Chris Bosio was fired by the Tigers on Wednesday for an insensitive comment. Bosio claims it was a misunderstanding and may seek legal remedies:

“Someone in our coaches’ room asked me [Monday afternoon] about Stumpf,” Bosio told USA Today. “And I said, “Oh, you mean ‘Spider Monkey.’ That’s his nickname. He’s a skinny little white kid who makes all of these funny faces when he works out.

“The kid [clubhouse attendant] thought we were talking about him. He got all upset. He assumed we were talking about him. I said, ‘No, no, no. We’re talking about Stumpf.’

“And that was it. I swear on my mom and dad’s graves, there was nothing else to it.”

When asked what happened by several members of the Tigers front office and coaching staff, Bosio admitted he used the word “monkey” but reiterated it was in reference to Stumpf and “the face he makes when he lifts weights. That’s it.”

“Al said, we got all of our information, and we’re firing you because of your insensitive comments,” Bosio told USA Today. “I said, ‘Comments? There was one comment. And it wasn’t even directed at the kid.'”

I find this odd, and wonder if there is more here than meets the eye. If Bosio’s side of the story is true, this strikes me as something that could have been settled with someone from the front office sitting down with Boisio and the clubhouse attendant and explaining the comment.