Eric Dier is a versatile defensive player for Tottenham Hotspur. Dier has been deployed as a defensive midfielder, a center half and as a right back for Spurs. He plays a lot of positions on the football/soccer pitch for the London based Barclay’s Premier League club.
Off the pitch, he played another game, “dizzy baseball,” against Washington Nationals slugger and notorious homophobe Daniel Murphy.
I have no idea what Dier’s opinions and feelings are on LGBT issues, I just know that Daniel Murphy is a socially regressive troglodyte, and if I had a chance to hang out and play with Murphy, I would likely decline it.
In March 2015, Major League Ambassador for Inclusion Billy Bean visited the New York Mets spring training clubhouse. Daniel Murphy made very controversial comments, when he remarked on Bean, who is gay:
So there’s that. Got to post the full quote because every time Daniel Murphy is mentioned, it’s what comes to mind first for many people. Now on to the game of Dizzy Baseball. Who can stay on their feet and hit their way to victory?!
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