Was listening to KFAN today. Kevin Gorg, who works as a handicapper for Canterbury Park, relayed a story about the time he got fired from the local minor league baseball team, the St. Paul Saints.
He was doing his job as an analyst, ripping into a player for dropping consecutive fly balls or something. Later, Bill Murray, the actor, baseball fan and longtime co-owner of the Saints, bangs on the press box and rips Gorg a new one. Gorg said he at first thought Murray was just joking -- until Murray uttered something along the lines of "fuck." Finally, Murray not only fired Gorg on the spot but had him escorted out of the ballpark. Some boss.
I've heard various anecdotes about Bill Murray to conclude he's an asshole, or at least has a sadistic streak. There's the divorce from his wife, who accused him of beating her, cheating on her, and abandoning their family. And then I heard about Murray going after Lucy Liu because he thought she wasn't a good actor while they were shooting Charlie's Angels. This guy is bad news.
Too bad everybody still thinks he's the guy from Saturday Night Live and Caddyshack. Bill Murray is strange and mean, and more people need to see through him. Unfortunately, his fans will give him a pass because he makes them laugh.
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