The League

( Photo courtesy epguides.com / October 11, 2012 )

Andre: I met this doctor, Dr. Maxwell. Real class act.

Pete: Is he...black?

Andre: How'd you know?

Pete: Nine times out of ten, when a sportscaster is referring to someone as a "class act", they're talking about a head coach who's black. "Tony Dungy, what a class act."

Kevin: "Total. Lovie Smith, class act."

Andre: I never noticed that. I mean, it happens all the time?

Kevin: It's not just football. Sportscasters use these code words in all sports. If they're talking about a Latino player in baseball, like, "Ozzie Guillen is a..."

Ruxin: Firecracker. Latin guys are always firecrackers.

Kevin: "...firecracker."

Pete: Spark plug.

Kevin: Spark plug in the clubhouse.

Ruxin: Wes Welker is like a gym rat, a real scrappy player.

Kevin: Which is code word for "white."

Ruxin: Always a white guy.

Kevin: Ichiro Suzuki is...

Taco: Inscrutable.

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