The post mentioning "monkey rap" was referencing a Beastie Boys song, but was misconstrued as a racist comment.

Veteran Twin Cities sports columnist and broadcaster Patrick Reusse cleared the air following the deletion of his Twitter/X account after one of his posts was misconstrued as racist.

The guy or gal blasting that ***** monkey rap song could’ve made a quick $20 not to play if they had checked with me first. (Note: Yes, operators of The Zygi hate baseball, but the playing ...