Stephen Blecha

SF Giants/Broncos/Sac Kings/Alpine F1

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

Hi, final check in 2 years later, you went 2 for 19 in 10 games and don’t play college ball anymore. But hey, you played, it actually did happen, a lot of people can’t say that. And you tried out for the PHI team for the WBC, we’ll see about that soon, I think

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

and now it’s probably gonna happen again dipshit, get pwnd loser

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@Br4dUppercrust @TomAwesome86 @PavlovicNBCS The bottom/below the strike zone is not hung, especially not with a breaking pitch. “Oh but it was hit 405” sometimes you get beat. He made a good pitch, the batter put a better swing on it.

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@Br4dUppercrust @TomAwesome86 @PavlovicNBCS “hung”

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@tomdoyo @MLBONFOX Idk, I don’t think this red circle was the intended end point for this curveball. I think it was the intended start point for the break

[PIERRE GASLY 🇫🇷 @PierreGASLY]

AH19 ❤️ Forever in our hearts. Proud of my sport on day like today seeing so many people gathering all together to remember our 2 champions Anthoine & Dilano. Thank you to everyone who showed up. 🙏

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@FoolishBB Bryce Eldridge

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@OhioFloridaAriz @JonPgh Voting is only for position players

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@pepperjakcheese If a pitch didn’t work as a put-away pitch after the 3rd time it was thrown, or the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, why would you think it would work if you threw it a 9th or 10th time? What’s the definition of insanity again?

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@mike_dyrhaug @Collect Yes, because that’s clearly outwardly displayed on the front/side of the cap right?

[Atlantic League @AtlanticLg]

Official statement from the Atlantic League

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@loldev000 @KNBR I mean, getting Bart inserted as an everyday “Save Us” guy worked so well for him right?

[Jérémy 🥸 @jeremy_jdavj]

Sept. 2021 Brandon belt wore an electrical tape captain’s “C” patch during a game at Wrigley Field. MLB sent him a warning that he’s not allowed to add things like patches to his own uniform. This was not an infringement of his freedom of speech. It’s just how the rules work

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@SadDodgerFan Fun fact, I have. As well as red, blue, pink, and green. Does that trigger you? My hair color has a big impact on your mental health huh?

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@SadDodgerFan What’s wrong little guy? F key stop working half way through the tweet? Big shit talker wants to use slurs but can’t bring himself to write it out in case mommy grounds him for it.

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@SadDodgerFan So it’d be okay on this one right?

[DrDinD🟧🇺🇲🇺🇦 He/Him @DrDinD]

Mike Krukow was a 20 game winner for the @sfgiants and has been a longtime color analyst for the team with his former teammate Duane Kuiper. He has thoughts about the four Giants pitchers who hijacked Pride night last week.

“I would just hope they would understand the demographic of San Francisco and respect people for who they are. What you do to your uniform, that has weight to it. You can offend people. And why would you do that?”

Mike's son Wes is a dancer, is gay, and is married to his partner, Ted.

"“I’m so proud of him,” Krukow said. “I’ve seen gay life through my son’s eyes. The culture and the community is so beautiful.”"

I hope Landon Roupp, Ryan Walker, JT Brubaker, and Sam Hentges hold a conversation with Mike Krukow. Their choice has irritated and potentially alienated lot of the Giants fan base needlessly.

Regarding the verse, State Senator and Congressional Candidate for CA11 @Scott_Wiener had this to say:

"“To be clear, these players could have cited the rainbow bible verse on any of the other 364 days of the year. Instead, they chose to cite it only on Pride Night & only in connection with the rainbow Giants logo celebrating our LGBTQ community. There’s only one explanation for that choice — a choice the Giants tolerated,” Wiener wrote on social media. “It’s hard to envision the Giants tolerating this kind of behavior directed at any other community. The Giants can & must do better.”"

While the words of the Genesis verse sound inclusive, the Biblical and social contexts are not. God "gave" the rainbow in "mercy" after an apocalyptic flood wiped out most life on earth presumably to cleanse the earth of "sin" which reads like a threat to those these pitchers "morally" disagree with.

The "Reclaim the Rainbow" movement is curious- why does a natural phenomenon witnessed by all faiths and used metaphorically by the LGBTQ+ community need to be "reclaimed" as though it belongs only to Christians? And the "Reclaim the Rainbow" song makes it clear in homophobic lyrics what the "movement" is about- like these:

"What do you mean? They turned the rainbow to sin
But they don't know what it means
It is a promise, it isn't pride
God said He would no longer flood the Earth (flood the Earth)
Now it's for abominations
When they put their flags outside those churches..."

The @sfgiants need to do better, on and off the field. Their on field struggles might be more tolerable if they showed more tolerance.

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[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@YourGovtLied @susanslusser @sfchronicle 1 quick google search shows that as a lie. Even just in baseball, only 2 teams wear Pride hats, and it’s just for 1 day. All 30 teams wear the Armed Forces caps, that’s for 3 games each. The Blue Jays will be wearing America250 hats for 4th of July, and they’re based in Toronto.

[Senator Scott Wiener @Scott_Wiener]

The @SFGiants have a long history of supporting our large & vibrant LGBTQ community, even when it hasn’t always been popular. It’s one of the many reasons I’m proud of the team.

That storied history makes it even more troubling that the Giants are now accepting ads from Chick-fil-A — a virulently homophobic business — & disturbing that some players used last night’s Giants Pride Night as an opportunity to display a bible verse about rainbows that is frequently used by right wing Christians to “take back” the rainbow from LGBTQ people.

Last night wasn’t just Pride Night. It was also the 10th anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub massacre, when 49 people were mass murdered.

To be clear, these players could have cited the rainbow bible verse on any of the other 364 days of the year. Instead, they chose to cite it only on Pride Night & only in connection with the rainbow Giants logo celebrating our LGBTQ community. There’s only one explanation for that choice — a choice the Giants tolerated.

It’s hard to envision the Giants tolerating this kind of behavior directed at any other community. The Giants can & must do better.

[SFGiants @SFGiants]

It’s important that everyone in our community has access to the support they need 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 

Here's a thread of the #SFGiants preferred resources for LGBTQ+ people, families, and allies 🧵

[Stephen Blecha @s_blexxa]

@bryanobonyo @formularacers_ Is that race still within the 96 hour appeal window?