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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:06 PM Oct 2015

So, the Westboro Bapist Church hates the Mets, loves Daniel Murphy

New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, the MVP of the National League Championship Series, has yet another fan as he prepares to face off in the World Series against the Kansas City Royals: the Westboro Baptist Church.

The organization best known for protesting at the funerals of soldiers and holding signs reading "God hates fags," among other slogans, says it is supporting Murphy because of remarks the player made about gay people earlier this year. Westboro has been described as "arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Kansas-based group says it believes the United States is "doomed" because it has not banned homosexual relationships and sex acts.

Speaking about Billy Bean, the former baseball player who was the first professional in the sport to come out as gay, Murphy said in March: "I disagree with his lifestyle. I do disagree with the fact that Billy is a homosexual."

http://www.newsweek.com/mets-daniel-murphy-who-spoke-out-against-gay-lifestyle-earns-support-westboro-387295

They're idiots, but frankly, Murphy is, too.

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So, the Westboro Bapist Church hates the Mets, loves Daniel Murphy (Original Post) joeybee12 Oct 2015 OP

Guess I know who I am not rooting for in the World Series now. randys1 Oct 2015 #1

Yeah, he's a putz... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #2

IT is KC? Probably a bunch of homophobic racists there too.. randys1 Oct 2015 #3

Probably on any team... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #4

I liked the attitude the coach had last year when he conceded that my Giants were awesome randys1 Oct 2015 #5

Ahem, the KC Royals ownership has dirty laundry as well. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2015 #6

As a Twins fan, I was going to be rooting for the Royals, hifiguy Oct 2015 #7

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Guess I know who I am not rooting for in the World Series now.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:12 PM

Oct 2015

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

2. Yeah, he's a putz...

Reply to randys1 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:13 PM

Oct 2015

I am for KC just beacuse they lost last year, but that doesn't mean I'll watch the series.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

3. IT is KC? Probably a bunch of homophobic racists there too..

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:14 PM

Oct 2015

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. Probably on any team...

Reply to randys1 (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:18 PM

Oct 2015

But at least they're quiet about it...so far.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

5. I liked the attitude the coach had last year when he conceded that my Giants were awesome

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:18 PM

Oct 2015

and it looks like first game will be rained out

DinahMoeHum

(21,784 posts)

6. Ahem, the KC Royals ownership has dirty laundry as well. . .

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:42 PM

Oct 2015

. . .says Dave Zirin, author of Bad Sports

Case in point, owner David Glass is a former CEO of WalMart, who ran the company after founder Sam Walton:
https://twitter.com/edgeofsports/status/518937722128719872

Bad Sports has a whole chapter on Glass.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

7. As a Twins fan, I was going to be rooting for the Royals,

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 07:39 PM

Oct 2015

as they are an AL Central team and traditional, long-suffering underdog.

This is one more fine reason for doing so.

GO ROYALS!!

And how can you "disagree with the fact" that someone is gay? That is a profoundly stupid statement. He is or isn't gay. Who are you to disagree? Whatta maroon.

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