Time Warner unsure who posted Brett video
Time Warner/Metro Sports officials are investigating into who was responsible for releasing some raw footage of a miked-up
George Brett to YouTube.com last week.
The video was footage shot of Brett several years ago during a spring training when Tony Peña was the Royals’ manager. Brett was shown joking around with some players while talking graphically about overeating and a certain undesirable bodily function.
The video has been removed from the Web site at the request of Time Warner/Metro Sports, according to Damon Porter, director of public affairs for Time Warner.
Porter told us that the original footage was shot for Metro Sports as part of some typical spring-training coverage in which players or coaches are miked up for future programs. Brett serves as a Royals instructor during spring training.
But Porter said the particular footage that found its way to YouTube was never meant to be aired.
“It was never shown by us, and it shouldn’t have been shown anywhere,” he said. “For that, we apologize. We apologize to George Brett and to the Royals.”
Porter said he is not sure how the footage got out of the Metro Sports archives.
“The matter is still under investigation by us,” Porter said. “We are still trying to determine the person or persons responsible.
“It is a copyrighted video.”
Time Warner also issued a statement indicating that the person or persons responsible for removing the footage from Metro Sports have violated copyright laws and are guilty of unauthorized use of company property.
“The person or persons responsible will be fully prosecuted under applicable state and federal law,” the statement reads.
Brett could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Royals vice president of communications Mike Swanson said: “We have full confidence that Time Warner and Metro Sports will find whoever is responsible. The people at Time Warner and Metro Sports have been extremely apologetic that this trust has been violated.”
For the house
Talk about buying one for the house.
T-Bones owner John Elhert got his first-ever hole in one a couple of weeks ago at The National — at the par-3, 186-yard, No. 6.
That night, his T-Bones staged a dramatic rally from a big deficit and won a playoff game at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. So what did he do?
Naturally, as it should be, Elhert bought everyone in the stadium a round. There were about 1,800 fans in attendance.
“It was a small crowd, so a mixed blessing,” Elhert said.
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