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The End Of The I'm Not Gay-Era Is Official

Mike Piazza, arguably the best hitting catcher of all time, has finally concluded that his services as a very expensive designated hitter have passed him by. He's officially retired from baseball and released this statement via his agent:
"After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it is time to start a new chapter in my life.It has been an amazing journey." More »

4:22 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By DAULERIO
7,638 views, 73 comments

flying water duck

Mike Piazza Is Not Amused By Your Poland Spring

Mike Piazza has suffered through much in his career. One time everybody thought he was gay. He once was traded to the Marlins. Also, one time, people thought he was a gay. It's been a tough life. But now, now he has suffered through the ultimate indignity. More »

1:05 PM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Leitch
9,674 views, 43 comments

baseball

Barry Zito's Suddenly A Zesty Italian!

In response to our light tapping of Alex Rodriguez for playing for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, reader Gerald Smith emails us to set us straight: More »

1:33 PM on Wed Dec 14 2005
By Leitch
441 views, 12 comments

gay athletes

Your "Winner" Is ...


The results are in, and Deadspin readers have spoken. The most likely athlete candidate to come out of the closet is ... Kordell Stewart! More »

3:45 PM on Fri Oct 28 2005
By Leitch
1,772 views, 1 comment

gay athletes

Half-Hour Left To Vote!


Polls are closing at 1:45 Eastern Time for our first gay athlete to come out poll. The race is tight right now, and your vote could make all the difference. We'll announce the results later this afternoon. More »

2:10 PM on Fri Oct 28 2005
By Leitch
278 views, 1 comment

gay athletes

Vote: First Gay Athlete To Come Out?

All right, we promised you a poll, and here's your poll, our first ever on Deadspin. The question: Who's the most likely athlete to come out of the closet first, based off Oddjack's Cultural Oddsmaker, which laid down the odds on five most likely suspects to be the first "out" athlete. More »

5:45 PM on Thu Oct 27 2005
By Leitch
1,566 views, 10 comments

gay athletes

Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's The Next Gay Athlete?

With Sheryl Swoopes' earth-shaking announcement that she was (no!) a lesbian, tongues are wagging (sorry) about who the next — i.e., actually surprising — athlete to come out of the closet will be. Our friends at Oddjack have helpfully lay out the odds on five heavily rumored to be gay athletes, picking the favorites, and why. More »

3:07 PM on Thu Oct 27 2005
By Leitch
2,853 views, 10 comments

mlb

What We've All Been Waiting For: Sports Blind Items

We have no idea whether this site is bull or not — that it just launched yesterday makes us a tad suspicious, we'll admit — but, honestly, who cares: Someone has launched a blog that's only blind items about athletes. If it's real, if it's not real, it's a blind item! Like anybody believes them anyway! More »

2:12 PM on Wed Sep 14 2005
By Leitch
74 views

new york mets

Piazza Just Came Here To Rock


On the list of Things That Make Us Glad To Be Human, this photo of Mets catcher Mike Piazza, via Can't Stop The Bleeding, has to be in the top 100. Interesting enough, this was taken right after Piazza learned that Alan Cumming's new fragrance was out. More »

12:49 PM on Wed Aug 31 2005
By Leitch
143 views

baseball

Mike Piazza Goes (Log Cabin?) Republican


That photo to the contrary, we now have definitive evidence that Mike Piazza is not, in fact, gay: He loves Rush Limbaugh. Upon spotting Limbaugh at Turner Field yesterday, Piazza — whose brother is head of the Montgomery County, Pa. Republican Party — stepped away from pregame warmups to shake Limbaugh's hand. From the Newark Star-Ledger report: More »

12:43 PM on Tue May 24 2005
By Leitch
217 views