Holy eephus. Not even a week had passed since Billy Bean died, and barely three days had gone by since I named Jarren Duran as a player who’d benefitted personally from Bean’s inclusion work...and you know what happened next. Duran instigated a Whole Thing by flinging a homophobic slur at a fan in the stands at Fenway.
For anyone who may be wondering why we’re still talking about this, or who feels like this should be over already:
- Because it’s important.
- This happened on Sunday; I write on Fridays. Big events have long tails.