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Mike Bacsik, Radio Host, Was Fired For A Racist Tweet

Posted July 6th, 2010 by admin

KENS 5 San Antonio reports that former Major League pitcher and Dallas sports talk-show host and producer Mike Bacsik, Jr., was fired by KTCK (The Ticket 1310) for some racist comments he made on his personal Twitter account . Bacsik (BASS-ik, pronounced like the fish) was suspended by the station the day before and apologies were released by Bacsik and the station, but KTCK decided to finalize the separation. According to the Dallas Morning News, Mike Bacsik directed the following tweet at San Antonio Spurs fans after a recent NBA Playoffs victory by the Dallas Mavericks over the Spurs: “Congrats to all the dirty Mexicans in San Antonio.” Now he may need payday loans.

Mike Bacsik (aka ‘Chew-Bacsik’) gets to be another Twitter casualty.

Athletes and other entertainers just like Mike Bacsik seem to have a difficult time determining either what is socially appropriate to broadcast across the web or how Twitter works. If it isn’t a person posting nude pictures or betraying signs of emotional disorder, it’s another public figure like Mike Bacsik – dubbed “Chew-Bacsik” by KTCK staff, because of a mild speech impediment – spouting off racist smack. Apparently we live in an age when people fail to understand that the internet does not live solely in our minds; it is largely a public forum, Twitter included. That’s why organizations such as Major League Baseball have decided to take it upon themselves to play “Big Brother” when it comes to how their employees are using Twitter . If a small amount of instruction can save someone a large amount of professional pain and embarrassment, it could be argued that MLB’s policy isn’t a bad thing.

Mark Bacsik doesn’t have a problem with people apparently

On Aug. 7, 2007, Mike Bacsik surrendered Barry Bonds’ 756th home run, which broke the 33-year-old record for career home runs held by Hall of Famer Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron. Bacsik not only tipped his cap to Bonds as a show of respect, but he went into the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse after the game to shake hands with Barry also. It is interesting to note is that Mike Bacsik Sr. (Bacsik’s father) also pitched in the Major Leagues, and on August 23, 1976, he faced Hank Aaron at the plate. At that same time, Aaron has 755 home runs in his career. So potentially, both Mike Bacsik Jr. and Sr. could have surrendered number 756. Anyway, it would have been worth extra cash to them on memorabilia circuit.

Sources

Mike Bacsik, Jr., has been fired by KTCK (The Ticket 1310) for racist comments he made on his personal Twitter account

http://www.kens5.com/news/Dallas-radio-station-fires-Bacsik-over-dirty-Mexicans-Twitter-comment-92274964.html

Major League Baseball is taking it upon themselves to play “Big Brother” when it comes to how their employees use Twitter

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2010/04/major_league_baseball_cracking.html

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