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A New Inning, Late in the Game
New York Times ^ | September 22, 2012 | FRANK BRUNI

Posted on 09/22/2012 10:58:30 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

THE way Kevin McClatchy figured it, he had to choose. He could indulge his dream of presiding over a big-time professional sports team, or he could be open about his sexuality. The two paths didn’t dovetail. He went with sports, and in February 1996, at the age of 33, became the youngest owner in major league baseball when he led a group of investors who bought the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: baseball; gays; homosexual; mcclatchy; pirates
Some betters are crossed up, too.
1 posted on 09/22/2012 10:58:34 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

So Jerry Sandusky is a hero and role model?


2 posted on 09/22/2012 11:18:26 AM PDT by alpo (What would Selco do?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

1) Homosexuals are perverted - denying the natural order of life.

2) Someone who denies #1 above has a perverted view of reality.

3) I’ll stop here.


3 posted on 09/22/2012 11:20:06 AM PDT by KMJames
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To: ConservativeStatement

My error: batters (not betters).


4 posted on 09/22/2012 11:42:10 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: ConservativeStatement

1. He was 33 years old when he led a group of owners who bought the Pirates? WHAT? Who is zooming who, here? If anyone is a Pittsburgh fan, I’d appreciate the honest story. What 33 year old in the world LEADS a group of buyers of a multi-million dollar company that’s NOT computer related? No one. So as far as I’m concerned - until educated otherwise - unless his last name is Kennedy or Bush - his purchase “leadership” is a lie.

2. Just to help him clear things up - everyone knew he was gay. All the guys who think that no one knows they’re gay, are fooling only themselves. People know. But since most straight people don’t define their identity by who they’re having sex with,they don’t make it an issue when they do business with one another.

3. If indeed he was the “face” of the Pittsburgh Pirates for all those years, let me tell him something to his face: you did a lousy, lousy job. Not bad. Lousy. I don’t want to hear anything about small market teams: during the period of time you were brooding about your sexuality like some gay Hamlet, your team STUNK. Tampa Bay is small market. Oakland is small market. Cincinnati is small market. Minnesota is small market. Milwaukee is small market. You know what they all have in common? From time to time, they had winning/championship teams. I just wanted you to know that I am not defining you by your sexuality; I’m defining you by your performance. You stunk.


5 posted on 09/22/2012 12:10:21 PM PDT by gmartinz
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To: ConservativeStatement

It will surprise no one that Frank Bruni is an out of the closet buttwhacker.


6 posted on 09/22/2012 12:24:10 PM PDT by allblues
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To: ConservativeStatement

Rumor has it that he wants to lead a group to buy and NFL team, but they can’t figure out if they’d prefer the Packers or the Browns.


7 posted on 09/22/2012 12:24:23 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: allblues
Bruni writes about a possible “wounding blowback”.*Is this some gay code or is it just plain English? I don't follow the times or Bruni and I will not in the future.

*Bite?

Degenerates are steady in their mission!

8 posted on 09/22/2012 1:49:42 PM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: allblues
Bruni writes about a possible “wounding blowback”.*Is this some gay code or is it just plain English? I don't follow the times or Bruni and I will not in the future.

*Bite?

Degenerates are steady in their mission!

9 posted on 09/22/2012 1:49:52 PM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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