They’re getting roasted in the National League West, and the team’s response to multiple players writing Bible verses on their pride hats has been anything but smooth. On Tuesday, the Giants returned for a series against their former crosstown rivals, the A’s, and I made my way out to the city by the bay myself.San Francisco is arguably the most progressive city in our nation, so it shouldn’t be shocking that their fan base and the LGBTQ community, plus their allies in sports media, we’re ready to fuel the fire in the next chapter of this controversy.San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote "Genesis 9:12-16" on his Pride-Night themed hat.
(Thearon W.Henderson/Getty Images)I spoke to dozens of fans outside the ballpark, some of whom were disappointed by Giants legend and current president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, refusing to answer any questions about the controversy as he addressed the media over four hours before first pitch, opting to just talk about baseball-related questions.Unsurprisingly, many fans who identify as part of the LGBTQ community, and their allies, claimed that the pitchers were discriminatory, hateful, bigots.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS' PRIDE NIGHT MESS REACHES BOILING POINT WITH PAINFUL INTERVIEW FROM EXEC BUSTER POSEYOne fan I spoke with, holding a sign that stated, "Giants Pride.
Protest Bigotry," told me that he was "not shocked that a few players on the team [were] homophobic." Ironically, the bottom of his sign had the words "love respect inclusion." That same fan said he didn't want baseball players to be "social commentators," but was stumped when I asked him if he would consider players paraded publicly on a baseball field with the colors and symbols of his political and social movement (LGBTQ Pride) as essentially walking political billboards.The San Francisco Giants Pride Night logo is displayed during an event in San Francisco, Calif.Another fan that identified as an "LGBTQ affirming Catholic" had one of the...