Demoting MLB umpires

[Matt]

Originally Posted by realistic

Bart Giamatti was a good man. Mr Strybel didn't post his opinion, he committed libel unless he can prove that Giamatti was a homophobe. Someone who just throws things out there thinking that they are protected by the first amendment needs to make sure they can back up what they say. It's no different than saying you are a homophobe, SDS. Would you like someone saying that about you?

You just proved you don't know the legal standards for libel.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Matt

You just proved you don't know the legal standards for libel.

Well, maybe he's in Britain.

Bart Giamatti had a career as a university professor, where homophobia is vanishingly rare. I've never heard this rumor about him before, but I don't believe it in the least.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Well, maybe he's in Britain.

Bart Giamatti had a career as a university professor, where homophobia is vanishingly rare. I've never heard this rumor about him before, but I don't believe it in the least.

In my experience, college professors hold all kinds of views and are very opinionated about those views. I think we throw around that label too much, but that does not mean he was not discriminatory towards gays and based on what took place in the mentioned example of his views, he was not going to bat for this particular person.

Peace