Ever watched MLB?

Not since Tony Gwynn retired.

You'll be relieved to know, that as an American black man, he can in fact speak English.

Que? He isn't black or American wtf are you babbling about?

Tony Gwynn however, IS. I was trying to break your balls for not having a better reason to stop watching baseball. No harm, but I guess it's a foul.

I’m pretty sure given what he was about to face, given that he’s not schooled in public speaking, given that he was in front of a bank of TV cameras, given that he was literally tortured last time they took him away…we should give him grace.

No. I was married for 20 years to an immigrant. She made a commitment to fitting in. If you can't communicate in English after 14 years it is lack of effort and an indication you are isolating with your peers.

I speak more than one language but anxiety would get the better of me if I was in his situation, it’d be hard enough to get words out in my native tongue. And it’s not because of a lack of effort - I literally have a degree in my second language.

Him choosing to speak Spanish doesn’t mean he can’t speak English either, you’re drawing conclusions from how he’s acting in a pretty extreme situation.

I strongly disagree. He is expecting Americans to defend him and can't even speak our language in his one opportunity to address us? His demeanor and words did not indicate stress but resistance, by the way. May not have bothered you but it did me.