Reds Manager Detonates 77 F-Bombs In Epic Rant
MILWAUKEE (CBSNewYork/AP) — Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price went on a profanity-filled rant during his pregame meeting with media Monday, taking exception with the way his team was being covered.
Price was particularly upset with a writer from the Cincinnati Enquirer, C. Trent Rosecrans, who reported catcher Devin Mesoraco was not available for Sunday's loss to St. Louis.
Via @ctrent and @BenBadler: Here are the thoughts of Reds manager Bryan Price: pic.twitter.com/UtURJ1JNjf
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) April 21, 2015
Price was not in the mood for follow-up questions on Monday #Reds
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) April 20, 2015
Price's tirade came before the Reds beat the Milwaukee 6-1 Monday night to snap a four-game skid and improve to 6-7 this season. It lasted more than 5 minutes, 30 seconds and contained 77 F-bombs.
His concern: how media reports on the Reds were giving opponents an advantage.
"I don't understand what the importance is for everybody to know if we have a player that's not here," Price said, according to a transcript posted on Cincinnati.com. "We don't benefit from the other teams knowing we don't have a player. It does — you don't have to be a Reds fan, but it doesn't help us if our opponents know who is here and who isn't. That's what I want to know."
"Your job is not to sniff out every f---ing thing is about the Reds and f---ing put it out there for every other f---ing guy to hear," he added. "It's not your job."
Price apologized on Tuesday.
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