The cohost of a popular Boston radio talk show says he regrets comments he made Wednesday about the death of retired Phillies and Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay. reports NECN.
On Wednesday, Michael Felger, the cohost of the popular WBZ98.5 FM The Sports Hub talk show "Felger and Mazz," ranted for 12 minutes on Halladay, calling him a "moron" and "idiot."
Halladay, a new pilot, died on Tuesday when his small ICON A5 aircraft crashed off the coast of Florida. Video posted to TMZ reportedly shows the plane flying low to the water in the moments before it crashed.
Felger responded to the crash by saying, "He got what he deserved."
The radio host opened Thursday afternoon's show by commenting on the previous day's behavior.
"In a nutshell, I would say I feel bad about what happened on a lot of levels. I feel bad about what I said and how I conducted myself," Felger said. "To say it was insensitive or over the top is stating the obvious."
"I could come in and say, 'I apologize if I offended anyone,' but that's fake and hollow and everyone hates that. The only folks I really want to extend that to are the loved ones of Halladay. They're the ones who are dealing with enough right now not to have me come over the top and do what I did yesterday. Sorry doesn't do it justice as it relates to them. That's going to stick with me a while as it relates to them."
"I meant part of what I said yesterday and a lot of what I said was just dumb hyperbole. There was stuff I did mean, but the presentation, the tone, and the hyperbole was just low class, bad, not good. I don't feel good about it. I regret my conduct yesterday."
"The tone and the hysterics were really uncalled for."
On air Wednesday, Felger said of Halladay's death: “I looked at that guy and said, 'That ain't no tragedy.' It just sort of angers me. You care that little about your life? Your little joyride is that important to you, that you're going to risk just dying? … 'Whee! Whee! Yeah, man, look at the G-Force on this! I'm Maverick. Pew, Pew! Yeah, man, look at this, this is so cool!' And you did. Splat, and it's over.”
Felger also called Halladay a “moron” and a “jackass.”
Halladay, 40, was killed Tuesday when his A5 aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was reportedly performing stunts before the crash.
Halladay tossed a perfect game and a no-hitter in his first postseason start in the same years after coming to the Philadelphia Phillies, and went on to win a Cy Young Award both in the American and National League. The 6-foot-6 right-hander was a three-time 20-game winner who finished 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA. He was a married father of two children.
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