Original sentence: Lyons made some racially insensitive remarks alluding to Piniella's Hispanic background that did not sit too well with Fox management
Edited sentence: " Lyons works with Charley Steiner on the 40-plus road games that Vin Scully doesn't do."But my comment about Lou taking my wallet was a joke and in no way racially motivated."I don't understand him, and I don't want to sit too close to him now," Lyons said."I've known the guy personally."If I offended anybody, I'm truly sorry," Lyons said."There isn't a racist bone in his body.252 hitter with 19 home runs and 196 RBIs for Boston, the Chicago White Sox, Atlanta and Montreal.All speculation concerning Piniella returing to the Fox booth for the 2007 season was refuted when Piniella agreed to a contract to manage the Cubs less than two days after he finished broadcasting the 2006 ALCS.Apparently, Lyons made some racially insensitive remarks alluding to Piniella's Hispanic background that did not sit too well with Fox management.He was kidding with me, nothing more and nothing less.LOS ANGELES - Fired Fox announcer Steve Lyons got backing on two fronts Tuesday: He can keep his part-time broadcasting job with the Los Angeles Dodgers if he completes diversity training, and Lou Piniella came to his defense.Lou Piniella comes to Steve Lyons' defense.Lyons claimed he was kidding, and Piniella accepted that explanation.Lyons said that Piniella was "hablaing" in "Espanol" — butchering the conjugation for the word "to speak" — and added, "I still can't find my wallet.Lyons was dismissed after Friday's Game 3 of the ALCS between Oakland and Detroit.Lyons was fired over the weekend for making a racially insensitive comment while on the air with Piniella during the AL championship series.Not one," Piniella said after being introduced as manager of the Chicago Cubs.Piniella called Lyons' firing "an unfortunate thing.Piniella made an analogy during Friday's broadcast involving the luck of finding a wallet, then briefly used a couple of Spanish phrases.Piniella says Lyons was just kidding.The 46-year-old Lyons was a career.The Dodgers said Lyons would remain on the job for FSN Prime Ticket "upon the completion of diversity training and under probationary guidelines