His on field heroics were quickly overshadowed by his post game antics. As the TBS field reporter was interviewing Ryan Bruan, an exhuberant and ecstatic Morgan was whooping it up on the field screaming "F-Yeah!" to anyone who would listen. The reporter put the microphone directly in front of Morgan and his vulgarity was amplified to all of the TBS viewing audience.
I know offensive language is called "offensive" for a reason, but I honestly think people need to chill out. It has to be very exciting for these players to bring home Milwaukee's first postseason series win since 1982. Considering I've only been alive since the late 70's, let's just say it has been a long time coming for the Brew Crew.
These aren't automatons playing the game for our enjoyment, they are flesh and blood emotional humans just like us. We're all guilty of using the lord's name in vain when someone cuts us off in traffic. We all give the single finger salute to people who piss us off.
Nobody is perfect, and isn't that what makes us unique?
People riding Morgan today about what he did need to lighten up. People take themselves way too seriously anymore, and everything we do in life is so freaking politically correct it makes me sick.
I'll stop that tangent right now before this becomes a political rant.
I wish more people remembered the fact that baseball at its heart is a game. These players are supposed to play for the enjoyment of the game. I find it refreshing to see someone actually act human after a big win. It's a change of pace.
Pittsburgh fans will remember Greg Lloyd's reaction after the Steelers survived a hail mary pass from the Colts to advance to Super Bowl XXX. They'll also remember Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko, who is a relatively calm guy, losing it a bit and dropping an F bomb after a huge win over Notre Dame.
As I said, nobody's perfect. If you want to blame anyone for this whole mess, blame TBS for not having a way to dump the feed. Blame the reporter for shoving a mic directly in the way of a guy screaming expletives. If not for her, none of us would have even heard Morgan swearing.
It all comes back to emotions, and I for one am glad to see some players still have them.
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