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Pride of the Giants

G-Fafif Jun 06 2021 01:32 PM

For two decades, Major League Baseball teams have hosted promotional days to celebrate their LGBTQ fans. Wrigley Field held them in the early 2000s, and Pride nights soon proliferated in stadiums across the country. This season, only one team, the Texas Rangers, does not have a Pride celebration of some kind on its schedule. The other 29 teams typically have an LGBTQ dignitary throw out the first pitch or sing the national anthem. They fill team store shelves with merchandise that includes rainbow colors where team colors normally would be. Sometimes club officials express their support in pregame speeches or videos. But rarely, if ever, do the players participate. As with most promotional days, the players' job is to play. The organization takes care of the fanfare. On Saturday, for the first time in major league history, the players were involved. The San Francisco Giants debuted hats with Pride colors in their logo and a Pride-colored “SF” patch on their jerseys, an unprecedented on-field expression of support for LGBTQ fans — and one that required the participation of the players. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/06/giants-pride-colors-logo/

bmfc1 Jun 06 2021 04:05 PM Re: Pride of the Giants

This is outstanding. I hope that Steve takes note.

MFS62 Jun 07 2021 09:39 AM Re: Pride of the Giants

=bmfc1 post_id=67085 time=1623017125 user_id=73] This is outstanding. I hope that Steve takes note.

I hope MLB takes note and allows the Mets to wear something to commemorate the first responders on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.



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Edgy MD Jun 07 2021 09:43 AM Re: Pride of the Giants

Well, they did last year.

MFS62 Jun 07 2021 11:27 AM Re: Pride of the Giants

Last year they relented on the caps. I'm wondering if they'll allow a special 9/11 patch like the Pride one. Later

Edgy MD Jun 07 2021 01:34 PM Re: Pride of the Giants

Patches have never been an issue.