Former MLB pitcher turned NESN analyst Jonathan Papelbon discovered himself on the middle of controversy as he launched a blistering assault on ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith.
The feud ignited when Smith, identified for his outspoken opinions on ESPN’s “First Take,” criticized Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout over a meniscus tear.
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Smith‘s feedback stirred up a storm of backlash, but it surely was Papelbon who took the criticism to a complete new stage.
Criticism of Stephen A. Smith
In a scathing tirade, Papelbon did not mince phrases, hitting out at Smith, alleging that he had been banned from the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse throughout his time with the Philadelphia Inquirer within the late 2000s.
In line with Papelbon, he acquired insider data from a clubhouse attendant, who claimed that Smith was banned for allegedly snooping by the supervisor’s workplace and the coach’s room-a declare that additional fueled Papelbon‘s disdain for the ESPN character.
However Papelbon did not cease there. He escalated the assaults by likening Smith to former President Donald Trump, branding him as “extra narcissistic than Donald Trump” and one in all “essentially the most narcissistic folks you possibly can come throughout.”
“That is not what the sport wants,” Papelbon informed “Foul Territory”.
“All people needs to tune into the media, I get it. However on the finish of the day, you must be accountable for the s**t that you simply say. And except ESPN holds him accountable for the silly s**t that he says, guess what? He will hold doing it.
“I’ve all the time checked out this man like a whole joke, and actually shady.
“If you get kicked out of a serious league clubhouse, you need to by no means be capable of be a journalist ever once more.
“I problem ESPN to do one thing about it. I problem ESPN to both fireplace him or reduce his pay or do one thing about it, as a result of truthfully no one needs to hearken to his s**t.
“As a result of everyone is aware of that it is only for likes, it is only for followers, he actually does not really know what he is saying … that is simply one other fool who does not know what he is speaking about.”
