KNBR-AM sports talker Tony Bruno is taking some flack after posting a tweet that was removed less than a minute later. Bruno referred to San Francisco Giants reliever Ramon Ramirez as an "illegal alien." And, he also called Giants manager Bruce Bochy a "coward." Benches cleared after Ramirez hit Philadelphia's Shane Victorino in the back when the Giants were losing 9-2, causing Bruno to send out his short-lived tweet. However, nothing is short-lived on the Internet as Bruno's tweet was quickly multiplied as fans retweeted before he had a chance to delete.
Bruno deleted his tweet and apologized for his "stupid and insensitive" post." He also went on his Facebook page to walk back his comments even more. "My stupid and insensitive twitter post was up less than one minute before I realized it was caustic," Bruno said. "It was removed immediately and I typed a quick apology on twitter and here. Since I was doing my live radio show, I apologized more emphatically on the air, and the podcast is available on my website (tonybrunoshow.com, hour 3) for those who choose to actually get some facts to go along with the hearsay or bloggers who spread falsehoods about my apology not being 'sincere.'"
Ramirez is from the Dominican Republic. He has declined to discuss the brawl but said Sunday he is in the U.S. legally and wouldn't be able to work in the major leagues otherwise.
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