Take me OUT to the ballgame
So, I missed the hyped Queer Eye (apparently they dropped "...for the Straight Guy") episode featuring the makeovers of Red Sox players Johnny Damon, Doug Mirabelli, Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, and Kevin Millar. I guess the player's wives received as much face time as the players themselves--can't make it too obvious that HEY -- WE ARE STRAIGHT!
Anyway, I shouldn't comment on a show I haven't seen, but I do concur with King Kaufman that it's promising that it was the leaders of the Red Sox who were open to going on TV. Of course, you notice there are no Hispanic players among that bunch (Ortiz and Ramirez would have been the obvious choices).
Some of the Sox apparently were less than thrilled with Carson showing up in a pink baseball jersey and offered their opinions. It's no surprise to find middle reliever Mike Timlin among that bunch. I never did like him when he was with the Cardinals, mostly because the site of a wad of chaw in a player's cheek makes me want to gag. Blah blah blah...Trot Nixon, he of the Steve Kline impersonator cap, also was less than enthused about having the Queers toss out the first pitch, as they did a few weeks ago. That's probably because he knows that the Queers would force him to dispose of his filthy hat and don a clean one.
On a side note, can you name the major leaguer who was raised by a lesbian couple? I bet you can't--cause it ain't getting no press. Here's a clue. He was sporting a 9.53 ERA this year, the worst mark in one of the NL's least effective pens, before being demoted to AAA in early May. That's right! It's none other than 25 year-old righthander Joe Valentine.
He chose to out himself to his teammates after one of them made a derogatory comment about children that were raised by same-sex parents. He seems like a good kid, which only makes me sad that it was my Redbirds that knocked him around for a couple runs in his final major league appearance this season before being demoted.
Baseball still has a looooong way to go--as do sports in general--in creating an accepting attitude toward gays. John Smoltz was the latest dumbass to put forth a cringe-worthy quote. When asked about gay marriage last season, Smoltz said: "What’s next? Marrying animals?" And who can forget Mike Piazza's press conference to tell the world: WORLD--I'M NOT GAY! Or, Julian Tavarez' comments uttered while playing against the San Fran Giants a few seasons ago: "Why should I care about the fans?" he said after a game in which he was booed by Giants fans. "They're a bunch of assholes and faggots here." Nice! (I take solace in the fact that Julian was a Cub then; now that he's a Cardinal, he takes his frustrations out on dugout telephones. Much smarter!
Back to work...
Anyway, I shouldn't comment on a show I haven't seen, but I do concur with King Kaufman that it's promising that it was the leaders of the Red Sox who were open to going on TV. Of course, you notice there are no Hispanic players among that bunch (Ortiz and Ramirez would have been the obvious choices).
Some of the Sox apparently were less than thrilled with Carson showing up in a pink baseball jersey and offered their opinions. It's no surprise to find middle reliever Mike Timlin among that bunch. I never did like him when he was with the Cardinals, mostly because the site of a wad of chaw in a player's cheek makes me want to gag. Blah blah blah...Trot Nixon, he of the Steve Kline impersonator cap, also was less than enthused about having the Queers toss out the first pitch, as they did a few weeks ago. That's probably because he knows that the Queers would force him to dispose of his filthy hat and don a clean one.
On a side note, can you name the major leaguer who was raised by a lesbian couple? I bet you can't--cause it ain't getting no press. Here's a clue. He was sporting a 9.53 ERA this year, the worst mark in one of the NL's least effective pens, before being demoted to AAA in early May. That's right! It's none other than 25 year-old righthander Joe Valentine.
He chose to out himself to his teammates after one of them made a derogatory comment about children that were raised by same-sex parents. He seems like a good kid, which only makes me sad that it was my Redbirds that knocked him around for a couple runs in his final major league appearance this season before being demoted.
Baseball still has a looooong way to go--as do sports in general--in creating an accepting attitude toward gays. John Smoltz was the latest dumbass to put forth a cringe-worthy quote. When asked about gay marriage last season, Smoltz said: "What’s next? Marrying animals?" And who can forget Mike Piazza's press conference to tell the world: WORLD--I'M NOT GAY! Or, Julian Tavarez' comments uttered while playing against the San Fran Giants a few seasons ago: "Why should I care about the fans?" he said after a game in which he was booed by Giants fans. "They're a bunch of assholes and faggots here." Nice! (I take solace in the fact that Julian was a Cub then; now that he's a Cardinal, he takes his frustrations out on dugout telephones. Much smarter!
Back to work...
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