A Staten Island, N.Y., player barked an expletive in the dugout within range of microphones and with cameras zoomed in. His manager responded by smacking the kid on the face.

ESPN reportedly has instituted a delay to avoid another ugly word slipping onto the air. We're not sure what they're going to do if another kid gets coach-slapped.

SO, ESPN has instituted a 5 second delay to protect the adults in the viewing audience from hearing swear words uttered by the children. We also seem to have no problem with smacking the children around if the disrespect our authority. People are fucked up.