Radio host ripped by Falcons, suspended after bashing ESPN female analyst Jessica Mendoza
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 15: Softbal player Jessica Mendoza attends the WomenÂs Sports FoundationÂs 35th Annual Salute to Women In Sports awards, a celebration and a fundraiser to ensure more girls and women have access to sports, at Cipriani Wall Street on October 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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During Tuesday night's Astros-Yankees playoff game, an Atlanta radio host went off, via Twitter, about ESPN using Jessica Mendoza as an analyst on the broadcast. (Mendoza was permanently added to ESPN's lead MLB crew after the network suspended Curt Schilling earlier this season.)
Mike Bell, who is a sports-talk host on 92.9 The Game, started off by referencing Mendoza in a since-deleted tweet as "Tits McGhee."
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Bell then went on to question her credentials because of her background as a softball player, not a baseball player.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After taking heat for his tweets, Bell offered this apology:
The apology didn't matter to the Atlanta Falcons, who ripped Bell on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
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Bell was also reportedly suspended by 92.3 for the next couple of weeks.