Confused Cub.Chicago Cubs pitcher Julian Tavarez has made a public apology and has been fined an undisclosed amount of money for calling San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden fans "faggots" on April 28. But to gay Cubs fans, 2,000 of whom will attend a home game June 23 as part of Chicago's gay pride celebration, the true test will come that afternoon in Wrigley Field For the former ballpark in Los Angeles, see . • • [ . "This is his chance to come out and learn that what he said was a stupid mistake," gay fan Jerry Pritikin told the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper , adding that he hopes Tavarez will apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. directly to the fans at the game. "He's talking about thousands and thousands of people, and he's painting them all with the same brush. When you sit down and really get to know gay people, only then do you realize that gays are like everybody else." |
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