Hey Clyde, is that a lady in the dugout?
On his off hours, New York Mets color man Keith Hernandez picks up a few extra shekels doing commericials for a men's hair coloring product called Just For Men. Click here for the commercials.
And it looks like that's the way Hernandez would like to keep it in Major League dugouts too:
Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez's comments that women "don't belong in the dugout" drew criticism Sunday from Padres manager Bruce Bochy, who supported the female member of his training staff and said he was surprised her gender even came up.Hernandez made the remarks during the second inning of New York's 8-1 victory in San Diego on Saturday night. Mike Piazza homered for the Padres and exchanged a high-five in the dugout with 33-year-old Kelly Calabrese, the Padres' massage therapist.
"Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?" Hernandez said. "What's going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout."
Hernandez found out later in the broadcast that Calabrese was with the Padres training staff.
Get ready for the sound of knuckles dragging on the floor of the press box...
"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout," Hernandez said.
Let the whacking begin...
UPDATE: A San Diego baseball blogger weighs in. Thanks to Deadspin for the pointer.
ANOTHER UPDATE: DC Sports Chick registers her displeasure.
Personally, I find that sports are more fun when women are invovled and can share the experience much like Ms. Calabrese shared a moment of joy with Piazza.
And Keith, one last thing that I learned a long time ago -- never mess with Italian girls. You'll always regret it later.
FINAL UPDATE: Hernandez has been officially reprimanded by the Mets.
isn’t there a line from the Keith Hernandez/Seinfeld episode where he says to Elaine “i can do whatever i want…i’m Keith Hernandez”?? hmmm
Related thought: San Diego must love a good gamble. How else could you hire a 30s female massage therapist? It’s nothing against her at all – but if you’ve even been around a baseball clubhouse for one moment I’m not sure you’d be willing to put her in that position (not an intentional pun). In all seriousness, I can’t believe someone would trust their baseball players like that, BUT – I’ll say good for all of them since it seems to have worked out well.
Sorry I’m a couple of days late, but thanks for the recognition