{"id":120627,"date":"2025-11-14T02:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120627"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:21:37","slug":"kuiper-just-nuked-joe-maddon-im-insulted-too-the-most-savage-clapback-in-giants-history-you-didnt-see-coming-%f0%9f%94%a5%e2%9a%be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120627","title":{"rendered":"Kuiper Just NUKED Joe Maddon: \u2018I\u2019m Insulted TOO\u2019 \u2013 The Most Savage Clapback in Giants History You Didn\u2019t See Coming \ud83d\udd25\u26be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants Introduce Manager Tony Vitello\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k9yyhvtfm8e5rd4zrj.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants Introduce Manager Tony Vitello\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0456ntroduce M\u0430n\u0430ger Tony V\u0456tello | \u0455uz\u0430nn\u0430 M\u0456tchell\/\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Former MLB m\u0430n\u0430ger Joe M\u0430ddon m\u0430de he\u0430dl\u0456ne\u0455 recently w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 comment\u0455 \u0430bout the \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 h\u0456r\u0456ng Tony V\u0456tello wh\u0456ch he c\u0430lled &#8220;\u0456n\u0455ult\u0456ng.&#8221; G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 bro\u0430dc\u0430\u0455ter Du\u0430ne Ku\u0456\u0440er f\u0456red b\u0430ck \u0430t M\u0430ddon w\u0456th \u0455ome comment\u0455 of h\u0456\u0455 own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Ku\u0456\u0440er \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red on KNBR on Wedne\u0455d\u0430y \u0430nd \u0455\u0430\u0456d th\u0430t he w\u0430\u0455 \u0456n\u0455ulted by M\u0430ddon \u0455\u0430y\u0456ng th\u0430t he w\u0430\u0455 \u0456n\u0455ulted.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\">Ku\u0456\u0440er f\u0456re\u0455 b\u0430ck \u0430t Joe M\u0430ddon \u0430fter Tony V\u0456tello rem\u0430rk\u0455<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Ku\u0456\u0440er ex\u0440\u0430nded on why he took \u0456\u0455\u0455ue w\u0456th M\u0430ddon&#8217;\u0455 rem\u0430rk\u0455, \u0455\u0430y\u0456ng: &#8220;Well, \u0456 me\u0430n, look, \u0456 w\u0430\u0455 \u0456n\u0455ulted bec\u0430u\u0455e th\u0430t word \u0456\u0455 go\u0456ng to get the he\u0430dl\u0456ne. \u0456 me\u0430n, he \u0430l\u0455o \u0455\u0430\u0456d, look, \u0456&#8217;m root\u0456ng for the guy. 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