Comments on: The Closeted Gay MLB Player Who’s Quitting Baseball … Republican Gays Don’t Want Obamacare

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:05 +0000

If the guy really is in the MLB or minor leagues, I could hardly blame him for staying in the closet. It’s one thing to be an All Star and come out, it would be another thing for a minor league moderate prospect to come out, or major league utility player. The chances of that person staying in the game would be small — and the pressure overwhelming, as there would be so much expectations for the only openly gay player in the league. So long as the player isn’t acting anti-gay while in the closet, I don’t think there should be any intense pressure put on him. I hope he eventually comes out, that’s real important, but at the end of the day a pay check is also important… and most prospects aren’t making the big bucks.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:46:51 +0000

@Spence:

YOU LIE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgce06Yw2ro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y.....Joe_Wilson

Natch!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:44:46 +0000

@tjr101:

Just moved to San Diego from DC.

By: Spence

Spence — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:36:30 +0000

@Jason:

“YOU LIE!”? What kind of response is that to what Joey said? There is no lie. Opinions and suggestions can’t be lies. You are an idiot.

If you actually read what Duncan, Joey, and TJR101 said (and understood it), it might just help you get one step closer to having a cogent opinion and not being a boorish jackass.

By: tjr101

tjr101 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:04:36 +0000

@Jason: You’ve won the prize for making the most ignorant statement of the day. Apparently you’ve lived every life possible to know someone’s situation and deem it cowardice to be in the closet.
Let me guess… you live in Chelsea, no Castro? You’re living in a bubble Missy.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:11:44 +0000

@Joey:

YOU LIE!

By: Joey

Joey — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:44:47 +0000

@Jason:

You are really dense. Re-read Duncan’s comment. Then read it again. Then read it again. Don’t stop reading until your self-absorbed, holier-than-thou attitude is gone.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:02:10 +0000

@Duncan Behines:

Duncan FAIL.

If the blog is real at all, I think he is a sell-out coward.

By: Duncan Behines

Duncan Behines — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:59:01 +0000

Jason, you are clueless and probably should refrain from further comment. You do not know every gay closeted individual’s situation. You don’t know their childhood. You don’t know their background. You don’t know where they live. You don’t know their family. You don’t know their career. You don’t know their life. Some things are more important to people than being out and proud. Some people are not willing to risk certain aspects of their life to be out. Some people are not willing to risk their lives to be out and proud. You think every neighborhood in the United States is like the Castro? For some people it’s a safety issue. There are all sorts of reasons for why people stay in the closet. What does 2009 have to do with anything? Who cares if it’s 2009? Yeah it’s 2009 and homophobia still exists. Racism still exists. Hate still exists. You must be living in a fantasy world.

By: aeblikkon

aeblikkon — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:15:28 +0000

@Jack: Queerty doesn’t say, but Reuters does: it’s “pre-adoptive sexual abuse”. Suspicious that they choose to explicitly choose to include this in a report about sexual orientation, as if the two are related.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:05:34 +0000

There are only two reasons to be in the closet in 2009:

1. You are a coward.
2. You are in the US military.

Congratulations to that gay jock.

He is a sellout coward.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:05:06 +0000

Jesus Christ. Now you’re mixing the ads for your sponsor in with actual news content in the same post?

Appalling. No wonder no one takes bloggers seriously.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:02:29 +0000

‘pre-adoptive sexual’? What’s that?