The Rays dealt ace left-hander David Price to the Tigers before this afternoon’s non-waiver trade deadline as part of a three-team trade with the Mariners. For some reason, FOX 13 in Tampa Bay thought it was a good idea to post the following awful tweet to cheer up Rays fans who are sad about sports. Or something.
Yes, because mocking poverty and squalid urban areas is pretty hilarious stuff. It’s especially ill-timed given the city’s current water crisis. Good job, guys.
With all of Twitter erupting, it didn’t take FOX 13 long to realize that the tweet in question was a really bad idea and just in poor taste in general. It has since been deleted. They issued this (lousy) apology:
We apologize, #Detroit. We wish David the best of luck no matter where he is! pic.twitter.com/ykhopLHTwX
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) July 31, 2014
FOX 2 in Detroit has since issued the following rebuttal, which pretty much rules:
.@MyFoxTampaBay pic.twitter.com/XpPPHCjBAN
— FOX 2 Detroit (@FOX2News) July 31, 2014
