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From angryasianman.com…FYI Graves, who is mixed heritage Vietnamese, had actually been pitching poorly, which coincided with this altercation. There are quite a few articles about this incident floating out there, but very few discuss the fan’s alleged racist comment:

05.28.05
Kind of reminds me the Arthur Chi’en firing, but worse…. The Cincinnati Reds let go of eight-year veteran relief pitcher Danny Graves this week, after he cursed at a fan and flipped him off during a game. Graves, who was born in Vietnam, was unceremoniously dumped the next day. Feels like there’s been an alarming increase in such fan/player altercations in recent years. Is there good reason for a professional athlete to fly off the handle like that? You better frickin’ believe it: Player-fan animosity rears its ugly head in Graves incident. The fan reportedly shouted at Graves, “Go back to Vietnam, you slant-eyed [racial slur and swear words].” None of the news articles actually specify what the “racial slur and swear words” were, but you can probably use your imagination. That’s racist!