Caller Suggests James Shields Is Rays’ Game 2 Starter Because He Is Jewish

[Ganja Ninja]

By Larry Brown October 5, 2010

After being in the sports radio business for the past nine years, things said by callers generally don’t surprise me. Having said that, the clip I heard today via Jimmy Traina’s Hot Clicks had me flipping out. Some lady on Steve Duemig’s show on WDAE in Tampa suggested that the Rays starting James Shields in Game 2 of the ALDS is a Jewish conspiracy. No joke.

The show’s host, Steve Duemig, thought the female caller was joking when she made the suggestion. As he told me, and as you can hear in the audio clip, he gave her every possible out to say she was joking. After continuously questioning the lady, it was determined she was completely serious.

The oddest part of the whole situation is that Shields isn’t even Jewish. :banghead:

Audio Clip here: http://podcast.clearchannel.com.edgesuite.net/TAMPA-FL/WDAE-AM/2010-10-04%20--%20Linda%20the%20Quaker%20Lady.mp3?CPROG=PCAST&MARKET=TAMPA-FL&NG_FORMAT=&SITE_ID=1124&STATION_ID=WDAE-AM&PCAST_AUTHOR=620_WDAE&PCAST_CAT=Steve_Duemig&PCAST_TITLE=Steve_Duemig_Podcast

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/caller-suggests-james-shields-is-rays-game-2-starter-because-he-is-jewish/32854

[Auggie]

1. That's meshugenah

[TZ]

2. Rick Sanchez is a Tampa fan?

:eyes: And people DON'T think Jew baiting is common? :banghead:

[joeybee12]

5. Yuk-yuk!

[joeybee12]

6. Naw, if it was a Jewish conspiracy, he'd be first in the rotation...

doesn't that old bag know anything????

[Ganja Ninja]

3. For people who don't want to take the time to listen to the podcast.

This lady's theory is that since Shields is Jewish (again he's not) and the Rays owners are Jewish, then he's getting the call instead of another Rays starter.

:wtf: Who sits there watching baseball and tries to pick out the Jews?

[TZ]

4. Same types that insist the Media, Banks and Hollywood

are all controlled by Jews. There is alot of this out there. ALOT.:(

[RockaFowler]

7. Yep

I heard it the other day from someone defending Rick Sanchez. The Jews run the media and that's why we support Israel. What does that mean??

[joeybee12]

8. Just take a look at some of the comments on yahoo regarding anything Jewish, black

or gay...it boggles the mind.

[NoGOPZone]

9. So he's not Jewish?

That's just what the conspirators want you to think! :rofl:

[KamaAina]

13. zOMFG!!1! He's a secret Muslin!!1!!1!!

This will be proven when Kenyan-born President Barack Hussein Obama thorws out the first pitch!!11!!11 :tinfoilhat:

[hughee99]

10. He may not be Jewish, but I wonder what percentage of Americans think he is?

Perhaps Shields is developing his very own group of "birthers"?

[joeybee12]

11. And CC is starting today because he's black...

:crazy:

[KamaAina]

12. She must have read "Famous Jewish Sports Legends"

on an Airplane! recently. :P