David Brown, a writer at yahoo.com, made by analyst Rod Allen during the Detroit Tigers-Minnesota Twins game Thursday night.

In noting that the Tigers were fielding a mostly Latin American lineup, Allen said, “They’re gonna have to get some rice and beans for the postgame spread tonight.”

Listen to the audio clip here

Writes Brown: “Allen made an unfunny and inappropriate attempt at a joke about Latinos during Fox Sports Detroit’s telecast Thursday night. … Would Allen, who is African-American, make a joke about a Tigers lineup that was mostly black requiring something stereotypical to eat? Would he stoop to make a watermelon joke? Maybe he would. Maybe he has. But that wouldn’t make it right, or funny. …

“Allen comes off like he’s mocking them, even though giving him the benefit of the doubt he probably didn’t mean to.”

The whole thing is reminiscent of golfer Fuzzy Zoeller getting in trouble for mentioning fried chicken and collard greens in reference to Tiger Woods in 1997.

So what say you? Is Allen’s comment inappropriate or blown out of proportion?

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