August 16, 201510 yr http://m.mlb.com/news/article/143447766/da...reveals-hes-gay Denson is a prospect on the Brewers Rookie-ball affiliate.
August 16, 201510 yr I don't know if I just missed this, or had forgotten it, but I did a double-take when they mentioned Billy Beane had come out.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) I don't know if I just missed this, or had forgotten it, but I did a double-take when they mentioned Billy Beane had come out. Yes, but not the A's GM and former player. Different BB.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 09:09 AM) Yes, but not the A's GM and former player. Different BB. Ahh, didn't catch the spelling difference.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) http://m.mlb.com/news/article/143447766/da...reveals-hes-gay Denson is a prospect on the Brewers Rookie-ball affiliate. This is fantastic for baseball. Hopefully more are to follow.
August 17, 201510 yr I think my crazy prediction this year was that we would see the first openly gay baseball player. I am glad to see this, and hopefully it goes well for him.
August 17, 201510 yr Doing it in Rookie Ball is iffy though. If he was a top prospect in AA or AAA, it might be a more positive impact. Gay male pro athletes need a top guy as an example. Not just borderline guys like Denson, Bean, Burke, Collins, Amaechi, and Sam.
August 17, 201510 yr Right, we need a star baseball player like Kris Bryant to come out and say he was gay. Not that he is gay but if Bryant would admit to being gay then that would be a big deal and further the cause in baseball being that he is a legit prospect. Not that he is gay but Kris Bryant being gay is a game changer not some guy we never heard of before and probably never will after this.
August 17, 201510 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 17, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) Doing it in Rookie Ball is iffy though. If he was a top prospect in AA or AAA, it might be a more positive impact. Gay male pro athletes need a top guy as an example. Not just borderline guys like Denson, Bean, Burke, Collins, Amaechi, and Sam. I don't know about that anymore. Things have changed a lot in the last 5-10 years. We have a new generation of young people who I think are a lot more open to this. It's almost shrugworthy at this point, which is good.
August 17, 201510 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 17, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) Doing it in Rookie Ball is iffy though. If he was a top prospect in AA or AAA, it might be a more positive impact. Gay male pro athletes need a top guy as an example. Not just borderline guys like Denson, Bean, Burke, Collins, Amaechi, and Sam. You have to start somewhere.
August 21, 201510 yr Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers 11m11 minutes ago My latest: There are no "out" MLB players, but the odds that there are no gay major leaguers are one-in-2-sextillion. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/22/upshot/a...erspective.html …
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