Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson defends Giants players who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night hats
OutKick host Dan Dakich discusses MLB saying members of the San Francisco Giants violated league policy by displaying Bible verses on their Pride-themed caps on ‘Fox News @ Night.’
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson understands exactly what’s happening with the media reaction to the San Francisco Giants' Pride Night controversy.
Three Giants pitchers, Landen Roupp, J.T. Brubaker and Ryan Walker, wrote Bible verses on their rainbow-themed hats and the left-wing sports media predictably lost its collective mind.
Roupp wrote a reference to Genesis 9:12-16, which points to the Biblical story of the rainbow as a sign of God’s covenant with Noah and every living creature.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote "Genesis 9:12-16" on his Pride-Night themed hat. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Naturally, many in the media began painting him and his teammates as "anti-LGBTQ," "homophobic" and "bigots."
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Because, of course.
The players change, but the script stays the same: Christian athlete expresses a biblical view, and the left-wing framing machine immediately kicks into gear. It’s never painted as "pro-Christian" or "pro-faith."
It’s always called "anti-LGBTQ."
That’s how the language gets controlled and it's an important part of the process for the left-wingers.
Thompson, speaking after Tuesday night’s game, explained the issue perfectly.
"A lot of the hate comes from perceived negativity," Thompson said. "I think that there’s a perceived negativity with this stuff of like, OK, Landen Roupp wrote a verse on his hat, that means that he’s anti-something. That doesn’t mean that, right? It means that he’s


