Ausmus is pretty damned adorable.
― Eric H., Friday, 26 September 2008 03:17 (fifteen years ago) link
what about dan 'mentat' haren?
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 September 2008 03:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Glenn Burke documentary premiered tonight in the Bay Area:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/08/DD5K1G7C3A.DTL&type=gaylesbian
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 11 November 2010 06:44 (thirteen years ago) link
The High Five
In 1977, Glenn Burke ran onto the field to congratulate his Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker after Baker hit his 30th home run in the last game of the regular season. Burke raised his hand over his head as Baker jogged home from third base. Not knowing what to do about the upraised hand, Baker slapped it, thus the two together were credited with inventing the high five.[10] After retiring from baseball, Burke, used the high five with other homosexual residents of the Castro district of San Francisco, where for many it became a symbol of gay pride and identification.[citation needed]
― lil queequeg (peter grasswich), Friday, 5 October 2012 06:35 (eleven years ago) link
(just did a search on Glenn Burke... that's cool you guys have brought him up before, that doc is pretty great)
― lil queequeg (peter grasswich), Friday, 5 October 2012 06:36 (eleven years ago) link
<3 rusty staub
― buzza, Friday, 5 October 2012 06:52 (eleven years ago) link
I've stared at the screen for five minutes trying to think of a response that isn't "Fuck you, Torii Hunter."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sports-homophobia-20121230,0,4284200,full.story
But former Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, among baseball's most thoughtful and intelligent players, isn't kidding when he says an "out" teammate could divide a team."For me, as a Christian … I will be uncomfortable because in all my teachings and all my learning, biblically, it's not right," he says. "It will be difficult and uncomfortable."
"For me, as a Christian … I will be uncomfortable because in all my teachings and all my learning, biblically, it's not right," he says. "It will be difficult and uncomfortable."
Fuck you, Torii Hunter.
― Andy K, Sunday, 30 December 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm fairly sure that most professional athletes have opinions on political and social issues that I would find abhorrent, if only I knew about them. I try not to think about that and enjoy sports regardless.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 31 December 2012 12:17 (eleven years ago) link
Right. Publicized bigotry from a person/player you respected and liked is something else, though.
― Andy K, Monday, 31 December 2012 17:16 (eleven years ago) link