Could Dusty Bakers “game a week” theory really work?
Jul. 13, 2004 | Whenever the subject of gay professional team athletes comes up, there are always plenty of people around to let us know that such a thing just isn’t going to be accepted in the locker room. We’re a long way away from having an active player who’s out as gay, those in the know tell us. Did you catch that survey of major league players the Tribune newspapers just conducted? Newsday reported Sunday that three out of four say they wouldn’t be bothered by having a gay teammate. The chain got answers from about two-thirds of current players on a list of 10 questions on various topics, including “Who’s the best player in the game?” (Barry Bonds was the consensus) “How big a problem is competitive imbalance?” (not a problem) and “Would it bother you to have a gay teammate?” On the gay question, 476 players answered, and 353 of them — 74.2 percent — said having a gay teammate wouldn’t bother them. Seventy-three players, 15.3 percent, said it would bother them, and 50 players,
