Fox Sports P.C.

Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons (pictured in suit & tie) was fired after working the Detroit Tigers - Oakland A's game Friday.

"Steve Lyons has been relieved of his Fox Sports duties for making comments on air that the company found inappropriate," network spokesman Dan Bell said.

The comments?

In the second inning his colleague Lou Piniella talked about the success light-hitting A's infielder Marco Scutaro had in the first round of the playoffs. Piniella said that slugger Frank Thomas and Eric Chavez needed to contribute, comparing Scutaro's production to finding a "wallet on Friday" and hoping it happened again the next week.

Later, Piniella said the A's needed Thomas to get "en fuego" - hot in Spanish - because he was currently "frio" - or cold. Fox play by play announcer Thom Brennaman praised Piniella for being bilingual. Lyons said that Piniella was "hablaing Espanol" and added, "I still can't find my wallet."

"I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit too close to him now," Lyons continued.

I watched the game and Piniella chuckled after both of Lyons comments.

Theses comments are now being portrayed as racially insensitive to Hispanics.

The only one who should be offended is Piniella and as I said he chuckled. As you can see, left, Piniella is a big boy and can take care of himself.

As for Fox, Lyons nickname when he played the game was "Psycho", this would come as a surprise?