KENS 5 San Antonio reports that former Major League pitcher and Dallas sports talk-show host and producer Mike Bacsik, Jr., has been fired by KTCK (The Ticket 1310) for racist comments he made on his personal Twitter account . Bacsik (BASS-ik, which is pronounced like the fish) had been suspended by the station the day before and apology statements were released by Bacsik and also 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 will probably need payday loans.
Mike Bacsik (aka ‘Chew-Bacsik’) one more Twitter casualty.
Athletes and other entertainers just like Mike Bacsik seem to have a hard time determining either what is socially appropriate to broadcast across the web or how Twitter works. If it isn’t one player posting nude pictures or betraying signs of emotional disorder, it’s one more public figure like Mike Bacsik – dubbed “Chew-Bacsik” by KTCK staff, evidently because of a mild speech impediment – spouting off racist smack. Apparently we live in an age when individuals fail to understand the internet does not live solely in our minds; it is largely a public forum, Twitter integrated. That’s why organizations like 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 conserve somebody a large amount of professional pain and embarrassment, it could possibly be argued tha! t MLB’s policy is not 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 to the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse after the game to shake hands with Barry also. An interesting historical side 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 it is possible that both Mike Bacsik Jr. and Sr. could have surrendered number 756. It might have even been worth instant cash on memorabilia circuit to both of them.
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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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