 Steve Lyons (III) (qv) was immediately fired for remarks he made  during Game 3 of the 2006 American League Championship Series.  Commentator Lou Piniella (qv), who is of Spanish descent, compared  a play with the luck of finding a wallet, and then said some phrases  in Spanish. Lyons responded by saying that Piniella was "hablaing  [sic] Español" and added, "I still cant find my wallet. I dont  understand him, and I dont want to sit close to him now." Lyons was  replaced by Jose Mota (qv). Lou Piniella later stated that Lyons  was "kidding" and that Lyons was not racist.