Bad Radio Man Calls ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza “Tits McGee”, Gets Suspended

“And she’s obviously skilled but i believe that it’s a terrific time for ladies who exactly desire to take steps linked to very good level”, said Dickerson.

Not only did Bell slam Mendoza’s ability to do her job, but he accused ESPN of being “too frigging cute”, as if the appointment of Mendoza was exclusively because of her gender, and not her skill. Bell was more sorry for using the phrase “Tits McGhee”.

“I think it’s great, I think it sends the right message – you know, if you are qualified, why not? I didn’t even want to open it, so I have actually yet to read it”, she explained. He eventually deleted the original Tweet and apologized after more than two hours of arguing with offended folks on Twitter about it. On Wednesday afternoon, he was suspended until Monday, October 12.

Tuesday night, ESPN’s analyst Jessica Mendoza, is set to become the first woman to call a nationally televised Major League Baseball postseason game.

“I want to take this opportunity to say to Jessica that what I said was dumb and hurtful and I apologize for putting that garbage on Twitter, ” Bell said in a statement released by the station.

“It wasn’t a question of her being capable, but she was entering a space where there just haven’t been a lot of opportunities for women”, said Jemele Hill of “His & Hers”, an ESPN radio show. But it is women who regularly receive comments about their performance (usually couched with an “I’m not sexist but”) while at the same time being graded on their looks.

Not everyone is a fan of Jessica Mendoza’s crisp commentary. She retired from active competition in 2014 and replaced Curt Schilling at ESPN in September. “I feel very confident….”

Moving forward, I can honestly tell you that I fully understand how hurtful the things I say on-air and social media can be.