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Kenny Rogers Claims He Was Just Upset Cameraman Wasn't Getting His "Good Side"
Originally posted 7/4/2005

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"Next time, make sure you white-balance properly! You know damn well I'm an autumn!" |
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ARLINGTON, TX - Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers, who on Wednesday physically attacked two cameramen before a game against the Angels, claimed this weekend that he was simply upset that -- despite repeated requests by Rogers to do so -- the cameramen weren't getting his "good side." The incident, which resulted in KDFW cameraman Larry Rodriguez being treated at a Dallas-area hospital, netted Rogers a 20-game suspension, which he has appealed.
"Anyone who knows baseball knows that because of the shape of my face, my right eye casts a longer shadow than my left, and as a result, makes for a less flattering picture of me," Rogers said in a statement Saturday. "That's the only reason for this little dispute, not that I'm a temperamental douchebag who considers himself to be better than other people just because I was lucky enough not only to be born with the ability to throw a small ball really fast and really accurately but to be born in a country and during a time in history in which such a random skill can be parlayed into fame and fortune.
"I'm certainly not a huge jerk," Rogers continued, "and my dad certainly wasn't a total piece of crap to have raised me to turn out like this."
"The Rangers organization doesn't wish to comment on Wednesday's incident," said Rangers owner Tom Hicks, "other than to say that we support Kenny and hope he can help us make the playoffs this year. And please, if you're going to shoot him or film him, do it from his left. He's been quite clear about that."
Hicks added that he doesn't think there's any reason that the Rangers should try to have a good relationship with the sports media, since it's not like the sports media plays a critical role in disseminating sports news and information to the public, whose interest in and economic support of big-time professional sports is the reason that big-time professional sports exist in the first place. |
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