Smell Good? : For numerous players, a heavy dose of cologne or women’s perfume is the unlikeliest of performance enhancers. Throw some ground balls, it’s more democratic.” Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they’re fascist. Season “Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. That most teams have chosen to stage a pride day or night at their ballparks is not surprising, because thematic promotions to draw fans have long been part of baseball’s culture. And many sports teams, including a large majority in baseball, have hosted gay-themed events.īut one team that has not done so is the Yankees, even though their city helped give birth to the modern gay rights movement.
That same day, the Cubs’ World Series trophy - draped in a rainbow flag - rode on a float in Chicago’s parade. had its own float, with Commissioner Adam Silver aboard, in the Pride March in Manhattan last month. The Mets are hardly alone in offering such welcoming gestures. And gay officers from the New York and Nassau County Police Departments were honored, as was a gay war veteran.
The Kiss Cam was filled with same-sex couples smooching. The Coca-Cola sign in the outfield was lit up in rainbow colors. On a recent Saturday night at Citi Field, the Mets rolled out the red (and orange, yellow, green, blue and violet) carpet for the gay community.
