The Blue Jays took their first loss of the season on Tuesday night in controversial fashion, but comments by John Gibbons following the game brought to light a more important issue than slides into second base.
“You know what, maybe we’ll come out wearing dresses tomorrow,” Gibbons said. “Maybe that’s what everyone’s looking for.”
This mentality is unfortunately engrained in the casual banter of the game, like it is in many male-dominated professional sports. “You throw like a girl” being a common insult for a weak throwing arm. Modern baseball players being branded as “sissies”, a lazy questioning of their masculinity (or femininity?