series because I'd be blasted for saying it I suppose. But why did I say it, because I know that all my life, women aren't allowed on submarines...and even if they were, it would take me a few years to deprogram myself from that.

by bktabinga on Apr 24, 2006 9:12 AM PDT up 0 recs

But he's Keith Hernandez

Remember: "Should I kiss her? Hey, I'm Keith Hernandez. I was in game 6."

by Jonny Dub on Apr 24, 2006 9:23 AM PDT 0 recs

He's dumb

not worth my posts...although I have already wasted time by commenting twice on Keith related posts...darn!

by bktabinga on Apr 24, 2006 9:32 AM PDT up 0 recs

Keith is an idiot

but what is a massage therapist doing in the dugout?

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 11:05 AM PDT 0 recs

You give massages in the clubhouse...

right?

Hey, at least she's a purty lil thing.

by gophersw on Apr 24, 2006 11:22 AM PDT 0 recs

That's what I was thinking

It's not like there is a massage table in the dugout. Can't she just wait in the training room until somebody (Klesko) needs a massage?

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 11:24 AM PDT up 0 recs

Kelly's Bio

from Padres.com

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 11:31 AM PDT 0 recs

I also heard that Keith spit on her

While she was leaving the game.

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 11:53 AM PDT 0 recs

I heard her head spun down and to the left...n/t

by ranger31 on Apr 24, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

"Just For Men"

Keith must think he was signed on not to promote a hair product, but instead to promote an entirely different mindset in our society.

by gophersw on Apr 24, 2006 11:57 AM PDT 0 recs

Oh my

Well...I sure would have hurled a few comments at the radio had I heard Keith at that time. I suppose it is not a Big Deal..yes there are more pressing topics...but his half assed apology (continuing to make some qualifying remarks about women in the dugout) is also not helping matters. Certainly a man behind a microphone needs to be a tad more intelligent and thoughful about his on-air reactions.

Christina

by Christina on Apr 24, 2006 12:43 PM PDT 0 recs

Kelly Quote

WNBC:

"I was in awe that somebody of that caliber would say something like that with such a huge audience at stake," she said of Hernandez. "It's a little shocking. But you know what -- it happens. He not only discredited me as a person, but he discredited women. If we can turn something that's obviously such a negative into a positive, then hopefully something good will come out of this."

Calabrese then walked down the hallway to the Padres training room and joked, "Should I go in the kitchen now?"

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 1:20 PM PDT 0 recs

I like her

by gophersw on Apr 24, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

F Her

It was an honest reaction to seeing a woman in a dugout without realizing she was a staff member. And like Jbox said, what's a massage therapist doing in the dugout anyway?

by thenerdhater on Apr 24, 2006 2:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

I said that

and I just like the way she kind of made fun of the situation.

Really, who gives an eighth of a shit about Keith Hernandez's views on women or the fact that a massage therapist for some reason found her way into the dugout?

by gophersw on Apr 24, 2006 2:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

her comment

I like that she can make fun of the situation and isn't calling a lawyer...but I still hate this PC nation we're living in. Let's all pretend that there aren't any differences between sexes, cultures, races, etc......unless it benefits us to point out a difference.

Basically, a person's entitled to their opinion, no matter how different it is. And a company is entitled to penalize someone for voicing their opinion if they wish.

by thenerdhater on Apr 24, 2006 2:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

She's works with the trainer...

she's there for "in-game" treatment between innings.
IIRC from a segment on Channel 4 last year, she was originally Klesko's therapist. Klesko convinced other players to go to her for treatments...they saw results...management saw results...she was brought on as staff. I can tell you first-hand that the single-most effective treatment I had while rehabing my shoulder (in a successful attempt to avoid surgery) was deep-tissue massage. Think of her as a physical therapist, which is essentially the role she plays for the guys rehabbing injuries.

There are many other "non-players" besides her on the bench...WTF are they doing there and where's your outrage over their presence? Hernandez' made an asinine statement...so did you above.

by ranger31 on Apr 24, 2006 4:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

on bench

Usually you only see a trainer on the bench because they might have to actually run out on the field and take care of an injury on the spot. Maybe his assistant is there too.

I doubt anyone needs an instant massage and therefore she should be back in the clubhouse and not a distraction (same goes for any man who's on the bench that doesn't have any business being there). And if you don't think that a female is more of a distraction to an athletic team than a guy...then you're out of your mind. Then again, maybe Padres like the distraction. Keeps their minds away from losing.

Unless you're contributing...get in the clubhouse and out of the way.

by thenerdhater on Apr 24, 2006 4:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

Oh, and one more thing

If you're gonna try and defend someone....I'd stay away from the arguement that "she's OK because she's with Klesko" thing.

by thenerdhater on Apr 24, 2006 4:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

wow you got a massage from Kelly

did you insist that she wash her hands thoroughly after touching Klesko?

I got no problem with her being on the training staff. I don't really see why it's necessary to have any massage therapist in the dug out, but what do I know.

I remember when Klesko brought her in and I thought it was a little weird, but at the time Klesko was sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber. Dude thought he was Michael Jackson.

by jbox on Apr 24, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'd gladly take a massage

from Chrissy Russo.

Hell, I'd take a olive and horsepoo sandwich from Chrissy Russ.

by gophersw on Apr 24, 2006 5:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

No, not Kelly, but it was the same

concept. I can totally see her being in the dugout, because it makes her more easily available to administer a quick treatment between innings for a tight hammy or back, etc. I can recall a shot on Channel 4 the first week of the season where she was working on an arm in the dugout.

I'm actually looking forward to the day when women compete against or alongside men in sports. IMHO, it would provide the nexus to make Title IX "go away". For example, I've officiated high school wrestling for a long time, and I have absolutely no problem with girls competing with boys in that sport. In fact, I'd love for wrestling to be considered a coed sport so as to win back some of the funding it lost at the collegiate level when Title IX was enacted.

by ranger31 on Apr 25, 2006 1:43 AM PDT up 0 recs

so it's cool for her to chill in the dugout

when at the very most a short walk to the trainer's room/clubhouse can get the player the massage he so desperately needs in between at bats b/c somedays girls will be beating boys in high school wrestling?

wtf?

by gophersw on Apr 25, 2006 4:29 AM PDT up 0 recs