Category Archives: Bobby Valentine
Ten Years Later
He’s been waiting. He thinks about the arrival every day as he aims a tennis ball at the square painted on the side of the garage. His classmates call him funny. His father looks at him askance. He knows he’s different, but he can’t explain why because he’s nine years old. He’s also too young [...]
A Short History of Gay Baseball Players
The list of openly gay Major League baseball players begins and ends with two names: Billy Bean and Glenn Burke. Neither had a long or successful career, though playing as outcasts surely stifled their skills. Each dealt differently with his sexuality. Bean stayed in the closet throughout his career. Burke was frank with teammates about [...]
