Posted on 8/17/2015, 4:39:31 AM by NKP_Vet
(CNN)David Denson, a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers' rookie affiliate in Helena, Montana, made baseball history this weekend by revealing that he is gay.
Denson, 20, publicly disclosed the news in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article after sharing it with his family and Helena Brewers teammates. The news makes Denson the first active player affiliated with a Major League organization to come out publicly.
"Talking with my teammates, they gave me the confidence I needed, coming out to them," Denson told sports writer Tom Haudricourt.
"They said, 'You're still our teammate. You're still our brother. We kind of had an idea, but your sexuality has nothing to do with your ability. You're still a ballplayer at the end of the day. We don't treat you any different. We've got your back.'"
Denson, who is batting .245 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 42 games for Helena, is the Brewers' 27th-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com. He was selected by the Brewers in the 15th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft out of South Hills High School in West Covina, California.
A handful of retired pro athletes have come out in recent years, including retired major leaguer Billy Bean. Since retiring from professional baseball in 1995, Bean has spoken frequently about the pressure gay athletes face to conceal their sexuality. As Major League Baseball's first Ambassador for Inclusion, Bean counseled Denson on his decision to reveal he is gay.
"Any player who happens to be gay and is a professional and has kept that secret, they just want to be judged for their baseball or football or basketball ability.
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Does anyone really give a Shi’ite?
So, he plays professional baseball and sucks D*ck.
Why these narcissists think we give a crap about their deviant lifestyle is beyond me.
“Does anyone really give a Shi’ite?”
Some idiot sportscasters before the Angel-Royals game tonight.
“So, he plays professional baseball...”
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Excuse me, I should’ve said minor league.
I guess we know why this freak is making personal life an issue. Thinks it will help him in the Big Leagues.
Already an odds on favorite for the Arthur Ash award next year.
So he is a homosexual who plays baseball. Why are we obligated to accept his immorality?
“Does anyone really give a Shi’ite?”
I do. Faggots disgust me.
If any reporter on ESPN disagrees with his deviate lifestyle he is summarily fired before the day is out. They will approve or they will be out of a job. So the big story is will a reporter tomorrow have the nerve to say what he really feels like saying about this nothing story about someone trying to get noticed.
I’m thinking Helena Montana would not be the best city to have a gay player on the team?
Already an odds on favorite for the Arthur Ash award next year.
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I know right!!
These LGBT types have so Jumped the Shark! I wish they would just crawl back in their little cesspools from which they came.
“”They said, ‘You’re still our teammate. You’re still our brother.”
You mean sister or freak, heck I forgot which pc term for fudgepacker they come up with these days.
First baseman? I would have thought pitcher or catcher........
No. I, for one, do not give a flipping Shi-ite. I really wish people would just do what they do in their private lives & SHUT UP! It is none of my business WHO or WHAT they choose to “sleep” with. I don’t inflict my sex life on others; I WISH most sincerely they would respect my sensibilities & SHUT UP ALREADY! - It is just about enough to turn most anyone against SEX period!! That is private business!
First baseman? I would have thought pitcher or catcher........
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ROFLMAO! :-D
.245 batting average. Good thing he’s gay otherwise no one would waste ink on him....
My apologies if my first comment (#3) was a bit crude; I’m just sick and tired of these deviants corrupting our culture and our children! Sometimes it just seems appropriate to describe these people for who and what they are.
Brilliant move, makes it harder to release him after he hits double digits, and has a .500 fielding average. “They only cut me because I am a homosexual...” Cue the faux outrage.
Brilliant move, makes it harder to release him after he hits double digits, and has a .500 fielding average. “They only cut me because I am a homosexual...” Cue the faux outrage.
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Exactly correct! And NO proof of any homophobia will be required. He’ll have the full support of our corrupt media to push this myth. These people are so utterly pathetic and weak!
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