Escobar back in lineup ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar is back in the starting lineup two days after he served a three-game suspension for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish. Escobar back in Jays' starting lineup after ban Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was back in the starting lineup two days after he served a three-game suspension for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish. Yunel Escobar pinch-hits in Blue Jays' 12-1 loss to Rays Jays manager John Farrell leaves Yunel Escobar out of starting lineup after pre-game talk about eye-black incident and subsequent three-game suspension. Yunel Escobar suspended 3 games for slur on eye-black NEW YORK — Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Toronto Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish during last Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Pictures posted online showed the Blue Jays shortstop with the message written in his eye-black, ... Escobar Suspended 3 Games for Slur on Eye-Black Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar suspended 3 games by team for homophobic slur on eye-black Yunel Escobar's eye black contained gay slur Yunel Escobar has always been a controversial player, though the source of the public's angst has mostly been derived from the difference between expectations and actual production. The Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, however, finds himself in a bit of hot water as it has been pointed out that Escobar took the field on Saturday with a gay slur printed in Spanish on his eye black. The " tu ere ... Yunel Escobar Eye Black: Ignorance of Blue Jays SS Makes Soft Suspension Worse The Yunel Escobar saga got some semblance of closure on Tuesday when the Toronto Blue Jays announced that the shortstop was being suspended for three games after it was revealed he had a gay slur written in Spanish on his eye black during Saturday's game. However, the ignorance—or stupidity—of Escobar makes this suspension look way too soft. He doesn't seem to understand or comprehend why this ... Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar suspended after homophobic slur on eye black Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar has been suspended for three games after a photo emerged from Saturday's game showing him with a Spanish homophobic slur in his eye black, the substance ballplayers put below their eyes to reduce the sun's glare. Escobar acknowledged being the author of the message, but was reticent about the underlying meaning of the words. "It was not something I ... Escobar out of Toronto's starting lineup ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was kept out of the starting lineup on Friday night after he served a three-game suspension for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston. Yunel Escobar Eye Black Incident a Head-Scratcher, Regardless of Whether Shortstop Was 'Misinterpreted' With each act of stupidity in the world today, it's becoming increasingly clear that the phrase "common sense" is teetering on the edge of becoming an oxymoron. In Yunel Escobar's case, perhaps just "moron" will do the trick, because it's hard to walk away from the whole debacle with any thought other than, "How did he think that was a good idea?" And even that mindset requires you to wrap your ...
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