The Chicago Cubs have released their 1-minute promised “It Gets Better” video aimed at telling kids that life gets better and telling everyone else that bullying shouldn’t be tolerated. They’re the second MLB team to produce an “It Gets Better” video. They rolled out some heavy hitters for the video: club manager Mike Quade, first base [...]
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Chicago Cubs to release ‘It Gets Better’ video
Just days after the San Francisco Giants became the first pro sports team to release an ‘It Gets Better’ video to combat homophobia in sports, the Chicago Cubs have announced they will record a video at the end of their current road trip. The Cubs have embraced the gay community, including donations (enumerated in their [...]
HOFer Ernie Banks in gay pride parade
While we already reported the Chicago Cubs will have a float in the Chicago Gay Pride parade this Sunday, they’ve now announced that Hall of Famer Ernie Banks will represent the team on the float! Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks will ride on the float, which will be red, white and blue with bricks [...]
Cubs and Blackhawks join Chicago Gay Pride
Although many in Chicago are curious whether the Chicago Blackhawks – and the Stanley Cup – will accept the invitation to participate in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade on June 27, one Chicago pro team has already said Yes to the event. And now the Blackhawks are set to join them as well. The Cubs [...]
Lesbian now owns the Chicago Cubs
The Windy City Times is reporting that the Chicago Cubs are the first team with an openly gay owner. The team was purchased for a reported $845 million by the Ricketts family. Among the purchasers is Laura Ricketts, a lesbian who now becomes the first out individual to own a professional sports team, according to [...]
Cubs fans: losers, not so lovable
Well, well, well. Once again we have one of those moments that, if it happened in Philadelphia, would result in days of media outrage. Since it didn’t, even if it is talked about on ESPN, MLB Network, et al, it’ll be forgotten by tomorrow. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of [...]
Some Chicago fans wear their homophobia
News flash: Homophobia lives on in Chicago baseball. At the recent Cubs-White Sox series, fans of the White Sox apparently decided that it would be fun to point out how Gaaaaay the Cubs are. Some wore t-shirts with the image to the right, produced by Chi-City Tees. The company’s delightful pitch for the shirt: THE [...]
Mr. T and Old Glory sing at Cubs game
Mr. T is getting lots of attention for his singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at the Cubs game yesterday. He did a fine job singing. Not great, but fine. But that outfit, oh that outfit! But I got a little distracted by what some of the fans were (and weren’t) wearing in [...]
Why the Cubs must NEVER win the Series
Denise Richards “singing” Take Me Out To The Ballgame in the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on Friday: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S77mIxm75PA] If the Cubs are going to keep this “tradition” going (it’s not really a tradition now; that died with Harry Caray) they have got to screen these people first. At least Ozzy Osburne’s rendition (after the [...]