Category Archives: Dumbasses

Stupid is as stupid does on the field and off

“So Painful, Painful in My Areas!” – Soccer Ref Files Lawsuit Over Groin Grab

Attackes on soccer referees are NOT uncommon. We’ve chronicled a few a them over the years.

But usually they get punched or kicked by angry players, coaches or fans. This poor guy in Kenya though, first was allegedly kicked and hit by members of a youth soccer team (kids!)and then grabbed by the coach. And by “grabbed” we mean by the testicles and pulled down on.

Apparently hard enough to cause some severe pain in his, uh, “areas” according to published reports, which resulted in his inability to have normal relations with Mrs. Referee.

So, of course, he’s suing the soccer league for nearly a quarter of a million dollars, which will pay for a lot of groin ice packs.

Referee Martin Wekesa said he was seeking $240,000 in compensation from FKF after the alleged assault in a game in September last year, when he was kicked and hit by members of the Sparki Youth team before being “attacked in my private parts” by one of the coaching staff. Wekesa said Daudi Kajembe came onto the field and assaulted him after a decision to send a Sparki player off. “He pulled my testicles. He actually pressed them and I was hanging on him when he was pulling me. I was crying and could not get myself out from his hands,” Wekesa said. “I remember Kajembe told me, raising his hand, ‘I can kill you in a minute,’ and came directly to my testicles.” Wekesa was rescued by a police officer, he said, but slumped to his knees in pain on the pitch before being taken to the hospital. He is now unable to have sex with his wife, he claims, saying it is “impossible.” “It is so painful, painful, painful in my areas,” he said.

 

Kenyan referee claims assault by coach left him unable to have sex, suing national federation | therecord

Oops! Tampa Bay Rays Forced to Apologize for Offensive Sign Held Up By Mascot

Some people humor meters are just out of whack . . . or maybe they never had them to begin with.

Take Raymond Ray, the mascot of the Tamp Bay Rays of MLB. He was spotted with this sign at a game the other night.

Just, no.

Here’s more from USA Today:

Most of the time, professional sports mascots are bastions of benevolence, distributing T-shirts and hot dogs to the crowd via cannons, leading fans in cheers, and maintaining cheery outlooks even in the longest and most depressing of games. But every now and then, a frustrated mascot can act like a real jerk. Take Raymond Ray, the Tampa Bay Rays’ blue flurry cheerleader identified by the team’s website as a Canus Manta Whatthefluffalus, or seadog. Raymond purports to love kids more than anything, but in the throes of the team’s long, back-and-forth affair with the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night, Raymond was caught holding up a sign that was anything but family-friendly.

Tampa Bay Rays apologize for mascot holding offensive sign

ESPN’s OTL: Video Shows Rutgers B-Ball Coach Physically & Verbally Assaulting Players at Practice

UPDATE: Rutgers finally fired coach Rice yesterday. But what new evidence was there yesterday that they didn’t have back in December when they only suspended him a few games?  Should athletic director Tim Pernetti be next?

EARLIER: Shades of Bobby Knight?

Of course, college coaching is a tough, high pressure job and at times you’d have to be a saint NOT to curse at, or want to punch one of your own players who does something stupid? But to do it repeatedly as part of your coaching style?

That’s the accusation against Rutger’s men’s basketball coach Mike Rice by ESPN’s Outside the Lines . . . and they have the video to back it up. More on the story after the video.

According to ESPN:

The video shows practices from 2010-12. About 30 minutes of the video was viewed in December by athletic director Tim Pernetti, who suspended Rice for three games that month and fined him $50,000. But the incidents in the videos obtained by “Outside the Lines” appear to go beyond Pernetti’s description at the time, when he cited “inappropriate behavior and language” between Rice and his players. When he announced the suspension on Dec. 13, Pernetti offered few specifics after conducting a week-long investigation.

In addition to Rice’s physical actions seen in the practices, Rice calls Rutgers players “f—-ts,” “m—–f—–s,” “p—–s,” “sissy b—–s,” and “c—s,” among other epithets.   Eric Murdock, an ex-NBA player and a former director of player development for the Scarlet Knights, told “Outside the Lines” that Rice’s “outrageous” behavior had caused at least three players to transfer from the team, including forward Gilvydas Biruta, who transferred to Rhode Island prior to last season.

Murdock, a 44-year-old, nine-year NBA veteran, was fired by Rice and Pernetti in early July. Murdock’s attorney, Raj Gadhok, said Tuesday that Murdock intends to sue Rutgers for wrongful termination as early as Friday.  ”Mr. Murdock was terminated for having complained of and reported illegal conduct by Mike Rice,” Gadhok said. “As a result, his employment was terminated by Rutgers University. That is unlawful in the state of New Jersey and Eric intends to pursue legal action for his wrongful termination, which the university and its representatives have been aware of for some time now. We have no further comment at this time.”