Okay, what he said about John Wall was jacked up, but he never called him the n word. Chill Also, the Walt Disney Corporation isn't some patron saint of a corporation. There is one thing that will get you canned: Losing Money. If your actions are a threat to the bottom line, as it seems to be in this instance, you're out of there. In the John Wall case, he still had a long term contract in place, giving ESPN many more years of click-bait headlines based off of his ridiculous over the top and abrasive commentary.
Good. The guy is a hack and uses apologetics to back up his points. I've heard him contradict himself countless times over the course of his broadcasting career. Hopefully ESPN will fire Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless for the trifecta.
Letting Bill go was about cutting costs. The guy commands a huge check. He's built a brand out of himself instead of just leeching off of ESPN's prowess. The cable TV business is experiencing choppy waters as cable networks are losing subscribers right and left to the internet age. As they try and adapt, they're having to cut costs. Bill was one such cut, and this likely was the case with Cowherd as well.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pedro Martinez's response to talk-show host Collin Cowherd: “I’m sorry.He needs to get to my level to answer him. I’m in the Hall of Fame.”</p>— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/625027484086632449">July 25, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
That was him backtracking. His initial point was regarding complexity of baseball, and how it can't be complex because there are so many people from Dominican Republican playing it. If that's his argument, lack of academic background or knowing the native language is hardly a relevant factor. Book-learning does not enhance one's sports IQ.
