Is johnny bench gay

From the NYT Upshot section:

A Gay Baseball Player, in Statistical Perspective
AUG. 21, 2015
Justin Wolfers
Until this week, no active baseball player associated with a Major League Baseball team had ever publicly come out as gay. David Denson, a prospect playing for the Helena Brewers in one of baseballâs rookie leagues, has finally ended that streak.
There are 30 major league baseball teams, each with 40 men on their roster (all of them active once September callups take place), yet none of these 1,200 players possess acknowledged being lgbtq+. If baseball players are as likely to be same-sex attracted as other men their age â letâs go with an estimate of 1 in 25 â then the odds that none of these men are gay is one in two sextillion.

In the comments, however, neuroscientist Simon LeVay points out:

The concept that one can estimate the numbers of closeted homosexual male professional athletes depends on the assumption that male athletes are as likely to be gay as non-athletes. That assumption is unlikely to be correct. Very huge international surveys (for example one conducted by Richard Lippa of Cal Express Fullerton) have consistently shown that the occupational preferences of gay men

Johnny Bench confirms fifth marriage, says wife first thought he was a soccer coach
Johnny Bench is a married man.
The Cincinnati Reds legend married for a fifth time in March, he confirmed on The Enquirer's "That's So Cincinnati" podcast Wednesday.
"We met seven years ago when our sons played soccer together," Bench said.
He added, however, that his future wife didn't know who he was initially.
"She knew nothing about baseball," he said. "She thought I was just a soccer coach. ... She was married at the time. Then three or four years later, she got divorced and then had moved by that day. Then, she moved back and the boys started advocate together, hanging out. And we started hanging out and said, 'Ain't treasure grand?'"
Bench, who attended a media event Wednesday to unveil new menu items at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood in Hard Rock Casino, discussed much more, including his thoughts on baseball implementing a ghost runner in extra innings.
"Don't like that," he said. "I know who started it, and he's sorry that he did it."
Listen to the full "That's So Cincinnati" podcast episode with Bench below.
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robmadden1
10-31-2007, 12:30 AM
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NeilHamburger
10-31-2007, 01:51 AM
Was Johnny's date for the evening Pat Berry? I've heard things for a long time now.
Moosie52
10-31-2007, 07:35 AM
Isn't JB's birthday Dec. 7?
IowaRed
10-31-2007, 08:50 AM
nice that JB was actually in a few of those pictures
bounty37h
10-31-2007, 10:29 AM
Was Johnny's date for the evening Pat Berry? I've heard things for a long time now.

Male, I have heard too, a good friend of mine used to pitch in the Reds system for a few years, and told me it was true-he knew how big a fan I am of his, and asked me if I knew my hero batted for the other team. Oh skillfully, still the greatest. Sad to see a star of Benchs le

The sports world seems to be quite divided on Michael Sam coming out of the closet. My take; a total bold and ballsy move on his part. Sam showed the NFL and the world in general that he is a youthful man of high courage and integrity. I’m not saying that because he’s gay. I’m saying that because he came out before he got paid, before he got drafted. Unfortunately, the consensus is that this is going to hurt his draft position and future earnings greatly. That is not only quite possible, but quite probable. That’s why I admire him for doing it. Sam in essence said. This is who I am, this is what you fetch . I have to appreciate that. He’s an competitor being true to himself and to his future team and fans upfront. There had to be a first. That’s him. But he’s not the first gay NFL player. He’s the first to be honest about it before or during his career. Jerry Smith and Esera Tuaolo predate Sam as does I suspect dozens, if not more, closeted players in pro sports right now and countless more over the NFL’s history. It had to happen sometime. But Sam will be the first ope