Chickles

@maklelan The two guys who didn't wear the hat at all have gotten absolutely ridiculed on social media. Folks complain about persecution and then proceed to.....persecute others. It's truly incredible.

These folks have been told over & over again that MLB absolutely did not force anyone to wear these caps & that they all chose to do so even though they had the option to wear a regular cap. The desire to feel persecuted overrules their concern for the truth, of course.

What else could offend them? The breast cancer awareness hat on Mother's Day? Living a homosexual lifestyle is a sin in the Bible...it's not hard to find that. If you don't think so, then you can handle that with the Lord one day, who is the author of gender and marriage. To wear the Pride hat flippantly is to affirm it IMO. I don't think these players hate the LGBTQ community...I just don't think they want to wear the gear and logo at their place of work. I appreciate the dialogue. Obviously we aren't going to agree but I've enjoyed hearing your perspective and wish you well!

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes You have no idea if they are asked to wear something else that offends them, its just if they are, they are somehow able to do so. Its easy to do that against the gay community because its low hanging fruit.That's why its performative. They do not have a monopoly on Christianity

If MLB players want to wear Bible verses on their uniforms then do it all year round. Don't just show your religion when you see an opportunity to attack. That's acting like a snake in the grass.

It's simple...this is the only night they are asked to wear something that goes against their religious beliefs. Again, it's not that deep. If you had to wear a Pro Life badge you would likely want to do something that showed that I'm wearing this but "fyi, my views are different" that what I'm presenting. That's it. You can choose to be offended but at the end of the day I think them wearing the hat and writing a small verse next to it (which is not even remotely hateful) was their way of compromising. I'll wear the rainbow hat and the rainbow has significant to me in a different way. There is a great book called "Unoffendable" and I think of it often. Life is filled with way more joy if we don't go around thinking the worst of people and intentionally choose not to be offended by things. At the end of the day Christian guys were wearing a rainbow hat on Pride Night. They are great guys, teammates, and are thankful for ALL of the fans, even if their beliefs aren't identical.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes I'll just say the writing of the verse seems performative as they only seem to do it during June. Its almost like their values only surface during Pride month.

@PatricePusey @armstrongtimes Look it up...it's bad

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes I actually agree that if they chose to wear nothing its their choice, and I don't believe they should be dragged for it. That being said I'm not sure the backlash would've been as bad without the other hats. But I don't know.

@PatricePusey @armstrongtimes It makes no sense to have a cross on a hat either for faith and family night and I do understand that. I see no need to put the players in that position. They don't need to be forced to take a stand on social issues.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes Just because it makes no sense to you (as I assume a straight male) doesn't mean it makes no sense to a member of that community. You have no idea what their struggles are.

They wrote a tiny verse on a hat. They didn't stand on a street corner and yell at you. If you don't agree with them, then don't look up the verse and move on. For all you know, the verse could have been affirming. I don't agree with the Pride hats but I'd still look at them and go about watching the game like normal. It's really not that deep. But again, the guys who wore the normal hat have gotten absolutely roasted by people on social media. So the MLB has put them in a very bad position for no reason.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes What if I don't wear it, and don't preach to you that my beliefs are the correct ones? They didn't have to wear the hat, and they certainly didn't have to impose their religious beliefs on anyone either.

And the two players who wore a "regular" uniform, Sam Hentges and Blake Treinen have absolutely had their names drug through the mud over this. And that's not fair to them and it wouldn't be fair to you either in the circumstance I described above. It's perfectly ok to be kind to someone, disagree with them, and be able to co-exist without all of the vitriol.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes I wouldn't wear it, but I certainly wouldn't if I was wearing it, decide that imposing my religious beliefs on the uniform was appropriate. If I was able to wear the regular uniform that's what I'd do.

Absolutely not. I offered a very clear solution that addressed "human rights" and avoids all of this controversy. Have Pride Night, give away rainbow hats, etc. I 100% think anyone and everyone should be able to go to and enjoy a baseball game. Gay, straight, black, white, Muslim, Christian, etc. I love baseball and want everyone to enjoy it! But why on earth does the LGBTQ community need affirmation from the people actually playing in the game? It makes ZERO sense.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes Your mentality is why it took so long to integrate schools and they needed to have a civil rights movement. That was a “small” portion of society too.

Why do you need professional baseball players to dress up in a certain hat for your rights to be affirmed? Haha....that's insane. I'd like the rights of the unborn addressed and immediately want everyone to wear a Pro Life badge tonight otherwise they are full of hate and malice!!! I don't care if they think differently....if they don't do it then they hate babies and are horrible people.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes Yes, you’re right, one affirms the rights of a minority group historically discriminated against. How dare they seek to affirm human rights. 🙄

@PatricePusey @armstrongtimes I don't think an employee can force me to wear something that directly contradicts my beliefs. If your employer wanted you to wear a Pro Life badge on your shirt, would you do it and should everyone be required to do it?

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes So you don’t think an employer can moderate the dress of its employees?

@matpugkinz I agree with you in theory but that player (Sam Hentges) and another player (Blake Treinen) have been absolutely roasted on social media for just wearing the regular hats. Search for each of them and let me know if you think it was really "less of an issue" for them.

@Senor_Chickles From my understanding, another player on the team opted to not wear the hat. So they could have simply not participated and it would have been less of an issue.

Multiple teams have both an inclusive Pride Night as well as a Faith and Family night. Baseball is for everyone, you miserable fuck. Grow with the times or perish. Keep your fucking bullshit hatred to yourself.

@alcibiades5410 @DegenerateTBone They would like to play baseball without being an LGBTQ billboard.

@Senor_Chickles @DegenerateTBone The hat doesn't stop them from jusy playing baseball.

No one forced the Major League Baseball players to *wear* ball caps with rainbow colors. They could have just worn their standard hat, if they wanted. They chose to wear Pride hats and write Bible verses on them. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…

Go to any Pride Parade and you are likely to see debauchery, naked men waving pride flags, etc. with children all around. What is scary about the rainbow flag is normalizing that behavior. Of course that isn't everyone but there is a large group of people who want to be as shocking, in your face, and flamboyant as possible. The LGBTQ community is the absolute most promiscuous group of people out there. That's not an opinion...it is a fact. I don't think that is something to celebrate personally. Any pastor assaulting a child isn't a MAGA pastor, or even a real pastor at all. And believe me, woke pastors are in the news all the time for a lot of wrong things. People are always going to fall short and disappoint. Lastly, let me assure you that the Palestinians that you want to free would not be excited about the rainbow flag in the slightest.

I just saw TWO more news reports on my timeline about MAGA pastors getting arrested for assaulting children. But please go on about how the rainbow flag is so scary.

@outsports So silly...go watch baseball and live however you want. But don't be offended if everyone doesn't think like you and if some MLB players don't want to be puppets so that LGBTQ gear can be sold.

A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, who is gay, sends a letter to the team expressing the pain and confusion a community feels. outsports.com/2026/6/16/2413…

Do they wear special attire for heritage day? No they don't. Which is what I keep saying! Have Pride Day at the ballpark and be as inclusive as you want. Just don't use the players as puppets to sell LGBTQ gear when a lot of them don't support that lifestyle. Inclusivity can be had without modifying the uniforms. We have special hats for Mother's Day (breast cancer awareness), Father's Day (prostate cancer awareness), Memorial Day (celebrating the people who defend our country so we can all have freedom), and 4th of July (celebrating our independence). None of these are controversial. We also have Pride Hats (celebrating a very small group of people's sexual orientation). One of these is not like the others!

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes Because the Giants in particular and MLB in general believes in inclusion. Should they no longer have heritage day celebrations either because someone may take offense to it? This doesn’t even get into the fact that the Giants have had Pride Night longer than any of those

@NeekoC18 @DamienPetersNBA Haha...whatever you think. The polls have always been super accurate when it comes to Trump!

@Senor_Chickles @DamienPetersNBA Lmao yet his approval rating now is lowest ever setting records. So thar shows how far he has fallen off with all Americans. Even losing some of those who were in the cult.

No NBA champion has ever visited the White House during a Donald Trump term: 2017: Warriors declined 2018: Warriors declined 2019: Raptors declined 2020: Lakers declined 2021: Bucks visited Biden 2022: Warriors visited Biden 2023: Nuggets did not (scheduling issue) 2024: Celtics visited Biden 2025: Thunder declined 2026: Knicks declined

@PatricePusey @armstrongtimes If they didn't wear it then they get roasted on social media and called hateful, etc. It puts these guys in a no win situation. What's the purpose of the hat? Why not just have pride night without a special hat that the players are asked to wear?

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes You know that these players had the option to just wear their regular hats right? No one is being forced to do anything, it’s the imposition of their religious beliefs that’s the issue here.

Again, if you want to have Pride Night...go ahead. But when you start forcing players to wear gear that's what the issue is. They don't have players wearing hats with a cross on it one faith night. Using players to advertise and promote Pride Night is the issue here and what they have a problem with. Candidly, if there was a faith night and there was a hat that had a cross on it, I would have ZERO problem if someone didn't want to wear it. If it doesn't align with their beliefs they shouldn't wear it. I have an issue with the MLB jumping in on social issues. Just play baseball. The same with the NBA and the BLM stuff. There are complicated nuances with all of these issues so why put your players in a weird spot and create a controversy where there shouldn't be one.

@Senor_Chickles @armstrongtimes down the throats of non believers by those players?