Bethenny Frankel Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 It was supposed to be a show of unity in support of the LGBTQ+ community. For Pride Night at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays wore special jerseys and caps sporting the rainbow-colored logo. "Nearly every Tampa Bay player who took the field against the White Sox in the first inning did so with a rainbow-colored sunburst logo patch on his right arm and a rainbow-colored "TB" logo on his cap," Adam Berry reported for MLB.com. But five Rays pitchers opted out. Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson "peeled off" the logo and wore the team's standard cap, according to Tampa Bay Times writer Marc Topkin. Adam told Topkin that, while they respected the team's decision to show its support of the LGBTQ+ community, they opted out for religious reasons. "A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision," Adam said. "So it's a hard decision. Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here." But, he continued, "When we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it's just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it's just that maybe we don't want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who's encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage." https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103303679/tampa-bay-rays-rainbow-logo-pride-night?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr Florida is such a horrible place, I am going to continue to never step foot there ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatChickDoe Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Shocking. America’s limp dick continues to be worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power love Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Its only 5 players who cares what they think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator khalyan Posted June 7, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted June 7, 2022 This is so odd for me, I remember a time when major league sports teams completely ignored LGBT pride and it's great to see most of the members have support. However, this was such a bad decision for the team manager, because all they are going to get is negative feedback for these five members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveisdead9582 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Fire them. All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
305 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Bethenny Frankel said: It was supposed to be a show of unity in support of the LGBTQ+ community. For Pride Night at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays wore special jerseys and caps sporting the rainbow-colored logo. "Nearly every Tampa Bay player who took the field against the White Sox in the first inning did so with a rainbow-colored sunburst logo patch on his right arm and a rainbow-colored "TB" logo on his cap," Adam Berry reported for MLB.com. But five Rays pitchers opted out. Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson "peeled off" the logo and wore the team's standard cap, according to Tampa Bay Times writer Marc Topkin. Adam told Topkin that, while they respected the team's decision to show its support of the LGBTQ+ community, they opted out for religious reasons. "A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision," Adam said. "So it's a hard decision. Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here." But, he continued, "When we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it's just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it's just that maybe we don't want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who's encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage." https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103303679/tampa-bay-rays-rainbow-logo-pride-night?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr Florida is such a horrible place, I am going to continue to never step foot there ever again. Literally has nothing to do with Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadonnasBoyfriend Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 im gay and dont care and also think their opinions dont beed to be elevated and given a platform. who cares what they think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I bet they drink and engage in pre marital hypocrites really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Cream Skies Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 They’re stupid baseball players. I’m not offended, but I also think the 5 that opted out are also whiny little *******. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Bethenny Frankel said: just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage SURE Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 We're talking about people that need to throw balls to graduate successfully, soooo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunUpDoneUp Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Jesus would've hated baseball FYI, why aren't these men working in the fields and married? This generation of secular christian men disgust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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